So, suddenly a quarterback is responsible for dropped passes? What is truly head scratching is how the article almost contradicts itself, talking about how Roethlisberger was let down too often. Roethlisberger played some of the best football of his career in the first half of the season, but the bottom dropped out down the stretch. A disappearing running game didn’t help either.

Parr: Steelers receivers let Big Ben down far too often: His 48 dropped passes in the regular season were 15 more than any other QB was troubled with, per Next Gen Stats. Individual Rank: Bhanpuri: 20 | Blair: 20 | Filice: 21 | Parr: 19Ģ020 stats: 16 games | 66.0 pct | 4,304 pass yds | 6.4 ypa | 37 pass TD | 14 INT | 11 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 1 fumble lost To be fair, see their reasoning behind Roethlisberger ranking where he does: However, it is difficult for me to understand how a quarterback who threw 33 touchdowns and just 10 interceptions in the regular season can somehow rank 20th in these rankings. This is a Steelers website, and I am a fan of Ben Roethlisberger just like many of you reading this article.

This was certainly the case with the latest NFL.com article ranking the 59 starting quarterbacks from the 2020 regular season.īefore going any further, know I am biased. With the only news typically coming to light being negative news, people rely on things like rankings to help get them through the dog days of summer.īut even though some lean on different types of rankings to keep the needle moving, it doesn’t excuse those writing said rankings for really bad takes. The offseason is tough for NFL media outlets, including the site you are currently reading.

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