Ask not for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for Big Ben Roethlisberger, the Steelers QB nicknamed after the famous London clock tower. Steelers Nation is populated by a significant number of spoiled fans once-relishing a perfect season but now turning on their Hall of Fame quarterback. Many are seemingly ready to write off Big Ben after two-straight losses. To be sure, Big Ben looked bad in the beatdown by the Buffalo Bills. Roethlisberger’s diminished skills were on full, agonizing display on that deep throw to James Washington that turned into a woeful underthrow/interception. It capped a weary three weeks in which Roethlisberger has been exposed as a quarterback who can no longer scramble, no longer by time in the pocket, and no longer hit the long ball with any kind of accuracy. The NFL now knows the book on Big Ben and the Steelers O. If he’s still capable of doing anything else, now is the time to show it. Either way, by the end of this season, we’ll know whether we’ve witnessed the end of Ben Roethlisberger as Pittsburgh Steelers’ starting quarterback. I have all the best reactions and reasons why in this sobering edition of the Steelers Update Podcast. So listen up! 

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