Antonio Brown compares the connection with Ben Roethlisberger to Wi-Fi

Pittsburgh Steelers Steelers receiver Antonio Brown is accustomed to averaging more than 100 yards per game, but his average in 2018 is 68.0 over four games, prompting some to question whether his relationship with the quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has suffered well.

Last week, the Pittsburgh Steelers fell to 1-2-1, after a 26-14 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday evening football. Although he's regularly opened against a miserly Ravens secondary, Antonio Brown has only scored 5 of his 11 targets for 62 yards, which means he's not successful to reap 100 yards of gain in any of his four appearances this season.

Ben Roethlisberger missed several easy passes for Brown, which opened with beautiful stems and subtle counterfeits. Brown is an artist when he manages itineraries, and Roethlisberger is normally there to help Brown turn this difficult work into production.

Given that Brown totals less than 70 yards per game on average, which is well below the standard that he usually sets and less than 10.0 yards per receipt in 2018, questions have been raised as to whether if Roethlisberger and he are on the same page.

According to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, Brown compared his chemistry with Roethlisberger to Wi-Fi, saying that while he may be active, he is "always connected". It's an appropriate comparison that lends itself to many jokes about the frustration of Wi-Fi, but it does not necessarily explain why Brown's numbers have taken a huge hit early in the 2018 season.

In addition, Brown recently explained his frustration with the Steelers' slow start to the year before their disappointing loss to Baltimore in prime time. When Pittsburgh lost a shootout against the Kansas City Chiefs and favorite of the player's first-ever MVP, Patrick Mahomes, Brown was more than willing to expose those tensions and was even punished for missing a meeting.

Brown remains one of the most effective receivers of the NFL and remains a nightmare for defenses. JuJu Smith-Schuster becoming the No. 1 receiver (but the No. 2 catcher in practice), Brown's numbers will inevitably take a hit, even if it is disappointing to see his yards drop by an average under 10.0.

Brown said that "sometimes the connection is excellent" in reference to his Wi-Fi chemistry with Roethlisberger, and that players have the means to get their greatest performance when fans and the media start questioning them. It is not surprising for Brown and Roethlisberger to illuminate the Atlanta Falcons' weak defense in a historic shootout against Matt Ryan and Julio Jones (with Calvin Ridley to equal Smith-Schuster). That's how the NFL works.