Big Bens first game wasn’t great!!!

Sept. 19, 2004 – First Career Game
Roethlisberger's first game was in Baltimore in Week 2 of his rookie season. Roethlisberger came in for Tommy Maddox in the third quarter after the veteran was injured by a crushing Gary Baxter sack. Roethlisberger's first career pass was incomplete. His second was intercepted by Ravens linebacker Adalius Thomas. Chris McAlister also had a 51-yard interception return for a touchdown as Roethlisberger went 12-of-20 for 176 yards with two touchdowns and two picks. The Ravens won, 30-13.

 

Agreed. I mentioned this in the GameDay thread ,and all I got was smart a$$ replies. I wasn't saying that means He will be great. I was just saying what happened.

 

I have been a Mitch backer while he was in and seen many many reasons why we lost other then him being the reason. However you can see it in not only Pickett’s poise, but his confidence, he seems to have better leadership and fire in his eyes, I think in a complete game he will show that he is the one that should be out there.


I’m predicting a 300 yard game against the Bills and an upset in their house. I don’t think the playcalling was at any fault today while he was in, he had one pass behind the LOS and it progressed forward. Our receivers do have to get better, I have always had the mentality (from baseball) that if the ball hits your glove it should be caught. His interceptions was deflections, not like he misread a coverage or threw to the opposing team, just the way the ball bounced, all the balls bounced the right way for the jets, even the one where we almost recovered that the fumble and it bounced right up into Wilsons hands for him to throw away.