Roethlisberger isn’t thinking about his next contract

[Ernie]

uh oh.. please take this prediction back.

These are the type of predictions that result in the exact opposite happening.

Now I'm concerned Ben is going to press, look over his shoulder and go on the prowl during the bye week

surely you don't think our HOF QB is that mentally weak, do you?

[feltdizz]

surely you don't think our HOF QB is that mentally weak, do you?

It was a joke with some truth to it.

Shawn made bold predictions for M Bryant and Johnny Manziel (I also thougth he would pan out) and both flamed out horribly the next year. I also made this post when I thought Bryant failed another test.

[Ernie]

It was a joke with some truth to it.

Shawn made bold predictions for M Bryant and Johnny Manziel (I also thougth he would pan out) and both flamed out horribly the next year. I also made this post when I thought Bryant failed another test.

I guess anything's possible. If our 15 year HOF vet falls apart because of a 3rd round draft pick at QB... I say its time for "Next man up".

[Eich]

I guess anything's possible. If our 15 year HOF vet falls apart because of a 3rd round draft pick at QB... I say its time for "Next man up".

I thought the joke was more about superstition and jinx than Ben actually crumbling under pressure.

[RuthlessBurgher]

Ben Roethlisberger balances rest, training before Steelers camp

8:00 AM ET

Jeremy Fowler
ESPN Staff Writer

PITTSBURGH -- After hosting his pro football camp in mid-June, Ben Roethlisberger was off into the quiet summer, which he says is an inexact process as it relates to preparation for Pittsburgh Steelers training camp.

His 15th camp approaches, leaving Roethlisberger searching for a balance between rest and readiness.

"It's a fine line I walk at this age, of resting and getting my body enough rest for the season and working out to prepare," said Roethlisberger, 36, before retreating for some down time like the rest of his teammates. "My trainer will get me as prepared as I can be. But it is a fine line of what you can do at this age."

>How does he navigate that line? He pays trainers to define it, he says.

"You've got to listen to your body," Roethlisberger said, "any aches and pains you might have, your arm being sore if you're throwing too much, just things like that."

Roethlisberger has hosted team workouts at his summer home in Waconia, Georgia, in past years and could do so again.

Ben Roethlisberger is looking forward to relaxing with his family this summer. Keith Srakocic/AP Photo

Once camp begins, the Steelers are intentional with Roethlisberger's usage, giving him days off as a way to keep a prized investment fresh for 17 weeks. They probably will do the same starting in late July at St. Vincent College, especially with backups Landry Jones, Josh Dobbs and Mason Rudolph needing reps.

Some days, Roethlisberger will spend the latter portions of practices with ice on his shoulder or knees as veteran maintenance.

In perhaps a shrinking championship window with the Steelers' core offensive players intact, Roethlisberger eyes a third Super Bowl and enters a de facto contract year that he's not fretting.

But Roethlisberger will focus on fatherhood before the third-down conversions. At his camp, the QB threw a pass to Ben, one of his three children. Roethlisberger said he wants to be as good a father as his own, Ken.

"This is my job on Sundays -- the rest of the week and the rest of the year [fatherhood] is something I do and I enjoy doing," Roethlisberger said. "I want my kids and these other kids to know the joy that it brings to me."

Roethlisberger says he doesn't monitor social media, but he figures Antonio Brown will continue to have his back on it this summer. Brown posted a message to Big Ben around Father's Day and cleverly defended him in light of NFL Network analyst David Carr's comments that Roethlisberger is not a top-10 quarterback.

"[Brown's support] means a lot because he's the best in the world," Roethlisberger said.

http://www.espn.com/blog/pittsburgh-steelers/post/_/id/28140/ben-roethlisberger-balances-rest-training-before-steelers-camp

[feltdizz]

I think this is where fans (myself included) lose site of vets and their body maintenance. All this talk of needing to be at every practice, OTA, etc is silly talk.. these older guys need to take care of their body. Let the younger guys run around all day in this hot sun.

[Ernie]

I think this is where fans (myself included) lose site of vets and their body maintenance. All this talk of needing to be at every practice, OTA, etc is silly talk.. these older guys need to take care of their body. Let the younger guys run around all day in this hot sun.

I'd agree that guys like Ben and AB don't need to be at every practice, OTA etc.

And while the article leaves me with an appreciation that Ben seems to have his priorities in check...
I just don't get the feeling that he's going to be around another 3-5 years.

[feltdizz]

I'd agree that guys like Ben and AB don't need to be at every practice, OTA etc.

And while the article leaves me with an appreciation that Ben seems to have his priorities in check...
I just don't get the feeling that he's going to be around another 3-5 years.

I can see 3 years at most

[RuthlessBurgher]

I remember hearing Bill Polian talking on Sirius NFL Radio a few weeks back about OTA's, and he think that OTA's really aren't that beneficial for players who participated in something like 45% or more of their teams snaps the previous season. It essentially instruction time for rookies, other relatively inexperienced young players, and guys new to the team. Unless you have new coaches who are trying to install a completely new system, your starters from last year really don't get all that much out of it.

[feltdizz]

I remember hearing Bill Polian talking on Sirius NFL Radio a few weeks back about OTA's, and he think that OTA's really aren't that beneficial for players who participated in something like 45% or more of their teams snaps the previous season. It essentially instruction time for rookies, other relatively inexperienced young players, and guys new to the team. Unless you have new coaches who are trying to install a completely new system, your starters from last year really don't get all that much out of it.

Bill Polian is an idiot but I agree with him on this...

OTA's seems like a refresher for vets. Probably like going to orientation for a new job every year or the annual company meeting where the CEO gives a speech.

Nice to show up to but surely not anything that serious and old heads need not attend.

[Steel Maniac]

I remember hearing Bill Polian talking on Sirius NFL Radio a few weeks back about OTA's, and he think that OTA's really aren't that beneficial for players who participated in something like 45% or more of their teams snaps the previous season. It essentially instruction time for rookies, other relatively inexperienced young players, and guys new to the team. Unless you have new coaches who are trying to install a completely new system, your starters from last year really don't get all that much out of it.

I respect Polian; And he may be on to something with that line of thinking.

[hawaiiansteel]

I respect Polian

Bill Polian says Landry Jones is the best QB in the draft

Posted by Michael David Smith on April 19, 2013

In the 1998 NFL draft, Colts General Manager Bill Polian had a decision to make: Peyton Manning or Ryan Leaf? He chose right, and as a result his job in Indianapolis was safe as long Manning was there.

Now Polian is playing a different role, analyzing the draft for ESPN, and he was asked to pick the best quarterback in this year’s draft. Polian’s surprising answer? Oklahoma’s Landry Jones.

Polian said he attended the 2011 Oklahoma-Texas A&M game and watched Jones complete 18/38 passes for 255 yards, with two touchdowns and no interceptions, and Polian thought Jones compared favorably to Texas A&M quarterback Ryan Tannehill, who was last year’s No. 8 overall pick and is now the Dolphins’ starter.

“He was a good one, and when he had a good supporting cast around him, he was great,” Polian said of Jones. “I was at the game in Norman where he beat Tannehill head-to-head, in a very, very fierce wind. So this guy has been a winner, he’s got stature, he’s got arm strength — he can make all the throws. He sees the field quite well, and he’s a natural leader.”

Polian acknowledged that there are concerns about Jones, including his lack of mobility, and he said he doesn’t see a Peyton Manning in this year’s draft. But he thinks if there’s a quarterback who’s going to make an instant impact for an NFL team in 2013, it’s Jones.

“I don’t think anybody in this group is going to be able to step in right away and lead the team, but if you ask me, who’s the guy who’s most ready, and who’s the guy who’s had the most winning experience, it would be Landry Jones,” Polian said.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/04/19/bill-polian-says-landry-jones-is-the-best-qb-in-the-draft/

[feltdizz]

When you lose one player and go from first to worst it’s a sign you suck as a GM.

Polian rarely got it right as a GM and most of his picks were trash.

[RuthlessBurgher]

Bill Polian says Landry Jones is the best QB in the draft

The QB pool in that draft was particularly bad. A whole lotta backups..and not really good backups either. After Mike Glennon, you could make a case that Landry Jones is the second best backup QB of that mix.

1.16 E.J. Manuel
2.39 Geno Smith
3.73 Mike Glennon
4.98 Matt Barkley
4.110 Ryan Nassib
4.112 Tyler Wilson
4.115 Landry Jones
7.221 Brad Sorensen
7.234 Zac Dysert
7.237 B.J. Daniels
7.249 Sean Renfree

[RuthlessBurgher]

When you lose one player and go from first to worst it’s a sign you suck as a GM.

Polian rarely got it right as a GM and most of his picks were trash.

Polian built the Buffalo Bills team that went to the Super Bowl 4 years in a row and was the Panthers' first GM, getting them to the NFC Championship game in their second year of existence, plus brought Indy its only Super Bowl victory, so I think his resume as a team executive speaks for itself. He says some outlandish things as an analyst now sometimes, but I find it hard to denigrate the guy's record as a GM. He is a Hall of Famer, after all.