Ben Roethlisberger was on 93.7 The Fan this morning talking about a variety of topics, but mostly about different aspects of the win over San Francisco on Sunday.

During the 15 minute interview, Ben talked about what they could have done better during their win on Sunday. The quarterback said that while they’re coming off of a fun win, they still look at it with a critical eye as they strive for perfection.

“There were some penalties that hurt us, and ‘3 and outs that shouldn’t have been'”, he said. “I made a bad call in the no huddle that resulted in a 1 yard run, that would have resulted in more if I checked out of the play. I missed Markus (Wheaton) on the sideline one time…that frustrates me.”

Big Ben went into some of the decision making that goes into the no huddle offense and the two point conversions. The quarterback also had lots of praise for Darrius Heyward-Bey, calling him “a selfless player”.

You can listen to the full interview here.

The Steelers signed Ben Roethlisberger to a new contract yesterday. The financial details are starting to surface, and the total value is reportedly $99 Mil, and could reach $108 Mil after escalators.

If these numbers are correct, it makes Ben the second highest paid player behind Aaron Rodgers. In terms of new money, Rodgers’ contract sits at $22 Mil and Ben’s is $21.85 Mil. According to Albert Breer, Roethlisberger’s new deal pays $65 Mil over the first three years (’15,’16, and ’17) which is a record.

It’s difficult to say how his new deal will change his impact on the 2015 salary cap. His 2015 base salary was $11.6 Mil, and his cap hit was $18.395. I have a hard time imagining his 2015 cap hit will go up very much, if at all. The deal can be structured in lots of ways, and it’s even possible that it could go down slightly.

As Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk points out, Friday afternoon is generally reserved for teams and agents to drive by slowly while throwing bad news at the media’s doorstep, in hopes it won’t get the attention it normally would. So, it is a little odd that the deal was announced when it was, without any hint of financials. Florio suggests that this indicates that it was a team friendly deal, but that’s a bit of a deductive leap.

“It’s kind of hard to contain my smile when I’m excited to be at a place like this, to be home, and to be able to be here for my whole career,” said Roethlisberger via Steelers.com. “I know most of you have heard me say for a long time that this is where I have always wanted to be and where I have wanted to spend my whole career. This organization has given me an opportunity to do that. I just feel very blessed to have the opportunity to play for such a great franchise, with great coaches, great teammates, and the best fans in the world. I’m extremely happy that we got a deal done. It’s incredibly fair for both sides. We are just excited to move forward and get some more Lombardi trophies in that room next door.”

Roethlisberger added that he believed it was a fair deal. “I think it was an easy deal to get done from what I have heard from my representatives and then talking to the Steelers,” said Roethlisberger. “Easy deals that get done quickly are fair deals.

Ben Roethlisberger will not be playing in the Pro Bowl in Arizona later this month. According to the New Orleans Saints website, Drew Brees will be taking his place.

This is the third time in Ben’s career that he has been voted to the Pro Bowl. Somewhat ironically, Brees is tied with Roethlisberger for the league high of 4,952 passing yards. In a statement from Roethlisberger’s agent (via ESPN), the Steelers quarterback is being kept out as a precaution, but will not require offseason surgery.

“Ben was instructed by team doctors to avoid strenuous activity due to inflammation in his knee, thus he will not play in the Pro Bowl,” Ryan Tollner wrote to ESPN. “His knee will not require surgery and he looks forward to an otherwise healthy offseason to improve with his teammates.”

According to NBC’s Michele Tafoya, Ben Roethlisberger is battling a stomach bug tonight. The Steelers starting quarterback was not on the field for warmups. Landry Jones is inactive tonight, and Bruce Gradkowski was the only QB on the field for warmups.

The Steelers are calling it a minor stomach virus, and plan to start Roethlisberger. Hopefully, he’s taken as much Imodium as physically possible.

Ben Roethlisberger has been named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for the second week in a row. Roethlisberger threw 6 touchdowns and 340 yards during Sunday’s routing of the Baltimore Ravens. Over the past two games, Big Ben has thrown for 862 yards and 12 touchdowns. On his stellar performances from the past two weeks, Roethlisberger said, “For right now, there is no time to look back, we have to always look forward.”

This is the first time the Steelers quarterback has been named AFC OPOTW for back to back weeks. The last Steelers player to receive the AFC player of the week nod twice in a row was Troy Polamalu in 2010, for his performances in weeks 13 and 14.