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Big Ben is a Backup

Discussion in 'Steelers Talk' started by Benny Lava, Oct 18, 2021.

  1. R2sojr

    R2sojr Well-Known Member

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    Bens only our starter cause we have no other solution. Had Mason balled out when Ben was off, he wouldn’t of even been resigned. We’re stuck.
     
  2. Maddog78

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    Mason hasn't played regularly since half his career ago. One thing is for sure, this offense led by Ben is languishing.

     
  3. truckin9999

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    He got injured and didnt play the rest of THAT YEAR. He than played the following year and started the season 11-0. HOW IN THE WORLD IS THIS SEVERAL YEARS SINCE THE INJURY?
     
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  4. steel machine

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    When my wife was walking by she noticed it and ask if he was a Doctor who worked on sexually transmitted diseases.
     
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  5. Mike T

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    cause we are in the third year now!!! Next year will be the fourth year and still no plan. I don't care if they went 16 - 0 and won the super bowl. IT was plain as day that his days were numbered and his arm and mobility and body were not the same and were not going to be??

    There is no plan in place, from what i can tell they haven't even considered a plan.
     
  6. truckin9999

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    So you're counting the year of his injury, that happen in the 2nd game, as the 1st yr. The 1st year after his injury was last year. The year before his injury he threw for over 5000 yds and 34 touchdowns

    2018.. over 5000 yrds and 34TDs
    2019.. injuried in 2nd game of the season
    2020.. started the year 11-0 with no signs of having problems.

    I just don't see where you saying they knew he was washed up for several years is even close to being accurate
     
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  7. S.T.D

    S.T.D Well-Known Member

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    It's OK. Neither Does He.:thumbs_up:
     
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  8. S.T.D

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    Like I said earlier. Everyone including the Sports will say look how great so , and so is, and people eat it up....Well it's got 2 be true cause S. Sharp, or some other sport media said so...Bull$hit....example again...L. Jackson...I have Heard all day on the Radio How great He was yesterday...with 167 passing , and 1 td, with 2 ints....Because they beat the heck out of The Chargers.
    Had that be Ben with the exact outcome, and Numbers....They would have said ....Well they won in spite of Ben. You know it, I know it, but there is a narrative that must be kept, and some fall for it.
     
  9. SteelersFanIrl

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    Disagree with this. It was reasonable to bring him back after the injury and try to make one more run with that defence. They were stuck with his contract anyway, and to be fair they made a damn good effort going 11-0 before Ben’s body started failing him and the defence got decimated by injury.

    The mistake they made was not cutting ties this offseason. They were losing guys to retirement and free agency and realistically they were never going to be relevant in the AFC championship race this year. It was time

    Very few teams would have brought Ben back under the circumstances imo.

    As for not having a succession plan, very few teams transition from one HOF QB to the next one, it’s very rare.
     
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  10. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    I didnt see the game but those numbers are terrible. Not that it has any bearing on Ben whatsoever.

    People don’t need sports analysts to tell them anything about Ben or think for them, just have to watch the games and since week 11 of last year it’s easy to see he is a shell of himself.
     
  11. S.T.D

    S.T.D Well-Known Member

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    I never said He was who he was. Not once.
    I do say ,and everyone that kept up with the media know this....they Haven't liked Him, and will take shots at Him for things that they say are funny when other players say it, or they make sure they don't cover certain things about other players.
    I'm also saying that at Bens very best we weren't Winning SBs.

    We were Winning SBs when this team was at its best.
    It's that way with every Qb.
    You , I ,and most know that P. Mahomes is freaking great, but He is struggling 2 carry that team. That's why with even the most Tds in the league, he has the 2nd most turnovers in the league, and was struggling with the Washington team most the game...
    No Qb can do it on their own....None, but some Expect Ben 2 ....or He sucks. Like last night. We score on 2 straight drives, skip one and score on the next.
    The defense gives up 3 straight scoring drives.....but then out of the woodwork here they come....Well Ben sucks....if He would do this , and that. LoL.
    Just funny 2 Me
     
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  12. steelersrule6

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    Well I guess Cleveland and Kansas City are bad too, since they have the same record as the Steelers.
     
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  13. steelersrule6

    steelersrule6 Well-Known Member

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    Ben has played better the last 3 games, than he did in the beginning of the season.
     
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  14. steelersrule6

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    zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
     
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  15. Maddog78

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  16. Blast Furnace

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  17. Steel_Elvis

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    Funny thing… I think that Ben has had his best game of the season 3 weeks in a row now. Has he been good? Not really. But I think he has been on the upswing, so that’s something.
     
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  18. Blast Furnace

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    Game manager Ben. As long as the game scripts work in their favor, he’ll be ok. It’s when he will be asked to do more that it will get ugly and as Mad Dog pointed out, there are still very concerning trends with Ben.
     
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  19. KMM

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    The problem is that he's no longer the QB that can win 4 or 5 games in a season. It's down to 1 or2. At best. More realistically the ask is not that he wins games, but rather that he not lose them.
     
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  20. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Beer is good

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    What do you know, Benny made a look at me post and went and hid again. Further confirms my belief his mom limits his internet time. Maybe his mom is a Steeler fan?
     
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  21. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Beer is good

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  22. ljkjr74

    ljkjr74 Well-Known Member

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    He said what every Steeler fan already knew. I thought we had a thread about this after game 2?
     
  23. SteelerGlenn

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    That’s why it’s a “look at me thread“
    When there is already one or more threads on the same subject matter then someone starts their own thread looking to get their 15 minutes of fame.
     
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  24. TGH

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    OP is correct, but everyone is hoping Ben has one more great season in him, just one more. If we can just get that great defense as well, perhaps we can compete.

    I also think it's over.
     
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  25. Steelrules

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    In baseball terminology, instead whiffing he is at least making contact
     

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