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Ben needs to shut up

Discussion in 'Steelers Talk' started by cajunyankee, Dec 18, 2012.

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  1. knab70

    knab70 Well-Known Member

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    Ben was short fused-venting if you will right after a game we should have won. Put yourself in his shoes, you know like the gameday thread here on the board :mad: Yes as a professional he needed to save it for the monday meetings. But like a gun once triggered the damage is done!
     
    knab70, Dec 19, 2012
    knab70, Dec 19, 2012
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  2. rukus4ever

    rukus4ever Well-Known Member

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    Gotcha. All good! :thumbs_up:

    Some people are calling for total no-huddle, so I wanted to ask the question, in general.

    I am in favor of more no-huddle. Ben usually can throw defenses off when used appropriately.
     
    rukus4ever, Dec 19, 2012
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  3. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    Oh definitely, the networks push for that, I'm sure the teams don't want them in there. The policy should be whatever the time frame is now but only for the winning team. The losing team should be given more time. Lets face it, most people are only interested in interviews for the winning team, I never have much interest in what the losing party has to say. Tell you the truth, just makes me uncomfortable, I'm like, leave him alone man, geeze.
     
    Blast Furnace, Dec 19, 2012
    Blast Furnace, Dec 19, 2012
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  4. oldschool

    oldschool Well-Known Member

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    I don't have time to read all the other posts about this, but Yahoo has a story about Ben apologizing to Haley, Tomlin and the Rooney's for his mouth.

    Don't kill the messengers y'all...!!! Or the ones who NOW agree with Roethlisberger.
     
    oldschool, Dec 19, 2012
    oldschool, Dec 19, 2012
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  5. Rush2seven

    Rush2seven Well-Known Member

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    Ben may not be the sidelines leader you are looking for, but he doesn't throw his teammates under the bus. He'll go out and take the blame for a loss, like he did after the Superbowl. My point is we are talking about he and Haley instead of the rest of the offense.
     
    Rush2seven, Dec 20, 2012
    Rush2seven, Dec 20, 2012
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  6. Romans5:8

    Romans5:8 Well-Known Member

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    I really don't think Ben was taking a shot at Haley there. Neither of them knew ahead of time that the Cowboys were going to drop into a prevent defense on that play (they disguised it well pre-snap). Ben was simply pointing out that the play-call wasn't designed to counter that particular coverage. Had either he or Haley had known ahead of time, a different play would have been called. Fortunately, Ben was able to improvise and find Heath for the touchdown.

    A bad offensive play-call vs a particular defense happens all the time in football, and very often no one is to blame. Football play calling involves a lot of anticipation and pre-snap reads. No coordinator or qb does these things perfectly.
     
    Romans5:8, Dec 20, 2012
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  7. Romans5:8

    Romans5:8 Well-Known Member

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    For clarity, Ben's remarks here (about the Cowboys dropping into a prevent defense) were in reference to the touchdown pass to Heath Miller. He wasn't describing the play that resulted in Brandon Carr's interception.
     
    Romans5:8, Dec 20, 2012
    Romans5:8, Dec 20, 2012
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  8. steelersrule6

    steelersrule6 Well-Known Member

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    Ben shouldn't be blaming playcalling after throwing a int that cost his team the game.
     
    steelersrule6, Dec 20, 2012
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  9. Rush2seven

    Rush2seven Well-Known Member

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    :facepalm: did you bother watching the video or reading the posts just before yours?
     
    Rush2seven, Dec 22, 2012
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