Offensive rookie of the year...

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MTK
01-05-2005, 01:56 PM
No surprise here, big Ben was the unanimous choice.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1959530

TheMalcolmConnection
01-05-2005, 02:17 PM
No surprise to me either...

HOWEVER...

I know I'll catch some flak for this one, but I also feel that "Big Ben" was also one of the most overrated players in the game. It's easy to say this about anyone, but looking at his supporting cast and how many yards Bettis ran for nearly each game, it's tough to not be at least half-decent on a team like that.

Don't get me wrong, he's a great quarterback, but I wouldn't necessarily think he is the second coming of Terry Bradshaw as so many Steelers fans think he is.

In my opinion, the games I did watch him play in, his passes were fairly inaccurate, especially when pressure is in his face.

Then again, I could be talking about the game when he played the Redskins and how easy would anyone have it with our beast defense throwing blitzes at them.

Too bad someone else couldn't have bested "Big Ben" in the voting, but in the end I feel like it was out of lack of competition to give it to him, rather than him actually earning it.

sportscurmudgeon
01-05-2005, 02:18 PM
OK, Matty. Who do you think is the runner-up offensive rookie of the year since Roethlisberger was such an obvious winner?

Antonio Gates?

irish
01-05-2005, 02:21 PM
What QB isnt inaccurate when the pressure is in his face? Big Ben's biggest strength is that he does not make stupid mistakes. Hopefully PR will learn how to do that.

The same steeler team went nowhere last year without BR. The Tommy Gun Maddox made a million mistakes that killed the team, BR did not make those mistakes and the steelerrs are looking at winning the bowl.

TheMalcolmConnection
01-05-2005, 02:24 PM
I think PR will learn and honestly will be a much better quarterback then Ben.

Like I said, I'm not saying he's not good, I'm just saying that I just kind of wish he didn't win it.

And honestly, there are lots of quarterbacks who are quite accurate with people in their face, those are the ones who pick up the blitz and hit the quick out/slant.

Ramsey was doing a lot of that towards of the end of this season. Thank God he's finally learned how to side step a rush and get the ball out in a hurry.

irish
01-05-2005, 03:30 PM
It took less than 15 games for BR to be a better qb than PR. PR may be better at somepoint in the future but he is already playing catch-up to a rookie.

Duffman003
01-05-2005, 03:58 PM
Ben R(whatever) has a much better O-line, wide reciever set, and pounding backs who force the safties up. Also the tight end for San Diego, Antonio Gates, is a sophomore.

BIGREDSKINFAN63
01-05-2005, 04:27 PM
big ben is the best qb to come out in a while though.the guy is the real deal.if manning had not thrown 49 td passes this year,big ben would be close to being league mvp.

MTK
01-05-2005, 04:29 PM
When you go 13-0 as a starter, it's awfully hard to ignore that. He definitely has an ideal situation there in Pitt, a great team around him and a great staff. Still, 13-0 is 13-0.

My runner-up? Chris Cooley! ;)

BIGREDSKINFAN63
01-05-2005, 04:32 PM
other than larry brown,have the redskins ever had a rookie of the year on either side of the ball?maybe darrell green or art monk?help me out here guys.

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