…to make sure you catch the DVE Morning Show with Randy Baumann on Friday morning (Nov 15th)! The Show airs from 6:00AM to 10:00AM and will welcome call-in guests Big Ben, and the 2013 National League Most Valuable Player, Andrew McCutchen!



Ben is expected to call in between 7:45 and 8:00AM!


*Thank you Randy!


Did you miss the interview? You can listen to the podcast here!

“I look at one game and one game only. I don’t think you can afford to look at where you sit and what other teams are doing. All we can do is control what we need to control.” — Ben, on whether he looks at the division race.

Ben was also asked about going up against the Lions defense, teammates Antonio Brown, Jerricho Cotchery and Jonathan Dwyer, and the Steelers red zone efficiency.


Some highlights:

Re: Detroit’s defense:

They are a very good defense. This morning, we reviewed the last game. We’ve done a little bit of a look ahead. But I don’t think it’s any secret what those guys have, especially on the defensive line.


What makes Antonio Brown so good?

A lot of things. He’s a hard worker. He is a guy that has great hands. He has great ability to adjust to any throw, bad throws. Did I say he has good hands? He has great hands. I’ve never seen anybody adjust to a ball the way he does. We’ve seen him catch it with his helmet and with his facemask. His ball awareness and skill is probably nothing like I’ve ever seen before.


Re: Last Sunday’s red zone performance:

We scored twice down there but we kicked field goals. That’s why I think I was so disappointed after the game. We won, and I am happy about that. But we should have been better. The first time we got back down there, I think it was after Ryan Clark’s interception. We really tried to pound, bring the extra tight end in, Mike Adams, and really tried to run the ball, because it worked the last time down there, when we grinded, picked up the extra yards and got the touchdown. That time it didn’t work. Their defensive line stopped us. I just think when we get down there we need to keep staying aggressive and not get too conservative and bring in the extra lineman and play that conservative role. We have great weapons. We can still spread them out and run the ball. So we will take a look at what we can continue to do to get better down there.


Has Jerricho Cotchery lobbied to get the ball more?

No. He’s a pro. When he comes and tells you that something is […]

“I look at the Rooneys like they’re family. They’re like grandfathers and fathers to me. I can speak on my behalf, my agent, my family. We have never asked. We’re not going to ask. This is home and this is family. The people of Pittsburgh and the fans, that’s family. That’s why I’m so adamant and upset that this got brought to my attention at the end of the game.” — Ben, on his show today.

Ben was on the air in his regular time slot this morning at 11:00 AM as part of 93.7 The Fan’s Vinnie & Cook Show:

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is frustrated, but not for the reasons that may have been detailed in an NFL Network report.

“I’m tired of it. It upsets me,” Roethlisberger says of the NFL Network’s report that he is upset about the team’s direction and will demand a trade at season’s end.

“I have no idea where it came from, and I wish I could find out where it came from because it’s so stinking upsetting. It just fires me up. Where do people make this stuff up from? It’s unbelievable.”

As for Ben’s emotions at this point in the season, he admits he’s frustrated.

“Of course I’m frustrated. We all should be frustrated. The fans are frustrated. You’re frustrated because of your record, not because of any individual or any coach. I’m frustrated at myself because I’m not playing well,” Roethlisberger said.

Ben also looks inside his relationship with Offensive Coordinator Todd Haley, bristles at suggestions that the team is rebuilding, and looks ahead to next week’s matchup against Detroit.


You can hear the podcast here (bottom of the page).


As always, thank you to 93.7 The Fan, Vinnie Richichi, Ron Cook and #1 Cochran!



Tonight:

On NFL Network at 10:30 PM – ”NFL Films Presents” – Portraits of Pride – We examine the fascinating football journey and inspiring life of long-time Steelers backup quarterback, Charlie Batch.

Can’t tune in tonight? You can set your DVR for tomorrow (Wednesday) at 3pm (ET) or Friday at 4:30pm (ET).

Fighting for the Red, White & Blue…rooting for the Black & Gold!



“This was taken in Kuwait in December 2011. Most of the season I watched the games at 2am (streaming on a computer) waving my towel around a bunch of Kuwaiti air traffic controllers. They just didn’t get it! lol. Thanks again Ben for supporting us! Proud to serve my STEELER NATION!” — SSGT Holly Stene, United States Air Force, hometown: Johnstown, PA.




“I’m with the 119th Engineer Company of the West Virginia Army National Guard and this was taken during my tour in Afghanistan.” — SGT Jacob Robinson, WV National Guard.




“I was a Platoon Leader, stationed in Kandahar, Afghanistan from 2012-2013. My Platoon mostly did walking patrols throughout the city, and I made sure my Terrible Towel was tucked in my cargo pocket on every one. By the end of my tour, both my Soldiers and my Afghan counterparts were accustomed to when I pulled a security halt to get a photo of my Terrible Towel in different parts of the city. My Towel has accumulated quite a bit of the Afghanistan desert sand, but it now proudly hangs in my living room and will go with me the next time I get to go home to Pittsburgh and see the Steelers play!” — 1LT Megan Conroy, 2nd Platoon “Wolfpack” / 563rd MP CO (Fort Drum, NY).



You can see more of our military Steelers fans – serving in Asia, Iraq, Afghanistan, South Korea, and closer to home from Quantico Marine Base in Virginia to Fort Benning, Georgia – all right here.


Thank you to every one of you that submitted photos to us over the past year so that we could honor you, our true heroes!



Members of Steeler Nation UK salute our American Troops from WWII in a special way:


Andrew Duncan poses with the Terrible Towel during a break from a WWII reenactment he participated in this past October. His group is called, Normandy 44, and they honor the memories of the men who fought and died fighting for their country.

“I’ve been reenacting WW2 troops in the […]

“I’m unhappy with the offense when we don’t produce and that’s as much on me as anybody. As far as me wanting to go somewhere else or anything like that, I mean that is completely unacceptable, I don’t know where that came from. It’s one of the most BS stories I’ve ever heard of! I’ve always said I want to be a Steeler for life! I love it here, I’m happy here. I don’t want to go anywhere. No one in my family, in our camp, agents, no one has ever said anything about that, so wherever this was made up from, it’s totally false.

“It’s ridiculous! I don’t want to go anywhere, I love it here! This is family! This is where I want to be, and where I’ve always wanted to be. I don’t want to play for anyone else..I’m a Pittsburgher. This is home. I’m so proud to raise my kids here. I want to finish my career here, however long that is. I don’t want to play for anybody else. This is it for me!” — Ben, to the media in reference to the rumor he wants to be traded because he is unhappy playing for the Steelers.



You can watch video of Ben’s post-game interview here.



Take a few moments to read:

Dejan Kovacevic – Ben will never quit on Steelers

Ron Cook – Steelers, Big Ben will stick together



And:

Congratulations to Ben on his 100th win (Steelers 23, Bills 10) as the Steelers starting quarterback as well as becoming the fifth-fastest quarterback in the Super Bowl era to reach 90 regular season wins!

The mindset is to get to 1-0. That’s the mindset I’m taking, the approach for me. You go out win one game, that’s all that matters, this game, this week. Give it everything you got, like it’s the last game, the most important game of the year.” — Ben, on his mentality going forward.

Ben was a call-in guest on the DVE Morning Show and was asked about holding the ball too long (thanks Randy!), about his concerns over concussions and head trauma, playing the Bills this weekend, working on offensive consistency, injuries, needing a short term memory when it comes to losses, compartmentalizing the season, and that 2004 Steelers team!


You can listen to this entertaining interview here.