Sums it up very nicely. Sanders is not garbage nor is he all that great. He is a serviceable receiver and we will replace him this year. Manny will turn into many that are no longer here and not missed.
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Sums it up very nicely. Sanders is not garbage nor is he all that great. He is a serviceable receiver and we will replace him this year. Manny will turn into many that are no longer here and not missed.
Fool, he's not eligible until he's been retired for 5 years. AND he had 1 TD too.
Chris Bradford (@BCTBradford) tweeted at 0:02 PM on Wed, Jul 30, 2014:
Antonio Brown says what Sanders said was "terrible" and that he threw Ben "under the bus" #steelers
(https://twitter.com/BCTBradford/status/494513476719480833)
Antonio Brown says what Sanders said was "terrible" and that he threw Ben "under the bus" #steelers
(https://twitter.com/BCTBradford/status/494513476719480833)
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I'll always remember Ben thanking and congratulating his Olinemen (yeah, that bunch of mediocre guys) in his speech after the last SuperBowl victory, if that ain't leadership and unselfishness ...
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Didn't Ben vacation with his linemen this offseason? May not have been extra time on the practice field, but that kind of stuff goes a long way with team building.
http://m.espn.go.com/general/blogs/blogpost?blogname=pittsburgh-steelers&id=8209
A puzzling interpretation of leadership
By Scott Brown | August 14, 2014 4:30:59 PM PDT
LATROBE, Pa. -- Broncos wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders was always one of the better interviews during the four seasons he spent with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He almost always gave thoughtful and honest answers, and I don’t want to bash him for his unvarnished take on Peyton Manning's leadership compared to that of Ben Roethlisberger.
Too often we, as in the media, complain that the players and teams we cover give responses to our questions that are as canned as they are clichéd. And then we club them over the head with their words if they ignite a controversy.
What I can’t reconcile with Sanders’ assertion that Manning is a "far better leader" than Roethlisberger is a scene inside a silent visiting locker room at M&T Bank Stadium late last November.
The Steelers had just suffered a crushing 22-20 loss to the Ravens after rallying back from a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit. They should have tied the game late when Roethlisberger put a two-point conversion pass right on Sanders' hands.
Sanders dropped the ball, bringing to a screeching halt the three-game winning steak and momentum that the Steelers had taken into the game on Thanksgiving night.
Inside the Steelers’ locker room, just after the scab had been ripped off a team that had started the season 0-4, Roethlisberger put his arm around his crestfallen teammate and talked into the earhole of Sanders’ helmet.
A little later Roethlisberger offered similar encouraging words when he spoke to reporters about Sanders -- as well as an endorsement of a wide receiver whose next 100-yard game will be his first in the NFL.
If what Roethlisberger did in that locker room when emotions were still so raw isn’t leadership, I don’t know what is. And I keep flashing back to that scene with Sanders standing by what he said on a Denver radio station a couple of weeks ago.
I applaud Sanders for owning his comments and not playing the taken-out-of-context card.
But he is off base and not just because Roethlisberger was one of his biggest supporters when the two were teammates.
Sure, Roethlisberger doesn’t throw to his wide receivers after practice as much as Manning does but one of Manning's hallmarks is his obsessive attention to detail. How many quarterbacks wouldn’t suffer in comparison to Manning when looking solely at the extra work they put in with their wide receivers?
Also, Sanders apparently hasn’t kept up with what has been going on with the Steelers since he signed with the Broncos.
Roethlisberger has never been more engaged with his wide receivers, and he has been their coach as much as their quarterback at training camp.
This is clearly his offense.
And his team.
Sanders doesn’t owe Roethlisberger an apology even though former Steelers running back Jerome Bettis was spot on when he said there are different kinds of leadership.
Sanders truly believes what he said and he has a right to his opinion.
He does owe his former quarterback a phone call if only so Roethlisberger can ask a simple question: Why take shot at a former teammate who picked up Sanders during one of his lowest moments as a professional?
A puzzling interpretation of leadership
By Scott Brown | August 14, 2014 4:30:59 PM PDT
LATROBE, Pa. -- Broncos wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders was always one of the better interviews during the four seasons he spent with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He almost always gave thoughtful and honest answers, and I don’t want to bash him for his unvarnished take on Peyton Manning's leadership compared to that of Ben Roethlisberger.
Too often we, as in the media, complain that the players and teams we cover give responses to our questions that are as canned as they are clichéd. And then we club them over the head with their words if they ignite a controversy.
What I can’t reconcile with Sanders’ assertion that Manning is a "far better leader" than Roethlisberger is a scene inside a silent visiting locker room at M&T Bank Stadium late last November.
The Steelers had just suffered a crushing 22-20 loss to the Ravens after rallying back from a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit. They should have tied the game late when Roethlisberger put a two-point conversion pass right on Sanders' hands.
Sanders dropped the ball, bringing to a screeching halt the three-game winning steak and momentum that the Steelers had taken into the game on Thanksgiving night.
Inside the Steelers’ locker room, just after the scab had been ripped off a team that had started the season 0-4, Roethlisberger put his arm around his crestfallen teammate and talked into the earhole of Sanders’ helmet.
A little later Roethlisberger offered similar encouraging words when he spoke to reporters about Sanders -- as well as an endorsement of a wide receiver whose next 100-yard game will be his first in the NFL.
If what Roethlisberger did in that locker room when emotions were still so raw isn’t leadership, I don’t know what is. And I keep flashing back to that scene with Sanders standing by what he said on a Denver radio station a couple of weeks ago.
I applaud Sanders for owning his comments and not playing the taken-out-of-context card.
But he is off base and not just because Roethlisberger was one of his biggest supporters when the two were teammates.
Sure, Roethlisberger doesn’t throw to his wide receivers after practice as much as Manning does but one of Manning's hallmarks is his obsessive attention to detail. How many quarterbacks wouldn’t suffer in comparison to Manning when looking solely at the extra work they put in with their wide receivers?
Also, Sanders apparently hasn’t kept up with what has been going on with the Steelers since he signed with the Broncos.
Roethlisberger has never been more engaged with his wide receivers, and he has been their coach as much as their quarterback at training camp.
This is clearly his offense.
And his team.
Sanders doesn’t owe Roethlisberger an apology even though former Steelers running back Jerome Bettis was spot on when he said there are different kinds of leadership.
Sanders truly believes what he said and he has a right to his opinion.
He does owe his former quarterback a phone call if only so Roethlisberger can ask a simple question: Why take shot at a former teammate who picked up Sanders during one of his lowest moments as a professional?
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GREAT READ & thank you. A lot of people don't see this side of Ben R., including the media. Thats why I feel is a bit under rated. I hear about these little things, that make a person strong. Its the little things, that add up to BIG. Rothlesburger is a leader, both on and off. This will be his year, his offense, hit team.
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Sorry I didnt add my opinion smh.
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It's like the Super Bowl win vs the Cards. Everyone remembers the winning grab that Holmes caught and the perfect throw between three defenders. What people forget is the play that proceeded it was another perfect throw that hit Holmes in the hands and was dropped. Holmes came back to the huddle with his head hung low and every ounce of confidence had been deflated in him. Roethlisberger looks at him and said get ready cause I'm throwing it to you and you are going to catch it. To me that is Joe Montana level leadership. You take your teammate who is down and you pick him up and not only tell him but show him you have the confidence in him that the next time he will succeed. I think one of Bens best qualities is he is a team player now. Maybe not for a few years there but he was in the beginning and has been for awhile now. I hear some of these QB's like Rodgers, and Marsha, and Rivers and throw their teammates under the bus after a loss. Maybe what they say is true, maybe the line didn't protect them well or your receivers had a few big drops but if you go back and listen to ANY post game interview with Ben when they win he gives ALL the credit to his teammates. The line blocked great (even though we all know they didn't), the receivers made plays, etc... But when they lose and this is the most admirable thing about him he always says it was MY fault. I didn't make plays, this loss is on my shoulders, I should have done more, I made the mistakes. To me when you are the QB you are the leader and a good leader puts the responsibilities on themselves not others.
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It's only been one preseason game, but Sanders wasn't even targeted in that game. Wonder how he will respond if that trend continues. They do still have Thomas, Thomas, Welker, drafted Cody Latimer. He's currently listed as the third WR, does he stay there? He could drop if he starts dropping passes or running the wrong routes like he did last year.
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Sanders was hurt most of the time, So Ben couldn't of worked with him if he wanted to.
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I'm curious about Latimer also. Way more talent than Sanders so it wouldn't surprise me if he became the third receiver and Sanders was fourth. I wouldn't be surprised if Sanders was cut after just one season also.
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I've never been more confident in an ex-Steeler sucking balls on his next team.
Sanders suuuuucks. In every way a starting WR can suck. Sucks in the slot, sucks even worse down the field, full of brainfarts.
Sanders suuuuucks. In every way a starting WR can suck. Sucks in the slot, sucks even worse down the field, full of brainfarts.
I'd be willing to bet that the Steelers go farther in the playoffs than the Broncos do this year.
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Many fans of the broncos, are waiving the beat down off as if it were a fluke of nature. Some think its their destiny to win it all this year (all loyal fans of any franchise feel this way). Its the fans that actually convince themselves that it was just a fluke, that are in for a surprise come season time. Sanders isn't suddenly morphed into a super WR threat. Rothlesburger raises the level of play of those around him as does manning. There isn't enough rise power differential to suddenly make sanders a star.
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"We'd have won the game if it weren't for our idiot wide receiver running the wrong route."
We'll see how that works out.
Not to mention Manning is no spring chicken, eventually there will be a drop off one way or another.............
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That gave me a "Devil Went Down to Georgia" flashback....
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You mean is happy dancing feet will start sliding with age instead of jitter stepping with youth, ****, no way !!!
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That wouldn't be a smart bet
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