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Roethlisberger Limited Again; Haley Preparing As If Jones Will Start
Following up on the ongoing story. ... As Profootballtalk.com notes, Ben Roethlisberger keeps doing just enough to keep things interesting, but all signs continue to point to third-stringer Landry Jones starting this week for the Steelers against the Chiefs.
According to Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, offensive coordinator Todd Haley said he was preparing to start Jones unless he’s told otherwise.
Considering head coach Mike Tomlin has already said he’s assuming Jones would start this week, and Roethlisberger himself acknowledging that he didn’t want to take reps away from Jones for no reason, this shouldn’t be a surprise.
As PFT's Darin Gantt notes, Jones looked more than competent in the second half of last week’s win over the Cardinals, and the bigger question might be whether they let Michael Vick remain the backup when everyone’s healthy.
Roethlisberger (knee) was listed as being a limited participant in practice, while Vick (hamstring) was out again today.