Leftwich to start in Big Ben's place

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According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Ed Bouchette, it has become "obvious" that Byron Leftwich will open the season as the Steelers' starting quarterback.

Dennis Dixon has yet to work with the first team while Leftwich ran the offense from late April until Big Ben's return this week. We can safely say that Dixon was never given a fair shot, but it's hard to fault coach Mike Tomlin for being comfortable with Leftwich. While Dixon offered more upside as a dynamic playmaker, Leftwich's edge in passing is good news for the fantasy prospects of the Steelers receivers.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


No surprise here.
 
As much as I'd like to see Dixon get more of a shot, they really just need to keep the ship afloat until Big Ben gets back. It's usually better to put your money on a veteran.

The interesting aspect here is that if things go south with Roethlisberger and he has any more issues and finds himself being shipped out of Pittsburgh, then the Steelers may wish they would have taken the opportunity to develop Dixon.

Of course, they have to assume Ben will turn things around and continue to lead this team. Hopefully, even better than before.
 
hacim13 said:
As much as I'd like to see Dixon get more of a shot, they really just need to keep the ship afloat until Big Ben gets back. It's usually better to put your money on a veteran.

The interesting aspect here is that if things go south with Roethlisberger and he has any more issues and finds himself being shipped out of Pittsburgh, then the Steelers may wish they would have taken the opportunity to develop Dixon.
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That is an interesting point, it does seem like the Steelers have no intention of shipping Big Ben anywhere at this point.
 
mudloggerone said:
Good point indeed. I doubt anyone has faith that Leftwich can be the future of the Steelers.
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Nor is Dixon and the Steelers know it.

Leftwich can at least play "Steelers" football while waiting for Ben to return.

Meantime, Mendenhall could be a beast for 6 weeks.
 
ANd Pittsburgh PR can start saying '10 is a rebuilding year and start preparing for the '11 season. Steeler fans can only hope the first 6 games aren't divisional games or this season will be over by week 7. Now i need to go look at the schedule for the Steelers.
 
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