Still ticking: "Big Ben" to set franchise mark vs. Texans

Randy Fichtner watched the big kid with the strong arm and the sense of invincibility that is the province of the very young and immediately grew worried.“And I’ll never forget, he looked at me and says, ‘Randy, then I wouldn’t be me,'" Fichtner, now Pittsburgh's offensive coordinator, said Thursday."And from that moment, I knew that there’s a reason why he’s been Big Ben.”