Ben Roethlisberger throws record 12 touchdowns in 2 games 

Eli had the two best SB performances, but clearly Ben was the best overall QB of that class. Ben is also the only QB to ever be the #6 seed and beat the 1, 2 & 3 team on the road to win a SB. If I had to take one of the three from the 2004 class it would be Ben. Easy call.

Easily, no doubt

Outside of Peyton and Brady he was the greatest QB of the any draft in the 2000’s

Eli #1 in that draft for a reason go Big Blue but respect to Big Ben he a legend in Steel City💯

Obviously so. Ben is the only Hall of Famer in that draft class. Probably should deserve a spot on the top 10 all time list too. Ben is 5th all time in passing yards, 8th all time in passing touchdowns, 5th all time in wins, T2nd all time for game winning drives, 3rd all time in 4th quarter comebacks, 8 time AFC north champ, 3 time AFC conference champ, 2 time superbowl champ. Also never had a season below .500. Plus the ONLY quarterback to ever have two back to back 6TD games. Last one is kinda esoteric, but a nice cherry on top, lol. Dude was at least top 10 in every important category for a quarterback, if not higher.

Agreed 100%. I can’t think of anyone who ever had a better pump fake than Ben. Mind-blowing that he could go through such a full throwing motion, hang on, reload, and fire the ball. It was there from day one. He was doing it as a rookie.

You need big, strong hands to pump fake like that...remember Ben's, because you won't see them from Kenny Pickett

Phil was in disbelief.

100% believe that getting knocked out by Burfict in the playoffs broke something in his brain. He was weird before, but he went nuts after that.

Agreed, Ben in his prime was phenomenal. Truly one of a kind.

I agree Ben had uncanny escapeability for a qb of his size. For those who were lucky enough to see him play in his prime , I say you are missed. We love # 7 and can't wait to see you in Canton. PS4L

Sucks all the newer nfl fans first impression was the worst part of his career. Bens break sack ability and nasty pump fakes. Timeless great

@@verdations531 the thing is, it takes nothing to go watch an old game or highlights of him playing. People are just content with seeing the current version of a player and calling them bad and saying they suck.

@@td4244 agreed man

WHAAAAAT

True, this team was loaded with offensive talent. They were fun to watch, weren't they?

Polamalu*

Why Doesn't Everybody get this? From Coach Noll, to Cowher, to Tomlin.....Steelers ALWAYS at least in the Playoffs.....just a Solid TEAM playing Tough Football in a Really Tough Division.....and Always Draft Players who Shine, and most of the time.....even for other Teams. Steelers never rebuild......they just Reload!

Yeah, AB in his prime was SO friggin' good. It's a shame how it ended with him in Pittsburgh. Very bizarre.

@@mcmillenandwife It's a shame how it ended with him in the league. He just lost his mind.

Loved him early on. To me, his most memorable catch is still the helmet catch in the 2010 Divisional playoff game vs. Baltimore. He was remarkable in his prime and the connection he and Ben had was undeniable, but I'm ambivalent about Brown because he became a distraction and (IMO) a locker room cancer as his career progressed. Also, with the exception of a couple of games, he was pretty pedestrian in the postseason.

@@mcmillenandwife yes that's true. We all thought he had his head on straight all those years because of his work ethic... That went south very quickly although Ben calling him out on a play that wasn't his fault precipitated his downfall. Funny though, both he and Bell have a Superbowl ring so perhaps they got the last laugh?

I wasn't a Haley fan, but he was a GENIUS compared to Canada.

I agree, this was the pinnacle of Ben's career, although I think Ben was great (albeit unpolished) from the moment he first took the field.

You're probably not old enough to remember how bad Terry Bradshaw was in his first few years and he ended up pretty good. LOL I'm not saying Pickett will be that good but you never know. Time will tell. 🙂

@@Straydogger I remember Bradshaw battling Gilliam for the starting job. I've been a Steelers fan since 1975. I've been watching them since 73 or 74. I reckon that I'm old enough.

It’s like they’re playing a different game, isn’t it?

It was. I'd take these guys, though: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-W3ysxgtokfo.html

Agreed, that 2017 Jacksonville loss ranks among one of the most disappointing ever for me. Hard to believe the Steelers didn't come away with at least one more championship with all that firepower on offense.

Steelers/Ravens during the Ben era was the best matchup in football. Period. There have been a few blowouts in there, but most were settled in the final minutes by a kick or a last-second TD. 👍🏻

@@mcmillenandwife Agreed. ofther than a few, those games came to 3-5 points, and yeah, a last minute TD or Fieldgoal. And every one feeling sore the next day. But in the game showed here, none of those players mentioned were still playing at that point. Most of them left in 2012. No way Ben would have put up 6td's against that Defense a few years before.

@@wraith1117 In 2007 vs those 2 guys Big Ben threw 5 TDP & passed for a perfect rating in a 35-7 win. I doubt they would have made that much of a difference & Suggs played in both games. BTW, going into the Indy game the Colts were the topped ranked defense in the NFL.

WTF are you talking about???

Look it up Sailor,

Yes! It may be a week or two. I haven’t converted them from VHS yet, so I’ll have to dig ‘em out, convert ‘em and upload ‘em, but I’d be glad to do it.

Hey, just a heads up, I finally found the tape with those two '96 Dallas games on it. Stay tuned!

Blame the bengals

Yep.

@Jose Hernandez when?

@Jose Hernandez I thought you said Brady had a bad secondary as an excuse I read it too fast.

@Jose Hernandez yeah if we had a good secondary and no Brady at least one short bowl appearance since I don’t think they would beat Atlanta or Philly in 16 or 17. Maybe Carolina in 15

@@wraith1117 ben was a great qb. Anybody who says differently and wouldn't have wanted him on their team is either lying or an idiot. Excluding say the Patriots. But by and large every other team in the league who never makes the playoffs perennial losers would love to have him on their team

Definite wasted potential. ☹️

100 percent if AB stayed with the steelers him and ben would have broken a lot of records

Well... for these two weeks, he was. His effectiveness declined quickly.

😂 Hamburglar unis.

Age and Matt Canada. 😪

Antonio… is that you? 😁 AB was great for fantasy points during the regular season. He had some truly amazing moments. But he mostly disappeared during the postseason. He’s only the 4th best Steeler WR IMO, never mind all that GOAT talk.

@@mcmillenandwife he didn’t disappear in the postseason??? The jags game he had 100 yards two tds, dolphins game he had 2 tds, chiefs game he had 100 yards, bengals game he had close to 100 yards

@@tuba1379 AB was GREAT in the Miami game. But IMO, it was the only time he showed up start-to-finish in the playoffs as a Steeler. He scored in only 2 of 10 postseason games with Pittsburgh: twice vs Miami, and twice in a humiliating loss to the Jags in which the Steelers never really threatened. Padded stats don't impress me; meaningful plays do. Much of AB's production came in garbage time. Unlike Swann, Stallworth and Ward -- all of whom elevated their performance in the playoffs -- AB underachieved, producing significantly BELOW his regular season standard. So while I agree that AB was a truly great regular season WR, he wilted in the postseason.

@@mcmillenandwife what do you mean he was phenomenal in the jaguars game he had 100 yards and a td

Hopefully, getting free from Matt Canada's evil clutches will help Pickett. It was impossible to fairly evaluate him while he was stuck in Canada's steaming pile of an offensive scheme.

@@mcmillenandwife it won't trust me. Kenny isn't it . He doesn't have it . By the end of the year you'll be tired of him too

@@thomas2811 Yeah, I don’t think KP is the answer. Average at best IMO. That said… the kid deserves and chance without Canada. I hope he proves us wrong.

Age and poor health caught up to him

Age and the team is not like this anymore

Didn’t tear his elbow in half in 2019? Might be it

@@montyking2620 yup tore three elbow ligaments in his elbow

Throwing elbow

HOF is a BOLD statement… but I agree with the sentiment. He could’ve been SO much more than he was. As you said, what a waste of talent. 😑

Hamburgler uni’s. 😂

I would take Ben, for sure. 👍🏻