PITTSBURGH -- Ben Roethlisberger isn't on social media, but he knows what the chatter outside the Steelers organization sounds like right now.
The criticisms are mounting after a third straight loss where Roethlisberger played one of the worst halves of his professional football career.
The noise, though, is warranted, the quarterback said Wednesday.
"I don't blame them," he said. "When you play like poo, you should get talked about like that. I need to play better. If I'm not giving them a reason to talk good, then I'm giving them a reason to talk bad.