Roethlisberger speaks on Haley hire, state of offense

Agree 100%, it's about situational play calling. We've got the personnel, we've got a good system, we needed a better play caller. I really don't see any wholesale changes to this offense. Maybe some terminology differences in plays, but not some major overhaul. This is not a 2-14 team with major changes needed. We are a team that needs some subtle changes to put us back on top.

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Too hard on Ben? If he weren't a pro athlete, you guys would be screaming for him to be locked in jail. The guy abuses women, treats waitresses like crap, runs out on his bills, treats his teammates poorly, etc. Seriously, Ben is lucky he's a star QB in the NFL or he would be in jail or dead, because people don't put up with crap like that from joe blow.

I wish the Steelers would trade him to the Colts for the 1st overall pick. I'd rather an unproven rookie like Andrew Luck. Just because we lose Ben doesn't mean we can't get another top QB in the future. We didn't have one in the 80's, but that was a different era. There are far more top QB's coming out of college these days, and finding one good enough to take a team to the SB isn't as hard as it used to be. Even an Andy Dalton type would be just fine with me.[/quote:n8xqciox]


On top of all that, he still has the balls to question the Rooney's, complain about the BA firing, comment on how the team should be run, make controversial comments on Haley (before he has even spoke to him). All in the media! He is arrogant and immature. I think a lot of Steelers fans give him a pass on these things because he won 2 SB's, although i know a lot that feel the same way i do.

As for trading him, i'm not sure its realistic (probably fantasy football) unless he really does not cooperate with the changes and all of this gets out of control. At that point it is very possible. However, i doubt the colts would give up the #1 pick in the draft for a 30 year old beat up QB who has had off the field problems. I'm thinking it would have to be a 3 way deal, with the Colts trading the #1 overall pick and giving us some fo what they get and what they had in picks. They would get a ton for the #1 pick overall. I'm thinking we could get a 1st and 3rd (maybe 2nd). We would probably need to take a QB a develop them a bit and settle with bringing in a Vet for a couple years, unless we could somehow get RG3. I'd love to get Luck, but i'm not sure its realistic. If we did get the #1 overall pick, i'd almost trade out anyway and get RG3, because with the way we draft in the 1st round, we would be set for a long time with all those picks. I believe the asking price for it now is three #1's and two #2's. Thats insane!

 

i don't think it's as different as most people think. haley likes to throw the ball too. the smart thing would be to build on what we do well and eliminate what we don't do well to his style instead of just getting rid of everything. that would be adding hot routes and shorter routes and using the RB and TE's. he wasen't afraid to go downfield either with the likes of fitzgerald and bowe. now he has 3 guys that can get deep. not using that to his benifit would be a mistake. just not near as much as before. it's still going to be about how drives are made and the plays called to achieve those drives that may change. the grouping of plays and the sets will be the biggest change i hope. we still have players capable of going downfield and a qb to get it there. scraping what our players stregnths are is not a winning formula either. why waste the speed of wallace and sanders on a dink and dunk offense? precise routes and out muscling defenders is not their strong points.

that's what i mean by keeping whats good and adding other stregnths to it. an offense with a purpose and a plan. [/quote:3pjrz93g]

I meant his more dynamic style of dealing with players. I agree that we may see a similar playbook due to the players, but hopefully more disciplined play.