Published 6/18/2009
by Jake Cole
at Bleacher Report - NFL
When Ben Roethlisberger was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2004 draft, expectations were extremely high. By all means, Ben has reached the expectations 220 percent.
Ben was drafted 11th overall, behind Eli Manning (No. 1) and Philip Rivers (No. 4). Ben has been better than both of those quarterbacks in almost ever category.
The problem with Ben Roethlisberger is his inconsistency on and off of the field. Starting back in 2004 when he first started to play, he was unstoppable and did not lose a regular-season game. When the playoffs came around, he turned into a dud. Easily, you could say the Pittsburgh Steelers didn't lose to New England, Big Ben did.
In 2005, Ben started the season off strong, until he had his knee injury. He came back after a few games, then re-injured his knee. During that time, his play was up and down like a roller coaster. When Ben's team needed him most at the end of the season, he was there winning his five final regular-season games.
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