Titans WR Says Mettenberger's Better Than Roethlisberger At This Age

Forget all this selfie talk from earlier this week. Titans WR Nate Washington is giving his rookie QB Zach Mettenberger praise. The former Steelers WR thinks Mettenberger has a better understanding of the NFL than Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger did at a similar stage. Washington told 247 Sports...

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“At this stage he’s at now, I think Zach understands the NFL a little more than maybe Ben did at that time,” “But the thing that Ben had at that time that was maybe a little more beneficial was he had an outstanding running game.

“He had that run game and everything that he had to do was built off our run game, whether it was play action, or whatever else it was, it gave Ben an opportunity to go out and be adjustable to whatever the game was, whereas Zach we’re kind of throwing him out there and saying, ‘We know you’re capable of showing your arm and your ability.’ That’s the leeway I think they’re kind of giving him.”

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