News: Prescott's rookie success compares to Big Ben's start

[PJTHEDOORS]

Good Steelers article...


Rookie quarterbacks aren't supposed to win — let alone win big.

That Ben Roethlisberger did (12 years ago) and Dak Prescott is (now) suggests they will inevitably be compared heading into Sunday's game in which they will operate as opposing quarterbacks.

The two certainly won't ever be mistaken for carbon copies of each other. But they might be more alike than you would think – and there's one way that the respective stellar rookie seasons for Roethlisberger and Prescott are eerily similar.

Try one-tenth-of-a-point similar.

Prescott has a 104.2 passer rating in his first eight NFL starts in leading the Dallas Cowboys to a 7-1 record. In 2004, when Roethlisberger was winning his first eight starts for the Steelers, his passer rating was 104.1.

“He's been awesome,” Roethlisberger said this week about Prescott. “Very similar to what I had (as a rookie). He's got a great running game and a good defense, a great defense.

“He's not just managing games, he's taking games over and doing some pretty awesome stuff. It's fun to watch.”

FULL ARTICLE
http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/11460582-74/roethlisberger-prescott-rookie

 

[Risen Star]

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“He's been awesome,” Roethlisberger said this week about Prescott. “Very similar to what I had (as a rookie). He's got a great running game and a good defense, a great defense.

It's like Ben made that good comment about the defense and then remembered Tyrone Crawford and quickly corrected himself.

 

[Risen Star]

This is not good since I've read here for years how overrated Roethlisberger is.

 

[KJJ]

Dak has attempted 248 passes in his first 8 starts compared to 155 passes for Ben. The Steelers had Rothlisberger driving the bus. Anyone claiming Dak has been a bus driver is lost in space.

 

[percyhoward]

The game has changed since 2004, and owed to subtle rule changes and the concussion epidemic, passing is much more prevalent. So comparing the raw numbers of Roethlisberger then and Prescott now doesn't tell the full story.

The writer is exaggerating the difference in eras. Dak's advantage over Roethlisberger doubles that difference.

per game (each QB's first 8 starts)
Prescott 2016
21 of 31 253 yd
NFL avg 2016
23 of 36 249 yd

Roethlisberger 2004
15 of 21 171 yd
NFL avg 2004
19 of 31 210 yd

Play selection
Prescott's first 8 starts
48.7% pass (2020 yd)
51.3% run (1322 yd)

Roethlisberger's first 8 starts
35.7% pass (1365 yd)
64.3% run (1417 yd)

Roethlisberger had 10 fewer attempts per game than the league average in 2004 because in that offense, roughly 2 out of every 3 plays were runs.

 

[SportsGuru80]

No comparison honestly, Dak's rookie year has been way better.

 

[DallasDomination]

Big Ben developed into the qb he is. His rookie year he was about as average as it gets. I don't see the similarities to he honest.

 

[ConstantReboot]

LOL Ben had a very good defense back them to rely on. They were also a run first offense. Big Ben was Big Boring.