Comments on: Roethlisberger: Hines will do what's best for Hines

By: Beer Cheese Soup

Beer Cheese Soup — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:35:03 +0000

Fed up says: December 9, 2009 4:47 AM
You Steeler haters are amusing. When your team wins 6 Super Bowls perhaps your trash talk will hold more merit.
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When YOUR team wins six without the refs gift-wrapping any of them, YOU can talk the trash.
Until then, keep praying your “championship team” doesn’t follow up that complete embarrassment on Sunday with a loss to the one-win Browns. That would be priceless..

By: CincyAllDaWay

CincyAllDaWay — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:54:11 +0000

Hines is who we thought he was….a TURD. And you just can’t polish a TURD. No matter how much you rub it it’s still shit!

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:43:21 +0000

@Coop …
Ah, so you’re a Browns fan! Well that explains the attitude.
Yes, I do know the Steelers play the Browns and I was so impressed by your thoughtful commentary about the game …
Oh, wait … you didn’t post anything about the game, did you? You posted more tired nonsense about “Whines Hard.”
Yeah, you’re just here for the relevant stories. Uh-huh.

By: The Coop

The Coop — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:00:57 +0000

@Deb
Not trolling honey, reading relevant stories.
You DO know that the Steelers play the Browns this week, don’t you?
Just when I think your posts can’t get worse……. eh, nevermind.

By: CKL

CKL — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:40:10 +0000

Wick- your post @ 6:58 was interesting and thoughtful. Makes sense to me. To the Steelers fan who posted about no one publicly having BR’s back last week…also a good point. Sometimes shaky chemistry and fingerpointing can derail even talented teams just as having great chemistry can help push not as talented teams have great years.
For years it’s been around either openly teammates questioning it or by anonymous whispers in multiple places that BR’s work ethic isn’t the best nor is he well liked and here and there you see a bit of evidence. Does it mean it’s true? No. But with as much smoke as there has been, there is a chance there’s fire there.

By: Fan of Football

Fan of Football — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:54:26 +0000

OH SNAP!

By: Wick

Wick — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:05:20 +0000

“some offense v. some defense” was supposed to read as “some offense v. some offense.”

By: DonTerrelli

DonTerrelli — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:02:29 +0000

Hines Ward is the toughest player in the NFL. Nobody denies this!

By: Wick

Wick — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:58:40 +0000

This would have been an ideal opp for Ben to have Hines’ back — rather than pop off with the message that “Hines will do what’s best for Hines, I’m sure.”
Not cool – this was the perfect opportunity to take the high road, and work toward unifying the locker room now that the chips are really down. Instead, Ben made a petty self-serving comment and basically put his own pettiness above the interests of his coaches, teammates and the fans.
Best case scenario is that Ben was “joking,” but even so – in the current climate, that would be foolhardy at best.
Either way, not your best move, Ben.
Also, I recently heard a comment from Santonio Holmes – I believe it was on NFLN’s NFL Total Access – where it really sounded like ‘Tone and some on the offense were flat blaming the Steeler defense for their current plight. True or not, that’s not the kind of comment that will improve anything for the Steelers.
Even Coach Tomlin is publicly placing blame on individuals, naming names. Ike Taylor’s name came out of his mouth, with others to implicitly follow once these sweeping lineup changes take effect. Again, I can see no real benefit to publicly placing blame on specific individuals – regardless of if there is or isn’t any truth to the assertion(s).
As a lifelong Steeler fan, it’s disappointing to see offense v. defense, some offense v. some defense, head coaches v. defense, multiple specific names being blamed by other specific individuals with high profiles and leadership roles. Tomlin better right this ship — and it aint looking too good with word that Troy might be done for the year.

By: Ravenmaniac

Ravenmaniac — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:21:00 +0000

@cbass…sounds like you are graspinig at straws with your dreams of next year……if you say Flacco is a bust I guess the Ravens should just give up on him now…..
How do you figure everyone wishes we had the next rapist drama queen whose carreer will be ending soon due to concussions???? Not sure what you meant by that.
Speaking of old/injury prone wide receivers…how old is wines hard?? Wasnt he hurt at the end of last year as well??? By the looks of your defense I think your coordinator is gone as well….
But you all will see… the steelers will be back next year….you’ll see…mark my words….you’ll be sorry Ravens fans……just wait till next year…..blah..blah..blah…..urananss!

By: Fed up

Fed up — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:47:05 +0000

You Steeler haters are amusing. When your team wins 6 Super Bowls perhaps your trash talk will hold more merit.
Anyway, Hines is an @$$. I gotta back Big Ben on this one.

By: tatum32

tatum32 — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:25:30 +0000

Basically. Not one player spoke up in Ben’s defense after what Hines said. Make no mistake of who owns that locker room……Hines Ward. And it’s well deserved. Hines had a reputation of toughness as a Steeler LONG before Ben ever got to town.
Nah, he just has been fortunate not to get lit up by Ray Lewis, LaRon Landry, Brian Dawkins or any number of other goons that would knock the s$5t out of him.
Im hoping he calls out Polamalu, so he can bust in that stupid face.
So glad my Raiders PUNKED his team after that b.s. face mask on Chris Johnson. Football gods channeled BRUCE ALMIGHTY that day.

By: Siggy00

Siggy00 — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:03:28 +0000

“Randle El threw more TD passes in that game than Ben did”
Because Hines dropped one right in his hands from Ben on the same drive Ben scored on you dimwit.

By: Siggy00

Siggy00 — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:56:22 +0000

Another report……
Notebook: Ben doesn’t belittle Ward’s sore hammy
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By: Mike Bires
Beaver County Times
Wednesday December 9, 2009 12:21 AM
PITTSBURGH — Talk about irony. Ten days after Hines Ward questioned Ben Roethlisberger’s toughness, the shoe was on the other foot.
Due to a grade 1 hamstring pull, Ward is questionable for Thursday night’s game in Cleveland.
********When asked about Ward’s injury, Roethlisberger didn’t cause a controversy like Ward did on Nov. 29.
“Hines will do what’s best for Hines, I’m sure,” Roethlisberger said Tuesday. “I don’t want Hines to be hurt. I want him out there playing. But if he can’t play, he can’t play.”*******
Before the Steelers played in Baltimore, Ward said he was disappointed that Roethlisberger didn’t play because “it’s just a concussion.” Ward also said the Steelers’ locker room had a 50/50 split over Roethlisberger not playing against the archrival Ravens.
Ward, who was hurt on the next-to-last play in Sunday’s 27-24 loss to Oakland, is listed as questionable for the game against Cleveland. He did not practice Tuesday but may try to work out today.
“You know me, I’m a competitor,” Ward said. “People on this team know that I’m a competitor. I’ll try to do all I can to play. I’m going to do all I can to be out there. Never count me out.
“But I have to be smart at the same time,” Ward added. “If I don’t feel I’m capable of playing, I won’t go out there and jeopardize more games the rest of the year.”
If Ward can’t play, rookie Mike Wallace will start in his place.
Limas Sweed would be the No. 3 receiver and unless there’s a last-minute roster move, Stefan Logan, who’s been strictly used a kick return specialist, would be the No. 4 wideout.

By: Siggy00

Siggy00 — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:48:03 +0000

Um….here’s the COMPLETE QUOTE.
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Jory Rand: “Do you find any irony in the fact that Hines is hurt this week?”
Roethlisberger: “No – I don’t want Hines to be hurt, you know, I want him to be out there playing, but … he can’t play, he can’t play.”
“Hines will do what’s best for Hines, sure,” Roethlisberger said. “And Limas will be able to step up, as will Mike Wallace, whoever else we decide to put in there, I know it and we’re not going to make any quick decisions on Hines because we know that he still may be out there – I don’t really know what the situation is with him yet.”
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Ben takes the high road, but people use selective editing to serve their own agendas (or web hits in this case).

By: SeantheFinFan

SeantheFinFan — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:16:21 +0000

PERFECTLY SAID STEEL CURTAIN DAN

By: Deb

Deb — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:05:16 +0000

@The Coop …
Well, of course, the cure for that would be to stop trolling the Steeler pages.
Duh!

By: CaptainFantastik

CaptainFantastik — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:55:59 +0000

Interesting that people are using nicknames like “whines” that make zero sense. Hines has never once whined about being or being fined. He takes a defender’s best shot and pops up with a smile. He gets as good as he gives. Methinks the Steelers haters (namely, Ravens and Bungles fans) are just upset that a slow and undersized WR put their favorite phony tough guy defenders (namely guys like Kieth Rivers, Ed Reed, and Bart Scott) flat on their backs and walked away smiling and laughing about it. LOL. Hines is THE MAN. It’s always the humiliated LB or safety that ends up whining to the press and making excuses…..trying to preserve their phony tough guy images.
Oh, and for those Ben R nutlickers that say “Hines would have no ring eithout Ben”….that logic works both ways. Ben would have no rings without Hines……who’s numbers Pre-Ben were just about the same as the numbers Post-Ben. Hines was MVP of Super Bowl XL….not Ben. Randle El threw more TD passes in that game than Ben did. And Hines has saved the Steelers’ bacon FAR more times than Ben has. Ben wasn’t the only good QB the Steelers could’ve gone after in that draft.
Like I said, NOBODY spoke up in Ben’s defense. The Steelers are Hines Ward’s team, not Ben’s.

By: StephenJonesPlease

StephenJonesPlease — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:36:02 +0000

bluestree says:
December 8, 2009 7:44 PM
No run game, suspect offensive line, QB whose style is based on not being knocked down, poor special teams, mouthy wideouts, cheap shot artists. It’s a good thing these guys won the last Super Bowl, otherwise they would totally suck!
You can hit the lottery from the trailer park too.

By: The Coop

The Coop — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:35:34 +0000

I hate Big Ben and yet, I’m finding myself liking him more and more.
Of course, it’s relative. I could just be hating Whines more and more.

By: The Coop

The Coop — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:33:22 +0000

So the implied message is that Whines will NOT do what’s best for the TEAM?
He’s considered dirty by his peers and not a team player by his QB.
What a role model.

By: The Coop

The Coop — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:17:47 +0000

I knew I couldn’t read a Steelers story without being subjected to an idiotic post from DEB.
Ugggggh.

By: Deb

Deb — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:13:02 +0000

@ Furious George …
Oh my, here you are again, Skipper! Still wallowing in the Steelers’ misfortunes? Bless your heart! I guess you get so little to cheer about at the home … tsk, tsk. I see you’ve brought along a crowd. At least “braindead” recognizes his limitations. Try to play nice with the other haters now and enjoy your revelry while you can. History teaches that the Steelers will eventually right themselves and get back in the hunt. And when that happens you’ll just get all … well, furious again. Good thing there will always be enough secanol to chase away the nightmares our overflowing trophy case seems to cause you.
Hey to Gilligan.

By: C.Bass

C.Bass — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:52:55 +0000

Hey Ravens fans, How much does it hurt that you were ONE game away from the SB last year and now you have no chance. Flacco is a bust and you know it. Everyone wishes they had the next Roethlisberger (CLE with Frye, etc) but all you have is a QB who stinks. Ray Gay and Ed Reed are old and all but done, Rex is gone, and Mason is 45 years old.
Pittsburgh wil be back next year with a healthy Troy (free from teh Madden curse) but your guys are old and done. Looks like the new AFC North rivalry is Cincy and Pitt.

By: marshall70

marshall70 — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:37:11 +0000

Roethlisberger is just angry because he came in second at the Will Ferrell look alike contest. Hines is a class act and deserves to be on a better team than the Steelers.

By: JoeSixPack1

JoeSixPack1 — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:32:45 +0000

Ben to Hines, you had me at herro.

By: Furious George

Furious George — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:29:35 +0000

hines ward = wines hard

By: Favre On HGH

Favre On HGH — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:27:58 +0000

“Hines will do what’s best for Hines, I’m sure,”
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He has already shown he refuses to do what is best for the team. Just interesting hear BigBen say Hines is a selfish prima-donna.

By: bluestree

bluestree — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:25:26 +0000

copes cabana says:
December 8, 2009 9:07 PM
Ed Bouchette said that Ben was joking when he made those comments.
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That’s the problem with talking to the press. You say it, they write it down, someone else reads it and who knows how the comments were intended. Just stick to the tired old cliches (“he will give 110%”,”we’re taking it one day at a time”,” Hi Mom!”). All this 24 hour news has got these guys way too chatty, No wonder Sean Payton is shutting his guys down. Good move.

By: CD_Ridge

CD_Ridge — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:23:02 +0000

Nothing to see here, move along, move along.