Sanders: Peyton is a far better leader than Ben

Emmanuel Sanders arrived in Denver this offseason after four years in Pittsburgh. He immediately noticed a big difference between Peyton Manning and Ben Roethlisberger.

Sanders said on 104.3 The Fan in Denver that Manning’s leadership and determination to win goes far beyond that of Roethlisberger or any other teammate Sanders has ever had.

“I feel like Peyton is a far better leader, in terms of staying after practice, catching balls, wanting guys to get on the same page with him, things of that sort,” Sanders said. “This is the first time that I’ve had a quarterback that every single day after practice — no matter what his accolades, NFL MVP, Super Bowl ring — he keeps guys like me and [rookie receiver Cody] Latimer after practice. . . . He’s not one of those guys you’ve got to chase down. He’s going to be right in the same spot, ready to work, every single day. I just feel like that’s a difference from a mental standpoint.”

Sanders said he views Roethlisberger as a winner, too, and he enjoyed their time as teammates. But he’s enjoying his time with Manning even more.

“I’ve got so much love for Ben,” Sanders said. “At the same time, I’m not going to lie. I’m happy to be part of this organization and happy that Peyton is my quarterback.”

Those comments will surely be received better in Denver than in Pittsburgh.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...ader-than-ben/

Meh, good riddance Sir Drops Alot.

I have nothing intelligent to add to this conversation except Sanders Sucks! (And I always wanted to use these emoticons)    

Drizztbob wrote:

Meh, good riddance Sir Drops Alot.

Gingerchip wrote:

I have nothing intelligent to add to this conversation except Sanders Sucks! (And I always wanted to use these emoticons)    

My past 3 sigs have been Mike Wallace, Emmanuel Sanders, and now Antonio Brown. Is it too soon to make a Markus Wheaton sig?   

I have said before how I didn't like how Sanders threw little temper tantrums on the field. Hopefully Peyton enjoys them more than I did. I enjoyed the commentary on PTI about this: Ben doesn't need to feel bad about any of this because he has 1 more Super Bowl ring than Peyton.

My own commentary? Hey Peyton, remember getting embarrassed in the Super Bowl last year? At least we put up a fight when we took our loss.

Oh yea, Ben has played for ONE team.

Oh yea, remember when we went to you (Sanders) with the game on the line?   

Yup, I remember yelling Ike's name on that TD...

Antonio Brown on the statements:

LATROBE, Pa. -- Pro Bowl wide receiver Antonio Brown and Emmanuel Sanders were teammates for four seasons with the Steelers and remain good friends, but Brown took issue with Sanders calling Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning a "far better leader" than Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger earlier this week.

"That was terrible," Brown said Wednesday. "You don't throw your quarterback under the bus, the guy who makes you who you are."

Read more:
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11286349/antonio-brown-pittsburgh-steelers-rips-emmanuel-sanders-qb-comments

Newsflash: Ben says Brown is way better than Sanders!!! Nuff said.

solardave wrote:

Newsflash: Ben says Brown is way better than Sanders!!! Nuff said.

     

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Roethlisberger reacts to ex-Steeler Sanders' claim

By Ed Bouchette / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

As Emmanuel Sanders this week backed up his previous comments that Peyton Manning is a better leader than Ben Roethlisberger, there was a reaction … from Ben Roethlisberger.

“He’s going to say whatever he can about the quarterback he is with,” Roethlisberger said in a way that reflected his partial understanding of why Sanders made those comments.

“I was more disappointed he didn’t reach out to me. I know he told some other guys: ‘You know I love Ben, I didn’t mean it like that.’ I wish he would have reached out to me and just say that and I would have been fine with it.”

Instead of reaching out to Roethlisberger about his initial comments, Sanders told the NFL Network this week he stands by what he said.

“I have not one regret. If I said it, then I meant it,” Sanders told the NFL Network via Pro Football Talk.

“It wasn’t meant as disrespect for anyone. I’ve got so much love for everybody over there in Pittsburgh, and they know it — they know me. I didn’t mean any harm.”

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2014/08/14/Roethlisberger-reacts-to-ex-Steeler-Sanders-claim/stories/201408140225#ixzz3AL04JrSh

Ben definitely seems hurt by the whole thing. Hopefully he uses it as motivation and not an "Oh, woe is me".

I'm going to chime in again.

Sanders is a total jag-off (I haven't lost all my Pittsburghese). He could have sung Peyton-who-lost-the-Superbowl-real-bad praises without dissing Ben.

I don't blame Ben for being hurt, especially since Ben really tried to have Sanders stay.

I normally don't wish bad thing on people (ok, with the exception of my ex), but I hope Sanders fumbles on every key play this season.

The curse of the terrible towel is now on Sanders.    

Sanders is on my crap list. I don't wish injury.... just another season of meaningful drops.

Who gives a rats arse what an ex-Steeler has to say about the team? Bottom-line almost every player that has come from another team to the Steelers has voiced how different our team is compared to the one they came from.

You can nit-pick which players do this or that different but as a whole, our locker room is, by far, one of the best, if not THE BEST, in the league.