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...about his headgear. I remember after his accident that it was reported that he tried different helmets but chose to continue with the older style he was more comfortable with. Now having played, I know that one's gear is as individual as the player himself, but at some point the team needs to step in & say "you're a $100 million dollar investment - put something better on". There really no excuse not to change, player safety is at an all time high, sensitivity to concussions is rampant & the Univ. of Pittsburgh is one of the leaders in research. He's the franchise - a better helmet, a better chin-strap & a better mouth-piece - which are all available, should be mandatory at this stage of his career. Dan Marino changed, Peyton Manning changed - even Ben's idol John Elway changed - it's time Ben does too or he might become the next Aikman or Young.
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It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust & sweat & blood... -
Re: Time for Ben to get serious...
Time for a Steve Wallace or Mark Kelso model?
Steeler teams featuring stat-driven, me-first, fantasy-football-darling diva types such as Antonio Brown & Le'Veon Bell won no championships.
Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.
We don't want Juju & Conner to replace what we lost in Brown & Bell.
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First of all the helmets aren't that different or more advanced. They do have the helmets that protect more of the jaw line, but Ben wasn't hit in the jaw. If you play football at a high level chances are you will get a concussion. The reason is that it doesn't have as much to do with your head banging around in the helmet as it does your brain banging around in your skull. My last football concussion came from a fist that got under my facemask and opened a 3 inch gash on my chin. I was never knocked cold, but I forgot where I lived for a couple of hours. There was nothing a helmet could have done unless I was wearing a suit of armor.Originally posted by Steel LifeComment
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Re: Time for Ben to get serious...
**Bump**It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust & sweat & blood...Comment
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Re: Time for Ben to get serious...
No matter what helmet he wore, Ben would have been knocked out of that game.Comment
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Re: Time for Ben to get serious...
Did you guys hear Merril Hoge talking this morning about how he actually died (well, he flatlined and needed to be revived) after his last concussion? After that, he could not find his way home by himself and had to learn to read again.Steeler teams featuring stat-driven, me-first, fantasy-football-darling diva types such as Antonio Brown & Le'Veon Bell won no championships.
Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.
We don't want Juju & Conner to replace what we lost in Brown & Bell.
We are counting on Juju & Conner to return us to the glory we once had with Hines & The Bus.Comment
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