![]() So who would you want under center in a must-win game: Roethlisberger or Manning?īattling back for the NFC East, here is much of Mosley's retort. If you take away his Super Bowl run following the 2007 season, Manning is 0-3 in the postseason. If you gave Roethlisberger the best offensive line in football and two 1,000-yard rushers, there is no telling the damage the Steelers could do with Roethlisberger under center. Meanwhile Roethlisberger has one of the NFL's worst offensive lines and no 1,000-yard rusher in 2008, yet found a way to win Super Bowl XLIII. Elite protection and an elite running game what more can a quarterback want? Manning has the best offensive line in football and two 1,000-yard rushers last season in Brandon Jacobs and former Giant Derrick Ward. ![]() Roethlisberger is doing just fine without him.Īnd forget the argument that Manning does more with less. In fact, Manning would've never won his lone Super Bowl title without Burress. The "Plax factor" cannot be ignored in this debate. Yet Roethlisberger thrives and Manning crumbles. It's two quarterbacks put in a similar scenario. Burress exits New York and the sky falls on Manning and he's never the same quarterback. Burress leaves the Steelers and Roethlisberger becomes an even better player, winning a pair of Super Bowls including one immediately after Burress bolts Pittsburgh in 2005. Speaking of the Giants, let's discuss the Plaxico Burress factor. I find it interesting that the Giants haven't displayed the same level of confidence up to this point in their franchise quarterback. By the way, the Steelers already gave Roethlisberger a $100-plus million contract, because they knew early that Roethlisberger was the real deal. ĭealing in facts, Roethlisberger won 15 games as a rookie, including playoffs, and won his first Super Bowl in his second season. Roethlisberger has a higher completion percentage (62.4 to Manning's 55.9), more touchdowns (101 to 98), fewer interceptions (69 to 74), more victories (51 to 42) and a much better career passer rating (89.4 to 76.1) than Manning.ĭid I mention Roethlisberger has twice as many championships?. Representing the AFC North, here is part of Walker's argument for Big Ben. Another summer day where I don't have to knock myself out figuring out what to write about. That's precisely what ESPN football bloggers Matt Mosley and James Walker did the other day. It's cool with me, though, if other people want to argue about it. Both have shown they can win the big prize, and that should be good enough for everybody. Steeler fans should be thrilled about having Big Ben taking snaps for their team. ![]() I'm thrilled with having Manning at the helm of the Giants. Personally, I think they are both terrific. I have done it before, and I don't want to rehash my thoughts. In all honesty, I'm not going to argue about which guy is better. That leads me to Giants' quarterback Eli Manning and Steelers' quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. That means it must be time to recycle old arguments. It's summer, and there isn't any real football news to talk about.
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