Yep, I'd love to see them break down Roethlisberger and his 2015 season, which saw him managing to only throw 21 touchdowns, while throwing 16 interceptions (3rd most in the league despite missing a month), and all this despite having arguably the best skill position players in the NFL.
Thank you! People give Big Ben way too much credit. He had the worst passer rating by a winning QB in Super Bowl history in Super Bowl XL and if it wasn't for James Harrison's ridiculous interception return and Santonio Holmes one clutch moment in his career in Super Bowl XLIII, Roethlisberger's Super Bowl legacy would be that one terrible game where he was carried to victory. He's a good QB but I can't stand when people put him on the level of Brady and Rodgers, who are both guys that have enhanced the talent around them and lead mediocre players to successful seasons time and time again. Flacco at this point in their careers is a way better QB than Ben.
Now, now, let's not get too crazy.
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Roethlisberger is still probably the 6th or 7th best QB in the league, while Flacco needs to find his way back into the top 10 after last year.
It's true that Roethlisberger was awful in his first SB, but to his credit, he was great during their run through the AFC in that postseason.
I think just some want to elevate him to 3rd best since he has never been that good and some want him to finally get up there. It's been Rodgers, Peyton, Brady and Brees as the top 4 for the last 7-8 years, but last year, with Manning falling off the cliff and Brees appearing to decline a bit, it was easy for some to promote Ben up to 3rd, but the reality is that Wilson had already passed him, Cam blew past him last year, and Brees' alleged slight decline was premature (I think the perception is there because they haven't won as many games). Right now, the best five QBs in the NFL are clearly, IMO, Rodgers, Brady, Wilson, Cam and Brees. Roethlisberger is fighting for 6th with Palmer and Rivers and maybe even Dalton (or a healthy Romo). I can't put Palmer top 5 despite his great numbers last year, because his playoff performances were too poor (he was bad in the GB game, but got incredibly lucky three times, and then was dreadful against Carolina).
https://www.footballoutsiders.com/film-room/2016/film-room-joe-flacco
Flacco exposed! Not due to poor receiving corps, but bad mechanics and accuracy.
Pretty lame article, was that written by a Steelers fan that was sour about that banged up Ravens team that swept them last year?
It sure seems like it, doesn't it? I cracked up at the writer trying to demean the 2012 playoff performance of Flacco, who had one of the greatest postseasons any QB has ever had. Yeah, he just threw the balls up in the air and Boldin went and got them.
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