big ben

[crash]

The browns need to start Wallace at quarterback!! McCoy sucks!!

 

[h-hour]

What the fuck is wrong with James Harrison? A blatent helmet to helmet hit on McCoy. He's dangerous. He's another one who needs to sit out a few games with a hefty fine.

Probably didnt hit McCoy hard enough if youre a Browns fan. Knocking that sucker out the game may have been Clevelands best chance at winning this one. Geez McCoy is horrible.

 

[NinerSickness]

Maybe I should stop calling him Average McCoy.

The Steelers make a lot of QBs look bad, but he still has a long way to go before he's average.

 

[Flyingiguana]

that colt shoots blanks...

 

[whyoh]

The only decision they're asking Roethlisberger to make is how many hops he'll take to get Mendenhall to hand the ball off.

If they have to ask him to throw, what's going to happen? Is he capable of throwing the ball away if protection breaks down? Or will he do what he always does and try to make something happened and get severely fucked up?

What if Cleveland decides the best way to win this game is to just blitz the shit out of him? Every time he drops back they send 6. . .

Charlie Batch is not a rookie. He lacks the physical skills, but not the decision making skills. It's easy enough to put him in there and say "don't lose this game."

a 79 yard TD

 

[Yadahell]

Ben is an amazing QB. He makes it tough to root against him for being a douche and for being a Steeler.

I still do though.

Agreed! Next Monday I'll be hoping he gets rag-dolled though.

 

[h0ckeysk83r]

Should of started Brown in my ESPN league! That guy has been very consistent lately.

 

[Crimsoncrew]

Agreed! Next Monday I'll be hoping he gets rag-dolled though.

If this is a bad sprain, do they even start him? Should be interesting to see. I didn't see the game, but from what I heard, it sounded pretty bad; the sort of thing you can gut out for a game, but could then sideline you for a couple weeks. They need him healthy for the playoffs, which they're basically a lock for regardless. They're experienced enough and good enough to win on the road if they have to.

 

[Yadahell]

If this is a bad sprain, do they even start him? Should be interesting to see. I didn't see the game, but from what I heard, it sounded pretty bad; the sort of thing you can gut out for a game, but could then sideline you for a couple weeks. They need him healthy for the playoffs, which they're basically a lock for regardless. They're experienced enough and good enough to win on the road if they have to.

Big Ben is tough as nails. It think he'll still play and its 10 days away too. Rothlisberger thought that his leg was broken when it happened.

 

[MISKO]

If this is a bad sprain, do they even start him? Should be interesting to see. I didn't see the game, but from what I heard, it sounded pretty bad; the sort of thing you can gut out for a game, but could then sideline you for a couple weeks. They need him healthy for the playoffs, which they're basically a lock for regardless. They're experienced enough and good enough to win on the road if they have to.

ben will want to play ..he is a competitor .. and to be honest with out him you guys would win

 

[Yadahell]

Peter King on Big Ben:

We've seen the Roethlisberger tough-man stuff before, so I don't put anything past him. I was amazed to see him come back in the game for the second half after his left ankle and foot got crumpled by defensive tackle Paxson (his first career sack). "He earned my respect for life after that,'' said Steeler wideout Jerricho Cotchery. Could he be ready, somehow, for the game at Candlestick in 10 days? Let's see what the MRI in Pittsburgh today shows; X-rays last night revealed no break in the ankle or foot. This may be a matter of pain tolerance, but high ankle sprains are handled in different ways by different players.

But if you could have seen Roethlisberger last night around midnight, trying to make his way through the locker room, you'd have some real questions about his readiness anytime soon. I saw Roethlisberger putting so little pressure on the foot while walking to the shower that a 10-second walk took two minutes. When he came back to the locker room, I asked him if he'd seen the replay yet. "Nope,'' he said. "Bad?'' You're not going to want to see it, I said. And I asked him what it felt like when it happened. "I thought it was broken,'' he said.

In the second half, Roethlisberger had to play tentatively. It was difficult for him to hand off and to drop back to pass; I was surprised the Steelers didn't have him more in the shotgun, where he wouldn't have to move as much. I got scores of tweets last night incredulous that I had my doubts about him being ready to play against the Niners. I understand. Roethlisberger's been a tough customer, as he illustrated last night and for much of his career. And I don't doubt he might be able to get taped liked a mummy, maybe shot up with a painkiller, and be able to play. But you had to see what I saw in the hour after this game. Roethlisberger looked awful. We'll see how much pain he can take and how stationary a game plan the Steelers can create for him, if he decides to give it a shot in San Francisco.

Of course, a loss now could doom Pittsburgh's chances to beat out Baltimore for first place in the AFC North -- and, now, a possible vital bye for Roethlisberger in the first round of the playoffs. A tie with Baltimore does Pittsburgh no good because the Ravens have the tiebreaker edge. Each team has three losses now. A fourth in San Francisco could mean a wild-card game, on the road, for the Steelers, and no week off. So Roethlisberger and the Steelers may look at this upcoming game with more importance than you'd think.

Read more: Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger injures foot against Browns - Peter King - SI.com

 

[Crimsoncrew]

This is such a tough call for them. Don't envy them. Running at us most likely isn't going to work, even if Willis is out. So they'll need to throw. But are they willing to risk further injury to Ben by putting him out there behind a shaky OL with limited mobility?

 

[Crimsoncrew]

Ben in a walking boot, high ankle sprain. He's got the long week. We'll see.

Roethlisberger in a walking boot with high ankle sprain | ProFootballTalk

 

[Crimsoncrew]

a 79 yard TD

On a 12-yard pass. Just saw that highlight. Should have figured it wasn't a deep ball, but reading about it I couldn't tell. That was all YAC.

Not detracting from Ben's toughness at all, but it's not like he was out there slinging it deep.