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If the Pittsburgh Steelers ultimately decide to release Ben Roethlisberger, the question remains whether he would want to continue his career in a new city or retire.
If such a scenario developed, the most likely destination seemed to be the Indianapolis Colts. But then the Colts decided to trade for former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz on Thursday.
So where else?
Since there doesn’t seem to be any other clear candidate, Pro Football Talk has apparently decided to list… almost everyone.
“The only potentially viable options, now that the Colts are on the table, appear to be these: Jets, Patriots, Texans (if they trade Deshaun Watson), Broncos, Raiders (if they trade Derek Carr, which seems highly unlikely) , Cowboys (if they let Dak Prescott walk), Washington, Bears, Panthers, Saints, 49ers and Seahawks (if they trade Russell Wilson, which seems highly unlikely). It is the largest universe of undoubtedly realistic possibilities.“
OKAY. Let’s go through this list a bit. And, of course, we have to recognize that if Carr, Wilson, Prescott, and Watson are all moved, then four other teams will be absorbed as options. But who knows how the dominoes will fall?
If Roethlisberger is to continue playing, I don’t see why he would do it again under such difficult circumstances as he would find in New York, Carolina, Houston and Denver.
I also don’t envision Roethlisberger wanting to work in the Kyle Shanahan attack in San Francisco. Bill Belichick has always sprung from Roethlisberger. But I’m not sure how Ben would handle such a heavy hand of coaching in New England or following the legacy of Tom Brady.
And would the Saints want to bring Roethlisberger into the mix with Taysom Hill and (maybe) Jameis Winston? Would Big Ben want this kind of competition? I’ll say no to both.
Las Vegas is a contender for the playoffs. Dallas has offensive weapons. Washington also has a few. More a good defense. If Roethlisberger can bear to play for Jon Gruden, Jerry Jones, or Daniel Snyder, maybe those organizations would be intriguing.
Considering what the Bears need in the quarterback (22nd ranked pass offense in 2020), Chicago may be the most logical landing point if a more preferred destination doesn’t show up. The team were apparently interested in both Wentz and former Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford. But Stafford was dispatched to the Los Angeles Rams instead. Here’s what the Chicago Tribune’s Brad Biggs wrote on Thursday.
“The Bears are in dire straits and any team looking to trade a quarterback is going to insert them into the conversations. This is an inevitable dilemma the bears find themselves in.
Bears general manager Ryan Pace and coach Matt Nagy have the onerous task of triggering a struggling attack and two possibilities have been removed from the table. The next move for Pace and Nagy, who are already sitting in the hot seat, is unclear.
It would be surprising if the Bears would consider re-signing Mitch Trubisky or heading into the season with Nick Foles, the only quarterback currently on contract, as a starter. Given Pace’s track record of aggressive movement, there’s a chance he swings big.“
But if Roethlisberger really had his pick in this lot, I imagine his pick would be Seattle because of the receiving targets he would have (DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett) and the chance to play for a Super Bowl-winning coach at Pete. Carroll.
No, I don’t see that either. But that would be the best case scenario of those choices presented for Roethlisberger. Maybe replacing Russ with Big Ben is what it would take for Seahawks fans to finally stop complaining about his goal on the Super Bowl XL goal line.
As part of some of those long-term picks put forward by PFT, the Seahawks would make the most sense for Big Ben. But I think Chicago is the more realistic prospect. And the Bears are a long way from third place behind their stay in Pittsburgh or their retirement.
Tim Benz is a writer for Tribune-Review. You can contact Tim at [email protected] or via Twitter. All tweets could be reposted. All emails are subject to publication, unless otherwise specified.
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