With all the focus on New England Patriot's quarterback, Tom Brady and his season-ending knee injury, no one has thought of who will now fill his spot as the #1 QB in the NFL - except for Ron Cook, that is.
Cook posted a piece today which talks about placing the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, into that esteemed position and how Roethlisberger could easily have been in Brady's position on Sunday (after taking a hit to the knee from Texans defensive tackle Amobi Okoye towards the end of the first half). The hit looked bad enough to have us all thinking, "oh no" and Cook thinking that the season could be over. However, Ben was back in the second half looking as good as ever and able to lead the Steelers to another touchdown drive that put all our minds at ease.
With the exception of the hit he took from Okoye and 2 others from Texans defensive end Mario Williams, the offensive line looked better than expected but as good as Roethlisberger had said they would be / are. I'm sure I'm not the only one surprised by this fact. Although it felt good to have them prove me (and everyone else) wrong!
Cook posted a piece today which talks about placing the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, into that esteemed position and how Roethlisberger could easily have been in Brady's position on Sunday (after taking a hit to the knee from Texans defensive tackle Amobi Okoye towards the end of the first half). The hit looked bad enough to have us all thinking, "oh no" and Cook thinking that the season could be over. However, Ben was back in the second half looking as good as ever and able to lead the Steelers to another touchdown drive that put all our minds at ease.
With the exception of the hit he took from Okoye and 2 others from Texans defensive end Mario Williams, the offensive line looked better than expected but as good as Roethlisberger had said they would be / are. I'm sure I'm not the only one surprised by this fact. Although it felt good to have them prove me (and everyone else) wrong!
"I'm excited for those guys so they can silence the critics who are talking bad about them," Roethlisberger said during training camp. "I have all the faith in the world that they'll protect me."
Cook goes on to say that he's excited to think how good Ben can be if he stays healthy this season and giving reasons as to why he thinks Roethlisberger can easily move into the position of "NFL's brightest star" with Brady out of the picture.
This is definitely a good start to a great season. So great that it could lead us to another Super Bowl Championship? Let's not get ahead of ourselves and take it one game at a time, but if the first game is any indication then there's a good possibility!
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