Originally posted by chill1110:

BLAH BLAH BLAH Ben Roethlisberger is all that needs to be said. Manning has 3 perfect games in his career? Roethlisberger already has 1 chalked up in his ROOKIE season (Week 13 (@JAC) 158.0 passer rating. Mind you he is 23 years old!)



technically, "perfect" is 158.3, and yes the last .3 do make a difference, but I'll let it slide.

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In a few years you won't even be bringing up the likes of Peyton or Favre. He also has 13 straight consecutive wins since starting as a rookie (in case you have been living under a rock the past 13 weeks, i brought you up to speed)



Peyton's seven seasons are enough to establish dominance... lets give Big Ben a little more than 13 games to decide if he's truly the second coming of Elway

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The Steelers w/ Roethlisberger at the helm have been undoubtably the best team in the NFL for weeks. New England's winning streak was broken by the Steelers as well as the Eagles undefeated season.

I won't disagree that the best team in the NFL has been the Steelers, as it has... but Roethlisberger's involvement has been a coincidence. He's good, but the Steeler's are plenty good without him, as I'll point out below...

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Summary: Freakishly good QB that just puts up W's, best rushing game in the NFL (we control the clock and the game), #1 defense in the NFL, home field advantage throughout playoffs (8-0 at home) = ya that about covers every aspect of the game



I'd hesitate to say "Freakishly good"... he's good, no doubt, but he's been severely hyped by the media because he's the cinderella rookie.

He "just puts up w's..." 17-6 win against NYJ, he was 9 of 19 for 144 yards, with 0 TDs and 2 INTs... how did that help his team win anything?? Or the 11/14 win at Cleveland (24-10), he was 10-16, not bad... but for only 134 yards... ouch. And again, 0 TDs, 1 INT... again, not helping his team much.

I'm sure you'll come back with "yeah, Peyton's had bad games too!" and he has, but you should still realize that Roethlisberger is not God-status yet. Peyton has had a whole hell of a lot more great games than mediocre ones... Ben's sitting at 15%.

And yes, #1 defense... again, vs the #1 offense, and we've already beaten #'s 3 and 7... and while the Pittsburgh rush offense is #2, the total offense (and isn't this the one that really matters?) is ranked 13th. I'll bet it isn't Bettis holding them back on that one....

Steelers are good... and as i've been trying to point out... SO ARE THE FLIPPIN' COLTS!!! When will you guys realize this?

I'll finish with this...

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and shows the Stillers are THE dominant team in the NFL. This thread can end now.



Indeed it can. DODGEBALL!!!

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