The Facts: While Roethlisberger has not had problems finding Brown — the 5-10 receiver has more receptions in a four-year span (481) than any player in league history -- he is always talking about the value of having tall receivers. And now, seven receivers on the Steelers roster during offseason training activities who are 6-1 or taller and weigh more than 200 pounds.

Diehards Line:Granted, they still have Brown, but receivers like Martavis Bryant (6-4, 225), Sammie Coates (6-2, 215) and even rookie JuJu Smith-Schuster (6-1, 215) are becoming the norm in the league. They are just three of the seven receivers on the Steelers roster during offseason training activities who are 6-1 or taller and weigh more than 200 pounds. They added one of them in free agency — Justin Hunter (6-4, 210), a former No. 2 draft choice in 2013 who played four seasons with the Titans. Darrius Heyward-Bey (6-2, 210) is another holdover. The Steelers have two other receivers on their offseason roster who are 6-2 and more than 200 pounds — Cobi Hamilton, who appeared in 14 games last year and caught 21 passes and three touchdowns, including an overtime winner against the Cleveland Browns; and free-agent Canaan Severin. But, they are going to only keep a maximum of six receivers on the 53-man roster, and two of those are Brown and slot receiver Eli Rogers. That leaves six tall receivers to legitimately battle for the other four spots, with Bryant and Smith-Schuster as locks and, probably, Coates, too. ... Whatever the case, Big Ben will have plenty of big targets.