Future Hall of Fame quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was the model of consistency with the Pittsburgh Steelers. It’s a recipe that’s proven hard to replicate for the franchise since Roethlisberger’s retirement.
After drafting local legend Kenny Pickett, the Steelers signed free agent quarterback Mitch Trubisky and named him the Game 1 starter. That lasted about a month, with the Steelers pulling the plug last week on the experiment.
Roethlisberger had defended Trubisky from criticism by Steelers fans. Roethlisberger, while speaking on his new podcast, Footbahlin with Ben Roethlisberger, he admitted to being “surprised” the Steelers made the decision to move on from Trubisky so quickly.
The comments start at the 34th minute:
“I was surprised. To me, the whole offense was stagnant,” Roethlisberger said.
“They’re not running the ball real well,” he continued. “There’s nothing really going on. But to me, when you pull him [Trubisky], I get what you’re trying to do. You’re trying to create a spark. Which, I think it happened … When you put someone new in there at a position like that, it’s going to create some sort of a spark. It’s going to create energy. It’s going to do that.”
Pickett will make his first NFL start Sunday when the Steelers travel to New York to play the Buffalo Bills.
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