Quote:The Steelers seem to be pretty far away from becoming a power again.  Why not trade your qb who is aging rather quickly and get what you can for him.  There would be a team out there that could give up a good chunk for him.

 

The answer to your question is the one that crystallizes the issue facing so many NFL teams out there; "Where do you get the guy to replace him?"

 

Guys that play at the level of Roethlisberger are really, really hard to find. And they're usually expensive to keep as well. When you get one, you hold on to him. Not so much because you like him, but because it's really hard to find one that's as good or better than him. If Pittsburgh "gets what they can for him", then how are they going to replace his production?

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