Is a three-touchdown day a sign of good things to come for a beleaguered Ben Roethlisberger?
Now that we’re past the midway point of this fantasy season, it’s time to look for the players who will help you make a playoff run and identify the ones who will hurt your chances. In the case of Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, there’s still hope, especially after his three-touchdown day against the Saints on Sunday. The key is whether the 24-year-old QB can stop making the backbreaking mistakes that have led to a league-high 14 interceptions. “Ben has to stop thinking he can make the same plays he made last year,” one league source told me. “Teams aren’t going to let him run around and improvise, but he still believes he can do that. Sometimes a quarterback just has to take what a defense gives him.” Roethlisberger’s play has been so horrendous at times that it’s easy to forget how productive he can be. He had another three-touchdown day against the Falcons in Week 7 and a two-TD game against the Chiefs the week before, without an interception in either game. The challenge,
