A 5-second video of a bushy-bearded, badly-bloated, blue-shirted Big Ben Roethlisberger lightly tossing a soft football inside a gym has all of Pittsburgh predicting the Steelers will be back in the playoffs in 2020. Ever-confident Steelers management is doubling down, doing nothing to downplay expectations, despite the fact that Big Ben’s bad elbow didn’t last two full games in 2019. Despite Ben’s 38th birthday next month, General Manager Kevin Colbert is boldly proclaiming a surgically repaired Roethlisbeger could be better than ever as he rides into his 17th NFL season. Color me cautiously optimistic but continually nervous – at best. Here’s why, plus much more on the Steelers plans for the NFL Combine.
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