The Pittsburgh Steelers fan base is constantly shaking their heads at the NFL officiating, wondering why Ben Roethlisberger doesn’t draw more roughing the passer penalties.
Fans have heard excuses like:
“He is so big and strong, it is tough to make those calls.”
“He loves to extend the play, so we never know when to blow the whistle.”
“He throws players off him, so it is tough to make those calls a lot.”
I could go on and on, but you get the theme here. Nonetheless, Steelers fans have seen Haloti Ngata break Roethlisberger’s nose with no call, Ndomukong Suh leg whip Roethlisberger with no call, and countless other infractions which just had the officials shrugging their shoulders.