Steelers OL, only NFL team

[frankthetank1]

Re: Steelers OL, only NFL team

Everyone wants to lay this on Ben "taking" sacks. How many sacks does he avoid because he's so freaking hard to tackle? That 50 number could be MUCH higher. Think about it a second, how many fast blitz types fail to bring Ben down after they've smoked one of our Olinemen? There are so many times when Ben makes a guy who has a straight shot at him either miss completely or he shakes him off. Then we all sit back and say, wow, that's vintage Big Ben. The point though is that there are still a lot of blown assignments or Olinemen who are flat out getting beaten routinely. I'm not saying that they don't occasionally play a good game, but they are hardly a dominant unit.

I used to think that.. but then I watched the other OL's who were said to be the best and they blew assignments too.. but most QB's aren't Ben's size and prefer to throw it away.

Ben guy could easily be a 25 sack guy if he was a Brady/Manning/Warner type... but he isn't. Most QB's throw the ball or move when a DB is running at them but Ben just brushes them off. Dude is huge but lately players have smartened up and grabbed his arm.

yeah but how well does brady, manning or warner handle pressure? those are three great qb's that can easily be beat by getting pressure on them. thats why we beat the colts in 2005 and thats why brady looked like trash yesterday. those guys fold just as easily as the scrub qb's in nfl if you pressure them. thats what makes ben so good, his style of play makes it so hard to bring him down and it makes it even harder for a secondary to have to cover for 8+ seconds.