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When do the Steelers tell Ben it’s time to step aside?

JMM said:
How do you think Ben would do if he had a line and a running game?
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It doesn't matter because he doesn't. Hypotheticals don't win championships.
 
I'll echo what has been said. We don't have anything better on the roster. I've seen plenty of Rudolph at this point in his career. He'll be a journeyman backup. Dobbs and Haskins who are question marks who aren't likley to top what Rudolph can do IMO.
 
SteelerSask2 said:
True but at some point you may have to see if you are drafting or willing to give Rudolph a chance next year. Maybe not a better option, but a significantly worse?
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Agree. This team isn't winning **** with or without Ben, might as well make sure of what you have in Rudolph so you can make a decision for the draft.
 
Roy92040 said:
I don’t see a problem with Ben. What I see is not running the ball and wrs dropping the ball.
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Well I'm not really sure what you are watching. Like he isn't horrible but c'mon. And yes it is the oline. It isn't the running back. It's the line. But everyone knew that going in.
 
Sarge said:
It doesn't matter because he doesn't. Hypotheticals don't win championships.
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And the thread is talking about when do you hypothetically bench Ben.

I personally hypothetically think if Ben is healthy he starts. 🙂
 
SteelerSask2 said:
Well I'm not really sure what you are watching. Like he isn't horrible but c'mon. And yes it is the oline. It isn't the running back. It's the line. But everyone knew that going in.
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What is your thinking with playing Mason? Tanking the season? Because even at 39..... Ben>Mason.
 
SteelerSask2 said:
Well I'm not really sure what you are watching. Like he isn't horrible but c'mon. And yes it is the oline. It isn't the running back. It's the line. But everyone knew that going in.
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Not the running back. The running game in general and yes probably as a result of the offensive line.
 
SteelerSask2 said:
Who are they gonna get to call the plays. At some point Ben has to be accountable for getting ahead of the chains.
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And two years ago with Mason/Duck playing and the play calling was ****** how did our offense fair? You could probably say our OL was better then it is now.
 
SteelerSask2 said:
Who are they gonna get to call the plays. At some point Ben has to be accountable for getting ahead of the chains.
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But if Claypool pulls in one more the nine targets he seen (specifically the one he failed to outmuscle the db on in the end zone) this is a different game, Ben has another 40 yards, and maybe, just maybe gets a better rhythm going? Dropped passes do happen, and defenders are going to make some plays, but isn’t the wide receiver room supposed to be one of the deepest in the nfl, with some guys who could potentially be #1s to elsewhere? I agree, I don’t see the same washed up guy, I think it’s the easiest thing to point to, and say “told ya so,” when the reality is that this receiver group is soft as diaper ****, and rarely make plays to bail their qb out.

on the deep completion to DJ, am I the only one who thought he just sort of jogged his way out of bounds instead of trying to get into the EZ?
 
Sarge said:
Agree. This team isn't winning **** with or without Ben, might as well make sure of what you have in Rudolph so you can make a decision for the draft.
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We shoulda been doing that this year.. Shoulda left Ben to pursue his life's work. I'm afraid this year will end up a wasted year...no Super Bowl Championship and a wasted opportunity to find out who our next QB is or isn't. I feel I'm right about this, but I wanna be wrong.
 
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chipped ham said:
But if Claypool pulls in one more the nine targets he seen (specifically the one he failed to outmuscle the db on in the end zone) this is a different game, Ben has another 40 yards, and maybe, just maybe gets a better rhythm going? Dropped passes do happen, and defenders are going to make some plays, but isn’t the wide receiver room supposed to be one of the deepest in the nfl, with some guys who could potentially be #1s to elsewhere? I agree, I don’t see the same washed up guy, I think it’s the easiest thing to point to, and say “told ya so,” when the reality is that this receiver group is soft as diaper ****, and rarely make plays to bail their qb out.

on the deep completion to DJ, am I the only one who thought he just sort of jogged his way out of bounds instead of trying to get into the EZ?
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The pass to DJ was right on target. No excuse for why we didn't score 6 there. These receivers are soft as diaper ****. Great analogy.
 
So we have no line or running game with Ben. We are going to have no line or running game with Rudolph. Rudolph is not very mobile and we have seen him a good bit. Don't think he is a better option than Ben at this point. Our WRs did have some drops and our D caved. Ben also made some terrible choices, but prime Ben did that as well. If we had a young mobile QB i would consider sitting Ben, but I think it would only be worse with Rudolph
 
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