The Facts: An awkward offseason transition from former OC Bruce Arians to Todd Haley generated press in Pittsburgh. Roethlisberger and Arians were close, everyone knew that. After Haley and Big Ben endured a chilly start, there were whispers the quarterback was unhappy, but Roethlisberger confirmed the two men are on good footing. "People blew it way out of proportion," Roethlisberger said on Monday. "It's something new, we're getting to know each other. ... There's no trouble between us at all."

Diehards Line:Under Arians, the Steelers increasingly defied their grind-it-out image in favor of a passing game that burned defenses with sets that heavily featured their talented young wideouts. Haley's attack doesn't promise a four-quarter air show, but Roethlisberger is ready to buy in to the plan. "When you get a comfort level of like eight years of the same thing and then you change it, it's just something different, so I'm not saying I don't like the playbook or anything like that," Roethlisberger said. "Some of the stuff is really -- some of the concepts are awesome, it's just getting an understanding of something new. ..." We suspect the awesome part is the passing. Sounds like there will be plenty of it.