Ben Roethlisberger shared a scathing review of the Pittsburgh Steelers (7-6) on the latest episode of his “Footbahlin” podcast.Roethlisberger, who spent 18 seasons with the Steelers and won two Super Bowl titles, called out the franchise after last Thursday’s 21-18 Week 14 loss to the New England Patriots (3-10). “This is probably the end of the Pittsburgh Steelers tradition,” Roethlisberger said, via ESPN .
Roethlisberger said he wasn’t a fan of some of coach Mike Tomlin’s managerial decisions during the game, particularly the use of timeouts in the second half when Pittsburgh was trying to come back. “You can’t burn a stupid timeout at the end of the game. And you shouldn’t let them join the late game. To me, that’s a bad coach,” Roethlisberger said.He added: “You get that feeling in those situations because, as we saw in this game, timeouts can be very valuable. If another timeout occurs, you’re done. We can work centrally on site. All you have to do is give Boz (Chris Boswell) a 60 yard opportunity. Give him a chance and he’ll level the game. I like our chances in overtime. Because they scored all the points early and the momentum shifted.Ben Roethlisberger is disappointed with the Steelers’ struggles.Roethlisberger was undefeated while under center. But after back-to-back losses to teams competing for the No. 1 overall pick. 1 in the 2024 NFL Draft, Pittsburgh is suddenly in danger of finishing under .500 for the first time under Tomlin.
Roethlisberger said he doesn’t see the same passion in the current version of the Steelers.”It’s someone who takes the mask and says, ‘We’re not going to do this,'” Roethlisberger said. “Will this happen?” Yes, we have players on defense, but we also need players on the other side of the ball. … You need someone to stand in that room and insult you and say, “Hey, this is not what it’s like to wear black gold.””It’s not something the teams of the 70s gave. The Iron Curtain, four Super Bowls, Noll, Bradshaw, Blount. Guys, this is awesome
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