Former NFL RB LeSean McCoy rips Steelers legend Ben Roethlisberger for lack of success

Earlier in the week, former Pittsburgh Steelersquarterback Ben Roethlisberger offered up an interesting comparison between quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes. Roethlisberger said that prime Aaron Rodgers was better than current Patrick Mahomes is. Not the most controversial opinion but it definitely got former NFL running back LeSean McCoy stirred up.

McCoy decided to vent about Roethlisberger and his hot take on the FS1 show, The Facility. According to McCoy, “Big Ben hates.” McCoy noted that in 18 NFL seasons, Roethlisberger was never named an All-Pro and was never once in his career considered the best or even second-best quarterback in the NFL.

Both of these are fair points. Roethlisberger was never a big statistical quarterback in his career. He only led the NFL in passing yards twice, and unfortunately, when you shared the league with guys like Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, and Drew Brees, among others, you couldn’t get much traction from the national media when your team wins but you don’t put up huge numbers.

But what Roethlisberger did was win. And elevate the play of his teammates. Roethlisberger was 165-81-1 as a starter in 18 years and led the Steelers to two Super Bowl championships. McCoy also has two Super Bowl titles, both late in his career when he was largely a backup and just moving from team to team. If I want an opinion on a quarterback, I’m taking Roethlisberger over McCoy every time.

This article originally appeared on Steelers Wire: Former NFL RB LeSean McCoy rips Steelers legend Ben Roethlisberger for lack of success

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