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Prime Nine: Best Year For Ben Roethlisberger In 2012?

Found May 13, 2012 on Steelers Depot: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Ben Roethlisberger,  Todd Haley
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Steelers,  Kansas City Chiefs,  Denver Broncos
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By Jeremy Hritz With the egress of Bruce Arians and the addition of Todd Haley, the Pittsburgh Steelers will be lining up opening night against the Denver Broncos with a new offense that apparently is so complex that Ben Roethlisberger labeled it the Rosetta Stone. While nobody has ever accused Ben of being a rocket scientist, the seasoned veteran should not have any issues in assimilating the new playbook and its offensive philosophies. If anything, Roethlisberger is entering his prime as an NFL quarterback, and if history is a predictor of the future, it is that elite quarterbacks in their ninth Read more [...]
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