QB Ben Roethlisberger

Last NFL season, Ben Roethlisberger took the field for just two games before suffering an elbow injury, landing him on injured reserve. Both contests in which he was active, the Steelers went 0-2 and Roethlisberger didn’t look like his old self.

His 2019 campaign ended without a touchdown while throwing one interception, but assuming he’ll be back to full health, there’s certainly an argument to be made that he can get back to his ways of throwing the deep ball.

Looking back at Roethlisberger’s last full season in 2018, he led the league in passing yards and now in 2020 he’ll enter the season with a top-three defensive unit behind him. The Steelers originate with a defensive protégé, but having James Conner, JuJu Smith-Schuster, and recent draftee Chase Claypool, Roethlisberger has plenty of weapons to attack opposing defenses with in a large variety of ways.

Mike Tomlin was able to put together an 8-8 season with Mason Rudolph and Devlin Hodges. Inserting Roethlisberger into the picture, the Steelers have a chance to drastically improve and that’ll be heavily dependent on the right arm of Big Ben. Given his track record, he should have no issues orchestrating a productive season if he can stay healthy.