Quote:
Originally Posted by Resipsa
|
I definately
'd on that Sam reference, Thanks Vic.
It was obvious Ben couldn't get downfield consistantly with a broken thumb and ankle after the first eight minutes. (Despite 25/44 and 330 yards in the air, all the niners had to do is keep an extra man in and amp up the pressure to stop him.)
Charlie Batch took all the snaps this week and guys were open all night.
So rather than let Ben take another couple weeks to carry us through the playoffs, the brass sends him out to lose face, lose the game, lose homefield advantage via the Christmas present the Ravens just gave us, etc.
Ben's mobility, which is the one thing everyone points out as his greatest asset, wasn't there. So that somehow makes it sensible to put him out there, injure him further, and ignore a bench qb who's better prepared for the week.
In short, what? :R
Quote:
Originally Posted by Resipsa
Look, I get some of you guys drink the Big Ben Kool aid. I don't. I watch the guy play and I see a second tier Qb that NOBODY would talk about if he played for the Arizona Cardinals.  |
I get what you're saying, completely. If we're going to be a passing club with little respect to a running game, I'd rather see another qb in there.
Nobody would be talking about Tom Brady if he played for the Cleveland Browns, though.
I might even agree that Ben would not likely fair well in any other schemes that weren't tailor made to suit his ability, but there's more to that story. Our O-line is patched together, has been for years. Ben is forever molested. His size and strength allow the Steelers to use money in on Defense and save money by not having a left guard, which is a very costly position. We get our guards from couches because we have a whole core of drafted hopefuls that are hurt. (They should pay off next year, hopefully.) So Ben saves money on our whole offensive line. That's money that's spent on receivers and defense. It makes sense and it works.
Fact is, Ben is bought and paid for, has earned the spot, has the rings, has the numbers, and consistantly wins.
It'd be almost as retarded to fix that as it was to hobble him out on the field last night.