Report: 5 games for Big Ben!!!

**Dee Dub** · 08-30-2010, 02:19 PM

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UPDATE: Subsequent tweets from Wise suggest that he was just joking or possibly poking fun at last week's Tim Cowlishaw shibacle or, perhaps more accurately, being a dick. Still, I thought the old-school newspaper types were anal retentive about, you know, accuracy and credibility?

Come on guys....really?? Why post anything that follows....� Posted by Mike Florio�

**Vindrow** · 08-30-2010, 03:11 PM

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Yeah, and Mendy broke his arm and is supposed to be out for 6 weeks, right

Why anyone believes anything that comes out of Florio's mouth, I'll never know.

**AkronSteel** · 08-30-2010, 07:06 PM

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I'm not going to stress about this at all! It is Florio that is reporting it.....if it was up to this guy Ben would get the Pete Rose treatment. I, myself, will wait till Friday to hear it from Goodell and Ben themselves. I am still betting on it being 4 games if not less!!!

**anger 82&95** · 08-30-2010, 07:45 PM

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Originally posted by Slapstick

So, he's done more than Goodell has asked him to do, but not enough to reduce the suspension to four games?

That�s exactly why I felt the "report" must be false. Short of kneeling before Zod he�s fulfilled every stipulation.

**stlrz d** · 08-30-2010, 09:03 PM

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Mike Wise has already admitted he made the whole thing up.

**Jooser** · 08-30-2010, 09:33 PM

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^^^^^^^^^^^^^FLORIO^^^^^^^^^^^^^

**Doogie36** · 08-31-2010, 06:45 AM

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If this only gets reduced 1 game i'm going to scream!!!!! Total CRAP!!!!!! Shouldnt even be 6 games to being with.....ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!! He hasnt heard the boo's the general public could care the heck less because the general public is out doing the exact same thing!!!!!!!!! How many divorces are there today???? I mean really....we have a single QB in his 20's out trying to get laid.....SIMPLE AS THAT!!!! At least he's not cheating on his wife..........GIVE ME A BREAK!!!!!!!!! This totally sucks!!!!!

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**proudpittsburgher** · 08-31-2010, 07:31 AM

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Originally posted by Doogie36

If this only gets reduced 1 game i'm going to scream!!!!! Total CRAP!!!!!! Shouldnt even be 6 games to being with.....ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!! He hasnt heard the boo's the general public could care the heck less because the general public is out doing the exact same thing!!!!!!!!! How many divorces are there today???? I mean really....we have a single QB in his 20's out trying to get laid.....SIMPLE AS THAT!!!! At least he's not cheating on his wife..........GIVE ME A BREAK!!!!!!!!! This totally sucks!!!!!

Calm down, Doogie. read the rest of the comments . . . it was a hoax

**SteelAbility** · 08-31-2010, 12:18 PM

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Originally posted by Doogie36

If this only gets reduced 1 game i'm going to scream!!!!! Total CRAP!!!!!! Shouldnt even be 6 games to being with.....ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!! He hasnt heard the boo's the general public could care the heck less because the general public is out doing the exact same thing!!!!!!!!! How many divorces are there today???? I mean really....we have a single QB in his 20's out trying to get laid.....SIMPLE AS THAT!!!! At least he's not cheating on his wife..........GIVE ME A BREAK!!!!!!!!! This totally sucks!!!!!

I believe Ben was suspended for supplying alcohol to minors, not for trying to get laid. He's being punished for putting the league's image/reputation at risk. You can argue that it is unfair and certainly I buy into that quite a bit. Nonetheless, whether innocent (or rape) OR guilty, his behavior did put the NFL's image/reputation at risk.

**phillyesq** · 08-31-2010, 12:28 PM

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Washington Post suspends Mike Wise for a month
Posted by Mike Florio on August 31, 2010 10:35 AM ET
At the outset of his daily radio show on 106.7 the Fan in D.C., Mike Wise announced that the Washington Post has imposed a one-month suspension on him for his ill-advised Tuesday Twitter hoax regarding, ironically, the suspension of Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.

Wise read a statement in which he acknowledged that he "made a horrendous mistake," and that it "cost me a chunk of [my] own credibility."

Actually, it cost Wise all of his credibility, as far as we're concerned. Even though he surely will never pull another stunt like this, it's fair to wonder whether other motivations, apart from providing true, accurate information, will undermine any of his future journalistic endeavors.

Wise also offered up a very half-hearted (hoof-hearted) explanation, mentioning once again the facially implausible notion that he tried to immediately point out that it was a joke, even after boasting on Tuesday that the goal was to dupe people like me into believing it wasn't a joke.

Though we're not privy to the thought processes of the Post, we suspect that the length of the suspension was influenced at least in part by Wise's clumsy attempt to minimize the damage by offering up inconsistent excuses like: (1) I never break news on my Twitter account so no one should have believed it; (2) I tried to get people like Florio to believe it; (3) I tried to immediately make it clear that it was a joke but Twitter jammed up, even though it allowed me to make four subsequent posts over more than an hour, including one in which I perpetuated the hoax by saying he "[c]an't reveal my sources."

Frankly, Wise should be glad he wasn't fired. Armed with the relevant Post personnel policies, including the one regarding the use of social media, a semi-competent lawyer (or me) would have Wise admitting within five minutes or less that his employment should be terminated for cause.

The fact that he seems to be so willing to accept the suspension represents an implicit acknowledgment that Wise realizes, despite his cannonball into the stupid pool, he dodged a mortar shell when it was time to visit the principal's office.

Serves him right.

**flippy** · 08-31-2010, 12:43 PM

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I hope he gets 7 games so Ben gets madder and unleashes more hell.

**RuthlessBurgher** · 08-31-2010, 01:17 PM

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Originally posted by phillyesq

Washington Post suspends Mike Wise for a month
Posted by Mike Florio on August 31, 2010 10:35 AM ET
At the outset of his daily radio show on 106.7 the Fan in D.C., Mike Wise announced that the Washington Post has imposed a one-month suspension on him for his ill-advised Tuesday Twitter hoax regarding, ironically, the suspension of Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.

Wise read a statement in which he acknowledged that he "made a horrendous mistake," and that it "cost me a chunk of [my] own credibility."

Actually, it cost Wise all of his credibility, as far as we're concerned. Even though he surely will never pull another stunt like this, it's fair to wonder whether other motivations, apart from providing true, accurate information, will undermine any of his future journalistic endeavors.

Wise also offered up a very half-hearted (hoof-hearted) explanation, mentioning once again the facially implausible notion that he tried to immediately point out that it was a joke, even after boasting on Tuesday that the goal was to dupe people like me into believing it wasn't a joke.

Though we're not privy to the thought processes of the Post, we suspect that the length of the suspension was influenced at least in part by Wise's clumsy attempt to minimize the damage by offering up inconsistent excuses like: (1) I never break news on my Twitter account so no one should have believed it; (2) I tried to get people like Florio to believe it; (3) I tried to immediately make it clear that it was a joke but Twitter jammed up, even though it allowed me to make four subsequent posts over more than an hour, including one in which I perpetuated the hoax by saying he "[c]an't reveal my sources."

Frankly, Wise should be glad he wasn't fired. Armed with the relevant Post personnel policies, including the one regarding the use of social media, a semi-competent lawyer (or me) would have Wise admitting within five minutes or less that his employment should be terminated for cause.

The fact that he seems to be so willing to accept the suspension represents an implicit acknowledgment that Wise realizes, despite his cannonball into the stupid pool, he dodged a mortar shell when it was time to visit the principal's office.

Serves him right.

If I had a Twitter account, I think I would post that my sources tell me that Mike Wise will actually be suspended for 5 weeks (you know, just to see if someone like Florio would pick it up and run with it). :P

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