Ben Roethlisberger has been one of the harshest critics of the Pittsburgh Steelers in recent weeks. Now, after the playoff loss to the Baltimore Ravens, the teamās legend pointed to Russell Wilson for unusual behavior during several drives with the offense. It all happened on his podcast, Footbahlin.
āIt felt like every time they came to the line of scrimmage, Russ was audible and he was changing plays, he was checking. Maybe it was all dummy stuff or maybe he was just hard counting trying to get people to declare and move around, but it felt like we are sitting there talking about his command at the line of scrimmage was different.ā
This statement from Big Ben, a man with all the experience after winning the Super Bowl twice, only fuels rumors suggesting that Russell Wilson did not have a good relationship with the Steelersā offensive coordinator, Arthur Smith.
What team is Russell Wilson going next year?
Russell Wilson has stated several times that he wants to keep playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers and is ready to negotiate a new contract. However, Ben Roethlisberger emphasized that what was seen in Baltimore is not normal when considering the teamās chemistry.
āSo my question is though, if heās at the line of scrimmage every single time either changing a play, checking a play, seeing what the defense is doing like ādoing somethingā, either he doesnāt understand exactly what is going on and heās trying to figure it out, or he doesnāt trust the play call. I donāt know. Iām just asking questions because it seems like heās changing a lot. Again, is that a play caller thing or is that a quarterback thing?ā
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