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Last year Willie Colon and Max Starks battled for the right tackle job until the final week of the preseason. This year, Colon, Kendall Simmons and Chris Kemoeatu apparently don't have to fight for their jobs at all.

Offensive line coach Larry Zierlein told the Johnstown Tribune-Democrat that he thinks that with the exception of center, the rest of the offensive line starters have been settled.

"We're pretty well set," he said of the line.. "We'll see what happens with the center thing once we get into preseason, but I'd say we're pretty well set."

If you caught Ben Roethlisberger's interview on ESPN earlier this week, there were some topics that didn't fit in the limited time on the

Among the subjects that didn't make it on air was Roethlisberger's comments on the massive amount of sacks he's taken in the past two years. Ed Werder asked him how much longer he can survive these kind of beatings. As you would expect, Roethlisberger said that there are no problems with the offensive line

"I feel fine because I didn't taken any big shots last year. A lot of those sacks were my fault. I have every confidence that they'll get the job done."

That's encouraging, not just because Roethlisberger didn't sell out his offensive line, but also because he seems to have some awareness that as he matures, throwing the pass away to avoid a sack isn't always a bad thing.

Here's the complete interview which covers the differences between Mike Tomlin and Bill Cowher, how Bruce Arians offense should be better in year two, and what Roethlisberger thinks about the Brett Favre situation.