Roethlisberger takes shot at Lamar Jackson, gets called out by RGIII, others

Ben Roethlisberger may or may not have intended to criticize Lamar Jackson, but the analysis certainly came across that way to many people when the retired Steelers quarterback was discussing the current Ravens star.

Here's what Big Ben said on his Footbhahlin podcast:

"With Lamar, you want to bring safeties down to help stop the run. You don't really fear Lamar's accuracy all the time. He's got a huge arm, he can make things happen when he scrambles, but you don't fear him just sitting in the pocket and picking you apart. So you bring safeties down because you do fear him running because he's a different level runner, so you fear that."

Here's the video of Roethlisberger's analysis.

While many football fans may agree with what Roethlisberger was saying about Jackson -- one of the elite running quarterbacks of all time -- Big Ben's comments caused quite a stir on social media.

Most notably was the very interesting statistical comparison, which was shared by former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III and others.

Part of an analyst's job -- and Roethlisberger is now essentially an analyst -- is making opinionated comments based on facts.

That's where this whole little story is intriguing. Because based on the eye test over the years, most NFL fans would agree that the best way to slow down Jackson and the Ravens is to keep the QB in the pocket and make him beat you with his arm, rather than shredding a defense with his legs.

But ... the statistics pointed out below do poke a giant hole in the so-called eye test.

The following discussion on the matter led to one analyst calling Roethlisberger's comments "insulting."

Whether anyone agrees or disagrees with what Roethlisberger said, perhaps the following tweet provided a mic drop moment, showing Big Ben make one of the great throws in NFL history -- from the pocket.