on nine straight out of the break anyway and reached the WNBA Finals, losing to Indiana.This year, with veteran guards Jia Perkins and Renee Montgomery, impressive young forward Natasha Howard, plus Hampton an

PHILADELPHIA -- Carson Wentzs excellent start is nothing compared to what Ben Roethlisberger did his rookie season.Wentz is 2-0. Big Ben was 13-0 in 2004.The two quarterbacks share an agent and other similarities. Theyll meet Sunday when the Philadelphia Eagles (2-0) host their intrastate rival Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0).I think hes doing a really good job of just kind of letting the game come to him, Roethlisberger said of Wentz. Hes not forcing it. You see him throwing balls away and not trying to make too many crazy throws down the field, and using his legs when needed.Hes a really smart guy, smart player, physically gifted, so I think all of that kind of helps. And his preparation is very good.Wentz, the No. 2 overall pick, worked out with Roethlisberger and had dinner with him in California this summer. Roethlisberger thought hed see much more of Wentz.I thought I was going to be facing him two times a year in Cleveland, Roethlisberger said.The Browns traded the pick to the Eagles and began the season with Robert Griffin III as their starting quarterback. Theyre 0-2 and Griffin is injured.Wentz was slated to be Philadelphias No. 3 quarterback until Sam Bradford was traded to Minnesota. Hes been so impressive in the first two games that hes already drawn comparisons to Aaron Rodgers, Peyton Manning, and Roethlisberger.Ive always found it intriguing the way that guy plays the game differently than a lot of guys, and hes fun to watch, Wentz said of Roethlisberger. That guy can make some really big plays and its pretty impressive.Roethlisberger started his first game in Week 2 of his rookie season after Tommy Maddox was injured in the opener. He didnt lose until the AFC championship game against New England.I was blessed with a great defense, and you werent afraid to make mistakes because you knew they were either going to get the ball back for you, or stop them, Roethlisberger said.Heres some things to know about the first Steelers-Eagles game since 2012:DAUNTING TASK: Defensive coordinator Jim Schwartzs much-improved defense -- the Eagles are No. 4 in yards allowed after finishing in the bottom five the past three seasons -- has a tough assignment against Roethlisberger, All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown and NFL leading rusher DeAngelo Williams. This will be the most complete team that well play this year, defensive tackle Fletcher Cox said.Stopping Brown is an even bigger challenge with starting cornerback Leodis McKelvin sidelined for the second straight game. Ron Brooks and rookie Jalen Mills take his spot.You got to keep him in front of you and when hes in front of you, you got to tackle him, safety Malcolm Jenkins said. Hes a great route runner. Hes got speed and he can get behind the defense. If you play too soft, hes a hard tackle in the open field.FAMILIAR LOOK: The Eagles are playing a 3-4 defense for the third straight week. They handled the Browns and Bears well, scoring 29 points against each team. The Steelers actually play a true 3-4, Pederson said. You will see more of that front with this group. They still play their under front and over front and mix it up a little bit in their base packages. As far as the three games, this is more of a 3-4 look.FIELD FLIPPER: One of the reasons the Steelers have allowed just 32 points despite giving up a lot of yards is field position. Punter Jordan Berry has already dropped half of his 10 kicks inside the 20 and his 42.8 net yard average ranks seventh overall. The Bengals started five of their 15 possessions last week inside their 10.NO PRESSURE: The Steelers have just one sack through two games, and that came on a scramble by Cincinnatis Andy Dalton for no gain. Dont expect a lot of changes as Pittsburgh faces Wentz. Our front four is so good, we dont need to blitz, said linebacker Lawrence Timmons. Pittsburgh has focused on dropping more players into coverage to protect a secondary working in rookies Artie Burns and Sean Davis.HEAD START: Wentz has led the Eagles to 10 points on the opening possession. He is 12 of 14 for 102 yards and one TD on those drives. 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A Google search turns up multiple DVDs and articles with the same phrase Minnesota Lynx associate head coach Jim Petersen used to describe one aspect of the teams workouts during the WNBAs Olympic break.Its a phrase that conjures white gloves, proper posture and old-fashioned roles for women that, thankfully, no longer apply.But its perfect for what Petersen is trying to accomplish: finishing school.For Lynx players, it means laying the ball in the basket time after time while Petersen, a 6-foot-10 former NBA post player with a shaved head, slides at them yelling Hey! or something equally distracting.Its being able to finish when youre driving to the basket over a big thats stepping up, instead of panicking and looking for somebody to pass to and turning it over, Petersen said. How many times have you seen us do that in the pick-and-roll game, driving into the paint and turning it over?Often enough that Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve told Petersen and assistant coach Shelley Patterson to emphasize it while she was away in Rio assisting Geno Auriemma as the U.S. womens basketball team won its sixth consecutive gold medal.The WNBA shut down for four weeks during the Olympics. That break, commonly known as the hiatus, is often the only time players can find time to work on their games.Because the league pays so little compared to the NBA (top salaries run about $104,000), women must play overseas in the winter to make serious money. The 11-month grind of games leaves little time for hoisting 500 jumpers a day or any other improvement drill.The break gives us the opportunity to do something we dont get to do much in our league -- skill development, Reeve said prior to leaving for the Rio Games.By league rules, players get at least seven days off between their last WNBA game and the start of workouts. And those workouts cant be as frequent or demanding as training camp.So the Lynx -- who have the WNBAs second-best record at 21-4, just a half game behind league-leader Los Angeles -- trained Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. With Maya Moore, Seimone Augustus, Lindsay Whalen and Sylvia Fowles competing in Rio, Petersen and Patterson supervised starting power forward Rebekkah Brunson and five reserves.Basically, what Cheryl wants us to focus on is execution, and improve on things players are deficient at, Petersen said.With the guards, were working a ton on in-between game, finishing moves, floater game, adding things to their game they dont have. The other thing thats really important, we never have time to make them work on perfect shooting. Its a lot of reps, making perfect shots, shots in a row. Theyre working on perfect shots on one end, and finishing on the other.Lynx backup forward Keisha Hampton, a 26-year-old rookie from DePaul, relished the time. A knee injury as a senior kept Hampton out for more than a year, and she struggled adjusting from college power forward to pro small forward.ddddddddddddShe never played a minute for Seattle, which drafted her in 2012, or for Connecticut, which signed her in 2014 and cut her in training camp.Hamptons strong 2015-16 season in Israel, averaging a team-leading 17.8 points per game for Bnot Hertzeliya, attracted Reeves attention. In camp, Hampton had one goal: make the team. She hardly played at first. Now her role off the bench is growing.Im still developing my ball skills, becoming a real wing, not like a 4-3, more like a 3-4 now, Hampton said. Im working with [video coordinator Wes Bohn], Jim P. and Shelley on ball handling, finishing, decision-making, trying to expand my guard game.The break also allowed the coaches and players to dive deeper into Reeves playbook, learning nuances to better understand their foundation and exploit certain options.Its small things, Brunson said. Going through the offense, making sure we understand exactly what you want to get. When you put the offense in, you get the grasp of it, but you might miss a couple of details. Everything happens so fast, especially getting new players in. Its going through the offense and making sure we all understand what were trying to accomplish.Four years ago, Petersen said Moore, Augustus and Whalen returned from the London Olympics exhausted, and the Lynx lacked the bench depth to rest them. (Fowles was still playing with Chicago.) The Lynx won nine straight out of the break anyway and reached the WNBA Finals, losing to Indiana.This year, with veteran guards Jia Perkins and Renee Montgomery, impressive young forward Natasha Howard, plus Hampton and Janel McCarville in reserve, the Lynx expect to give the Olympians time to ease back into things. Even before the hiatus, Reeve leaned on her bench much more than previous seasons.This group right here could legitimately win basketball games, Petersen said after a recent practice at the Mayo Clinic Square. Renee, Jia and J-Mac [McCarville] have been starters. Brunson is a starter. Hampton is coming on. Natasha Howard ? [has] been simply amazing.The thing about being a second-team player, youve got to be ready to run anything, because you could be in there with a combination of starters running starter play sets. So theyve got to know the entire playbook.Another benefit for Brunson: getting to know her newer teammates better. The Lynx often schedule fun non-basketball activities on days between workouts. Early on the group met for whirlyball, a mash-up of hockey, basketball and lacrosse played in bumper cars.It was very entertaining, Brunson said, laughing. It was fun. You dont get a chance to do those type of things. ' ' '