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Art Rooney II said he'd like the Steelers to become more consistent on offense and for them to cut down on sacks. The Steelers president did not call for Roethlisberger, who frequently holds onto the ball to extend plays, to make significant changes to his style of play. "He may need to tweak it a little bit, but Ben is Ben and you wouldn't want to convince him that he's got to completely change his game because a lot of what he does is the reasons he's successful," Rooney said. "The other side of the coin is he is turning 30 (in March), and we do need him to stay healthy."
Reported by the Pittsburgh Tribune Review
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Roethlisberger was sacked 40 times in 2011 season. When asked if keeping him more upright in 2012 is tied to upgrading the offensive line, Rooney said, "For the most part, I would say we feel like we have the people in the building that can do the job. That's not to say that we won't try to get better as we prepare for the offseason, and the draft is always something that we look at as an opportunity to get better." Rooney added the team didn't plan to make any major free moves in free agency this offseason. Given the report that OC Bruce Arians
could leave the team, it's safe to say there will be adjustments to the offense in order to help Roethlisberger more -- and perhaps better take advantage of a young, fast and talented receiving corps.
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