Key to stopping Steelers? Rattle Ben Roethlisberger

The Browns will try to get an early lead and force Pittsburgh to rally.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- It's tough to find much, if anything, wrong with Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh's perfect rookie quarterback. His record speaks for itself.
But of his many marvelous achievements during a brief but so far sensational NFL career, Roethlisberger might have one minor flaw: He has hardly been under pressure.
Only twice has Roethlisberger had to rally the Steelers from behind to win.
So, does Big Ben have a third comeback in him?
"I'd love to find out," Browns coach Butch Davis said. "I'd like to start off up 21-3."
That's been the Steelers' modus operandi the past two weeks in posting early knockouts against New England and Philadelphia, two NFL heavyweights who were unable to counter Pittsburgh's first-quarter assaults.
The fast starts have given Roethlisberger a nice cushion, allowing him to relax in the pocket and make throws without having to worry about making a costly mistake.
The Steelers (7-1) have taken good care of him, too. Roethlisberger has been sacked just nine times.
Key to victory
Coming off two bitter losses and with their season slipping away, the Browns (3-5) need to somehow rattle Roethlisberger today. And defensive tackle Gerard Warren thinks he knows just how to do it.
He wants to clock Big Ben.
"One rule they used to tell me: Kill the head and the body's dead," Warren said.
Cleveland's tackle feels if the Browns can shake the confidence in Pittsburgh's rookie QB, they might be able to stun the Steelers. And to unnerve Roethlisberger, Warren sounds as if he's willing to do just about anything necessary.
"I didn't say knock him out of the game, I said just go across his head a time or two," said Warren, who was fined $35,000 in his rookie season for a cheap shot on Jacksonville quarterback Mark Brunell. "There's a difference."
Like what he did to Brunell?
"A Mark Brunell," said Warren, who blindsided Brunell after an interception. "But it's more of a mental thing than a physical. Rattle his head. If we can't be on his head we'd love to be in it."
The NFL warned Warren on Friday that any cheap shot could result in a suspension.
"We notified the team, including Gerard Warren, that if a player commits a flagrant foul after making such a statement, it may be a decisive factor supporting the suspension of the player, depending on the entire set of circumstances," NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said.
More pressure
The Browns blitzed Roethlisberger only four times during their 34-23 loss at Pittsburgh on Oct. 10. They'd like to put more pressure on him, but they can't risk getting beat by single coverage.
In their earlier meeting against Pittsburgh, the Browns got burned by Roethlisberger, who twice avoided sacks and connected with Plaxico Burress on long passes, one for a TD.
"We've got to make sure he stays in the pocket. He has burned everyone that he has played," said Davis, whose team will be the first to face Roethlisberger twice.
Cleveland will need to be choosy when picking its spots to go after Roethlisberger, who was wobbled but stayed in after a helmet-to-chin hit from Browns tackle Orpheus Roye last month.
"I don't think we have to blitz him more than we did in the first game," Warren said. "The defensive line was doing a decent job of harassing him. We just need to make plays, sacks slipping out of our hands, things like that."
Not only has Roethlisberger been the perfect quarterback -- he's just the second rookie since 1970 to start off 6-0 -- but he's been impeccable in leading the Steelers to their best start since 1978.
"He has handled everything superbly," Pittsburgh coach Bill Cowher said. "He is like the consummate pro and he's learning every week. He doesn't get flustered. He's very calm. He's making plays and doing a very good job of leading this team."
Impressive
Count Browns quarterback Jeff Garcia among those impressed by Roethlisberger's first-year success. Garcia has marveled at the poise and presence shown by the 22-year-old.
Chalk it up to innocence.
"He doesn't know any better and he's playing free," Garcia said. "He's not thinking about the situation, he's just going out there and playing as if nobody is expecting anything out of him. He's playing great."
That could change, though, if the Browns could get ahead or if they find a way to knock the 6-foot-5, 240-pound Roethlisberger off his game.
But how?
"One of these right here," Warren said, raising his elbow. "Right in the throat, how about that?"
But couldn't that result in a fine?
"Hey," Warren said. "It will be worth it."