We take a look back at the scouting reports written about Ben Roethlisberger ahead of the 2004 NFL Draft."In a flashback to the 2004 NFL Draft Mark Barron Jersey , we take a look at how Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was rated by the experts that year, and how accurate their projections about him really were. Reviewing many of the scouting reports written about him at the time, it is rather easy to see why the Steelers were attracted to him, even if some in the local Pittsburgh media had their doubts about the team’s real interest ahead of the draft. This coming from an an archive on BigBen7.com of a report from Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette entitled “Is QB Philip Rivers on top of Steelers list?”Most experts had Eli Manning ranked as the best quarterback available that year, with Roethlisberger generally viewed as the consensus No.2 over Rivers. However, this reprinted article from the Sporting News in 2004 was not 100-percent sure that Manning was the better player.This mock draft from The Sporting News on April 7, 2004, has Manning going No.1 to the San Diego Chargers, Roethlisberger No. 3 to the Arizona Cardinals, Rivers dropping all the way to No.20 and the Miami Dolphins and the Steelers ending up with Virginia Tech running back Kevin Jones at No.11. Ew!And unlike many of the young quarterbacks of today, Roethlisberger actually threw the ball at the NFL Scouting Combine when he went.Thankfully, things ended up a little bit differently and the rest is history, with several of these scouting reports painting a fairly accurate picture of the quarterback Roethlisberger would become. Scouting report from NFL.comThis scouting report from the Sports Forecaster projected Roethlisberger’s long-term future as a “star veteran big-game quarterback”, providing this analysis:From James Alder, NFL Draft expert at AboutFootball.com.From Sports Illustrated‘s NFL Draft Experts.And From the late Joe Stein Javon Hargrave Jersey , NFL Draft expert for the San Diego Union-Tribune. In hindsight, it is hard to imagine that the Giants and Chargers would not like to have a do-over on their selections for that year. ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Trey Flowers‘ 6-year old daughter has already experienced plenty of success during her father’s NFL career.“She’s been fortunate to be at three Super Bowls. She has known that her daddy played for the Patriots,” Flowers said. “I just kind of hinted it to her: ‘What if daddy is a Lion? Do you like lions?’ “Flowers’ daughter Skyler was apparently a bit skeptical, but the 25-year-old defensive end says her favorite color is blue. So that’s a start. The big question is whether there will be any more Super Bowls in Flowers’ future. The Detroit Lions have never been to one, but they can hope that the three free agents they introduced Thursday will bring them a step closer.The Lions introduced Flowers, cornerback Justin Coleman and tight end Jesse James at their practice facility on Thursday. Detroit needed an edge rusher like Flowers because the oft-injured Ziggy Ansah was on the open market after playing with the Lions on the franchise tag last year.Later Thursday, Detroit announced it had signed offensive lineman Oday Aboushi and safety Andrew Adams.Like a lot of Lions, Flowers and Coleman have ties to the New England Patriots. Flowers had a career-high 7 ½ sacks last season for the Super Bowl champions and 21 over the last three years in New England. The Patriots drafted him in the fourth round out of Arkansas in 2015.Flowers joins a defensive line that got a boost in the middle of last season when Detroit traded for tackle Damon Harrison . Flowers says he hopes he can blend in and be a good teammate.“I think that’s very important — a new guy coming in, to just kind of gain the trust from his teammates and things before he kind of just comes in and acts like he knows it all,” Flowers said.Coleman started his career in New England in 2015, when Bob Quinn and Matt Patricia — the Lions’ current general manager and coach — worked for the Patriots. Coleman became a standout nickel cornerback over the last two seasons in Seattle.Coleman went to Brunswick High School in Georgia, the same school as Detroit cornerback Darius Slay and Lions defensive back Tracy Walker. Slay turned 28 in January. Coleman is 25 and Walker is 24.“I got a couple years with Darius. It was great playing with him,” Coleman said. “We never knew that we were both going to get to this point, but in high school he was one of the best players that was on the field. He kind of just motivated me to get on the field and play a lot more. He kind of helped me along the way Sutton Smith Pittsburgh Steelers Jersey , just being the leader that he is. I tried to just compete with him, just so I could get better myself.”The Lions were looking to upgrade their options at tight end a year after releasing Eric Ebron. James had 120 receptions for 1,189 yards and nine touchdowns in four seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers.“Offensively, I wasn’t used the way that I feel like I could be used here. I feel like my ceiling here is going to be much higher than it was in the past,” James said. “I feel like I’m coming here, I’m going to be a key part of this offense. In Pittsburgh, I was a key part, but I think my role here could be greater.”Although James is hopeful this move will be good for his career, he’s leaving his home state. He was born in Pennsylvania and went to Penn State.“It’s a hard place to leave,” James said. “I grew up in Pittsburgh. My dream was to be a Steeler. I got to do that for four years. Didn’t get the job done — never got to bring a Super Bowl to Pittsburgh — but my time there was a success. I’ve gotten a lot better, grew as a football player.”Aboushi spent the 2018 season with the Arizona Cardinals, playing in eight games and making six starts. He’s entering his sixth NFL season.Adams spent the 2018 season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, playing in 13 games and making four starts. He played in two seasons for the New York Giants prior to that.