Could the clock strike midnight for "Big Ben?"
Ike Taylor, former Steelers DB, won two Super Bowls with Ben Roethlisberger as his QB, but with Roethlisberger aging and a question mark at the QB position entering 2021, Taylor thinks it's high time for Roethlisberger to file his retirement papers.
Speaking with TMZ, Taylor offered some advice to Roethlisberger: Either hang 'em
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I think 7 (Roethlisberger) should shut it down. And the reason why I think 7 should shut it down, he's done everything he could po sibly can. Whatever you're asking for a quarterback to do, as many opportunities to win Super Bowls, I think 7 did everything he could do.If 7 wants to come back, 7's gotta get on this
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And if Roethlisberger decides to lace up the cleats for another season?
You're setting them back a year, or two, or three. I think the reason why I thinkyou're setting them backis because you've seen the progre sion in Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow before he got hurt and Baker Mayfield. So we're talking about three young quarterbacks in one
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Taylor reinforced that there's nothing wrong with walking away (obviously) and acknowledged that it's a difficult decision for some players to make, both reasonable statements. Taylor said that if the Steelers decide to run it back with Roethlisberger, then the run game needs to be at the forefront, with Roethlisberger taking charge.
Steelers GM Kevin Colbert has been non-committal on Roethlisberger'
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Sitting at No. 24 in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft, the Steelers also may have some options to replace Roethlisberger with a young signal-caller of their own, or they may choose to scour the trade- and free
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All the options are on the table for Pittsburgh, but the eyes are squarely on "Big Ben" for their next decision to be made.
Could the clock strike midnight for "Big Ben?"
