Ben Roethlisberger calls out Steelers coach Mike Tomlin

We very well could be seeing a period of transition for the Pittsburgh Steelers, as their offensive struggles continued despite the termination of offensive coordinator Matt Canada. 

Right now, they sit in 3rd place in the AFC North Division, and things don't appear to be getting any easier as they take on the Indianapolis Colts this weekend. And according to former Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, it comes down to coaching. 

"You can't afford in the second half of games to burn silly timeouts and to not have them late in the game," Roethlisberger said. "To me, that's bad coaching."

He added: "There's some feel you have to have in those situations because timeouts can be so valuable, as we saw in this game. If we have one more timeout there, we get a completion, we can work the middle of the field and all you got to do is give Boz [Chris Boswell] a 60-yard chance. Give him a chance and he'll tie the game. I like my chances in overtime because they scored all their points early and the momentum had shifted."

The struggles of the Steelers are not indicative of their rich history, of which Roethlisberger played a huge role in bringing a pair of Super Bowl wins to Pittsburgh. 

“Maybe the tradition of the Pittsburgh Steelers is done,"he said. 

“This isn’t what has been handed down from those teams of the ‘70s. The Steel Curtain, the four Super Bowls, the Nolls, the Bradshaws, the Blounts. All those people, it’s unbelievable."

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