Ben Roethlisberger has officially announced his retirement. 18 seasons, 3 Super Bowl appearances, two titles. In 2006, he became the youngest QB to win a Super Bowl.
Probably a shoo-in for the Hall of Fame.
I’d be shocked if he didn’t get in.
I’m glad for his sake and for his team he decided to bow out. Although the team managed to have a reasonably successful season its obvious his skills are rapidly declining. It was like looking at Namath getting beaten up at the end of career while being completely immobile in the pocket.
Clearly diminished, but he was not the Steelers’ main problem the last year or two. Ever since 2012 they’ve not felt any need to invest in the O-line until at least Day 2 of the draft. They seemed to expect that Big Ben would just do his Big Ben thing and the O-line was allowed to age without adding any viable depth.
Yeah if you’re going to have a pillbox for a QB you need to protect him.
The Onion weighs in.
Unfortunately, I think you’re right. I wish rape was a disqualifier, but it doesn’t seem to be. As with Kobe Bryant, there will be a few lone voices of dissent, but most people are all too willing to sweep it under the rug.
I do not personally care for Ben. He seemed whiny and full of excuses often, and of course the rape allegations are a dark mark against him (I don’t know the truth about them but I don’t dismiss them). On the field, though, he accomplished a lot and that’s going to get him into the Hall of Fame.