Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers are adding a new element to their offensive attack for the 2017 season.

Big Ben said as much during a recent interview with 93.7 The Fan, saying that Pittsburgh's offense will look somewhat different this season.

"There’s some new things, an element that I can’t really divulge that is a big deal," Roethlisberger said.

Roethlisberger was asked if it is normal for the offensive game plan to go through big changes from year to year.

"No, not necessarily," Roethlisberger said. "This year is bigger than normal."

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The big changes to the offense is one of the reasons why Big Ben would like to see Le'Veon Bell at training camp, as Bell continues to stay away from Latrobe with the start of the regular season just 26 days away.

"He'll need to catch on pretty quick," Roethlisberger said while adding that he doesn't know if running backs coach James Saxon has gotten in touch with Bell to discuss the team's new game plan.

While trying to figure out what Roethlisberger and Pittsburgh's offense has in store is anyone's guess, Demarcus Ayers said this past offseason that he expects the Steelers to run more four wide receiver sets this season.

"I think we’ll run more four wide-receiver sets than we did last year," Ayers said. "(Antonio Brown) and Martavis (Bryant) on the outside and Eli (Rogers) and me or JuJu (Smith-Schuster) in the slot. With all of these receivers, I think we’ll keep six (on the 53-man roster). With more receivers on the field and (Bell) in the backfield, they’ll be lots of big plays. It’ll be crazy, especially with the offensive line we have."

Injuries decimated Pittsburgh's receiving corps in 2016, as Ayers, Sammie Coates, Markus Wheaton, and Darrius Heyward-Bey each missed significant time. With Bryant out for the entire year, and with Heath Miller's retirement, Ben Roethlisberger (as he did in 2014) leaned heavily on Brown and Bell, as the duo combined to catch 181 passes for 1,910 yards and 14 touchdowns.

Big Ben also began developing rapports with Ayers, Rogers, tight end Jesse James, and newcomer Cobi Hamilton, who caught passes of 44 and 28 yards in Pittsburgh's first preseason game. While they didn't reach the heights of 2015, Pittsburgh's passing attack was still one of the better units in the NFL in 2016, as Roethlisberger earned his third consecutive Pro Bowl selection while throwing 29 touchdown passes in 15 games.

With all of their receivers back and with the additions of Smith-Schuster and Justin Hunter, the Steelers easily possess the deepest group of receivers in the NFL. Throw in Bell and the arguably the best offensive line in football, Pittsburgh's offense has all of the pieces in place to finally achieve the unit's goal of averaging 30 points per game or an entire season.