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His former OC gave him an out for his subpar performance in 2006, but Roethlisberger won't take it. He refused to blame his motorcycle accident, his emergency appendectomy or a concussion he sustained for a 2006 season in which his performance and statistics fell off from his first two years in the NFL. "You know what? I might have still had the same year," he said. "Who knows?"
Reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Last month, Ken Whisenhunt said in hindsight, Roethlisberger may have been brought back too soon after his accident and appendectomy -- and that may have made him tentative in the pocket. Roethlisberger disagreed. "No, I don't think anything was rushed. I think I just didn't play well" Roethlisberger said. Roethlisberger threw 18 TDs and 23 INTs last season and went 7-8 as a starter. The previous two seasons, he was 27-4 as a starter, threw 34 TDs against 20 INTs and led the Steelers to a Super Bowl title.
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