Time for Ben to take a retirment holiday

[Drink IRON City]

I dont give a rat's ***.

The real question is

"would you take a rat's ***"


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[Drink IRON City]

And to make my opinion crystal clear. I think Ben is the best QB in franchise history. I think for the better part of his career he did and said all the right things publically. However, I get a strong impression that at least for most of his career he would be one of last I'd want to hang out with. That he was kind of a dick head. But that is purely assumptions and opinion. Mostly garnered from the clear distinction of the media and frequent snub by teammates for team accolades like mvp.

BEN publicly stated for players to not vote for him as MVP, he took a back seat on that accolade. He said he would rather see a different team mate get it instead of him. I would opin that he would have gotten 12 MVP had he not stepped back.


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[MT~Forged]

I will gladly listen to what he has to say, then will decide if I agree with him or not.

 

[Lunar]

The real question is

"would you take a rat's ***"


Salute the nation

If it was made of gold.

 

[SteelerSask2]

I guess when it comes to Ben I'd like to have a couple beers with Troy and Heath and know their impression of him. So Drink IRON City I know the I don't vote for myself for MVP story. But maybe that's cause no one was voting.

 

[Drink IRON City]

I hear yaz SteelerSask2, we will never know the "inside" scoop not just on BEN but also on many any other things with-in the organization. Some things may seem like a simple explaination where as others are simple but complicated.

What ever we say here will have no berring but like most things STEELERS we will keep hashing it over and over because of our obsession and fan-mainia.

PS thanks for all your great post(s) along the way.!

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[pittbull]

Stupid Steelers ‘related’ question…not worthy of a thread, so I’m sticking it here. Read an article recently that mentioned JT Thomas. Now I have this stuck in my head and it’s driving me crazy.

I grew up in Westmorland County. Back in the late 80’s there was a Buger King at the intersection of Rt30 & 48 in North Versailles that was owned by two former Steelers. One was JT Thomas, but I can’t remember the other. I THINK it may have been either Larry Brown or Bennie Cunningham, but I just can’t remember. Any chance anyone here knows?

It was nothing to go in there for lunch while out on my job delivering furniture and having one of those two guys serve you. Pretty cool for a teenager back then.

 

[SteelerSask2]

I hear yaz SteelerSask2, we will never know the "inside" scoop not just on BEN but also on many any other things with-in the organization. Some things may seem like a simple explaination where as others are simple but complicated.

What ever we say here will have no berring but like most things STEELERS we will keep hashing it over and over because of our obsession and fan-mainia.

PS thanks for all your great post(s) along the way.!

Salute the nation

Very well stated.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

Ben should enjoy retirement, play golf, coach his kids' teams, and stay away from cameras and microphones.
To quote Garth Brooks, he has enough money that his grandchildren's grandchildren will never have to work.

 

[Omar10213245]

I agree but I can also see his side of the coin too. I'm sure he feels/thinks that if the ship was run a bit tighter, the Steelers would have had a couple more trophies. I see nothing wrong with the guy speaking his mind either. It's a semi free country, he should do what feels right and go with it.

I'm sure Ben thinks about a lot of things, as we all do. But IMO he shouldve exercised better discretion, and shouldnt have even made himself an easy target to folks looking to get soundbites out of him

 

[JMM]

I'm sure Ben thinks about a lot of things, as we all do. But IMO he shouldve exercised better discretion, and shouldnt have even made himself an easy target to folks looking to get soundbites out of him

It has to be a strange time for him and all players who were in the league so long. Not getting ready to play a sport that's been part of your life for so long.... He'll figure it out though and probably come to the same conclusion.

 

[coupon]

at this point when the internet is so much a part of our world posting links is not as important as it was 20 years ago. we need to change with the times

Die in a fire, twatwaffle

 

[BLITZ]

Die in a fire, twatwaffle

You must not have a very fulfilling life

 

[coupon]

You must not have a very fulfilling life

you must be a FNG

 

[BLITZ]

you must be a FNG

Yeah I am. Newbie.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

It has to be a strange time for him and all players who were in the league so long. Not getting ready to play a sport that's been part of your life for so long.... He'll figure it out though and probably come to the same conclusion.

It's training camp time and he can't stand not being in the spotlight and being interviewed.

 

[Drink IRON City]

Ben should enjoy retirement, play golf, coach his kids' teams, and stay away from cameras and microphones.
To quote Garth Brooks, he has enough money that his grandchildren's grandchildren will never have to work.

BUT isn't it the third generation of wealth that usually bankrupts things............................ they best hope a kid of theirs can replicate the earning power of

GREAT GRANDPA BEN (the covid bearded one) ( I hope that's the portrait hanging on these kid's mantel)


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[black and gold apex]

These fans bashing Ben sure liked that throw to win the SP and loved when he brought us back so many times to win a game. Now he has not deserved the right to speak his mind....just think what he really knows about our locker room and coaches.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

BUT isn't it the third generation of wealth that usually bankrupts things............................ they best hope a kid of theirs can replicate the earning power of

Partly but often by the third generation the family wealth is pretty diluted by the number of relatives and/or the family business goes public and sells shares of stock.
I'm pretty sure that all the Kennedys have real jobs at this point.