Ben Wants Some Answers from Rooney

[Eddie Spaghetti]

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wow.

someone might want to remind ben of who stood by him through two sexual assault charges.

the rooneys have been very good to him and he shouldn't forget it. They could have shipped him to arizona never to be heard from again on a big stage.

and I'm damn sick of waiting for this offense to be "elite".

[AngryAsian]

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Here you, go... Ben wants answers, doesn't get them, wants to leave, given papers and sent to Arizona, then Peyton Manning finishes off his HOF career with the Steelers, winning 3 more SuperBowls in the process. Cool.

[TallyStiller]

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The simple answer is this... Rooney looked at the $102 million investment in his QB and his OC who was too stubborn to adapt to the fact that his line is mediocre and determined that firing said OC was the ticket to lengthening his QB's career.

We've seen this drama before - Ben and Plax were great buddies, Plax was Ben's security blanket, and we let him go... and won a Super Bowl while Plax was busy shooting himself.

The way I see it is this: Lennon and McCartney couldn't stand each other, and they were the greatest songwriting team in history. Brady and his OC scream at each other on the sideline, and he's the best QB of this era. A little discord around here might be good for the W - L record.

[feltdizz]

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Nothing wrong with the W-L record... Ben's health and scoring are the main problem.

..and Plax shot himself a year after he had the game winning catch in the SB.

I don't think there is anything wrong with a coach or player being friends... It's all about the results and I really think Arians and Ben went as far as they could in 5 years. The way I ended may have been odd due to our 12-4 record and some things Tomlin said but 5 years is a long time for an OC. I wouldn't be surprised if Fitchner fete the job and him and Ben become best friends while Ben keeps playing the way he does.

[JAR]

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WOW, some of you really like making soap operas out of everything. Read what Wexell tweeted, drama queens.

[flippy]

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We've seen this drama before - Ben and Plax were great buddies, Plax was Ben's security blanket, and we let him go... and won a Super Bowl while Plax was busy shooting himself.

sounds like someone is suggesting BA might shoot himself

[Steelhere10]

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I just listened to the transcript , I think a lot of it is blown up... To be honest Ben don't seem that upset at all... So i retract my statement.

[Dresden]

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I just listened to the transcript , I think a lot of it is blown up... To be honest Ben don't seem that upset at all... So i retract my statement.

[NJ-STEELER]

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WOW, some of you really like making soap operas out of everything. Read what Wexell tweeted, drama queens.

as usual

[NJ-STEELER]

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as for the predictions players give on how the offense will perform. what do you think they are going to say?


did some of you guys really expect the offense to be elite? with this OL? with jon scott starter at LT coming into the season?
with a RB we know likes to tap dance behind the line.
with an almost done hines and a "one trick pony" as the starting wideouts.
with the back up wideouts (a 3rd and 6th rounder) playing sparingly in their rookie years

[hawaiiansteel]

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[Jooser]

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yikes ... that doesn't sound good.

If Ben's not careful, Rooney will send him packing and him and Arians can be together again....

In a perfect world,..........

...........in which we descend back to the depths with a succession of Cliff Stoudt, Mark Malone, David Woodley, Bubby Brister, Todd Blackledge, Neil O'Donnell, Mike Tomczak, Jim Miller, Kordell Stewart, Kent Graham, and Tommy Maddox at QB leading us to, well, nowhere in particular. Talk about a perfect world!!!

Dude,... Roethlisberger IS Kent Graham with more athleticism for his size.

[RuthlessBurgher]

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Dude,... Roethlisberger IS Kent Graham with more athleticism for his size.

In other news, Barry Sanders IS Napoleon Dynamite with more athleticism for his size.

[rpmpit]

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Ben must have a really short memory. Not too long ago, the Rooneys stuck with Ben when even most of us wanted him gone. Time to grow up, Benny.

[rpmpit]

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Dude,... Roethlisberger IS Kent Graham with more athleticism for his size.

In other news, Barry Sanders IS Napoleon Dynamite with more athleticism for his size.

RB, you are usually spot on with your pop culture references. But I would have gone Uncle Rico with this one. Just sayin'