Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger on Tough Loss at Home: ‘I Just Need to Be Better’

“I just need to be better,” Roethlisberger said. “Right now my play is just not good enough. If I played better, we would have had a chance to win the football game. That loss, I’ll take that. I apologize to the fans for that home opener. They were awesome, and it’s disappointing that we didn’t get that win.”

There were a few points that he echoed, but Roethlisberger clearly believed that he and his receivers have adequate communication and that the changes from the offense from this year to last year are more than enough to start moving the football again. For him, it truly does come down to his play. As an offense, he believes they simply have to work through things.

“You know, I think we’re working through it,” Roethlisberger said. “I think that’s the good news if you will. It’s still early and we have time to figure it out. We’ve got a good team coming in here, divisional opponent, and we gotta get right. It’s frustrating. The best way to figure out identity is for the quarterback to play better. So, I’m gonna work on myself and get ready to myself ready to go. I need to work on making better reads, better throws, and try to put us in a situation to win a football game.”