He will participate in 7 on 7 drills. Will go from there.
I could see Vick starting and Ben coming off the bench if needed. If he can't start.
I could see Vick starting and Ben coming off the bench if needed. If he can't start.
Give it another week. Isn't a conference game. I think he has come back early a couple times and stunk the joint up anyway.
Ya... The potential is endless. ENDLESS!I see no way Ben sees action this week unless Tomlin is a hell of a lot dumber than I think he is.
I'm fine with that so long as the doctors say he is no more risk this week as next. I'm in the camp that this game is a throw away without him anyway. If he is at any greater risk this week, I say absolutely no. It is abundantly clear that the season is over if his season ends early.well, if he comes back, he's at home and can work out the kinks in a game that some here say doesnt matter.
Ben at 50% is a lot better than Vick at 100%.
Agreed but Vick for 1 more game is a lot better than Vick for the rest of the reason if they rush Ben back and he injures it more
....Haley needs to script plays to Vicks strengths...that's it..don't get cute....
Really. That is some amazing logic. A third is not that different from a fifth. So hell I guess the Ravens at 1-4 are practically tied with the Bengals at 5-0. No one here is saying that if he is good to go, by the doctors, that this is just a meaningless throw away game and save him for saving him sake. But the initial prognosis was 4-6 weeks. 3 is substantially early. If he can't move properly or his knee isn't as stable as it will be next week then he sits. Winning last week afforded the team that possibility. You can lose 6 games in a season and still easily make the playoffs. 7 and you need a lot of luck. If Roethlisberger is hurt for the season it is as much over as if they were 0-5 now. Clearly this team cannot win anything more than a few games against weaker opponents without him.If the Steelers were 1-4 and 0-3 with Vick, I suspect many of the people thinking Ben should sit out another week might think otherwise. But thinking they can afford a third loss this early in the season isn't that far from thinking they could afford a fifth.
When you are 2 games down in the division with the potential to be 3 after Sunday, there are no throw away games. Tie breakers are useless if you aren't in a position to use them.
Any reports on how Ben looked at practice?
He apparently was able to throw a few deep passes, but he ran the scout team so there's not much to say.