The Pittsburgh Steelers are wavering. Also and especially because of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who delivered one poor performance after another in recent weeks. Nevertheless, he is now receiving backing.

Munich/Pittsburgh – Things just aren’t working out. The Pittsburgh Steelers are falling well short of their own expectations this NFL season and suffered their third straight loss in Week 4 against the Green Bay Packers. The culprit for this misery is quickly found – at least in the Steelers’ environment: quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.

No wonder, because the signal caller has “shone” this season with extremely fluctuating performances, and only completed 26 of his 40 pass attempts for 232 yards against the Packers. The result: one touchdown and one interception.

“Big Ben” without game rhythm

“Big Ben” can’t find his game rhythm at all so far and misses open receivers time and again, whom he could play with simple throws. All in all, the 39-year-old is currently a shadow of his former self.

Nevertheless, the wavering quarterback star is now receiving backing. And that from none other than Head Coach Mike Tomlin. When asked if Roethlisberger is still the right signal caller for the Steelers, he answered with conviction: “Absolutely! What he’s doing and what he’s already done for us makes it really easy for me to say that so clearly. “

“Have to keep working hard “

And further on the problems of the Steelers offense: “It’s a little bit on him, but also a little bit on the whole team. We just have to keep working hard. Sometimes those plans just get thwarted during the course of a week because some players are suddenly unavailable because of injuries … “

Roethlisberger, meanwhile, is not up for discussion – which says a lot about the apparent lack of appreciation or the seemingly not really existing trust in his deputies Dwayne Haskins and Mason Rudolph.

“He can improve everything except his mobility “

Because, according to Tomlin, “Big Ben” may well become the “old man” again. “He can improve everything except his mobility. I don’t have an answer as to why that is. Ben could run very well when he was young, but those days are just behind him. But apart from that, there’s no question in my mind that he can and will get back to his old, technical strength.”

But that should happen as soon as possible. Because the Steelers need victories – and for that they need old “Big Ben “