Steelers News: Ben Roethlisberger, Mike Tomlin, Jay Ajayi

The Steelers laid an egg in Miami on Sunday and they’re gonna need to rebound very quickly because the New England Patriots are coming to town.

While the team recovers from the disappointing loss and looks towards the Patriots we’ll be looking for mentions of your Black & Gold so we’ve got you covered. Here’s your Steelers Morning Huddle for Monday, Oct. 17^th.

Here we go again

There were many moments in the 15-30 loss to the Dolphins on Sunday that would have landed your palm directly on your face and of them was the play of Ben Roethlisberger.

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In these types of games where it can so easily get away from you if you’re not careful, protecting the ball is of utmost importance.

Ben Roethlisberger coughed up the ball twice and on top of that he left midway in the second quarter with a knee injury. For a guy who was complaining about the intensity of practices this week he sure looked like he needed a bit more preparation time with his guys one they got out on the field.

Early Saturday Morning ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Roethlisberger will have surgery on his knee to “clean up” his meniscus and not completely repair it. The timetable for return is unknown so far.

So do we tailgate at the hospital again or what?

No need to sugar coat that

Mike Tomlin was not here for your ideas of what might have happened to the team that looked previously like they were legitimately on a roll. In his post-game presser, he began by saying that there was no sugar coating that performance; they just got beat soundly.

He couldn’t hide his disappointment in the team. There were no long-lasting injuries leaving the stadium today. He wouldn’t take the heat and humidity as an excuse for the poor performance explaining that there are many teams who have to deal with the inclement weather Western PA provides at the end of the ear.

Ground and pound

The Dolphins came into the game with one of the lowest rushing rankings in the league but with Jay Ajayi they were able to turn that into their best rushing performance of the year so far. Ajayi had 204 yards on 25 carries and scored two touchdowns, including a 62-yarder to seal the win.

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It would have been the absence of a player like Cameron Heyward on the defensive line and it could have been a number of things but the fact remains that the team got gashed for funds and they need to plug that hole pretty quickly.