Why can't we be happy watching Ben play the last 3 games of his career?

This is the question I asked myself last night?

Last weeks game I wanted them to bench Ben for Mason. I wanted Ben to sit out the rest of the regular season and get ready for the playoffs. But, what if Ben isn't going to get any better, if this is it for him.

Barring some type of Christmas Miracle; The Steelers have 3 more games to play this season shouldn't I be happy to watch this Hall of Famer go out playing on the field and not sitting on the IR at home, or standing on the sideline looking like homeless person?

I have 3 games left to watch my childhood Hero play, and then father time will take him away from us forever. I am going to sit back and watch these last 3 games, and remember all the great times Big Ben has brightened my day's in the past.

Go Big Ben!

 

I'm with you, lots of good memories watching him play. Go BB!

 

Arizona/Pittsburgh Super Bowl my favorite all time Big Ben final “clutch” drive. Best memory ever for me.

 

Knowing the competitor Ben is I don't think he'll be happy to end his career on a 4 game losing streak

 

You gotta wonder.
How do his kids and wife feel about this?
Feel bad for them.
Hope he can pull off a miracle and win the Super Bowl!

 

I hate to say it but I think Father Time has caught up to Big Ben. I'm hopeful that he can scratch out a playoff win or 2 then ride off into the sunset. If the Steelers don't fix the OL he will get destroyed next year and he's too good of a QB to go out getting beat up.

 

Because they won't be his last 3 games of his career, he already said that he wants to come back. What he says goes, since he runs the team. When he says jump, MT and Fichtner ask how high?

 

That would be great if Ben was like Bettis and just a minor role player, but that isn’t the case. Ben’s decline directly affects our fortunes for the remainder of the year and the playoffs.

 

It’s not like Ben is riding off into the sunset. Heck, he fell off the horse, fell in a pile of horse poop, and is getting dragged with his foot stuck in a stirrup.

 

I would like to see Ben go out in a blaze of glory. He is the field general and as Ben goes the team goes. But Father Time has caught up, the elbow is getting worse, possibly a knee and who knows what else.

I would hate to see him go out like Marino.

Their is no way they can pay him 41,250,000 next season. And extending him would not be a smart decision. The Rooney's and coaching staff will have to sit down with him at the end of the season and recommend he retires.

It will be a sad day but it's time...

 

Agree completely

Cap hit is way too high n extending him is lunacy. Talk him.into retiring or he WILL be released, not what they want but it's time. Unfortunately

 

I think he just needs better protection, all those bad throws in cincy as best as I can remember were because he was hurried and hit, meaning knocked down, i guess its a combination of not being mobile and having no time back there to throw, indy is the last dream, if we lose this than I think conversations will begin, still hope... next week is the test, need to be better in the trenches for O-line,

also side note everyone harps on our run game, Benny gave us 80 plus yards, that is workable in my opinion, more Benny and less underthrown near pics

 

Why can't we all just get along?

 

Barring a major injury Ben is playing next year and Thomlin is coaching. The teams salary cap is going to be a real problem. Oh well Merry Christmas everyone.

 

It is hard to see Ben struggle.

I don’t want Ben to go out like this...losing the division to the Browns.

I think it is hard because I was hoping for an Elway situation in his last year or two...where a strong running game and defense could take the pressure off of him and take us deep into the playoffs.

I’m still rooting for him. He is my guy!

 

I think big Ben is going to surprise a few people and I'm right behind him

 

Obviously you are young. I hope you don't have to wait as long as us older guys had to from Bradshaw to Ben.

I think this is it for Ben too but others on this board think he will be under center next season.

 

I would hate to see Ben pull a Brady and keep on playing for another team.

 

Fans are funny people. Ben went from an MVP and comeback player of the year candidate to washed up has been in the span of a few games. Aside from the Cinci game, most of the offensive troubles have been due to a poor running game, dropped passes and poor oline protection. If we were starting Rudolph or Dobbs we’d be 3-10 this year like Cinci.

 

I visualized that and laughed pretty bad lol

 

He WILL be released LMAO! Ya, Just like Tomlin will be fired!

IF the Steelers lose their last 3 games....Hell, If the Steelers get blown out their last 3 games...

If Tomlin WANTS ( he will ) come back, he will be back...And if Ben wants to come back, He will be back.....

AR runs this team... He'll maybe say a few off-season things...Like last year he stated all tough " We will get back to running the Football, and back to Steeler Football "

Ya, ok Art...Those of you who think anything will change ( Fitchner....maybe ) will be the BIGGEST thing that happens this off-season...and to Art, that'll be like earth shattering news!

 

IMHO, if Ben cared about anything but himself, and really cared about the Steelers (which I highly doubt) he'd retire as soon as the season is over. That would be the best thing to happen. It's time to move on at the qb position, and the sooner the better. Those statements about Ben running the team, and making the decisions, you think that's a "good thing"? It's definitely not. And that's one reason I wish Ben was gone. No one player on a team should have that much power. Since the late 60s, I've watched Steeler players come and go, none last forever, Ben has had his time, now he needs to go. It seems like some of you think the Steelers ARE " Big Ben " . They're not. They were good before Ben, and they'll be fine after he's gone. Don't know if I can say the same about some of you. You all act like it's the end of the world, and the Steelers won't exist, if Ben isn't at qb.

 

I was posting what SHOULD happen vs. What will. Art is an empty suit n rudderless so ya, they will probably extend him n drag this into late 20's because that's the worst decision they could make.... LOL