Former Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger criticized his longtime team and its coach Mike Tomlin.
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Following the Steelers’ 21-18 loss to the New England Patriots last Thursday (7), Roethlisberger took to his “Footbahlin with Ben Roethlisberger” podcast to criticize the team.
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“Maybe the tradition of the Pittsburgh Steelers is done”, said the former player, during the episode released on Monday (11). He also said that he couldn’t believe Tomlin called two timeouts early in the fourth quarter during a 21-18 loss.
“You can’t afford in the second half of games to burn silly timeouts and to not have them late in the game. To me, that’s bad coaching”, added Roethlisberger. The former quarterback retired in 2022, having played under the head coach from 2007 to 2021.
“There’s some feel you have to have in those situations because timeouts can be so valuable, as we saw in this game. If we have one more timeout there, we get a completion, we can work the middle of the field, and all you got to do is give Boz (Chris Boswell) a 60-yard chance. Give him a chance, and he’ll tie the game”, he continued.
The Steelers have lost three of their four games and are fighting for a place in the playoffs. If they miss out, it will be two consecutive seasons without playoffs in the post-Roethlisberger era. During the former quarterback’s career, the team never finished below 500 points and made the playoffs in 12 of 19 seasons.