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11-24-2005, 01:22 AM
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Another first for Roethlisberger
Thursday, November 24, 2005
By Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Ben Roethlisberger will experience another first Monday night. He'll play in a domed stadium for the first time, officially, in an NFL game when the Steelers play in Indianapolis.
Roethlisberger's first NFL game actually took place in a dome, in Detroit, but that was an exhibition game his rookie season. He said it does not count because the atmosphere of a preseason game is not the same, nor is the amount of time he spent on the field in his first pro game.
He has asked nearly everyone he can find who has had extensive experience in domes about the atmosphere and what to expect, including Steelers receivers coach Bruce Arians. It was Arians, as the Colts' quarterback coach, who tutored Peyton Manning for his first three seasons in the NFL.
"I've been asking around," Roethlisberger said. "I asked coach B.A. and some of the other guys who played in there how loud it's going to be, and they said incredibly loud. So it'll be interesting."
He also wants to make sure he wears the right shoes on the RCA Dome's FieldTurf, which is what the Steelers have in their indoor facility, but which could have a different cut to it.
"I'm still trying to figure out what spikes to wear to protect myself. It will be neat to be inside and see what these dome quarterbacks experience with no elements."
Another first for Roethlisberger
Thursday, November 24, 2005
By Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Ben Roethlisberger will experience another first Monday night. He'll play in a domed stadium for the first time, officially, in an NFL game when the Steelers play in Indianapolis.
Roethlisberger's first NFL game actually took place in a dome, in Detroit, but that was an exhibition game his rookie season. He said it does not count because the atmosphere of a preseason game is not the same, nor is the amount of time he spent on the field in his first pro game.
He has asked nearly everyone he can find who has had extensive experience in domes about the atmosphere and what to expect, including Steelers receivers coach Bruce Arians. It was Arians, as the Colts' quarterback coach, who tutored Peyton Manning for his first three seasons in the NFL.
"I've been asking around," Roethlisberger said. "I asked coach B.A. and some of the other guys who played in there how loud it's going to be, and they said incredibly loud. So it'll be interesting."
He also wants to make sure he wears the right shoes on the RCA Dome's FieldTurf, which is what the Steelers have in their indoor facility, but which could have a different cut to it.
"I'm still trying to figure out what spikes to wear to protect myself. It will be neat to be inside and see what these dome quarterbacks experience with no elements."