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Will they get what there asking for Big Ben a 1st round top 10 pick???

ABSOLUTELY NOT. First and foremost, anyone that has a top 10 pick in the draft has a shot at one of the top two QB's in this draft, Bradford and Claussen, and secondly no one wants to give that much up for someone who in the next offseason will get busted fondling a drunk college girl in a crapper stall.

bigtimehitter wrote:ABSOLUTELY NOT. First and foremost, anyone that has a top 10 pick in the draft has a shot at one of the top two QB's in this draft, Bradford and Claussen, and secondly no one wants to give that much up for someone who in the next offseason will get busted fondling a drunk college girl in a crapper stall.

We will see what happens to little Ben here real soon.

I could definitely see the Raiders having an interest. Detroit and Tampa are invested in young qb's. Seattle and Cleveland will definitely take a look. Skins already bottled up with McNabb unless they pull the deal of all deals and swap McNabb for Roth. Stranger things have happened in D.C. Carolina prob has an interest but no 1st round pick at all.

As long as the Brown's are in the running anything is possible!!!and Raiders.

Ben is suspended for 6 games. Pitt gave up a 7th round pick for bryon leftwich. He will be Qb for pitt aleast the first 6 games. God help them.

Pittsburgh Steelers have stepped up their efforts to trade two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, but the Oakland Raiders might be the only real option.

The Steelers were rebuffed by the St. Louis Rams over the weekend, but a league source said Wednesday that they also have contacted the Raiders, who need a veteran quarterback and tried to land Donovan McNabb before the Philadelphia Eagles traded him to the Washington Redskins earlier this month.


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The Raiders have a history of taking on troubled players such as Roethlisberger, who received a six-game suspension Wednesday for violating the NFL's personal-conduct policy. Also, Roethlisberger's contract isn't hefty and would be easy to absorb in a trade.

The Steelers had a brief conversation with the Rams, according to a league source, but they weren't interested in acquiring Roethlisberger. The Steelers wanted to send Roethlisberger to the Rams as part of a package to move up to No. 1 overall in this week's draft and select Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford.

That could make the Raiders the only fit. The Steelers are open to packaging Roethlisberger and the No. 18 pick to move up in the draft. The Raiders own the No. 8 selection.

Steelers president Art Rooney II declined to comment about any possibility of trading Roethlisberger.

"As we've said before, we really can't answer questions about trades, especially this time of year," Rooney said during a conference call. "We go into every draft with the idea to do anythying we can to make our team a better football team. We just have to stick with that and not discuss trades in advance."

Despite Roethlisberger's issues, the Steelers want decent value in return for the quarterback. But given the six-game suspension and the limited interest in Roethlisberger, team sources view a deal as extremely remote, if not impossible.

The Buffalo Bills also pick in the top 10 and need a quarterback, but they don't appear interested in Roethlisberger at this time. Doug Whaley, a former executive in Pittsburgh, moved to Buffalo this offseason to work with general manager Buddy Nix, but the Steelers don't expect him to recommend Roethlisberger to his new team because he would harbor some of the same reservations that they do.

The Cleveland Browns have the No. 7 pick and lack a long-term solution at quarterback, but the Steelers wouldn't trade Roethlisberger to an AFC North rival, according to a team source. That also was the Steelers' position with wide receiver Santonio Holmes, who was dealt to the New York Jets earlier this month.




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The Steelers prepared for Roethlisberger's suspension Tuesday by acquiring quarterback Byron Leftwich from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for a seventh-round pick (225th overall). Leftwich was Roethlisberger's backup during the Steelers' 2008 Super Bowl championship season and could be a fill-in starter.

Leftwich reported to the Steelers on Wednesday, and the team extended his contract through 2011, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.

The Steelers also have longtime backup Charlie Batch and third-year pro Dennis Dixon under contract at quarterback. Batch has been injured each of the past two seasons. Dixon has started only one NFL game, but he likely would compete with Leftwich in training camp to be the early season starter.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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I think Big Ben will be a Raider.

Rebels on 3 wrote:I think Big Ben will be a Raider.

I would be surprised if the Steelers trade him. They would want the other teams starting QB. A trade very similar to the Denver/Chicago trade where they swapped starting QBs, Cutler and Orton.

If a trade does happen, it would have to be to a city that would overlook his off field problems. For example, nobody brings up Kobi Bryant's past in LA.

Big Ben you lucked out again!!!Know call for that!!!SORRY.

Decent grade on our draft overall.I would liked to seen us take Golden Tate, but thats how it goes...Getting McFadden back was a plus too...

I'm glad to see the Steelers got McFadden back.

Thats a right move!!!

Dixon played real well !!! He may be the man in Steelers town???

I would rather see Dixon start.

Give Dixon the start!!! That guy would start for a ton of other NFL Teams. Was he a 5th round pick by the steelers ??? If he hadn't got hurt his SR year he may have been a first round pick? the guy can play!!!

Dixon would be a better QB with his mobility. The offensive line is not very good. No matter who is the QB they may not being playing to long when getting hit hard.

What happened to batch, he always did good ???

GO STEELERS!!!

I'm a steeler fan But that O line best get there act together.