Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Ben leads Steelers as NFL's best active team
En route to almost certain victory in the Super Bowl, the Steelers illustrated first of all last Sunday - when they conquered Denver, 34-17 - the value of a good quarterback. For, without Roethlisberger, they're just another good football team in the AFC.
Big Ben transforms the Steelers into champions - do-everything champions who play sound defense, run the ball with passion, and thro
w with brilliance. Passing brilliance is something new for their leader, Bill Cowher, who has coached Pittsburgh for 12 years while always falling short of Super Bowl championships.
Roethlisberger, who at 6 feet 7 is bigger than most linebackers, has a knack for doing everything that any football team could expect of a quarterback. In Denver, he seemed almost equally adept as a pocket passer and as a scrambler, Big Ben transforms Steel Curtain as NFL's best active team
