Ward Apologizes

[RuthlessBurgher]

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I'm a huge Hines Ward fan but this incident has dropped him down a few pegs in my estimation. I have no problem with him making his feelings known but he should have done that face to face with Ben and Tomlin ... not in the media.

So true.

Hines Ward became Terrell Owens on Sunday night.

Was Hines lifting weights in his driveway for the camera and I missed it?

[frankthetank1]

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I'm a huge Hines Ward fan but this incident has dropped him down a few pegs in my estimation. I have no problem with him making his feelings known but he should have done that face to face with Ben and Tomlin ... not in the media.

So true.

Hines Ward became Terrell Owens on Sunday night.

i think comparing ward to T.O is a bit of an exageration. i didnt really have a problem with what he said considering its coming from hines ward. hines would play on one leg if he had too. there is no player tougher than hines. i blame both tomlin and hines for this bs. if the team was more updated on ben there wouldnt be an issue. i blame hines because he should of known there was a good possiblity that ben wouldnt play considering it was a concussion. at least its over though.

i love hines too, he is the best receiver in Steeler history (IMO), but as he sat there and said he has lied to trainers and played hurt before, i thought back to the afc championship last year when he sat out the last 3 qtrs...I understand it was an injury that was nearly impossible to run on, but still, dont say you have played hurt before after you did not play in an AFC championship game just last year.....again I am not bashing Hines, I love him, i just want to let fair be fair..

he has played through injuries many times. even in that game he came back into the game after hurting his knee. he also played 2 weeks later and after the sb had surgery on his knee

[JTP53609]

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I'm a huge Hines Ward fan but this incident has dropped him down a few pegs in my estimation. I have no problem with him making his feelings known but he should have done that face to face with Ben and Tomlin ... not in the media.

So true.

Hines Ward became Terrell Owens on Sunday night.

i think comparing ward to T.O is a bit of an exageration. i didnt really have a problem with what he said considering its coming from hines ward. hines would play on one leg if he had too. there is no player tougher than hines. i blame both tomlin and hines for this bs. if the team was more updated on ben there wouldnt be an issue. i blame hines because he should of known there was a good possiblity that ben wouldnt play considering it was a concussion. at least its over though.

i love hines too, he is the best receiver in Steeler history (IMO), but as he sat there and said he has lied to trainers and played hurt before, i thought back to the afc championship last year when he sat out the last 3 qtrs...I understand it was an injury that was nearly impossible to run on, but still, dont say you have played hurt before after you did not play in an AFC championship game just last year.....again I am not bashing Hines, I love him, i just want to let fair be fair..

he has played through injuries many times. even in that game he came back into the game after hurting his knee. he also played 2 weeks later and after the sb had surgery on his knee

there is no doubt he is tough, and one of the toughest in the leauge, i was just making a point that he stil should have never called out ben like that, ben is pretty tough too, he is a big time drama queen, but through all the drama, he is still prety darn tough...i think all of this is water under the bridge now anyway...

[Jooser]

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I never said Hines was T.O., I simply said that I'd expect that sort of comment out of T.O. Hines lost control of his yap for second but he has apologized and moved on. I'd NEVER expect THAT out of T.O. ...just sayin'

[Sugar]

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My biggest issue is that it appeared that Hines violated the chain of command by voicing this to the press instead of in Tomlin's office. Stuff happens though. They are men and not gossiping ninnies or something so it's all good now.

In fact, I might look for some big plays between the two on Sunday.

[RuthlessBurgher]

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My biggest issue is that it appeared that Hines violated the chain of command by voicing this to the press instead of in Tomlin's office. Stuff happens though. They are men and not gossiping ninnies or something so it's all good now.

In fact, I might look for some big plays between the two on Sunday.

With Nnamdi Asomugha likely covering Holmes for most of the game, I also expect good numbers out of Hines this week.