The Pittsburgh Steelers are a proud and storied franchise that has six Lombardi Trophies to show off. The history of winning consistently has put the organization on a pedestal and, recently, the teams assembled have failed to even come close to hoisting a seventh.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have become a piñata of sorts this offseason with another embarrassing playoff exit during the 2024 NFL campaign. But surprisingly, one of the loudest critics of the organization has become one of the best players in the franchise’s history — Ben Roethlisberger.

Eli Manning's recent first-ballot Hall of Fame snub has Steelers Nation wondering if Ben Roethlisberger is worthy of a gold jacket in his first year of eligibility in 2027. While both quarterbacks won two Super Bowls,

To say the least, former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has been very critical of the Steelers organization lately. He

This is the position the Pittsburgh Steelers find them in. The Steelers are playing in 2025 with a philosophy from 2010 and unfortunately, they are being outpaced by the rest of the league. Fans have been saying this for a long time but it was good to hear former Steelers legend Ben Roethlisberger support this on his Footbahlin with Ben Roethlisberger Podcast.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are in a bit of an identity crisis. Each year that passes, the franchise gets further and further away from its 1970s domination and closer and closer to perhaps the worst fate that can befall an organization: mediocrity.