In the gentlest way possible, Ben Roethlisberger added to the suspicions about the Patriots.
The Steelers quarterback said Tuesday that New England has always seemed quite prepared when they've played Pittsburgh, according to Pro Football Talk.
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"Whether we were outcoached or outplayed or they had some kind of a leg up, I always felt that they knew some of our offensive plays," Roethlisberger said, harking back to as early as the first time he faced New England as a rookie. "For whatever reason. Maybe it was better scouting or whatever. But I had always felt that. But I'm not one to sit and say, 'Hey,' you know, to pout about it or talk about it. I just felt that they were -- they beat us on that day and maybe I was a rookie and didn't know any better, but I always felt that the knew some of the plays we were calling."
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Roethlisberger recounted the Steelers' radio issues Thursday night in New England, again only relaying a story told to him but still accusatory toward the defending Super Bowl champs.
"I think the difference this time -- and this is, like I said, there was no communication issues really between Coach [Todd] Haley and myself -- but what I was told and what [backup quarterback] Bruce [Gradkowski] told me when he listened is that when we had the ball on offense, our coach-to-coach communication, so the guys up in the box to the guys on the sideline, were not only hearing themselves but they were hearing the radio broadcast of the game," Roethlisberger told 93.7 The Fan in Pittsburgh. And from what I was told from Coach Haley it was only when we had the ball. When the Patriots had the ball there was no radio broadcast."
The message is consistent with what the Steelers claimed on their website after the game on Friday.
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