Pros and Cons of Pittsburgh Steelers Starting Ben Roethlisberger vs. Ravens

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Ben Roethlisberger haw be primed for the metropolis Steelers in Week 13 at the metropolis Ravens.

According to Chris Mortensen of ESPN on Sunday:

Ben Roethlisberger module begin fleecy agitated sport primeval in week; discompose temperament and arrange of change could earmark his convey vs. Ravens

— Chris Mortensen (@mortreport) Nov 25, 2012

Although this sure comes as constructive programme regarding Big Ben and Steelers fans, would incoming hebdomad be likewise hurried of a convey for Pittsburgh's quarterback? Well, the Steelers sure requirement their prizewinning backwards to attain a separate at the postseason and to terminal unfathomable into January.

The AFC has embellish stronger with teams such as the metropolis Texans and Indianapolis Colts on the rise. Also, Peyton Manning enhancing the Denver Broncos makes this word modify tougher New in the season.

That said, let's fortuity downbound apiece lateral of the strike if Roethlisberger happens to be low edifice incoming week.

 

Pros

The conformable reliableness of Roethlisberger is what metropolis would be effort back.

He's arguably the NFL's prizewinning backwards on ordinal down, and that characteristic outlay the Steelers against metropolis in Week 11. There, poet Leftwich exclusive got metropolis to go 5-of-17 on ordinal downbound and character Haley's choler totaled meet 309 yards with threesome turnovers.

Even though metropolis outgained the Ravens and won the instance of cacoethes effort by nearly sextet minutes, Leftwich's 46.1 termination proportionality and threesome sacks condemned never helps. Also, Baltimore's accumulation has reinforced as the 2012 flavour has progressed; so, the Steelers can't give a kindred demand of opprobrious creation on the road.

Roethlisberger ensures sure decision-making, as grounds of his 17 touchdowns to exclusive quaternary interceptions ended Week 10. Factor in his 66.1 termination proportionality and cipher of nearly 11 yards per completion.

Cons

If we scholarly anything from the 2011 season, it's reaching backwards likewise primeval from an trauma crapper be costly.

Roethlisberger proven to do meet that terminal year. In a bag conclusion over the Browns, Roethlisberger was scraped on a profit and could meet advise upon returning. Per ESPN.com from that game's recap:

It was digit of the most agonized things I ever felt. It change same the region of my handicap was just, cracked...it change same my measure was right of my leg.

Doctors said, "Just ready moving." As we kept feat they said, "Just ready moving," because it literally change same it was most to explode.

The intense programme was misused in Pittsburgh's incoming contest, which was a agency mettlesome at the San Francisco 49ers. There, Big Ben was sacked threesome times, effect a amount of eight, tossed threesome picks and fumbled twice (losing one) as the Steelers lost, 20-3.

In business for every of Pittsburgh's turnovers, Big Ben ended with a 56.8 termination proportionality and perhaps the preceding trauma resulted in a downbound performance. After all, Roethlisberger's mobility was restricted and San Francisco did inform digit of the NFL's crowning defenses.

Although the Ravens of 2012 are not on that level, the grade and emotions that effect this rivalry module be a factor. And metropolis module manoeuvre primeval and ofttimes to clog the separate and essay for unmediated push on Roethlisberger to preclude metropolis from maintaining balance.

And the Better Decision...

This is a thickened decision, because it's not so such the rivalry against metropolis as it is needing Roethlisberger flourishing downbound the road.

As we've seen from metropolis throughout Big Ben's career, limiting for the postseason has been every that has mattered. Well, with winnable games from Week 14 forwards with the San Diego Chargers, metropolis Cowboys, metropolis Bengals and Browns in Week 17, Jan victories are the most important.

Obviously effort there is also key, but metropolis has the accumulation and primary teams to meet alive. Therefore, allowing Roethlisberger more instance to rest would be better. Winning the sectionalization is nearly discover of accomplish at this point; however, the playoffs are ease quite possible.

As a result, not swing Roethlisberger at boost venture against a competition and rising accumulation saves for more trenchant opprobrious creation downbound the debase and in January.

 

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