Roethlisberger still questioned about answer
PITTSBURGH 无毛视频� Ben Roethlisberger said he was able to put Sunday无毛视频檚 loss behind him by Monday, but here he was still talking about it on Wednesday and answering questions with a saltiness that may have surprised even him.
Roethlisberger on Wednesday appeared intent on cooperating with the media, but became combative when asked how much soul-searching he had done.
无毛视频淣one,无毛视频� he said tersely.
Roethlisberger did break down football questions, but the interview returned to a third continuing week of melodramas when he was asked about anthems, smacked Gatorade coolers and unintended post-game commentary.
无毛视频淲ould you guys ask me about football?无毛视频� Roethlisberger asked. 无毛视频淚t无毛视频檚 on you guys, isn无毛视频檛 it?无毛视频�
But media didn无毛视频檛 throw the cooler.
无毛视频淏ut you guys asked the questions,无毛视频� he said.
How do you block that stuff out?
无毛视频淪top having interviews like this.无毛视频�
Was the post-game comment made out of frustration?
无毛视频淵eah. It无毛视频檚 post-game. To me that无毛视频檚 the hardest thing about having a bad game is letting the fans down, letting my teammates down. That无毛视频檚 what bothers me the most. It无毛视频檚 frustrating.无毛视频�
Did he realize it could open a Pandora无毛视频檚 box?
无毛视频淚 don无毛视频檛 question myself. The ones closest to me don无毛视频檛 question me. That无毛视频檚 what matters. No offense to any of you guys, but it doesn无毛视频檛 really matter to me how you guys question me or not, or the quote/unquote 无毛视频榩rofessional talking heads无毛视频� on the other sports networks out there that are supposed experts and things like that.无毛视频�
What does Roethlisberger do about outside conversations?
无毛视频淚gnore them, especially your network (ESPN). No offense to you, though.无毛视频�
Does he desire to practice today?
无毛视频淣ext question please. Or that could be it,无毛视频� Roethlisberger said before breaking the huddle with 无毛视频淏reakfast time!无毛视频�
ONLY ONE BALL
Roethlisberger did dive into football talk when asked about his playmakers无毛视频� desire for more work during games.
无毛视频淓veryone wants the ball,无毛视频� Roethlisberger said. 无毛视频淭hat无毛视频檚 what got people to this level, their desire, their abilities. As guys grow in their roles and understand the NFL and understanding defenses and looks and reads and things like that, I think guys understand when it无毛视频檚 a good look, when it无毛视频檚 not. Last week they had eight and nine guys in the box; not a good week to run the ball. You could try and force it at times, but it无毛视频檚 just not there.
Sometimes the way the game无毛视频檚 flowing dictates how a ball is distributed and whatnot. I无毛视频檓 not really worried about guys complaining about wanting the ball. We无毛视频檝e got a lot of guys who can make plays for us. We just need to make them.无毛视频�
Roethlisberger would无毛视频檝e enjoyed the old story about Terry Bradshaw无毛视频檚 receivers, Lynn Swann and John Stallworth, and how they waited on him hand and foot in order to gain game-day favor. The great Frank Lewis, who was too humble and gracious to force himself upon Bradshaw in such a manner, was traded by Chuck Noll.
THE OL无毛视频� SPORTSWRITER
While Kansas City Coach Andy Reid believes the Steelers will come to Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday at a high emotional pitch, in light of their embarrassing home loss this past Sunday, but Reid wouldn无毛视频檛 admit to his own team无毛视频檚 motivation that comes with losing at home in the playoffs last season to the Steelers.
Reid wouldn无毛视频檛 even acknowledge the playoff game, so the question was rephrased, and again unanswered.
无毛视频淲e无毛视频檙e just trying to get ready for this crew,无毛视频� Reid said. 无毛视频淎nything that gets in the way of that thinking is a problem.无毛视频�
Reid, of course, is a polished professional when it comes to saying nothing before a game.
But Reid did show a humorous side when asked, as a former sportswriter, what angle he would put on this week无毛视频檚 pre-game story.
无毛视频淭hat the head coach for Kansas City is a boring guy,无毛视频� he said to howls of laughter from the Pittsburgh media.
GILBERT RETURNS, PREDICTS TURNING POINT
Marcus Gilbert returned to practice 无毛视频� as he had the last two Wednesdays 无毛视频� but this time he promised he无毛视频檒l be back at Thursday无毛视频檚 practice and will play in Sunday无毛视频檚 game.
无毛视频�(The hamstring) didn无毛视频檛 respond the way that I wanted it to,无毛视频� he said of last week无毛视频檚 aborted plan to play. 无毛视频淚 didn无毛视频檛 want to push the issue and have a major setback. I think I took the right approach.无毛视频�
Gilbert would be the final piece to a completely healthy starting lineup. Even Roethlisberger practiced Wednesday, while only a handful of veterans took the day off.
无毛视频淚 think this week is going to be a turning point for a lot of the guys out there,无毛视频� said Gilbert, who explained that 无毛视频淲e have a demeanor about ourselves. The games that we无毛视频檙e supposed to win, we didn无毛视频檛 do so and I think the guys are a little on edge. I have a little bit of urgency, and really fresh legs, and I无毛视频檓 ready to be out there with my guys.无毛视频�
无毛视频淐ontinuity builds everything, especially on the offensive line,无毛视频� he added. 无毛视频淥nce you get out of sync, once you get out of rhythm, it slows things down. Being back and having all our guys working in their normal spots, I think that gives us a leg up, especially with moving Chris Hubbard around. He无毛视频檚 done a great job. They无毛视频檝e been moving him around to the tight end position and it无毛视频檚 helped us big time, just to move those big bodies out there. It无毛视频檚 critical. It helped us last year and I think it无毛视频檚 going to help us this year.无毛视频�