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Ben Roethlisberger is a quiet man outside of the football field. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback is not as charismatic as Tom Brady or as loud and gutsy as second-year signal-caller Baker Mayfield, but he can definitely throw the football.
The man called Big Ben didn't have the best of nights when his Steelers played and horribly lost to the New England Patriots in Week 1. However, he doesn't make excuses for the team's disappointing run and is just focused on playing the next game.
Via Mark Kaboly in The Athletic:
“I’m only going to focus on the quarterback play because that’s what I control, so the quarterback’s got to get better,” Roethlisberger said.
He has become a quiet person as of late, avoiding controversy and big statements that will get him in trouble with other teams and players. However, his teammates more than appreciate this new side of his.
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“Things get misinterpreted and the English language is ambiguous, so it’s in everybody’s best interest when it comes to the media to be positive and (don’t) even give somebody a chance to mince the words you say,” [guard David] DeCastro said. “It’s just better to do it behind closed doors.”
Roethlisberger’s change in his approach to public speaking might be partly to repair his image, but it’s also is something DeCastro appreciates.
“It’s made us better,” said DeCastro about the lack of self-made drama. “All we have to do is win now. Now we can just say we sucked, that’s what happened. We don’t have to answer all those other questions.”
Roethlisberger only completed 27 of his 47 throws for 276 yards. He also threw a pick and endured a sack. They will face another tough team in Russell Wilson's Seattle Seahawks.
But Steelers fans know better than to doubt Big Ben. Just last season he led the NFL in completed passes (452), pass attempts (675), passing yards (5,129), longest completed pass (97 yards), and yards per game (320.6).
We can expect more of that from him come Week 2.
