Emmanuel Sanders: Peyton is a far better leader than Ben

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Who cares. He's on a new team and he should back his new team.

Wallace did the same year when talking about arm strength between his new QB and BEN. Who cares!

Our new players do the same thing when talking about the Steelers and how great it is! Ryan Clark just stated the Redskins have the best secondary as well. It's what they should say!

Ben is a winner and that's all that matters. He just took his entire OL to his vacation home and when they won SB XL he stated who's laughing now O-LINE! that to me is leadership.

Oh and didn't he meet up with his new young WR's this offseason? UM YEAH! Leadership.

Peyton Manning however needs 1 on 1 time with his WR's because Peyton Manning is not a very good QB when he has to think on the FLY! If the players aren't where they need to be exactly when and where they need to be Peyton SUCKS ass! That's why he fails in the bigger games unlike BEN!

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Who cares. He's on a new team and he should back his new team.

Wallace did the same year when talking about arm strength between his new QB and BEN. Who cares!

Our new players do the same thing when talking about the Steelers and how great it is! Ryan Clark just stated the Redskins have the best secondary as well. It's what they should say!

Ben is a winner and that's all that matters. He just took his entire OL to his vacation home and when they won SB XL he stated who's laughing now O-LINE! that to me is leadership.

Oh and didn't he meet up with his new young WR's this offseason? UM YEAH! Leadership.

Peyton Manning however needs 1 on 1 time with his WR's because Peyton Manning is not a very good QB when he has to think on the FLY! If the players aren't where they need to be exactly when and where they need to be Peyton SUCKS ass! That's why he fails in the bigger games unlike BEN!

all of this ^^^

[Oviedo]

Emmanuel who?

[hawaiiansteel]

by Dale Lolley

@ I've heard the Emmanuel Sanders interview in Denver several times now and don't see it as a big deal.

Of course Peyton Manning is different from Ben Roethlisberger. Manning is considered one of the biggest workaholics in NFL history.

That doesn't mean Roethlisberger doesn't work.

And Roethlisberger did take his younger receivers to California this offseason for a week to work out. He also spent extra time with Antonio Brown working on red zone throws while the rest of the team was working on special teams this week.

It's similar to the way Lance Moore got in some hot water in New Orleans for saying that Roethlisberger has a lot stronger arm than Drew Brees.

He wasn't being disrespectful to Brees. He was just stating how he felt.

Now, Ryan Clark saying earlier this week that the Washington secondary is the best one that he's played in was a bit disrespectful - especially considering he hasn't played in it yet.

But guys are always going to speak highly of their new situation.

[URL]http://nflfromthesidelines.blogspot.com/[/URL]

[Oviedo]

by Dale Lolley

@ I've heard the Emmanuel Sanders interview in Denver several times now and don't see it as a big deal.

Of course Peyton Manning is different from Ben Roethlisberger. Manning is considered one of the biggest workaholics in NFL history.

That doesn't mean Roethlisberger doesn't work.

And Roethlisberger did take his younger receivers to California this offseason for a week to work out. He also spent extra time with Antonio Brown working on red zone throws while the rest of the team was working on special teams this week.

It's similar to the way Lance Moore got in some hot water in New Orleans for saying that Roethlisberger has a lot stronger arm than Drew Brees.

He wasn't being disrespectful to Brees. He was just stating how he felt.

Now, Ryan Clark saying earlier this week that the Washington secondary is the best one that he's played in was a bit disrespectful - especially considering he hasn't played in it yet.

But guys are always going to speak highly of their new situation.

[URL]http://nflfromthesidelines.blogspot.com/[/URL]

It may had been one of the best, but Ryan Clark being on the field will take it down a notch or two

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Brown: Sanders' comments 'terrible'

Updated: July 30, 2014
By Scott Brown | ESPN.com

LATROBE, Pa. -- Pro Bowl wide receiver Antonio Brown and Emmanuel Sanders were teammates for four seasons with the Steelers and remain good friends, but Brown took issue with Sanders calling Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning a "far better leader" than Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger earlier this week.

"That was terrible," Brown said Wednesday. "You don't throw your quarterback under the bus, the guy who makes you who you are."

Roethlisberger and Sanders played together from 2010 to 2013 and the latter signed with the Denver Broncos last March as an unrestricted free agent.

Sanders told 104.3 The Fan Denver on Monday that Manning works tirelessly with the wide receivers after practice and that he doesn't have to "chase down" the five-time NFL MVP to put in extra time together.

Former Steelers running back Jerome Bettis, who played two seasons with Roethlisberger, defended his former quarterback during an appearance on ESPN's "First Take" earlier this week.

"It's not that Ben doesn't lead. He just leads differently than Peyton does," said Bettis, who is an ESPN NFL analyst. "I think [Sanders] misunderstood what leadership is and he misspoke it and I think it was a little bit of a jab. I think if he had a chance he'd take it back."

Brown, who set a Steelers single-season record with 1,499 receiving yards last season, said he hasn't talked to Sanders since his Manning-Roethlisberger comparison.

"Right now I'm just singularly focused on our team, getting better and winning," said Brown, who was drafted by the Steelers in 2010, the same year as Sanders. "When things happen like that ... I don't know. Emmanuel's my guy and I'm sure he feels sorry for those words that he put out."

[URL]http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11286349/antonio-brown-pittsburgh-steelers-rips-emmanuel-sanders-qb-comments[/URL]

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Bettis and Stephen A. Smith thought Sanders was out of bounds for slamming Ben. They thought is was sleazy and unnecessary, especially after all Ben has done for him.

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Pretty unprofessional comment by Sanders.

But then again, Sanders was never that professional to begin with, so...

[NorthCoast]

Bettis and Stephen A. Smith thought Sanders was out of bounds for slamming Ben. They thought is was sleazy and unnecessary, especially after all Ben has done for him.

Herm Edwards, similar comment. Herm: "I think he could have worded things a little differently....."...

[fezziwig]

I'd take Ben over Peyton anytime. The star need to align for Peyton in the skies and on the field for Peyton to win championships. Ben can carry a team on his own shoulders when he has to.

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Peyton needs that extra time to get everyone on the exact same page to be good. BEN DOES NOT!

Ben can lace up his cleats and just go out and play some street ball and find a way to WIN. Peyton's win are well scripted and its why he's always on the sideline looking at pictures. He has to study for his win and what Sanders doesn't realize is that Peyton needs him to stay behind to make Peyton good. (SELFISH if you ask me).

[RuthlessBurgher]

Sanders stands by saying Peyton is a better leader than Ben

Posted by Michael David Smith on August 13, 2014, 10:01 AM EDT

Broncos receiver Emmanuel Sanders ruffled some feathers in Pittsburgh when he said last month that he thinks his new quarterback, Peyton Manning, is a better leader than his old quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger. Ordinarily, when a player’s comments get him in hot water, he quickly backtracks and claims he was misquoted or misunderstood or misconstrued or taken out of context, or he offers a mealy-mouthed apology, if anyone was offended.

So it’s refreshing to hear Sanders stand by what he said.

“I have not one regret. If I said it then I meant it,” Sanders said on NFL Network.

Sanders made clear that he isn’t trying to insult Roethlisberger, but he was asked a question about Manning’s leadership and answered it honestly: In the opinion of Sanders, Manning is a better leader than Roethlisberger, and for that matter a better leader than any other teammate Sanders has ever had.

“It wasn’t meant as disrespect for anyone. I’ve got so much love for everybody over there in Pittsburgh, and they know it — they know me. I didn’t mean any harm,” Sanders said. “It’s just how Peyton is treating everybody out here, I’ve never seen somebody lead the way that he leads. That’s no diss to Ben. That’s just saying that, of every football team that I’ve played on, he’s the best leader I’ve seen. And everyone in the world knows that — when it comes to Peyton Manning, they know that he’s going to study, he’s going to do the right thing, he’s going to be where he’s supposed to be. That was just all meant for Peyton.”

Sanders was criticized by former teammate Antonio Brown, but Sanders said there’s no animosity between himself and his old teammates, even though he hasn’t spoken to them recently.

“I haven’t talked to those guys. A.B. called a couple days ago but I’ve been so busy,” he said. “But A.B. and all those guys, they know that we’re brothers, they know that it’s all good. They know me, they know there are no hard feelings and I have no hard feelings toward them. I play for the Denver Broncos but I’ve still got so much love for Steeler Nation and the Pittsburgh Steelers.”

And with that, Sanders accomplished something rare: He offered a clearheaded, reasonable explanation of his comments, without falling back on the old excuse of claiming he hadn’t said what he said, or claiming he hadn’t meant what he meant.

[URL]http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/08/13/sanders-stands-by-saying-peyton-is-a-better-leader-than-ben/[/URL]

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“I have not one regret. If I said it then I meant it,”

wow, whether you like the guy or not it's nice to hear a player stick by their comment instead of "clarifying"

[skyhawk]

Why is it then, even though there have been many other players to play with Manning the first time not say these kinds of things. Manning's preparation is no secret. But why now, and why when Ben is the subject?

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Why is it then, even though there have been many other players to play with Manning the first time not say these kinds of things. Manning's preparation is no secret. But why now, and why when Ben is the subject?

probably because Sanders is the first Steeler to play for Ben then Manning.

Wes Welker didn't knock Brady when asked... but then again, Ben ain't Brady.

I don't think it matters