In revisionist history,
http://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=5121614
The Steelers have begun contacting teams about trading a top-10 pick for Roethlisberger, an NFL source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. The Steelers have called the Rams, 49ers, Raiders, Bills, Jaguars, Seahawks and Browns, the source said.
Rams/Bills insta declined. Rams had #1 pick, Bills had Fitzpatrick. Raiders were done with jarmarcus, browns were the browns.
That's right back when rape was great again, the stealers were trying to unload him and for some reason a bunch of teams with terrible QB's didn't snap it off, b/c why upgrade at the position to win games when pr is far more important.
Of course this reminded me of the 04 draft article about the browns passing on him.
http://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2016/st...passed-big-ben
Cliffs: browns offered 1+2 to get rivahhhs and many in the org loved big ben, but butch overruled b/c he had final say at that time--steelers take him at 11, sniping the bills, who mularkey claims would've picked him at 12.
Roeth is 21-2 against the browns.