Why does most of America continue to rate Ben Roethlisberger any lower than the third-best quarterback in the NFL?
Ben Roethlisberger is a solid quarterback, no doubt. He’s gotten two Super Bowl rings and he, most likely, will get more.
Here’s the problem: Big Ben isn’t responsible for those Super Bowl wins. He performed well and continues to show he’s a leader. But in terms of carrying his team on his back like Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, and Drew Brees can, there’s not much of a comparison.
Any team would love to have Roethlisberger on their side. He’s a young, big, and tough quarterback. But he’s not elite. What he does isn’t spectacular. He’s one of the few blue-collar quarterbacks who gets his job done. He just doesn’t have any one distinct characteristic that puts him ahead of the rest.
Like I said, he’s a good, solid quarterback. But he’s well-rounded, meaning he’s not "great" at any one thing he does.
I had to save my soapbox question for last. Rarely when any type of list comes out ranking quarterbacks does Roethlisberger land at third behind the obvious Brady/Manning coin-flip. Usually, it’s either Carson Palmer, Tony Romo, Drew Brees, and now even Derek Anderson who get perceived as being superior to Roethlisberger. In his preseason QB rankings last year, Peter King had him ranked 17th, behind quarterbacks such as Chad Pennington and Jon Kitna, then had the audacity to say that he greatly valued winning in his equation.
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