Steelers Cynical About Rookie QB



When you consider that Pittsburgh's rookie QB Ben Roethlisberger is faced with the tall task of replacing a former XFL MVP, you might understand why some of his teammates are less than psyched about the prospect of the Miami of Ohio product leading their team , writes the Pittsburgh Post-Gazzette's Ed Bouchette.

The excitement that rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger might bring Sunday in Miami to his first NFL start is not what co-captain Alan Faneca prefers.

No disrespect to his young quarterback, but excitement is not what Faneca is feeling at the moment.

"Exciting?" Faneca replied to a question in an are-you-crazy kind of way. "No, it's not exciting. Do you want to go work with some little young kid who's just out of college?"



(Roethlisberger, understandably nervous about his first NFL start)


Posted: Tue - September 21, 2004 at 02:05 PM      

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