If you ever wondered why the Pittsburgh Steelers, circa 2004 to 2006, would run the ball on a 2nd and long, the plays that might frustrate a fan to no end, you might have an answer.
Tucked away in a long and great conversation between former Steelers’ head coach Bill Cowher and the Pat McAfee Show Thursday was this nugget about Cowher’s play calling choices when young QB Ben Roethlisberger wasn’t having his best day.
“Sometimes, I’d sit there and if Ben was making bad decisions, my answer to that was, I’m just gonna call running plays,” Cowher told the show.