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Despite Ian O'Connor's Worst Efforts, Ben Roethlisberger Is Still Better Than Eli Manning
Despite Ian O'Connor's Worst Efforts, Ben Roethlisberger Is Still Better Than Eli Manning
As I was doing my daily browsing of the Internet, searching for videos of cats playing ping-pong and water skiing squirrels, I stumbled upon this article from Ian O'Connor over at Fox Sports titled, "In a do-over, Eli still gets draft nod over Big Ben." My first thought was, "oh crap, not this ...
Eli vs. Ben: The case for Eli
Eli vs. Ben: The case for Eli
bigblueview.com — [ EDITOR'S NOTE: Since 'Blitz' has posted his 'Case for Ben' over on Behind the Steel Curtain... I figured I would also put my 'case for Eli' up here.] Let me start by saying this -- Ben Roethlisberger is a tremendous quarterback, probably one of the ... (more) Eli vs. Ben: The case for Eli
Eli Manning vs. Ben Roethlisberger: The Case For Ben
behindthesteelcurtain.com — Giants fans seem to be tending to other matters this morning, so I'm going to post this... here to see what Steelers fans think of my assessment that Ben might have struggled had he been subjected to the pressures of New York.. The fun debate is ... (more) Eli Manning vs. Ben Roethlisberger: The Case For Ben
FOX Sports on MSN - NFL - In a do-over, Eli still gets draft nod over Big Ben
msn.foxsports.com — In fact, when the Steelers and Giants meet Sunday in Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger will carry the following career... advantages over Manning to the center of the field: More touchdown passes (93 to 85); fewer interceptions (57 to 68); a higher completion ... (more) FOX Sports on MSN - NFL - In a do-over, Eli still gets ...
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ELISHA > little ben (Obviously)
Heels, Sox & Steelers — ... You won't like Dr. Gretz when he's angry.

Class of the ‘04 Tards: Large Benjamin vs. Bitter Elisha. WHO YA GOT?
Kissing Suzy Kolber — ... . Since then, each has picked up his own piece of hardware (and by that, I don’t mean the metal plate in Ben’s head) and has for the most part shed his once reductive reputation (Ben: He’s a game manager! Eli: He fucking sucks!). Will this game finally settle who was the class of that draft? I’m a Steelers fan and even I don’t give a shit. But maybe you do. So, WHO YA GOT? ...

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