Badass Ben

The Pirates were great last night so I blew off the Steelers. I did enjoy reading about the game, though, especially this part:

Replacing starter Tommy Maddox early in the second quarter, Roethlisberger threw his first pro touchdown pass -- it went for 7 yards -- to Antwaan Randle El. Roethlisberger then walked off the field without celebrating, as if he had done that sort of thing a million times.

Better than the black-and-gold pinstripe suit he wore on draft day, this kind of thing will endear Ben to western PA and Steeler fans everywhere. More like this, Ben. Read this and more in today's recap by Ed Bouchette.

I have a powerful good feeling about this year but it won't help to alert the national media. No Monday night games? Beautiful. Maddox and a rookie at quarterback? Yeah, that's right. Distracting Madden-addicted wideouts? No better. So the official Honest Wags prophesy, complete with this last wink for insiders, will be a 5-11 season with the Steelers not winning a playoff game or two.