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34 minutes ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said:

Why is this thread posted twice?

Why is this thread posted twice?

 

It was posted by Jimmy Two-Times, before he had to go get the papers, get the papers...

12 minutes ago, LabattBlue said:

6th period lunch recess.

 

So it's reliable then, coming straight from Roethlisberger himself...

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51 minutes ago, BuffaloRebound said:

Newton, Tannehill, Winston, Dalton... some decent vets will be available.  Steelers win at least 10 games win this any 1 of those guys.  

I can see Dalton def being available for some team needing a QB....lot of ticked off Bengles fans if he went withn division lol........Think Carolina will now keep Newton since K.Allen pretty much crashed.....Titans are no way on earth gonna let Tannehill go! I wouldnt.....I believe the Bucs already said they plan on keeping Jameis for next season.....

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33 minutes ago, I am the egg man said:

So another ex-athlete mansion in the upper crust Pittsburgh suburbs might be available.

 

......may be time to start doing some low ballin'.

The Antonio Brown one with a custom Treehouse Master's Treehouse is probably still the best.

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1 hour ago, BuffaloRebound said:

Newton, Tannehill, Winston, Dalton... some decent vets will be available.  Steelers win at least 10 games win this any 1 of those guys.  

If Carolina trades Newton, unless they draft a QB in the 1st round, they are out of their minds.  Since the Newton trade rumors started Kyle Allen has been benched because the league caught up with him & Will Grier threw 3 picks in his 1st start, a 38-6 beatdown in Indianapolis yesterday.  

1 hour ago, Franchiseneedsme said:

If true maybe they would listen to offers for Juju Shuster for some draft capital. I would give up A 2nd and a 4th for him. Game changer

 

A game changer on a rookie contract is worth at least 1 #1.  You would give up a 2nd and a 4th, but any NFL GM who did  make that offer would quickly get a reputation as a guy who doesn't make serious trade offers.

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1 hour ago, NobesBLO13 said:

A terrible human being who I will not miss when he is gone.

 

1 hour ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said:

 

...so Ben may retire and they'd trade their playmaker for draft capital?......hell, I'd bet if Brees retires we can get a shot at Michael Thomas for "draft capital", right??..........

 

I think he used to be.  he might have actually grown out of his douche phase to some degree anyway.

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1 hour ago, billsfan_34 said:

Did you like the player or the person?

 

The only thing I care about is what the player does on the field.    What they do when they step off it is who ha to me. 

 

I realize that's a minority position, but so be it...

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opening day 2001 at Ann Arbor and Ben came in with his Miami (Ohio) squad

 

all the yahoos were whooping it up for the easy win, but i stated that kid was going to the pros with his size and drop back and throw game

 

 

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1 hour ago, njbuff said:

How does anyone know he is done with football?

 

He basically had an entire year to sit out and get healthy.

 

Giving up that huge payday is going to be very, very difficult........... even for someone as banged up as Ben has been.

 

It kind of appears that he's taken that entire year to sit and get bulky

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2 hours ago, NobesBLO13 said:

A terrible human being who I will not miss when he is gone.

 

How do you know? Are you well acquainted with him or is it based on reading a few articles over his career where the reporter may or may not have an ax to grind with him?

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2 hours ago, Franchiseneedsme said:

If true maybe they would listen to offers for Juju Shuster for some draft capital. I would give up A 2nd and a 4th for him. Game changer

 

More likely outcome is they'd look to sign a free agent QB as a stop-gap and just wait until next year to draft someone again.

 

I think Ben will be back though; doubt he stood around on the sideline all year just to retire in the offseason when he's finally healthy again.

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29 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said:

 

https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/2868270-mort-steelers-ben-roethlisberger-has-some-doubt-hell-play-again-post-injury.amp.html

 

so there's that

"I've talked to people who have spoken with him, and he has some doubt whether he's really gonna play football again," ESPN's Chris Mortensen said on SportsCenter Monday.

 

It kind of sounds like "I know a guy who knows a guy who says..."

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3 hours ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said:

Why is this thread posted twice?

Why is this thread posted twice?

The other thread is about Ben retiring from futsal. It's entirely different. 

https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2019/12/23/report-roethlisberger-wants-to-play-in-2020/

 

Actually, it may only be futsal. This article says he's committed to football.

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1 hour ago, CardinalScotts said:

thats was rothlisberger the other night ?   I thought it was Brett Kissell

 

I hadnt seen him all season, and the first time they showed him during our game I was legitimately confused as to why Matt Patricia was on the Steelers sideline. Even started to pull the phone out to Google to see if Patricia had been fired and I missed it.

 

Nope. It's their "starting" QB.

 

Dude is done.

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2 minutes ago, Happy Gilmore said:

Wouldn't surprise me if Pig Ben is done.  JuJu is a WR2, we need a WR1 and so does JuJu to stand out.  He's not the same player he was when AB was there.

 

Do you think JuJu misses AB or Ben more this year? I'd say Ben is the bigger loss for their passing game than AB.

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4 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:

 

Do you think JuJu misses AB or Ben more this year? I'd say Ben is the bigger loss for their passing game than AB.

 

Probably misses Ben.  He's not going to admit that he's a WR2 and needs a WR1 to shine.

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5 hours ago, Rc2catch said:

Funny I read something today about his rehab going well and Pittsburgh is expecting him back next year. But retirement is always an option like it has been for the LAST 3 years. 

 

Yeah, it seems to be Pittsburgh media vs. "I know a guy who knows a guy who knows Ben Roethlisburger's Little Grey Cells" via Mortenson

 

52 minutes ago, Irv said:

Time for him to retire.  He's 48 years old and 400 lbs.   Clock's ticking on how much longer he can physically overpower women.  

 

Now, now, he's been a married man for 8 years now and has 3 kids.  Those days are done.

 

We think.

 

 

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9 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/2868270-mort-steelers-ben-roethlisberger-has-some-doubt-hell-play-again-post-injury.amp.html

 

so there's that

"I've talked to people who have spoken with him, and he has some doubt whether he's really gonna play football again," ESPN's Chris Mortensen said on SportsCenter Monday.

 

It kind of sounds like "I know a guy who knows a guy who says..."

Since @Hapless Bills Fan has saved this thread by -you know, providing a LINK to a rumor, it’s more likely the OP didn’t hear it in his bathroom.. But we have an honor code here to provide links to rumor stories and it’s important to!

 

Imagine this place if @Gugny could create threads with no substantive reference! Or @BringBackFergy, @4merper4mer!

 

The Horror.

 

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20 hours ago, BuffaloRebound said:

Newton, Tannehill, Winston, Dalton... some decent vets will be available.  Steelers win at least 10 games win this any 1 of those guys.  

They can move on from Ben Rapelisberger  to Rapeis Winston.  Good transition for the Steelers.  Then bring AB back.

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UCL is a year injury minimum. Baseball pitchers usually take 2 years to get back to normal after that surgery. At Ben's age that amount of rehab can't sound fun.

He has been out most of the season and he isn't close to being back. He's 25% of the way there if he's lucky and doesn't suffer set backs or reinjuries.

At this point you rehab on the company dime and keep collecting your fat checks. I think it's extremely unlikely that he is ready to throw in 2020 and I wouldn't be shocked if he doesn't come back in 2021.

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