Yeah, because rushing back worked out so well in 2006.
Ben says he wants to play this week
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There will be some passing I think.
Ben trying to play this week, per ESPN
ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reports Ben Roethlisberger (knee) will participate in 7-on-7 drills at Wednesday's practice.
Big Ben continues to "want to play" Week 6 against the Cardinals. He's fine to throw, but the Steelers remain concerned about his ability to move laterally in the pocket. If it were up to Roethlisberger, he'd play Sunday, but coach Mike Tomlin and the training staff hold the final word. Michael Vick was horrific for about 85 percent of the Week 5 win over the Chargers and has been a serious drain on Antonio Brown. Getting Roethlisberger back will boost the entire offense.
ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reports Ben Roethlisberger (knee) will participate in 7-on-7 drills at Wednesday's practice.
Big Ben continues to "want to play" Week 6 against the Cardinals. He's fine to throw, but the Steelers remain concerned about his ability to move laterally in the pocket. If it were up to Roethlisberger, he'd play Sunday, but coach Mike Tomlin and the training staff hold the final word. Michael Vick was horrific for about 85 percent of the Week 5 win over the Chargers and has been a serious drain on Antonio Brown. Getting Roethlisberger back will boost the entire offense.
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Barring a setback, it's lookiing like a sure thing that he goes against the Chiefs.
No way he plays this Sunday though.
No way he plays this Sunday though.
That's how we should be looking at this.
I really hope this is just gamesmanship. If not, someone needs to remind him of the 2011 49ers game.
Agree 100% with this assessment on Ben. He can definitely throw but he will have very limited mobility. He ran out of the tunnel after the team did and he was clearly hobbled but it was positive to see him moving. The concern is what happens to his knee if the injury is aggravated.
On top of the risk on injury...how effective can Ben be if his mind is overwhelmed with fear of defenders coming in low? It would be the 49ers game from 2011 all over again.
He doesn't need to be absolutely 100%, but let him get to a reasonable level of health and confidence in the knee even if it means losing to the Cardinals on Sunday.
