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As reported by John Clayton, Ben Roethlisberger has signed an extension with the Pittsburgh Steelers that’ll make the two-time Super Bowl champion quarterback a Steeler for perhaps the remainder of Roethlisberger’s career.
Try to name five organizations that are more competently run than the Steelers. The only franchises that come close, in my opinion, are the New England Patriots, the Seattle Seahawks, the Green Bay Packers and the Indianapolis Colts. Think about that for a second, there are arguably only four other franchises in the Steelers’ realm of consistency, which puts the chances of being drafted by such an organization at just 15.6 percent. So why would someone such as Roethlisberger even entertain the idea of leaving?
Pittsburgh’s relationship with Roethlisberger is pleasantly symbiotic. Pittsburgh provides their franchise QB with weapons — from Jerome Bettis to Le’Veon Bell and Hines Ward to Antonio Brown — and Roethlisberger delivers. Over Roethlisberger’s 11-year career the Pittsburgh quarterback has appeared in the playoffs seven times, finished with a QB rating above 90 in nine seasons, and made arguably the greatest throw in Super Bowl history when connecting with Santonio Holmes to seal Super Bowl XLIII.
The Steelers are big on consistency, and are big on Big Ben, otherwise Pittsburgh wouldn’t have so highly-prioritized this signing. In an offseason filled with so many high-priced, terrible-value acquisitions, it’s good to check back in on how a responsible franchise runs things from time to time.
Jerry Landry is a writer for www.RantSports.com. Follow Jerry on Twitter at @Jerry2Landry, “Like” him on Facebook or add him on Google.
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