Before coached up in Indianapolis and in Arizona, he was 's mentor and play-caller in Pittsburgh.Days after Bill Cowher said Trey Hill Jersey he has , Arians points out the quarterback is finally getting long-overdue credit as one of the NFL's best players."About time somebody said he was a damn good quarterback because for a long, long time," Arians said Wednesday, via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "Nobody mentions him with top-five guys. ... the defense gets the credit. Ben won both those s."It's no surprise that Arians feels so strongly about a quarterback he tutored for half a decade. The two owned lake houses in Milledgeville, Georgia and are known golfing buddies.That said, it has been our long-held belief that Roethlisberger is right behind the consensus top four of , , and in the NFL's quarterback pecking order. Over the last two weeks, .Roethlisberger is simply realizing the full measure of his immense potential now that he's surrounded by the best collection of talent since he arrived in Pittsburgh over a decade ago. coach knows what he Mark Walton Jersey 's up against in . Echoing Cowher's comments, Ryan said he's never seen Roethlisberger this hot."The same guy I've always seen," Ryan added. "So it's the same nightmare. He's still a great quarterback. He can make all the throws and hangs in there. Their vertical pa sing game has been absolutely tremendous."I don't know if the NFL has ever seen a two-game stretch like this, 12 touchdowns in two games."Roethlisberger couldn't ask for a better opponent in his quest for a third consecutive six-touchdown game. Ryan's patchwork secondary has allowed a league-high 112.8 pa ser rating through nine games.The latest Around The NFL Podcast and recaps the ' blowout win over the . Find more Around The NFL content on .