LeSean McCoy Slams Roethlisberger For His Rodgers-Mahomes Take: ‘Huge Ben Hates’

In his prime, Aaron Rodgers was one of many best quarterbacks of all time. Now, with the Pittsburgh Steelers, he isn’t that very same participant, however that shouldn’t diminish his legacy. Lately, Ben Roethlisberger said that he thinks Rodgers in his prime was higher than Patrick Mahomes is now. Former NFL operating again LeSean McCoy didn’t like that remark, having some robust phrases for Roethlisberger.

“Huge Ben hates,” McCoy mentioned Friday on FS1’s The Facility. “One factor about Huge Ben, you play 18 years, you don’t have any All-Professionals, not one, not one first-team, not one second-team.

“That is simply me, I don’t respect gamers that speak about greats a sure means and you’ve got nowhere the kind of success that they had. You performed for 18 years, and also you by no means was thought of the perfect quarterback or the second-best quarterback in soccer.”

It’s unusual that McCoy is so agitated by what Roethlisberger mentioned, provided that it wasn’t actually disrespectful.

“I’d take Aaron in his prime over Patrick now,” Roethlisberger mentioned not too long ago on his podcast. “I believe Aaron Rodgers, in his prime, was one of many prime few to ever do it.

“So is Patrick Mahomes in his prime. Patrick Mahomes is simply coming into out of his prime. I believe Patrick Mahomes goes to go down as one other controversial GOAT.”

Roethlisberger wasn’t disrespecting Rodgers or Mahomes with what he mentioned. He made certain to emphasize the greatness of each gamers. He even expressed pleasure at Rodgers doubtlessly passing him on the all-time passing yards record.

Sure, Roethlisberger was by no means an All-Professional. Nonetheless, contemplate the period that he performed in. Roethlisberger’s finest years got here whereas Tom Brady and Peyton Manning had been on the heights of their powers. Quarterbacks like Rodgers and Drew Brees had been round, too. Their success shouldn’t take away from what Roethlisberger did.

Proper now, Roethlisberger has the fifth-most passing yards in NFL historical past and is eighth all time in passing touchdowns. He’s additionally a two-time Tremendous Bowl champion, and his throw to Santonio Holmes is one of the perfect performs in Tremendous Bowl historical past. That resumé goes to get him into the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame sooner fairly than later. His lack of All-Professional picks probably gained’t change that.

It’s additionally humorous that McCoy is upset with Roethlisberger for speaking about two gamers he believes are ranges above the previous Steelers quarterback. In the meantime, McCoy is participating in the identical dialogue, and he wasn’t the identical type of participant as Rodgers or Mahomes, or Roethlisberger for that matter.

McCoy was a first-team All-Professional twice, but it surely was arguably simpler for a operating again to earn that honor than a quarterback. A few of McCoy’s friends had been unimaginable, however none of them had been on the identical degree as Brady or Manning. His competitors wasn’t as stiff as Roethlisberger’s was.

The purpose is that Roethlisberger wasn’t just a few no one. He’s received an especially adorned resumé, and whereas he may not have been pretty much as good as Rodgers or Mahomes, he was nonetheless nice. He’s received two championship rings that show that.