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“Roethlisberger prepares for the challenge ahead”
From Mike Prisuta, at Steelers.com:
Kicking it off on the road against the defending champs in a nationally-televised, much-anticipated, NFL regular-season opener has traditionally been a difficult assignment for the visitors.
What’s taken place in New England and with Tom Brady off the field and in U.S. District Court ever since Super Bowl XLIX might contribute to making Gillette Stadium even more of an emotional powder keg on Thursday night.
“It’ll be hostile,” Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger acknowledged. “It’ll be a great test, a great challenge for our guys. Some young guys, I use that phrase ‘welcome to the NFL,’ it’s going to be a heck of a welcome.
“I think the biggest thing is to go out and control your emotion because there’s going to be a lot of emotion flowing. The nerves will be flying around. Even guys like myself that have done it for a long time will be nervous. It’s how fast can you get rid of the jitters and the nerves and just play football?”
Roethlisberger admitted to having taken more than a peek at the New England defense during the latter stages of the preseason.
“Quite a bit,” he said. “During some off time and then last week especially knowing I’m not going to do much in that last (preseason) game.
“Compared to last year it’s different. Last year you let (cornerback Darrelle) Revis just kind of have that ‘Revis Island’ over there. This year they’ve been doing some different things so we’ve got a lot of film study still to try and prepare and get ready for.”
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