I don't think we'll see Roth either way, and Rudolph is a little better when you think. But trust me when I say that a Ben Ball team is 4-12 next year. It would be ugly.
If opposing defenses knew they only had to defend a 10 yard field it would be incredibly easy to stop. And that's exactly what happened last year once it was figured out.
There’s just no way man.
This org hasn’t finished 4-11 or worse in over 50 years (1969)..
They have had some atrocious QBing with teams mostly devoid of talent and still managed to be at least mediocre in that time frame... their worst record was 5-11 over 30 years ago.
Roth is old and done being a top tier guy, but anyone who thinks he can’t make them a mediocre team isn’t being realistic.
Steelers probably know he’s their best chance of not being a complete shit fest and finishing say 6-10 or whatever since I believe next year is a 17 game schedule (lucky us).
That’s why I’m worried they will bring him back because they can’t accept even a year or two of rebuilding.
I’ll miss the team having a franchise QB and realize we’ll probably suffer through a bunch of mediocre guys, but man I will not miss Roethlisberger the person at all.
Pretty much echos my feelings.