Here's what Ben Roethlisberger would do if he was in charge of Pittsburgh Steelers' offense
When he was the Pittsburgh Steelers' starting quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger never saw a deep pass he didn’t like. Now, even in retirement, his mentality about how to handle the Pittsburgh offense seemingly hasn’t changed.
On his podcast, Roethlisberger talked about the Steelers' struggling passing game and rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett. Roethlisberger says the Steelers have nothing to lose at this point — and if he were the offensive coordinator, he’d throw deep on first, second and third down.
Pittsburgh has been throwing the ball deep this season, perhaps more than some realize. But a lack of success on those deep throws has led to offensive coordinator Matt Canada going all the way in the other direction and turning ultra-conservative and the most inopportune times.
Pittsburgh traded wide receiver Chase Claypool at the trade deadline. This should have an impact on the efficiency of the passing offense but it remains to be seen if it will be positive or negative.