Comments on: Roethlisberger says his arm isn't strong

By: The Real Shuxion

The Real Shuxion — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:57:38 +0000

# rainbowdemon says: August 6, 2009 11:25 AM
Ben is simply the quarterback for The Pittsburgh Steelers. No more, no less.
Oh, and he’s won two Super Bowls in three years!!
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In four years, in terms of his career 5 years.

By: rainbowdemon

rainbowdemon — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:25:00 +0000

Ben is simply the quarterback for The Pittsburgh Steelers. No more, no less.
Oh, and he’s won two Super Bowls in three years!!

By: Empire Jones

Empire Jones — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:52:54 +0000

First of all, that comeback made zero sense. Just like pickign Ben over Rivers. Something only you seem to agree with on this board.
Secondly, the Steelers have the biggest fan base in the NFL. We all know that. So they all go on StubHub and buy other people’s season tickets.
Big deal. It happens all the time with them. Don;t see your point. Nobody is defending you.

By: Willie Windex

Willie Windex — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:40:28 +0000

Well thats really gonna suck when Hines Ward is wide open 65 yards downfield and Roethlisberger has an entire front seven charging at him… Oh wait it won’t make a difference cause he’ll hold onto it for 20 seconds anyway….

By: SixBurghDude

SixBurghDude — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:37:47 +0000

Jonesy says:
“And WHERE ARE YOUR SUPPORTERS in a Pittsburgh-themed column???”
Sorry, I can’t answer for them, but one thing I do know is that the next time the Steelers play in S.D. we’ll be there to take over your stadium again…same as it ever was!

By: Empire Jones

Empire Jones — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:00:30 +0000

Look SixBurghDude, don’t bother trashing screen names… what was yours last season, FiveBurghDude?
Funny how we’re posting in a Pitt-related article, which should have far more Steelers fans drawn to it.
The article trashes Ben, which should lead to more support from your fanbase.
There isn’t any. No support. The only people responding to us on the Rivers-Ben debate choose Rivers.
This whole thing started because I posted that the majority of owners would pick Rivers over Big Ben.
I’ll contend that issue all day, all day, all day.
Ben is a great great great “football player”. He’s a baller. But he is not a better QB.
I guess the question is… if you took both guys and put them on the Lions, who would get more wins?
I’ll take Rivers. Everybody out there would take Rivers. Except you.
You call me stat boy… when this thing started all you could say was that Big Ben won two rings. He won two rings. It was your whole defense. Because numbers don’t lie.
The reason people say “you’re a stat boy” is because NUMBERS are the only “facts” to present that eliminates the HOMER factor.
Like having bragging rights in your SN. Talk about HOMER.
What was that SN last year? Thought so…
And WHERE ARE YOUR SUPPORTERS in a Pittsburgh-themed column???

By: SixBurghDude

SixBurghDude — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:44:16 +0000

spanky36 says:
“leave the mediocre be and give us news about players people actually want to hear about”
Yet you can’t!
@BigBenRapistberger-
Yet you amuse me, go figure!
btw, righteous username…what was it last month?

By: Big ben Rapistburger

Big ben Rapistburger — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:03:21 +0000

I guess SixBurghDude is the Pissburgh version of Vox, replying to each and every post that says anything negative about your beloved team, what pussy….. Vox gets a pass, because he generally says some shit that is sooo asinine that it makes me chuckle, but you arent funny, you are just bitter and stupid

By: spanky36

spanky36 — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:27:48 +0000

“Big Ben” isn’t really a “good” qb anyways, why does he deserve all this attention? It’s not very hard to do as well as he has, with quite average qb stats and maybe some above average hand-off skills. His only bonus is his ability to stay upright which even I will admit is pretty awesome, but doesn’t make him great.
In other words, leave the mediocre be and give us news about players people actually want to hear about.

By: SixBurghDude

SixBurghDude — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:56:31 +0000

Jonesy,
I don’t post here to get people to agree with me, nor do I need them to. However, you seem to need the support, maybe to covince yourself? I’ll take a proven Champion over a stat compiler who has done NOTHING in the post-season to date, everyday of the week & most importantly on gameday!

By: Empire Jones

Empire Jones — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:41:21 +0000

I wouldn’t say that posting things like “swing your balls if you win” and “Rivers throws like a girl” is posting facts.
If anything, we’ve jarred for a while now and I see nobody but you telling me that they’d take Ben over Philip. Not one person.
Oh well. If nothing else you’re entertaining and passionate about your team and QB.

By: SixBurghDude

SixBurghDude — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:48:02 +0000

@ swepsgirl18:
The GPS comment was in reply to BlackLass, who posted claiming that all Steeler fans calling his Cheatriots out are just “Internet Tough Guys” who won’t say it to his face, went on to say he drives around New Jersey in his Flying Elvis mobile & nobody says a word. I proceeded to let him know that I spend alot of time at my house on the Jersey Shore & if he really needed someone to tell him to his face all he needed to do was give me his coordinates, Jersey ain’t big afterall.
Anyway I’m still waiting…ironic wouldn’t you say?
@ Jonsey-
Dude, everytime I post FACTS that EXPOSE you as the Fantasy League Fool that you are, you go on to the next post & start all over again…we get it, WINS & TITLES mean nothing to you, only stats do to the self-proclaimed StatMan…”Hello! they play to WIN the game!!!”

By: hobbeslax

hobbeslax — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:12:54 +0000

Florio,
You sound like a jilted lover w/these ‘articles’. How about a little objectivity sans your ugly bias con Steelers.
Go Steelers!!!

By: troll_aikman8

troll_aikman8 — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:15:23 +0000

Strong enough to hold a concierge down.

By: Empire Jones

Empire Jones — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:25:46 +0000

HAHAHAHHAAH
Six Burgh Dude. Funny stuff.
Rivers throws like a girl.
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I am laughing so hard right now.
But then again, what’s your “defense” to this?
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah. I know.
You guys have six rings.
We get it.
Good comeback.

By: i'm president charlie!

i'm president charlie! — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:59:52 +0000

Everyone knows Ben’s arm is strongest during the playoffs LOL!

By: swepsgirl18

swepsgirl18 — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:37:00 +0000

Why is Florio picking on Big Ben so much? Isn’t there another NFL player who isn’t “up to par’ from the off season he can rag? Isn’t that why we have PRESEASON games and practice? Did this idiot Florio even play football or is he one of those ‘experts” that was lucky enough to con a sports exec into a job? Even I know off season is down time (and I’m a Blonde female) and no one is up to SB43 standards. And to the guys who are slandering Big Ben’s name I believe you have done the same thing to a woman in your years (past or present) and either you are jealous you didn’t get the hype he is on this issue or you got away with it. Lay off. How can you cast a stone at Big ben when you are not w/out sin. It’s comical to read this blog at times. And the reason I do isn’t because I love football it’s mainly to see which one of you guys have something else stupid to say. makes my day alot better at work!! By the end of October he’s arm or this issue or something else will have taken place of this. LET IT GO and wait to see what happens in regular season. Hey like one guy said.. M.Vick may be coming to pitt so all this trash talk maybe just a waste of hot air. Keep posting I love to read this thing on a daily basis. And to the person asking if someone has/wants GPS info are you seriously going to give someone on the internet your location? Think about it. you may be the next posting we discuss how some idiot gave out thier location info and some wiedro took advantage of it…

By: Kevin from Philly

Kevin from Philly — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:30:51 +0000

Jbrider,
So your defense of the mans arm strength is “hey, everybody knows he doesn’t work out in the off season”. Interesting logic. Some people might think that working out would make you stronger, not weaker.

By: fellasheowed

fellasheowed — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:05:36 +0000

c’mon florio, you are getting slow, its going on 6 hours since your last roethlisberger profundity. aren’t you due for the post that talks about how ben threw well and some observers(never mind they are jr high art teachers, summer off, sitting on coolers) think maybe ben may be “peaking to soon”
that is if you even bother taking the wild hairs up other people’s rectums as truth anymore. have you gotten too narcisistic florio? are the only wild rectum hairs good enough for you, your own?

By: BP

BP — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:14:15 +0000

This from the guy who threw 23 picks in ’06?
This from the guy who has thrown 69 picks in 72 games?
This from the guy who is #83 all-time in INT%?
Same old from this clown and alleged rapist.
He does hold the record for statements made that his coaches shoot down though.

By: maxtastic

maxtastic — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:52:27 +0000

I hope his legs aren’t as strong too so those sacks come back for the 2009 season.

By: BrenstonBuckner

BrenstonBuckner — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:45:30 +0000

He did say it was a little difficult to fist that ho—you know sportin’ the 2 HUGE SUPER BOWL RINGS didn’t make it easy!!!———

By: SixBurghDude

SixBurghDude — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:34:58 +0000

blackass says:
“I also find it funny that people can get on here and talk shit all day. Yet I drive around New Jersey with a Patriots graphic on my back windshield and have not heard one peep from someone talking shit to my face. Stick to your message board, Internet Tough Guy.”
I’m very prouda you! & I spend alot of time at my house on the Jersey Shore, so anytime you wanna stop wandering aimlessly, lmk sport, I’ll tell you to your face…got COORDINATES???

By: Kidekk

Kidekk — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:19:52 +0000

Every person who is a regular on this site has seen this before:
1) Pull out quotes that support the headline, but don’t give the whole story
2) Post said link in the story knowing that hardly anyone is going to click on the link and read the article in its entirety
3) Create the perception that Big Ben’s off-field issue is already affecting his play
4) Use this story as a reference point to show how Big Ben has been distracted by his off the field issue in a post down the line
5) When called out for writing such nonsense, use the defense that it was posted in the rumor mill (which is basically a disclaimer for everything on the site given you can’t tell what is fact/rumor because the section is called headlines/rumor mill) and have some readers back it up because of the words rumor mill.
What I don’t get is that some people seem to forget that the success of this site was derived from Florio being able to use his credible sources to get information. Not pull things out of context and create stories. A rumor is something you hear from someone else, whereas this post is basically creative writing built on hyperbole.

By: i'm president charlie!

i'm president charlie! — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:15:38 +0000

Ben’s arm is so tired because he has been lifting his 2 Lombardi trophies and two huge Super Bowl rings all summer.

By: EdReed4prez

EdReed4prez — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:13:44 +0000

Hate to defend a squeeler but saying he never had a strong arm is silly… Never seems to have a problem beating c mac deep.

By: dr.3000

dr.3000 — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:56:56 +0000

FLORIO IS BUSH LEAGUE.

By: C.Bass

C.Bass — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:50:57 +0000

Silver&Black666:
Please. This is a Pro-Football message board. Please go find a minor league football message board to discuss your team.

By: C.Bass

C.Bass — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:47:49 +0000

empty13:
You feel better? Does calling him a rapist make you feel like a big man? One question: What country are you from? In this country, people are innocent until proven guilty. I’m sure you don’t like that, but it’s the law of the land.

By: C.Bass

C.Bass — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:45:33 +0000

RedskinPete:
He managed the winning TD drive with 2:30 left in SB43. At least the Steelers are considering signing Vick to replace their QB like your sorry team is.
Matthewweiss:
The Steelers had one of the worst running games last year. Started their 3rd string RB in week 5. And according to many analysts, had the worst O line of all the post-season teams. Watch SB43 again and see how many times he extends the play/avoids sacks for large gains. He wins. That’s all that matters, regadless of your hate.