Ben Seems Likely For SD

would it hurt to let Batch start and give ben more time? at home vs diego should be somewhat easier for charlie.

 

san diego offensive line is down to one starter

 

I just hope the rbs stay healthy and mendy can say on the pine

 

What has Mendy done to be on the bench another week? Dwyer, Redman, and Rainey all fumbled too. I would like to see a healthy Mendenhall in Haley's offense for a few games, instead of just giving up on him and releasing him which seems to be the path we're taking.

 

If he is healthy, he should play. The defense should have a great game because of the Chargers o-line injuries.

 

Why would pouncey be at guard and legs at center if colon is healthy.

 

Do you think Ben should just sit until next year? Maybe he should go on IR if it's that serious to sit another game after missing three and a half already

 

Remember Ben's been off a while, he is going to be a little rusty, and it's going to take some playing to get back in the zone

 

Everytime this team gets to thinking a game might be easy, it's come back to bite them in the butt.

 

Why would we sit Ben if he is cleared to play? I just don't get that logic. We can't keep him out of the game so he doesnt get injured.

 

Remember Ben's been off a while, he is going to be a little rusty, and it's going to take some playing to get back in the zone

 

Exactly, too much time out will not be good IMO

 

Remember - this is a CBS report. This is the same network that said that Ben was likely to play LAST week. According to Tomlin - they are still game plannig for Batch - with Ben's performance through the week to determine whether or not he plays Sunday. Ben gets the benefit of the doubt if he's ready - but CBS was wrong last week, saying that he was medically cleared to play and that teammates were frustrated that he wasn't practicing enough.

As far as I'm concerned, CBS has lost all credibility after THAT report last week. I'm not saying that Ben's going to be out. I just don't think the source knows what it's talking about.

 

I saw on FB where they will be looking closely at Ben's performance on Wed in practice. Bottom line, Ben needs to be able to make the throws to be able to play. That ability will get better with both time and practice. Time will tell if he progresses enough to play this week.

 

How much of an uproar would it cause, if we dressed Ben, but made him the back-up to Batch, in case the game wasn`t going well?
I`m one of Batch`s biggest fans, but I was seriously considering putting Hoyer in there, after the first half against Balt.
Thank God I don`t run the team.
Not to take San Diego lightly... I take NO team lightly, the way we`ve been playing, but I do see some sense in letting Ben heal another week, against a team we SHOULD beat, without Ben..
Yes, I know he needs his reps in a real game, and I don`t want him to get rusty, but, I also know he will lobby to play, whether he is truly capable, or not. Just gonna have to trust coach T on this one to genuinely "evaluate" Ben`s ability in practice this week...
I don`t see a reason to jeopardize Ben`s long term health, in this game, if he ain`t "good to go"...
I`m hoping he will be.
On a side note,
Where did you see that it was a "lack of preparation" benching of Mendy, last week TomlinEra?
I do remember that happening before, and am fine with it, I just never saw any indication of that being the case this time.
If we`re done with him, fine, we`re done with him. I`m not gonna lose sleep over it, given the capability of our other backs.
Still, I agree, that I would like to see him get more chances in this offense, provided we don`t over-pay for him next year.

 

If Ben is cleared to play he needs to play. I agree, he will be a little rusty. He probably will need to get his timing back with the receivers. I bet he is looking forward to throwing to plax in the redzone.

 

This.

 

Ben, Charlie, Me, doesn't matter! We'll crush 'em, they SUCK!

 

Now, that`s no way to talk about your hometown team, is it Santee???
(You should hear how I talk about my "hometown" Clowns, tho...:innocent