Some Dude at Fox Says Bench Big Ben

I have been looking for a reason to write a Roethlisberger-related post, and thankfully some guy I've never heard of wrote a piece about Big Ben that relies mostly on....... magic.

Maybe Ben Roethlisberger needs a rest. He has thrown eight interceptions in his last 88 pass attempts, and not much has been working for him lately. It's hard to bench a franchise quarterback, but maybe he needs to take some time off.

[I'm listening...]

He had four more passes intercepted Sunday. He's struggling and forcing throws and basically having a lot of bad luck.

[Aaaaaaaaand done. Thanks for playing, guy-from-Fox-Sports. Eight INTs in your last 88 pass attempts is not bad luck. It's a crappy stretch of quarterback play. If you want to bench him because he's injured or because you flat-out think that playing Leftwich gives you a better chance to win (insert laugh track), then fine. But if you want to bench Roethlisberger because you are assuming that the Steelers have a bean-bag chair made entirely out of rabbits' feet on the sideline that Ben can revel in for one week and then return completely re-luck-ified the following week, then you are subject to being mocked (insert "but he already writes for Fox" joke).]

I say give Byron Leftwich a chance against the Chargers next Sunday and see if it feels right.

[Great idea. Let's manage a professional football team the same way I buy running shoes.]