Ben is the weak link at this point

[21STEELERS21]

Right now it doesn't look like weather will be a factor. Game time temp of 40 with 10% chance of precip. Rather balmy for Mass this time of year.

 

[blitzburghv5]

This thread is 100% BS. Freaking dude has won two SB's, been to a third, and is on the brink of a fourth. Terry ******* Bradshaw played in a **** league where only a few teams had a legitimate chance to win it all. Ben is a hall of famer and one of the best QB's of all-time, and for damn sure is the best Steelers QB ever. Get behind our guy....dudes a damn warrior and he's the only damn QB in the league I would want on our side to go whip that Patriot *** in their building. Has he been off lately? Yep, but do you really expect these guys to play flawless football in **** elements against playoff calibre teams??? Pathetic that any Steelers fan would blast on Ben....pathetic!! Here we go!!

Ummm that Discount Double Check guy ....I wouldn't pass him up right now...he's ballin a lot tighter than our QB....right now, if I had to choose, id go with "Rojuuhs" (Discount Double Check !!!)

 

[blitzburghv5]

Don't get me wrong, I also dont think Ben has been awful.

But we have to hold our QB, who is of HOF caliber, to higher standards than average. Especially when you have the #1 RB and #1 WR in the league.

And we know all too well, that if Ben throws three picks and we lose this game, it will ultimately rest at the neck of one Mike Tomlin.

 

[antdrewjosh]

Its tough because the young WR's I don't think are on the same page very often with Ben, that makes the most huddle and blitz reads so tough.
Brown even ran the wrong route on the winning pass vs KC, that's why Ben had to hold the ball longer.

You been saying this for a couple of days where did you hear this. I listened to Ben's radio show. Brown was supposed to run a crossing pattern he did.. he was supposed to run under neath the line backers he ran behind them because underneath them would of been short of the sticks. Ben said nothing about the route being wrong I don't think.

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[Ironcitysteelers]

What's this story on PFT about our team with the flu? Seems like a non story. Any locals here more on it.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

What's this story on PFT about our team with the flu? Seems like a non story. Any locals here more on it.

Obviously Hoodie slipped some salmonella in the team snack bar.

 

[Drink IRON City]

Ben is our QB and I for one am dang GLAD to have him. Your only other options would be Laundry or Mec (a third stringer who doesn't even play). Ben Rothlisberger is going to show up and PRODUCE to a high quality. If by chance someone has to bail him out then so be it as that is why it's a TEAM sport. +1 is all we need on the scoreboard and I'm happy regardless of how an individual played.


Salute the nation

 

[MTC]

Obviously Hoodie slipped some salmonella in the team snack bar.

Pens had the flu. A few of my friends in GA had the flu. I came down with the flu. It's a zombie outbreak I tell yinz!!! O.O

 

[Stryker]

No one is protecting him. Consistently???? If ab and Rogers catch those two TD's like they should've, his completion % is over 70% for the second straight playoff game, not bad for a guy that is supposrdly consistently getting passes batted down for incompletions. His completion % through two playoff games is like 4% points higher than Rodgers.

but instead, we're left with a QBR of 22...

 

[Coryea]

but instead, we're left with a QBR of 22...

Do the fact the WR's dropped two TDs you're still putting that on Ben?

 

[Stryker]

Do the fact the WR's dropped two TDs you're still putting that on Ben?

Sadly, it is what happened. We all expect more from Ben because we know what he's capable of. He hasn't been a great QB for months.

Hopefully we can have 10tds in 2 games Ben to finish out the season.

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[wig]

He HAS put up 12 in 2 games.

;-)

 

[GMC]

Sadly, it is what happened. We all expect more from Ben because we know what he's capable of. He hasn't been a great QB for months.

Hopefully we can have 10tds in 2 games Ben to finish out the season.

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Too bad everyone in the organization isn't held to the same high standards. Hasn't been great in months, yet he's won 8 in a row. I'll take it. I don't understand why everyone wants to try to compare him to the pure pocket passers. He's much more Favre than Marino and like him there are always some head scratching moments, but he finds ways to win games. Until the organization decides he's no longer what's best for them, he has my full support. I'm in no hurry to watch Malone, Brister or Stewart line up under center again.

 

[Mosh Pitt]

He´s probably color blind......throws better to the guys in the black uni´s.

 

[jbem]

i no what wrong with him , hes got a brady shirt hanging in his office, lol

 

[topseed]

Ben's rating during our 9 game winning streak? 91.375. Which is almost exactly the league average.

It wasn't "very good quarterbacking" that led us to win 9 games straight. You can thank:
-Le'veon Bell
-The O-Line
-An improved defense
-Coaching

Passer rating can be misleading. Peyton Manning, at 67.9, had the worst qualifying QB rating in the entire league last year, and Denver won the SB. This year, Broncos quarterbacks by comparison compiled a much better 83.9 mark, yet they missed the playoffs.

The value of the leadership and intangibles provided by SB-winning quarterbacks, along with the confidence they inspire in their teammates, is hard to measure.

You can also thank clutch play from Ben for playing a huge part in that winning streak.

 

[steelcan58]

Anyone that that blames Ben for this ******* debacle can go ******* **** themselves. He had receivers that can't get open and couldn't catch a ******* cold if they could. And that defense - fuckity **** ****. ****!!

 

[Steelerz99]

Apparently, distractions matter, but bad coaching plus that, and you get this. Oh well. Made another Afccg.