Comments on: Big Ben Wants To Be Your Role Model http://nicepickcowher.com/2010/04/13/big-ben-wants-to-be-your-role-model/ A Pittsburgh Steelers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Sun, 30 Dec 2012 06:16:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: psycho4steelers http://nicepickcowher.com/2010/04/13/big-ben-wants-to-be-your-role-model/comment-page-1/#comment-1930 psycho4steelers Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:40:11 +0000 http://nicepickcowher.com/?p=2740#comment-1930 Hines......Polite but poignant. Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward said he is "discouraged" by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's off-the-field conduct and called some recent incidents "unfortunate" for the Steelers organization. "I'm not really disappointed in anything," Ward said this afternoon. "I'm discouraged a little bit because the Pittsburgh Steelers come with a high level. Expectations are high. It's unfortunate that our organization has to be in the news like this." Ward's comments came during a brief media interview session following a question and answer period with 40 student/athletes as part of a Gatorade promotion at North Hills High School. Ward also indicated that, if the Steelers win the Super Bowl, he would retire after the season. During his 40-minute Q&A session with North Hills football players, the 13-year veteran said his career would be complete with another ring. "If I win three Super Bowls, I'm retiring," Ward said. "I'm telling you that right now." Ward said, if he had his way, troubled wide receiver Santonio Holmes would still be on the Steelers, but he supports any actions taken by the Rooney family and/or the NFL. "It's an unfortunate incident and I would have loved for him to stay, but it's not my team," Ward said. "Who am I to question Mr. Rooney and the Pittsburgh Steelers? They have been doing this thing for a lot of years. They felt it was best for Santonio and best for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Whatever choices they make, they have our support." Ward, the team's all-time leading receiver, is confident his teammates can fill the void created when Holmes was traded to the New York Jets for a fifth-round draft pick. "It's unfortunate that Santonio is no longer with us," Ward said. "(But) Mike Wallace had a tremendous rookie year and now he's going to get more opportunities to become that guy. ...Yes, we're young. But, at the same time, that's my job as a leader. I've been in this game a long time and I've seen a lot of players come and go. I'm up for the challenge." Ward, speaking publicly about Roethlisberger for the first time since Georgia officials decided not to pursue any charges in the alleged sexual assault last month of a 20-year-old college student, said the Steelers' expectations remain the same. "One thing about us is that we're a close-knit family," he said. "We are going to rally behind each other and support each other. Whatever decision that Mr. Rooney or the league makes, we are going to abide by it and move on. It's not going to change the way we approach things. It's not going to change the expectation level. Our goal is still to win the Super Bowl." Hines……Polite but poignant.

Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward said he is “discouraged” by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s off-the-field conduct and called some recent incidents “unfortunate” for the Steelers organization.

“I’m not really disappointed in anything,” Ward said this afternoon. “I’m discouraged a little bit because the Pittsburgh Steelers come with a high level. Expectations are high. It’s unfortunate that our organization has to be in the news like this.”

Ward’s comments came during a brief media interview session following a question and answer period with 40 student/athletes as part of a Gatorade promotion at North Hills High School.

Ward also indicated that, if the Steelers win the Super Bowl, he would retire after the season. During his 40-minute Q&A session with North Hills football players, the 13-year veteran said his career would be complete with another ring.

“If I win three Super Bowls, I’m retiring,” Ward said. “I’m telling you that right now.”

Ward said, if he had his way, troubled wide receiver Santonio Holmes would still be on the Steelers, but he supports any actions taken by the Rooney family and/or the NFL.

“It’s an unfortunate incident and I would have loved for him to stay, but it’s not my team,” Ward said. “Who am I to question Mr. Rooney and the Pittsburgh Steelers? They have been doing this thing for a lot of years. They felt it was best for Santonio and best for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Whatever choices they make, they have our support.”

Ward, the team’s all-time leading receiver, is confident his teammates can fill the void created when Holmes was traded to the New York Jets for a fifth-round draft pick.

“It’s unfortunate that Santonio is no longer with us,” Ward said. “(But) Mike Wallace had a tremendous rookie year and now he’s going to get more opportunities to become that guy. …Yes, we’re young. But, at the same time, that’s my job as a leader. I’ve been in this game a long time and I’ve seen a lot of players come and go. I’m up for the challenge.”

Ward, speaking publicly about Roethlisberger for the first time since Georgia officials decided not to pursue any charges in the alleged sexual assault last month of a 20-year-old college student, said the Steelers’ expectations remain the same.

“One thing about us is that we’re a close-knit family,” he said. “We are going to rally behind each other and support each other. Whatever decision that Mr. Rooney or the league makes, we are going to abide by it and move on. It’s not going to change the way we approach things. It’s not going to change the expectation level. Our goal is still to win the Super Bowl.”

]]> By: psycho4steelers http://nicepickcowher.com/2010/04/13/big-ben-wants-to-be-your-role-model/comment-page-1/#comment-1929 psycho4steelers Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:44:30 +0000 http://nicepickcowher.com/?p=2740#comment-1929 Alright, one disciplinary step left before the Ben situation is laid to rest. Unlike what I said earlier, the Steelers and Rooneys' chumped out. "Handing" down disciplinary action via the NFL is chicken S#!T. The Steelers, MY STEELERS, OUR STEELERS, had an opportunity to stand up and be a model. Instead they followed the likes of Jerry Jones and Al Davis, letting the NFL take action and calling it their own. Sad. After 30+ years of following this franchise, this remarkable franchise, I never thought that I'd be embarrassed by the Rooney's. Yet here I sit, dumbfounded and a little dazed His sentence is to run concurrent? JESUS!!!! I'm no saint but tell me this.....Are his parents proud of his off-field behavior? If they are I'll shut up. Somehow I doubt they are. To allow this miscreant to skate by hurts. But the Rooney's' are smart I guess, they know us die hards will root for the B&G, buy tickets and come to watch the Team. Ben is a teammate. We will watch, root, cheer and jeer. We will scream with delight at a last minute pass T.D. and groan with a last minute sack. We are predictable. We are fans. And today I too threw up a little in my mouth. Alan Alright, one disciplinary step left before the Ben situation is laid to rest. Unlike what I said earlier, the Steelers and Rooneys’ chumped out. “Handing” down disciplinary action via the NFL is chicken S#!T. The Steelers, MY STEELERS, OUR STEELERS, had an opportunity to stand up and be a model. Instead they followed the likes of Jerry Jones and Al Davis, letting the NFL take action and calling it their own. Sad. After 30+ years of following this franchise, this remarkable franchise, I never thought that I’d be embarrassed by the Rooney’s. Yet here I sit, dumbfounded and a little dazed His sentence is to run concurrent? JESUS!!!! I’m no saint but tell me this…..Are his parents proud of his off-field behavior? If they are I’ll shut up. Somehow I doubt they are. To allow this miscreant to skate by hurts. But the Rooney’s’ are smart I guess, they know us die hards will root for the B&G, buy tickets and come to watch the Team. Ben is a teammate. We will watch, root, cheer and jeer. We will scream with delight at a last minute pass T.D. and groan with a last minute sack. We are predictable. We are fans. And today I too threw up a little in my mouth.

Alan

]]> By: spartacus723 http://nicepickcowher.com/2010/04/13/big-ben-wants-to-be-your-role-model/comment-page-1/#comment-1928 spartacus723 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:49:30 +0000 http://nicepickcowher.com/?p=2740#comment-1928 Chris - QB is a small piece of the puzzle indeed. When Stupid Ben was the game-manager in 2005, he had the O-line to thank for his success in the "W" column. He didn't have to throw for TD's and 300 yards. We rushed for 5 yards per attempt and hogged up the clock. The D actually played less football reps back then because we managed the clock via the ground game. Look at last year - it seemed as though the D was on the field forever in every game. Why ? Because we couldn't close out 3rd and medium and worse yet, we couldn't close out 3rd and long. The season stat tables do not reveal the whole in-game truth. The secondary got fried all of the time. The Chicago, KC, and Oakland losses, demonstrate how easy it was for them to blow leads in the 4th qrt, mostly by getting torched in the passing game. We should have lost the Minnesota game too. Thanks to 2 defensive fluke/rare TDs, we didn't. Ben will be put down for a few games in my view. If he isn't, there will be a revolt per se by certain players and it may end up being racially oriented for reasons that are obvious. This is why I said in a recent post that Bulger would be a big plus. He can easily start for a few games and give us a better chance to win while dummy serves his time. I hope that the Rooney's message about "getting back to our roots" and pounding the ball on the ground sunk in with Colbert. I think that we need premier O linemen (Iupati, Baluga, Pouncey)and CBs first and foremost in this draft. Gay stinks, and the guys behind him don't give me much confidence. That old logic used by each team (pick the best player available at the time of your choice) is BS. Pick for positional needs. Every mock draft I have seen is different, with different logic applied to justify each teams pick.... the draft will be crazy like it always is and we may just get lucky in the first and 2nd round this year. Chris – QB is a small piece of the puzzle indeed. When Stupid Ben was the game-manager in 2005, he had the O-line to thank for his success in the “W” column. He didn’t have to throw for TD’s and 300 yards. We rushed for 5 yards per attempt and hogged up the clock. The D actually played less football reps back then because we managed the clock via the ground game.

Look at last year – it seemed as though the D was on the field forever in every game. Why ? Because we couldn’t close out 3rd and medium and worse yet, we couldn’t close out 3rd and long. The season stat tables do not reveal the whole in-game truth. The secondary got fried all of the time. The Chicago, KC, and Oakland losses, demonstrate how easy it was for them to blow leads in the 4th qrt, mostly by getting torched in the passing game. We should have lost the Minnesota game too. Thanks to 2 defensive fluke/rare TDs, we didn’t.

Ben will be put down for a few games in my view. If he isn’t, there will be a revolt per se by certain players and it may end up being racially oriented for reasons that are obvious. This is why I said in a recent post that Bulger would be a big plus. He can easily start for a few games and give us a better chance to win while dummy serves his time.

I hope that the Rooney’s message about “getting back to our roots” and pounding the ball on the ground sunk in with Colbert. I think that we need premier O linemen (Iupati, Baluga, Pouncey)and CBs first and foremost in this draft. Gay stinks, and the guys behind him don’t give me much confidence. That old logic used by each team (pick the best player available at the time of your choice) is BS. Pick for positional needs. Every mock draft I have seen is different, with different logic applied to justify each teams pick…. the draft will be crazy like it always is and we may just get lucky in the first and 2nd round this year.

]]> By: myopinion http://nicepickcowher.com/2010/04/13/big-ben-wants-to-be-your-role-model/comment-page-1/#comment-1918 myopinion Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:05:23 +0000 http://nicepickcowher.com/?p=2740#comment-1918 Already threw his jersey in the trash. I expect more from the Rooney's. Anyone else in the organization, front office or otherwise, would have lost their job by now. I believe in innocent until proven guilty, but I also believe in a strong moral and ethical code. I hope the Rooney's will do the right thing. BTW: Your not the greatest QB and Pittsburgh doesn't need you. Cut him loose Mr. Rooney, no one is irreplaceable. Already threw his jersey in the trash. I expect more from the Rooney’s. Anyone else in the organization, front office or otherwise, would have lost their job by now. I believe in innocent until proven guilty, but I also believe in a strong moral and ethical code. I hope the Rooney’s will do the right thing. BTW: Your not the greatest QB and Pittsburgh doesn’t need you. Cut him loose Mr. Rooney, no one is irreplaceable.

]]> By: psycho4steelers http://nicepickcowher.com/2010/04/13/big-ben-wants-to-be-your-role-model/comment-page-1/#comment-1916 psycho4steelers Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:50:54 +0000 http://nicepickcowher.com/?p=2740#comment-1916 Not seeing the NFL do anything more than suspending Ben for a few games (3-4 max), or the Steelers trading him, I think Pitt. will be fine with Dixon under center. And who knows? Remember Ben came in when Maddox went down/out/pulled and the rest is, as they say, history. (Maddox was 2-1 that year, and Ben 13-0). The following year Maddox was 0-2, Batch 2-0 and Ben 9-3 with a S.B. win. 3 QB's, one goal. Dixon, with the reps in practice, may prove to be a very good/consistent QB. And Batch is stll there. Work on the O-line for Dixon/Moore and Co., would help. But the D is the true measure. If the Steelers can address that and make the proper moves, then the B&G in the post-season will be assured. Just one optimists opinion. Not seeing the NFL do anything more than suspending Ben for a few games (3-4 max), or the Steelers trading him, I think Pitt. will be fine with Dixon under center. And who knows? Remember Ben came in when Maddox went down/out/pulled and the rest is, as they say, history. (Maddox was 2-1 that year, and Ben 13-0). The following year Maddox was 0-2, Batch 2-0 and Ben 9-3 with a S.B. win. 3 QB’s, one goal. Dixon, with the reps in practice, may prove to be a very good/consistent QB. And Batch is stll there. Work on the O-line for Dixon/Moore and Co., would help. But the D is the true measure. If the Steelers can address that and make the proper moves, then the B&G in the post-season will be assured. Just one optimists opinion.

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