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Welcome to the point-counterpoint, where two BTSC writers will take a topic and debate which side is right. Today, the debate is between K.T. Smith (CHISAP) and Geoffrey Benedict on whether the Steelers should move on from Ben Roethlisberger, or not.
“My heart’s for my family, Joe. My brains are for business. This is business.” Jimmy Johnston, “Cinderella Man”
The above quote, delivered impeccably by the actor Bruce McGill as boxing promoter Jimmy Johnston in the 2005 film “Cinderella Man,” adequately summarizes my feelings about Ben Roethlisberger’s status in Pittsburgh. As a lifelong Steelers fan who endured the 25-year title drought from 1980-2004, I will always be grateful to Roethlisberger for bringing us those fifth and sixth Lombardi trophies. He is a first-ballot Hall of Famer once he is eligible for Canton and, with apologies to Terry Bradshaw, the best quarterback ever to don the black-and-gold.