Ben Again Being Ripped in Media

[NorthCoast]

"lack of film study".... "no progress in his game"..... "talent and athleticism only gets so far in the NFL"....

we've heard these stories before and it's strange they are once again popping up..... maybe some truth? if you are generally frustrated with your offense, do you really want to put the time in? something is gonna have to give by season's end especially if lack of wins continue pile up. In the end, it's on Ben AND Haley.... both gotta own the offense.. both gotta make it work or one will move on...

[feltdizz]

"lack of film study".... "no progress in his game"..... "talent and athleticism only gets so far in the NFL"....

we've heard these stories before and it's strange they are once again popping up..... maybe some truth? if you are generally frustrated with your offense, do you really want to put the time in? something is gonna have to give by season's end especially if lack of wins continue pile up. In the end, it's on Ben AND Haley.... both gotta own the offense.. both gotta make it work or one will move on...

Can we get a link or reference? LOL...

[NorthCoast]

Can we get a link or reference? LOL...

for one... on Colin Cowherd today.... (and of course, Ian R last night on NFLnetwork)... (wonder if Ben is putting Ian up to all of this....Ben ain't beyond manipulating the media)...

[Ghost]

Cowherd is a huge Steelers hater and still cries about the Seattle Super Bowl. Ian R quotes dubious (at best) sources and isn't wrting from NFL.com next season. Who cares what he thinks.

[feltdizz]

Cowherd is a huge Steelers hater and still cries about the Seattle Super Bowl. Ian R quotes dubious (at best) sources and isn't wrting from NFL.com next season. Who cares what he thinks.

yep... they have to talk about something...might as well hit up a popular team to get some pub

[feltdizz]

"When this stuff first came out after the game, I went to Mr. Rooney and Art Rooney and said, 'Listen, I hope you guys know that none of this is coming from me. I don't know where it's coming from.' I think they knew that. I just wanted them to hear that directly from me," Roethlisberger said.
"Both of them said to me, 'Ben, this is ridiculous. It's not from us. We would never think about getting rid of you.' I don't know if it's necessary to go to them [again] because I believe what they told me last week."

[URL]http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9980185/ben-roethlisberger-reiterates-commitment-pittsburgh-steelers[/URL]

[Eich]

yep... they have to talk about something...might as well hit up a popular team to get some pub

This. It's what the media does these days. They're not interested in reporting truth. They're interesting in attracting eyes & ears. The Steelers are one of the most popular teams in the league and they suck so far this year. So, how do you attract eyes and ears when the team is playing awful?.....

[feltdizz]

This. It's what the media does these days. They're not interested in reporting truth. They're interesting in attracting eyes & ears. The Steelers are one of the most popular teams in the league and they suck so far this year. So, how do you attract eyes and ears when the team is playing awful?.....

stir it up.. now Ian is on everyone's lips and he can go on a few interviews and show them a paper trail of internet clicks.

[Oviedo]

Cowherd is a huge Steelers hater and still cries about the Seattle Super Bowl. Ian R quotes dubious (at best) sources and isn't wrting from NFL.com next season. Who cares what he thinks.

Cowherd isn't a Steelers hater. He constantly identifies the Steelers as an organization that does things the right way and one of the elite in the NFL.

[Oviedo]

This is all just part of kicking a team when it is down. The Steelers right now are easy pickings because they have been so bad so every two-bit sports reporters is going to "invent" something and see how much run his story gets.

This gets no traction if the Steelers are .500 or above but it is easy to go after a team that has been on top for so long now that you can kick them while they are down.

If it doesn't come out of the Southside or a Steelers "insider" why would anyone believe it?

[flippy]

Ben does deserve to get ripped for his play thus far this season. He can do a lot that other QBs can't and at the same time, he can't do a lot of what other QBs do. At the same time, he is what he is and it really hasn't changed since his 2nd or 3rd season in the league.

I think the biggest problem is Haley embracing what Ben is and isn't.

[CanadianSteel]

One way to put most of this stuff to rest is to win football games. I agree with Oviedo.

[steelerkeylargo]

Cowherd isn't a Steelers hater. He constantly identifies the Steelers as an organization that does things the right way and one of the elite in the NFL.

Absolutely true

[SteelBuckeye]

Now, here's a thought I haven't really seen. Is it "possible" that Ian's source is none other than Tdd Haley? I mean, if it seems your azz is on the hot seat, maybe you deflect the heat onto the other guy that is responsible for your part of the team. Maybe you "leak" a rumor that he wants to work somewhere else. And, after he denies that rumor, you leak another rumor that implies that the reason that your plan hasn't been working is not the design of the plan, but rather the lackluster effort and work ethic of the guy who is tasked with implementing it. Especially if you see it as coming down to a "Me" or "Him" discussion at the end of the season and you know that they are going to choose the other guy.

Now before anyone says that would be paranoid thinking/reacting on Tdd's part, I remind you of the "office phone tapping", "cameras in the coaches room", "McDonalds put a rat in my wife's salad" type of guy Tdd is.

[SidSmythe]

People like Cowherd get their egos off by jumping on bandwagons when teams are up and then turning around and kicking people while they're down. The Media is full of tools like this.