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    Ben Could Pass Several Hall of Fame QBs in 2014

    Roethlisberger Could Pass Several Hall of Fame QBs in 2014

    by Marc Uhlmann
    May 22, 2014



    Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has averaged 21.9 touchdown passes per season over his ten year career. Should he do that again in 2014, the two-time Super Bowl winner could pass some pretty impressive names on the list of all-time touchdown pass leaders.

    Big Ben currently stands at 219 career touchdown passes. That number does not reflect postseason numbers.

    If he can hit his average this upcoming season he would pass retired QBs Steve Young (232), Donovan McNabb (234), George Blanda (236), Jim Kelly (237) and Len Dawson (239).

    Of that group, only McNabb is not in the Hall of Fame.

    In terms of career passing yardage, Roethlisberger currently sits at 34,105 yards. For his ten year career, that averages out to just over 3,400 passing yards per season.

    Should he hit his average in this category in 2014, he’ll pass more impressive quarterbacks including Jim Hart, Jim Everett and again, Jim Kelly. Should he get to just 35,000 yards in 2014, he’ll be just the 20th quarterback in NFL History to reach that milestone.

    Keep in mind that Roethlisberger has seldom been allowed to throw the ball at the rates of a Drew Brees, Peyton Manning or Tom Brady and that is often held against him. Just this morning I saw a ranking of the top 10 NFL quarterbacks on the Cover32 website. It listed Roethlisberger behind those I just mentioned as well as Cam Newton, Tony Romo and Colin Kaepernick.

    Roethlisberger himself will tell you it’s not about numbers for him. It’s about winning. I’m sure the other nine members of that top ten would say the same thing but only a couple of them have actually proven it.

    Should Roethlisberger remain healthy, and that’s never an easy thing to do, he could put up some extremely good numbers for a guy that isn’t known as one of the top stats guys in the NFL.

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    Only some Steeler fans fail to recognize the outstanding career that Ben has had up to this point. Ben in all likelihood is going to exceed his career averages for the next 5 years, so he will be in some rare air statistically when he's done. Even better, would be for him to win at least one more super Bowl, this, however, will be a daunting task, it appears the Steelers are a year or more away from begin good enough to get into the Super Bowl. They need last year's and this year's draft selections to improve quickly.

    Ben has made watching Steeler football incredibly exciting over the past 10 years. Failing to see this is unfortunate for those fans, because it's been a crazy ride with Ben.

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    Steeler fans have always been critical of the QB... but when its all said in done I think most will admit he is one of the best to ever do it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by feltdizz View Post
    Steeler fans have always been critical of the QB... but when its all said in done I think most will admit he is one of the best to ever do it.
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    Steeler teams featuring stat-driven, me-first, fantasy-football-darling diva types such as Antonio Brown & Le'Veon Bell won no championships.

    Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.

    We don't want Juju & Conner to replace what we lost in Brown & Bell.

    We are counting on Juju & Conner to return us to the glory we once had with Hines & The Bus.

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    The only one I care about is most super bowl appearences by a QB.
    Does anyone have that stat...Should be Steve Young, Bradshaw and company.

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    Quote Originally Posted by legend of polamalu View Post
    The only one I care about is most super bowl appearences by a QB.
    Does anyone have that stat...Should be Steve Young, Bradshaw and company.
    I think Steve Young was in only 1 or maybe 2. You are probably thinking of Joe Montana. Jim Kelly went to 4 straight ... he just never came away with the W.
    As many on this site think ... The Rooney's suck, Colbert sucks, Tomlin sucks, the coaches suck, and the players suck.

    but Go Steelers!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by legend of polamalu View Post
    The only one I care about is most super bowl appearences by a QB.
    Does anyone have that stat...Should be Steve Young, Bradshaw and company.
    Appearances? Kelly has 4. Young only 1. Elway 4. Montana 4?

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    Quote Originally Posted by sick beats View Post
    Appearances? Kelly has 4. Young only 1. Elway 4. Montana 4?
    Young only started in one Super Bowl, but was Montana's backup for two more. Montana did appear in (and win) 4 Super Bowls.

    Elway lost 3 Super Bowls in the 80's (his Broncos lost 3 out of 4 right before Kelly's Bills went on their 4 game Super Bowl losing streak), then ultimately won 2 Super Bowls in the 90's.
    Steeler teams featuring stat-driven, me-first, fantasy-football-darling diva types such as Antonio Brown & Le'Veon Bell won no championships.

    Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.

    We don't want Juju & Conner to replace what we lost in Brown & Bell.

    We are counting on Juju & Conner to return us to the glory we once had with Hines & The Bus.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RuthlessBurgher View Post
    ...in a dingy bar bathroom!!!


    Thanks...I'll be here all week. Try the veal. Don't forget to tip your waitress.

    That was......dare I say........RUTHLESS!!!!!




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    Steeler fans that do not like Ben and would like to see Ben replaced are unknowningly spoiled by him. I dont even want to imagine a Steelers team without the big guy. The 2004 drafts first round couldnt have unfolded any better for us.
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