Way-too-early 2021 NFL Power Rankings: Rams, Packers, Chiefs chasing Buccaneers

All signs are pointing toward Ben Roethlisberger returning to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2021 which is good for them. Big Ben at times looked like a lesser version of himself in 2020 but overall, he finished with 3,803 yards passing and a 33-to-10 touchdown-to-interception ratio. Most importantly, they were 12-3 with him under center.

Their season did end with a loss to the Cleveland Browns in the playoffs but that was not on Big Ben. Sure, he played terribly in that game and had four interceptions but the loss could be out on his overly-talkative wide receivers.

JuJu Smith-Schuster was more concerned with making TikTok videos and insulting teams than preparing for games and took it to another level when he insulted the Browns ahead of the Wild Card Game. Even more embarrassing than his grammatically incorrect “”the Browns is the Browns”” was how they kept talking even after the loss as Chase Claypool said losing was fine because Cleveland would lose to the Chiefs.

In short, Mike Tomlin — who is a great coach — needs to start trying to reel his players in. That’s been his one downfall and it can be seen with how Antonio Brown would do FaceBook Live videos while Tomlin was speaking to the team or how Le’Veon Bell trashed the Jaguars before losing in the playoffs to them in 2017. He’s never really come down hard enough on the players for giving opponents bulletin-board material and it really came back to bite him again.