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Talk of Roethlisberger's playoff emergence ignores one fact: he'd already arrived.(PREVIEW)
Ben Roethlisberger has played phenomenal football in the playoffs. He has thrown for 680 yards and seven touchdowns with only one interception while leading Pittsburgh to wins at Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Denver.
What kills me is that so many people think Roethlisberger has suddenly emerged in the playoffs--that until they began he'd basically been coasting along while the Steelers won games with their running attack and defense. Sorry, folks, but that's not how it works.
Admittedly, Roethlisberger's numbers won't blow you away. He ranked 21st in the league in passing yards (2,385) and tied for 14th in touchdown passes (17) in the regular season. Average stats. But it's not his job to wow the fantasy crowd.
The quarterback's job is to put his team in position to score. If that means handing off 12 times on a 15-play drive, so be it. But when he does drop back to pass, those throws had better get to the right spot at the right time. Fans will remember the 2-yard touchdown run, but the third-and-8 play in which the quarterback threaded the needle and kept the drive alive was every bit as important. Those are the plays that must occur in every game in order for a team to win.
And in that regard Roethlisberger was marvelously effective. He had a quarterback rating of 98.6, third ...
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- News wire article from: AP Online July 23, 2009 700+ words
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Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger broke his silence Thursday to...force myself on a woman," Roethlisberger told the media in the team...civil lawsuit last week accusing Roethlisberger, 27, of raping her in July...
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Ben Roethlisberger has become a fake. Already proficient...guiding fourth- quarter comebacks, Roethlisberger is quickly adding another entry...time of shotguns and no-huddles, Roethlisberger is bringing back the lost art of...
- ROETHLISBERGER GETS HIS CHANCE.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) August 14, 2004 700+ words
...opportunity to take a longer look at Ben Roethlisberger, their No. 1 draft pick. The first...against the Lions at Ford Field. Roethlisberger will be the first quarterback to play...where the quarterback never gets hit, Roethlisberger is anticipating taking his first shot...
