Big Ben and Predictions

Funny how preseason predictions turn out. I had the game vs. the Steelers as a win since they had Tommy Maddox at QB and appeared to be in rebuilding mode. Even still, had you told me rookie Ben Roethlisberger were to start vs. the Eagles I would have bet money Philly would win. In fact, I did lose a considerable amount on this game. That Roethlisberger kid was as cool as a cucumber. Jim Johnson has completely discombobulated other rookie QBs (notably Ryan Leaf), but not the 22 year old phenom out of Miami of Ohio. He looks like the real deal. Heck, he was converting about a 10x as many 3d downs as potential league MVP D. McNabb. Of course, being up by 3 TDs makes the job a little easier, but he got them those 3 touches to begin with.

7-1 at the midway mark is not too shabby, regardless of how disappointing the 8th game loss was.