3 losers from Steelers disheartening loss to the Bengals in Week 15

Ben Roethlisberger

It feels as if Ben’s era in Pittsburgh is coming to an end sooner rather than later. Watching Ben over the last few weeks has made me and many others begin to question how much he’s got left in the tank. While watching the game last night, you can see that Ben is not reading the field correctly, cannot take off, and sometimes misses wide-open plays. I understand that every quarterback sometimes makes mistakes, but in comparison to Ben, those players a lot younger and mobile, something Ben lacks now in the Twilight of his career.

I and many others want Ben to be the player we know he can be, but to see him begin to decline hurts, and while he may say he is fine and he can keep playing, it is only hurting the team in the long run, not him. Ben is the biggest loser from last night’s game because he cannot get this offense going. He and Randy Fitchner need to sit down and discuss how to make this offense more explosive and get the ball out of his hands quickly so that he does not have to take off for a limited gain. Ben is set to have a cap hit of 41.25 million, and unless his play changes, it makes sense for the Steelers offense to move on from him ending his time in Pittsburgh and most likely his career.

The Steelers have not looked great over the last three weeks, and with the final two games coming up against the Colts and the Browns, teams both over .500 with solid defenses, this will be a test to the entire Steelers team. It feels like they have hit rock bottom and no light at the end of the tunnel. However, there is hope for this team, and I am confident that there will be a bounce-back sooner rather than later.