A beautiful sight to see!@_BigBen7 pic.twitter.com/PkLB32GJNt
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) August 3, 2020
The footage that Steelers fans have been longing to set their eyes on since Week 2 of the 2019 season is here. Ben Roethlisberger began throwing at training camp on Monday, and as the Steelers said, “It’s a beautiful sight to see!” Indeed.
Expectations for Big Ben are high this season as the offense fell apart without him last year. Under Mason Rudolph and Duck Hodges, the Steelers struggled mightily, finishing 31st in passing yards.
“Normalcy now becomes Ben Roethlisberger back in the huddle,” said Steelers offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner last week on a conference call with reporters.
“What Ben brings to the table is so unique,” he said. “The experience he has in the red zone, which we so sorely missed last year, obviously, with the young quarterbacks. He has so many in-helmet perspectives. You’re not going to fool him. He’s going to throw a touchdown where you say, ‘Wow.’
As Steelers fans and Big Ben backers, we’ll be holding our breath as Roethlisberger drops back to sling that first pass Monday, Sept. 14 versus the New York Giants.
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