Because, as Haley said, "Ben's still one of the best in the world at extending plays when need be." He shies away from taking credit for any of what he acknowledges is an evolution, saying only that Roethlisberger, now 34, understood he couldn't keep playing as he did in his 20s on a full-time basis. Still, no change happens in a vacuum. Roethlisberger gets the ball out more quickly than he ever did, and yet, his downfield passing game is better. He is sacked less, he's earned three consecutive Pro Bowl nods (he had two in the eight years before working with Haley) and in Haley, he's found someone who will protect him while also being just as aggressive as he is. Haley caters to the part of Roethlisberger that's a gunslinger; Roethlisberger feeds off Haley's penchant for throwing deep (read: going for the jugular) on third-and-1.