Big Ben Is The MVP

After the Steelers dropped 45 points on the Colts this past Sunday night, it became more apparent than ever before that this offense is one of the best in team history and has the potential to score points in bunches against just about anyone.

It was a feeling of great relief to see DeAngelo Williams running the ball as effectively as he did, to sit there and fully realize that while LeVeon Bell is no longer playing this season, he’s been more than adequately replaced but a starting caliber player. Williams may be the first and only player that the Mike Tomlin adage of ‘next man up’ truly fits. See, you can’t say next man up and expect there to be little to no drop off unless you have a guy like Williams who can step in. 

That theory holds true at quarterback. Look what happened when Ben Roethlisberger went down. Mike Vick and Landry Jones filled in and played at the level they were capable of but that level was nothing close to what Big Ben is.  

Ben needs to be considered in the 2015 MVP conversation. Without him, this team would be 3-9 right now. He is a superstar who doesn’t get enough credit. Everyone wants to talk about the amazing trio of wide receivers that the Steelers have in Antonio Brown, Martavis Bryant and now Markus Wheaton but let me tell you something, while they are all good and very talented, Big Ben makes them great, period.  Without him, you saw what happened. They all need a great QB to get them the ball at the right place, at the right time and only Ben can do that.  If you don’t think Ben makes these guys what they are, why don’t you go ask Mike Wallace what he thinks right about now?  Remember him?  Remember how great he was when Ben was throwing him the ball?  So great that he got 12 million a year to leave and the Steelers said go ahead. They knew it wasn’t him, it was Ben.

So while we look at these receivers playing out of their minds right now and we see the black and gold dropping 45 points a game, make note of who’s running the show, the best quarterback the franchise has ever had and in my opinion the MVP of the league in 2015.