As the Pittsburgh Steelers original starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will have to serve a six-game suspension for the beginning of 2010 season, the team will have to name a replacing starter to do Roethlisberger’s job during his absence. Among the several optional quarterbacks, seven-year veteran Byron Leftwich received support from a former Steelers starting quarterback, Terry Bradshaw.
Bradshaw recently made public comments on Roethlisberger’s troubled career and said that at the moment Leftwich was the only qualified quarterback to replace at starting spot. Third-year Dennis Dixon still needs some more time to prove his ability and longtime backup Charlie Batch never did good job while replacing Big Ben when the starter had to have a break. By comparison, Leftwich previously spent one season with the Steelers in 2008, so he is familiar with the team’s scheme; besides, he used to play as starting quarterback for other teams like the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
As a four-time Super Bowl champion leader, Bradshaw surely knows well what makes a good starting quarterback. Even if he is no longer playing for the Steelers in his No. 12 Terry Bradshaw jersey, he is still able to help the team with some good advices. And it seems that Steelers coach Mike Tomlin does like Bradshaw’s idea and has already had Leftwich handle most of the first-team snaps during workouts.
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