Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers will need to fix road struggles in Cleveland
PITTSBURGH 无毛视频� It无毛视频檚 no secret that Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers offense have been considerably worse playing on the road this season compared to Heinz Field.
The Steelers are 1-3 in away games this season and, other than the win in the season opener against the Redskins, haven无毛视频檛 had 300 yards total offense. Roethisberger无毛视频檚 stats aren无毛视频檛 good, either: A 58.3 completion percentage, 74.2 QB rating and a 5-to-5 touchdown-to-interception ratio. In comparison, he无毛视频檚 been stellar at home, with 15 touchdowns to two interceptions and a 3-1 record. Collectively, the offense has out-gained its opponents by more than 500 yards (2,069-1,555) in five games in Pittsburgh.
With the Steelers at 4-5 after four consecutive losses, they无毛视频檙e entering must-win territory on a week-to-week basis for any hope of a playoff berth. They can无毛视频檛 afford any more road woes, starting this week in Cleveland against the Browns.
无毛视频淚t无毛视频檚 the comfort level of being home, using the cadence,无毛视频� Roethlisberger said Wednesday. 无毛视频淲hen you get on the road, obviously it无毛视频檚 a lot louder. You无毛视频檙e using the silent count, and that means head bobs from the (shot)gun or under center, so sometimes timing can be off a little bit. But there无毛视频檚 no real excuses.
无毛视频淲e无毛视频檝e prided ourselves in years past here in being a great road football team, and we need to do that. We need to start this week.无毛视频�
In order to combat some of the road struggles, offensive coordinator Todd Haley has went with various game plans. The Steelers hardly ran the ball in the loss to the Dolphins, but attempted to establish the run for the first three quarters against Baltimore. Both were to no avail, and both were losses.
无毛视频淲e无毛视频檒l do whatever we need to do, and whatever is best for the team,无毛视频� Roethlisberger said. 无毛视频淲e无毛视频檒l formulate a game plan, which we无毛视频檝e already started. We无毛视频檒l continue to tweak it, move some things around and change some things throughout the week. Whenever Saturday night comes, we无毛视频檒l hammer it down and finalize what our game plan is going to be with the ability to change in the middle of the game whatever going on.无毛视频�
Roethlisberger said what likely won无毛视频檛 be in the plan this week are deep throws downfield. The forecast in Cleveland is calling for 1-3 inches of snow and wind gusts of up to 50 mph on Sunday. Expect a heavy dose of Le无毛视频橵eon Bell and a frequency of short to intermediate routes.
无毛视频淵ou无毛视频檝e got to spin the ball,无毛视频� Roethlisberger said of the conditions. 无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 not a guy that when I throw it, it spins a lot. So I无毛视频檓 going to wear a glove this week in practice because if there无毛视频檚 going to be 30 mph winds, I无毛视频檓 going to have to wear a glove on Sunday.无毛视频�