{"id":392423,"date":"2025-09-24T04:56:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T04:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/392423\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T04:56:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T04:56:10","slug":"steelers-ben-roethlisberger-roasts-broderick-jones-over-embarrassing-week-3-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/392423\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger Roasts Broderick Jones Over Embarrassing Week 3 Struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a>‘ offensive line is young and has a ton of potential. However, they have been causing a lot of concern for quite some time now. The effort has been made, as General Manager Omar Khan<\/a> and Assistant GM Andy Weidl have worked to refine the trenches<\/a>. Games are often won there, and it\u2019s clear Pittsburgh wants to build a dominant offensive line.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Steelers offensive linemen Spencer Anderson (left), Troy Fautanu (middle), and Broderick Jones (right) sit in their lockers before Week 2 against Denver in 2024.<\/p>\n

The Steelers\u2019 efforts have started to pay off, but many fans are still hoping to see much more from this group. They have promising young talent expected to develop over time, but with a 41-year-old quarterback in Aaron Rodgers<\/a> leading the offense, the protection has to come sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n

Even though the Steelers didn\u2019t allow a sack in their Week 3 win over the New England Patriots, that doesn\u2019t mean everything is under control. On his podcast Footbahlin<\/a>, former quarterback Ben Roethlisberger<\/a> admitted he is very concerned about the state of Pittsburgh\u2019s offensive line. Roethlisberger explained that while Rodgers stayed clean on the stat sheet, the pocket consistently collapsed, and mistakes up front nearly cost the Steelers drives. His biggest criticism was aimed at third-year left tackle Broderick Jones<\/a>, who again struggled with missed assignments and poor technique throughout the game.<\/p>\n

“No sacks, congratulations, but Aaron still got hit a bunch,” Roethlisberger said while speaking on his Footbahlin podcast. “There was a play where Broderick Jones is standing completely upright and the guy basically runs right through him\u2026 that play if you go back and watch it because I went back and watched two plays specifically to watch the line play, Broderick is so upright and you can\u2019t stand upright as a tackle. You have to get low or guys are gonna get underneath you.”<\/p>\n

For a team that prides itself on physical football, the offensive line remains the biggest question mark holding the Steelers back from making a serious playoff run.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Steelers offensive lineman Broderick Jones (77) stands on the field and looks on as the team works out during a 2025 training camp practice at St. Vincent College in Latrobe, PA.<\/p>\n

The talent is there, but development takes time, and time isn\u2019t exactly on the side of a veteran quarterback like Rodgers. Roethlisberger even went on a rant about Jones, saying James Harrison would get 15 sacks on him, highlighting just how poorly Jones has been playing.<\/p>\n

“James Harrison, what did he talk about? Leverage,” Roethlisberger said. “You get a guy like if James Harrison was going up against Broderick Jones, he would have 15 sacks a game. I am telling you, the low leverage, he is gonna get around Broderick. Broderick has to be better at protecting.”<\/p>\n

If Jones and the rest of the line can\u2019t tighten things up, Pittsburgh\u2019s offensive ceiling will be limited, regardless of the weapons they\u2019ve added around Rodgers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Steelers’ Broderick Jones Still Struggling, Claims Big Ben<\/p>\n

The coaching staff and front office have invested heavily in this group, but as Roethlisberger\u2019s comments suggest, it\u2019s becoming a matter of urgency rather than patience.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“There was a play later when we actually ran the ball,” Roethlisberger said. “You watch from start to finish of the play. It was a run play and he doesn\u2019t block a soul. It\u2019s a little bit cause for concern.”<\/p>\n

Jones has had time to develop, and he has now been moved to his natural spot at left tackle.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Steelers offensive lineman Broderick Jones (77) during 2025 training camp in Latrobe, PA.<\/p>\n

The hope is that he can improve, but Roethlisberger did not hold back. He is very concerned, and it sounds like Jones is the main reason why.<\/p>\n

Do you agree with Ben Roethlisberger that the Steelers\u2019 offensive line is a real reason to panic right now? Why or why not? Let us know in the comments below! Please feel free to share your Steelers takes with me on X @anthonyghalkias<\/a> and follow me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Pittsburgh Steelers‘ offensive line is young and has a ton of potential. However, they have been causing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":392424,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2055],"tags":[4033,6594,465,198,6595,7,2394,249,6,520,57,2360,426,2395,691],"class_list":{"0":"post-392423","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pittsburgh-steelers","8":"tag-andy-weidl","9":"tag-ben-roethlisberger","10":"tag-broderick-jones","11":"tag-featured","12":"tag-footbahlin-with-ben-roethlisberger","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-forum","15":"tag-new-england-patriots","16":"tag-nfl","17":"tag-pittsburgh","18":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","19":"tag-pittsburghsteelers","20":"tag-steelers","21":"tag-steelers-news","22":"tag-trending"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115257500372349409","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=392423"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392423\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/392424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=392423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=392423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=392423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}