Third preseason game provides important clues.

Publication: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)

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COPYRIGHT 2005 South Florida Sun-Sentinal

Byline: Charles Bricker

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ The third game of the exhibition season was a crucial one for several quarterbacks and for the Philadelphia Eagles, who got Terrell Owens back on the field.

Chad Pennington of the Jets, who looked so good a week earlier, flunked with two interceptions and a lost fumble against the Giants.

Patrick Ramsey of the Redskins threw his fourth interception in three games, but finally put some rhythm into his offense, giving coach Joe Gibbs encouragement.

And Ben Roethlisberger continued to throw high and ineffectively. He has become one of the great mysteries of the first month of the 2005 season.

When he flopped badly in the playoffs last year, it was easy to assume he had just hit that well known rookie wall. But it has carried over into this year.

On the opening series against Washington, Roethlisberger had Antwaan Randle El open over the middle on a third-and-10. Overthrown. And he's been wild...

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