Aug 20, 2010 By Herald Standard Staff 2 min read

Tomlin not announcing starting QB LATROBE, Pa. (AP) – The Pittsburgh Steelers are keeping their starting quarterback a secret. Again.

Ben Roethlisberger will play in Saturday night’s exhibition against the New York Giants – his first game action since drawing a six-game suspension – but coach Mike Tomlin wouldn’t say Thursday if he will start.

A week ago, Tomlin also didn’t announce his starter in advance before Byron Leftwich played into the second quarter of a 23-7 victory over the Lions. Roethlisberger didn’t play, but Tomlin said earlier this week he would get in against the Giants.

“It’s not finalized of yet, no,” Tomlin said. “Similar to last week, some of those decisions are made last minute in the preseason. That’s just how it goes.”

Roethlisberger worked with the starting offense most of this week at training camp, an indication he will start. The Steelers want Roethlisberger to get some work during the preseason because he cannot play or practice with the team once his suspension begins. His punishment is expected to be cut to four games before the season starts.

Tomlin plans to play the starters for 24 snaps, which should take them into the second quarter. Last week, Tomlin said the starting quarterback would get only eight to 12 snaps, but Leftwich wound up taking twice that amount. Tomlin didn’t say if Leftwich would play against New York.

Tomlin wants to see more of former Bills lineman Jonathan Scott at right tackle. That might be a sign that recently signed Flozell Adams is having difficulty making the adjustment from left tackle, the position he played for 13 seasons, to right tackle. Adams allowed a sack against Detroit.

“We just want to see Jonathan Scott,” Tomlin said. “We’ve got some guys that are working, so we want to see them.”

The Steelers are all but wrapped up with camp – only a morning walkthrough today remains – and Tomlin is hoping they don’t lose focus once they return to their practice facility in Pittsburgh next week.

“We’re going to lose some of the things that come with training camp, but we are still very much in the development of our football team. Our goals and focus remain the same. We need to determine who are the 53 (players on the season-opening roster) and the roles within them,” he said.