Ben Roethlisberger commits to plenty of play action in new Steelers offense

Published: June 2, 2021, 5:43 p.m.

b'Nothing short of a total Steelers\\u2019 offensive overhaul is underway in Pittsburgh. This comes right from the guy who\\u2019ll be pulling the trigger on the new attack \\u2013 Ben Roethlisberger.\\xa0New coordinator Matt Canada has big plans to have Big Ben back under center. There will be rollouts. There will be play action. There will be lots of movement \\u2013 and a lot less shotgun and popgun that was both the Steelers\\u2019 offensive signature \\u2013 and its ultimate undoing \\u2013 last season. Roethlisberger, who\\u2019s had his share of sharp disagreements with offensive coordinators in the past, is saying all the right things right now. He\\u2019s willing to do all this and more in service of a Steelers\\u2019 Super Bowl. But the stats don\\u2019t lie about Big Ben preferring his \\u201csafe space\\u201d in the shotgun. So, is it Roethlisberger who is lying to himself about what he still can and cannot do? Ben swears he\\u2019ll move heaven and earth -- and move in the pocket -- to achieve the Steelers\\u2019 7th\\xa0Super Bowl trophy. Yet, there\\u2019s reason to doubt Roethlisberger and\\xa0what could be the futility and failure of trying to teach old Ben new tricks at this late date. Only when bullets fly for real in the regular season will we know if Roethlisberger really is comfortable under center \\u2013 or whether he\\u2019ll retreat back to the shotgun, where it\\u2019s safer.\\xa0Ben\\u2019s mind may be willing. But is his body \\u2013 and are those knees?\\xa0Roethlisberger was plenty revealing in his post-OTA interview with the Pittsburgh media. We have all the best analysis of what the introspective QB is signaling about the Steelers\\u2019 season ahead. Plus,\\xa0we take an emotional journey back to the \\u2018Cowher Power\\u2019 days of Bill Cowher with the release of the coach\\u2019s new autobiography, \\u201cHeart & Steel.\\u201d Inexplicably, the never shy \\u2018Chin\\u2019 shies away from a major Steelers\\u2019 chapter involving New England nemesis Bill Belichick. We tell you why, plus much more, in this sure-fire edition of your Steelers Update Podcast.\\xa0 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'