Ben Roethlisberger has been named the AFC Offensive Player of the Month for November. This is the first time Ben has received the honor in his career. This comes just a week after being named AFC Offensive Player of the Week. Roethlisberger threw for 1,188 yards, 11 TDs, 3 interceptions, and had a passer rating 100.5.
https://twitter.com/steelers/status/405718673383370753
The last Steelers player to be named AFC Player of the Month was LaMarr Woodley back in October of 2011.
Ben was on 97.3 The Fan yesterday for his weekly radio interview. During the show he talked about the win over the Browns, the no-huddle, facing the Ravens, and more.
Who calls the plays in the no-huddle?
‘It’s 99 percent me.’, said Ben. “Every once in a while Todd will call something that he thinks looks good, or something that the coaches saw or Randy [Fichtner] saw upstairs”. He went on to say, “The credit goes to everybody, but I’m the one who’s actually calling them in the no huddle out there.”
On practicing for the punt play on Sunday.
“I kick that play every Saturday”.
Ben also talks about what it’s like to turn around and play Thursday night after playing Sunday.
“It’s not easy at all. Thankfully, because of my line, I do feel really good today.”
You can listen below:
Former longtime Steelers quarterback Charlie Batch was on NFL Total Access talking about Ben Roethlisberger and his cousin Terrelle Pryor. Yup, they’re cousins.
On the subject of Ben: ‘I was in that locker room with him for years…I know how well he prepares’ – “He’s fully prepared”, said Batch. On whether or not Ben will be back in Pittsburgh, Batch said, ‘I fully expect him to be back…Mike Tomlin needs to figure out how to keep Ben in Pittsburgh’.
Charlie’s opinion is a very sensible one, and not many have a better perspective on the subject. Batch goes on to say that it’s not about the money for Ben anymore. He just wants to go out there and succeed. You can watch the brief interview below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NTxOZxwqTI
Big Ben received another accolade for his performance during last week’s victory at home over the Detroit Lions. He has been named the week 11 FedEx Air player of the week. The runner’s up were Carson Palmer and Cam Newton.
http://www.nfl.com/voting/players-air-and-ground/2013/REG/11
Ben threw 4 touchdowns and a total of 367 yards. His NFL passer rating was 119.4.
This is the first time since 2011 that Ben has received the award, and the 6th time in his career. If you’re curious, here’s the list of the others.
Ben Roethlisberger was on the WDVE Morning Show today talking about the no huddle, his relationship with Todd Haley, and his success playing in Ohio. It’s brief, but you can listen below.
Ben Roethlisberger has been named the AFC offensive player of the week for his performance against the Detroit Lions last Sunday. Big Ben was 29 for 45 attempts, and threw for 367 yds with 4 touchdowns. His NFL passer rating was 119.4. This is the tenth time Ben has received the title, and the first time since 2011.
Ben Roethlisberger has been nominated for FedEx Air player of the week for his performance against the Lions on Sunday. Ben threw for 367 yards and had 4 touchdowns. His passer rating for Sunday was 119.4. The other nominees are Carson Palmer and Cam Newton. You can vote for Ben here: http://www.nfl.com/voting/players-air-and-ground/2013/REG/11
Ben was on the WDVE morning show today and he addressed the recent reports by the NFL network, especially last night’s comments by Michael Silver.
Ben emphasized again that he wants to stay in Pittsburgh.
“First and foremost- I don’t want to go anywhere. I want to be in Pittsburgh…I want to finish my career here.”
When asked his thoughts about the source, he said, “When someone is a source, and they are unnamed, they have an agenda.” ‘My agenda is to try to win football games, and I think my resume speaks for itself on what I’ve done in the past…winning football games and championships’. Ben went on to say, “Whoever said this, there’s no way that this is coming from inside the building.”
How insulted are you that you that they are insinuating that you are not working off the field?
“First off, how does anybody know what I’m doing at home when I’m looking through my playbook and watching film. Unless someone has cameras set up at my house and they’re spying on me…then they’d see the truth, that I am doing that stuff.”
You can listen to whole interview below. Enjoy.
Ben did his weekly radio spot this morning. Some of the topics they covered included the trade rumors, and his relationship with Todd Haley. When asked if sees himself as a Steeler for the rest of the career, Ben says he hopes so, and that there’s no other organization in the world that he’d rather play for than this one.
Some other topics they discuss are “rebuilding”, the wind on Sunday, Heath, and the mentality of the team repairing the season. Ben also confirmed what I said during the gameday thread that Markus Wheaton made a mistake on his route during the interception that happened early in the 1st quarter. Ben closes the interviewing praising Bell and Dwyer, saying that Dwyer has brought an energy that fires up the o-line, an energy that’s just awesome. You can listen below.
H/T 93.7 TheFan
Earlier today, Ian Rapoport reported that a source close to the Steelers said that Ben was “extremely frustrated” with the direction the team was going, and was expected by the team to ask for a trade.
https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/399557001904410624
https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/399557204199899137
The team, Ben’s agent, and Ben himself were quick to respond to these rumors. Here’s what his agent had to say shortly after Rapoport’s report aired~
https://twitter.com/Rep1Sports/statuses/399594815202930688
https://twitter.com/Rep1Sports/statuses/399595246209613824
https://twitter.com/Rep1Sports/statuses/399595505556004864
Art Rooney II released the following statement shortly after~
“Contrary to erroneous reports, the Pittsburgh Steelers have not explored trading quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and have no plans to do so.”
Lastly, here is the audio from Ben’s interview after the game where he vehemently denies the trade rumors, and calls the story BS. Enjoy.