Ben Roethlisberger has two Super Bowl rings, one more than Peyton Manning, and one less than Tom “Terrific” Brady; Ben Roethlisberger is the youngest quarterback to win a Super Bowl, beating the record previously held by Brady; Ben Roethlisberger has never lost a Super Bowl (both Manning and Brady have a loss); Ben Roethlisberger is one game away from leading the Pittsburgh Steelers to their third Super Bowl in six years; however, he does not receive the same respect as Brady, Manning, or for that matter, Drew Brees.
So, why if his accomplishments are as good as they are, does he not receive the same respect?
- Statistically speaking, Roethlisberger does not put up the same numbers as Brady/Manning, Pittsburgh is a grind-it-out type of team that can pound the ball when necessary.
- Roethlisberger's fundamentals are not as fluent or pretty as Brady/Manning.
- In addition, his decision making, in recent years, off-the-field, has landed him in some hot water (something neither Brady nor Manning has ever faced).
Brady, Manning, Brees, and Roethlisberger all have at least one ring, and while they all have reached the top of their profession, they are not all viewed as equal.
When the Pittsburgh Steelers come up in conversation, one of the first things brought up is there tireless defense, along with their power-running game; and although their running game and defense has won many games for them; remember, it was a Roethlisberger to Holmes pass that won their last Super Bowl, not the Steelers' Counter 34 Pike run-play that won it.
So while Roethlisberger's arm motion, release, and off-the-field actions may be ugly, he is one game away from having the opportunity of winning his 3rd Super Bowl, which would make him dead-even with the already guaranteed Hall-of-Famer, Tom Brady.
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