Oh the memories part II
The headset malfunction.... only when the Steelers had the ball.
Ben Roethlisberger, per John Breech CBSSPORTS . "Whether we were outcoached or outplayed or they had some kind of a leg up, I always felt that they knew some of our offensive plays," Roethlisberger
told 93.7 the Fan in Pittsburgh. "For whatever reason. Maybe it was better scouting or whatever. But I had always felt that. But I'm not one to sit and say, 'Hey,' you know, to pout about it or talk about it. I just felt that they were -- they beat us on that day and maybe I was a rookie and didn't know any better but I always felt that the knew some of the plays we were calling."
Roethlisberger also explained what exactly was happening on the Steelers sideline when the team's headsets went out during the first half against the Patriots.
"In a lot of games, the offensive coordinator to quarterback headset, there'll be -- whether it's one play, it's static, something -- it'll go out," Roethlisberger said. "It doesn't matter if it's at home, on the road, it just never fails. There's almost always some kind of communication [issue]. But it's real brief. It never lasts very long."
For Roethlisberger, the problem in New England was that the Steelers headsets would work until the Steelers had the ball on offense, then they'd malfunction and the Steelers coaches would hear the Patriots radio broadcast.
"What I was told and what Bruce [Gradkowski] told me when he listened is that when we had the ball on offense, our coach-to-coach communication, so the guys up in the box to the guys on the sideline, were not only hearing themselves but they were hearing the radio broadcast of the game," Roethlisberger said. "And from what I was told from Coach [Todd] Haley it was only when we had the ball. When the Patriots had the ball there was no radio broadcast."
Lest we forget the fire alarm that went off in the middle of the night at the hotel the Steelers were staying forcing the players to evacuate
I wonder how much that Pats fan got compensated.