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Ben Roethlisberger: Isn't the Pittsburgh Steelers QB Better Than Aaron Rodgers?

Andrew McClellanJan 24, 2011

After how well he has played over the last few weeks, I understand why Aaron Rodgers has gotten so much praise. He's led the sixth seed Packers to the Super Bowl, taking down the NFC's first, second, and third seeds in the process. Week after week, he carves up opponents' defenses with a supporting cast that consists in large part of backups. He has been beating teams with not only perfect passes, but scrambles that put Michael Vick to shame, and Rodgers has done it all without a hint of cockiness. But even with all that, how can we seriously consider Aaron Rodgers to be better than Ben Roethlisberger?

I've never understood it, but it seems to me like Roethlisberger has always been overlooked when we rank the NFL's top quarterbacks. The list usually goes like this:

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1. Brady

2. Manning

3. Brees

4. Either Rivers, Rodgers, Schaub, or any other young quarterback with impressive stats.

Aaron Rodgers has been moving into the top tier of quarterbacks during the last few months, but why not Roethlisberger. He has more Super Bowl rings than Brees or Manning, and he's just one game away from matching Brady at three. His come-from-behind heroics are more impressive than anything Peyton Manning has done, and he's been winning playoff games a lot longer than Drew Brees has.

I guess I'm just thinking out loud, but does anyone else agree with me? His playing style isn't very flashy, but at the end of the day, it's Roethlisberger who usually comes out on top.

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