Clearly, Marc Sessler and Dan Hanzus of NFL.com doesn’t agree with the NFL Network’s “Top 100 Players” ranking of Big Ben:
Mark Sessler –
Wait, you’re telling me there are 25 players better than Ben Roethlisberger?!
I’d like to see all sorts of quarterbacks higher on the “Top 100,” but none more than Ben Roethlisberger. Coming off a campaign that saw him set a career high in passing yards and tie his single-season mark for touchdowns, Big Ben lands at No. 26? Idiocy.
Roethlisberger finds himself behind a pair of stellar Browns players in Joe Haden ( No. 23) and Joe Thomas ( No. 25), but where would Cleveland be were either one of those men swapped out for a franchise arm like Ben?
The Steelers are in the playoff hunt every December because of their dynamic, tough-as-nails signal-caller. Roethlisberger could be 20 spots higher and I wouldn’t mind at all. Maybe the Top 100’s precious player-voters will get this one right next time around.
Dan Hanzus –
Why do people continually overlook Big Ben?
When will Ben Roethlisberger start getting the respect he deserves?
The Steelers quarterback came in at No. 26 on the countdown, which undervalues how good he’s been. Especially in the past two seasons, a 32-game stretch that includes a 65.7 completion percentage 9,213 passing yards, 60 touchdowns, 23 interceptions and a passer rating of 97.8.
That is cream-of-the-crop, ELITE stuff right there, but how often does Roethlisberger’s name come up when people discuss the very best quarterbacks? His placement on this list is symbolic of that disconnect.
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