Reflections on the 2004 Steelers: The Year of the Quarterback

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Published: May 17, 2009

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... the two recent Steelers' Super Bowls.  Those were both incredible experiences and I still haven't quite come down from the last one. 

But, for me, one of my all-time favorite Steelers' seasons was 2004, the year of the quarterback.  That is a season that is largely forgotten, a mere footnote en route to the Super Bowl seasons, which is too bad. 

Because, that season may represent the single greatest accomplishment by a quarterback in the history of the league.  That was the magical season in which Ben Roethlisberger set an NFL record that may never be broken. 

As a rookie thrust into action due to injury, he won his first 14 starts.  No rookie has even come close to doing that.  I do not expect to live long enough to see a rookie quarterback break that record.

And, but for fate stepping in, it would never have happened.  The Steelers were intent on easing Roethlisberger into the lineup gradually, letting him lear...

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