... Tomlin in SportingNews recently, when an interesting thought occurred to me. What happens if Ben Roethlisberger only has a four-game suspension as most of us Pittsburgh fans expect, but the Steelers are 4-0 or 3-1 at the time his suspension ends?

Whether it's Byron Leftwich or Dennis Dixon starting and winning, do the Steelers tell them thanks for filling in, and now go have a seat on the bench, or do they "ease" Roethlisberger in?

I always assumed Ben would start as soon as possible. But when asked, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said, "We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. "

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