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Ben Roethlisberger broke his right thumb in last Sunday's win over the Bengals.
Now there's reason for some concern. Although Roethlisberger finished out the Cincy game without a problem and says he will play when the Steelers come out of their bye, the damage is to his throwing hand. That's always a tricky injury to play with, even if he's fitted with some kind of glove or wrap. It's a situation to monitor closely during the bye. Charlie Batch is the backup. Related: Charlie BatchSource: Scott Brown on Twitter Nov 15 - 12:32 PM
Now there's reason for some concern. Although Roethlisberger finished out the Cincy game without a problem and says he will play when the Steelers come out of their bye, the damage is to his throwing hand. That's always a tricky injury to play with, even if he's fitted with some kind of glove or wrap. It's a situation to monitor closely during the bye. Charlie Batch is the backup. Related: Charlie BatchSource: Scott Brown on Twitter Nov 15 - 12:32 PM
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Just traded him last week.
Seriously, though - you have completely ignored the fact that it's the decision of the coaching and medical staffs whether or not a player gets in the game. It's not up to the player. The culture of the NFL is such that if you can reasonably suit up and get out there, you do so. Pain is a non-factor with your teammates, the only acceptable reason to be unavailable is if you're risking long-term injury (and even then, not always, as evidenced when Ben had the concussion a couple years back.)All you're doing here is attempting to create a scenario in which a player you hate cannot win. When you're an NFL QB, injuries, particularly minor ones, are going to occur - especially when you play a style that lends itself to getting hit 15-20 times a game like Roethlisberger does. It comes with the territory, and you know this. So, if he sits, to you, he's injury prone, and if he plays, he's hurting the team. Please. You're trying to tell me that Charlie Batch is a better option than even a 70% Roethlisberger? You know that's not true. Even if the decision was Roethlisberger's, he's ALWAYS helping the team by being out there. He's one of the top 5 QBs in football, and his backup is a 36 year old career journeyman.Everyone sees through your fishing, man. You're horribly jealous that your team continues to be irrelevant, with little hope for improvement, while the Steelers continue to be among the NFL elite year after year. All your ridiculous comments years ago about the Steelers settling for mediocrity have proven to be garbage, while the Browns continue to toil in obscurity. Every time they're a "sexy pick" to have what, for them, is a good season (.500 maybe?), they finish 6-10 or worse. Again. Meanwhile, the Steelers continue to be a dominant force in the league season after season, and it's killing you. They're so far in your head that you'd prefer to try to bait Steelers fans with this hogwash than to look at your own franchise and try to figure out how they manage to keep failing so catastrophically, year after year after year. Now go get your ****ing shinebox.Love,EG
