It’s just part of the NFL’s considerable rumor mill at this point, but sources are saying that the Steelers might be looking to trade Big Ben:
Yahoo! Sports’ Charles Robinson is reporting that the team is at a “tipping point” with Roethlisberger. Team ownership is apparently “shaken” by how much Steelers fans are irked by all the bad press their team is getting.
Wow. I don’t know what to say. On a personal level, I think he should been shown the door weeks ago. But he is a great quarterback, and it’s hard to imagine the Steelers without him. On the other hand, trading Ben not only frees $65 million in salary, it would also (presumably) give Pittsburgh a metric ass load of draft picks.
I know Ben’s reputation is shot to hell in Pittsburgh, but is this really what we want?