Big Ben is getting old (in football years), has been beat up and he knows that his window to win another Super Bowl is closing fast.
So, he isn’t sugar coating any of his words.
“We are undisciplined and not accountable,” Roethlisberger said from his locker. “That’s why (the Cowboys) are one of the best in the business and we’re not right now.”
When asked how the team got to that point, Roethlisberger said, “I don’t know. Is it players? Is it coaches? I don’t know, but we need to get there quick.”
This isn’t the first time this season Roethlisberger has included Steelers coaching in his assessments of the team. In October, Roethlisberger wondered aloud whether the Steelers’ physical practices contributed to a multitude of player injuries over the last two years.
“When you’re doing it over and over and the guy’s shoulders are getting sore and knees start getting sore and hips and hamstrings and quads and things, and then they reoccur, you’ve got to maybe take a look at what you’re doing,” Roethlisberger said. “We pride ourselves as the Pittsburgh Steelers being a physical football team, so it’s a fine line you have to walk.”
Cowboys in the end played a more sound game and were clutch when they needed to be.