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	<title>Comments on: Aldon Smith says 49ers never targeted Roethlisberger&#8217;s ankle</title>
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		<title>By: briank1ne</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/18/aldon-smith-says-49ers-never-targeted-roethlisbergers-ankle/#comment-1795046</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[briank1ne]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 19:35:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[wow...i cant believe how ben is being such a loser! I got the game on tape.. and trust me when i say this. If the niners were going after bens ankle he would not have finished that game. They were on him all night and not once did i see them go after that ankle. its not even funny. they had so much time on big ben that they could have surgically removed his ankle. SO...if they wanted it. they could have easily gotten it. If anything..its the opposite. look at the sacks. they actually stay away from his ankle. this has to be the biggest bogus story i ever heard and I lost the respect I have for Ben. the little that was left anyways. much respect to Pierre Thomas for getting hit hard to the point where he was knocked out but never said a word after that. too bad the niners dont play these bums this season with all their delusional fans waving around those ridiculous yellow tissues. BOOOOOOOO.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>wow&#8230;i cant believe how ben is being such a loser! I got the game on tape.. and trust me when i say this. If the niners were going after bens ankle he would not have finished that game. They were on him all night and not once did i see them go after that ankle. its not even funny. they had so much time on big ben that they could have surgically removed his ankle. SO&#8230;if they wanted it. they could have easily gotten it. If anything..its the opposite. look at the sacks. they actually stay away from his ankle. this has to be the biggest bogus story i ever heard and I lost the respect I have for Ben. the little that was left anyways. much respect to Pierre Thomas for getting hit hard to the point where he was knocked out but never said a word after that. too bad the niners dont play these bums this season with all their delusional fans waving around those ridiculous yellow tissues. BOOOOOOOO.</p>
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		<title>By: antibenapalooza</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/18/aldon-smith-says-49ers-never-targeted-roethlisbergers-ankle/#comment-1793663</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[antibenapalooza]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 19:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No, Deb, I am NOT a Ravens fan (or a Browns fan, or a Bengals fan).  I am simply a real deal yinzer (as opposed to a wannabe yinzer) regretting that he ever came to Pittsburgh and the Steelers.  The city and the team have suffered substantial loss of esteem because of it.  03/05/10 changed everything.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No, Deb, I am NOT a Ravens fan (or a Browns fan, or a Bengals fan).  I am simply a real deal yinzer (as opposed to a wannabe yinzer) regretting that he ever came to Pittsburgh and the Steelers.  The city and the team have suffered substantial loss of esteem because of it.  03/05/10 changed everything.</p>
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		<title>By: Deb</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/18/aldon-smith-says-49ers-never-targeted-roethlisbergers-ankle/#comment-1792592</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Deb]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 19:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@49erlifer ...

Ben didn&#039;t get caught even once. Ben got accused twice with no evidence of a crime in either case. Big, big difference.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@49erlifer &#8230;</p>
<p>Ben didn&#8217;t get caught even once. Ben got accused twice with no evidence of a crime in either case. Big, big difference.</p>
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		<title>By: 49erlifer</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/18/aldon-smith-says-49ers-never-targeted-roethlisbergers-ankle/#comment-1791895</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[49erlifer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 05:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[And for the original genius of the comics out there who insist on referencing bathroom remarks, there is a dead horse out back, go meet it. In the meantime, can you answer what Brandon Underwood, Mark Sanchez and Eric Foster have in common with Ben?

How about what they don’t have in common with Parish Cox? The answer, they were all NFL players accused of sexual assualt – and none had charges except for Cox. Why is it that Ben is the only one that anyone knows about?

Perhaps it has something to do with selling papers or getting ratings?


Or maybe it was because big Ben got caught twice!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And for the original genius of the comics out there who insist on referencing bathroom remarks, there is a dead horse out back, go meet it. In the meantime, can you answer what Brandon Underwood, Mark Sanchez and Eric Foster have in common with Ben?</p>
<p>How about what they don’t have in common with Parish Cox? The answer, they were all NFL players accused of sexual assualt – and none had charges except for Cox. Why is it that Ben is the only one that anyone knows about?</p>
<p>Perhaps it has something to do with selling papers or getting ratings?</p>
<p>Or maybe it was because big Ben got caught twice!</p>
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		<title>By: ravenator</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/18/aldon-smith-says-49ers-never-targeted-roethlisbergers-ankle/#comment-1791559</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ravenator]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 23:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Man this guy has taken one too many motorcycle falls!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Man this guy has taken one too many motorcycle falls!</p>
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		<title>By: bubba9er</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/18/aldon-smith-says-49ers-never-targeted-roethlisbergers-ankle/#comment-1791506</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[bubba9er]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 22:15:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[marat28051988 says:
but perfectly aimed in Thomas and Graham

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That is a good example of NFL football being physical.  Even with completely legal hits folks get hurt, fumbles are caused, and karma is served warm like your mom&#039;s pancakes in the morning.  
Real ballers don&#039;t need a psycho for a D-coordinator and bounties to motivate them to play hard and bring the lumber.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>marat28051988 says:<br />
but perfectly aimed in Thomas and Graham</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br />
That is a good example of NFL football being physical.  Even with completely legal hits folks get hurt, fumbles are caused, and karma is served warm like your mom&#8217;s pancakes in the morning.<br />
Real ballers don&#8217;t need a psycho for a D-coordinator and bounties to motivate them to play hard and bring the lumber.</p>
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		<title>By: Steeler's Will</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/18/aldon-smith-says-49ers-never-targeted-roethlisbergers-ankle/#comment-1791245</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steeler's Will]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 19:53:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[greasybeerfart says: 
May 18, 2012 3:33 PM 
In other words: “Wasn’t my fault I got picked 3 and played like deuce. Must be my coaches fault.” 

Ben Roethlisberger

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&quot;It&#039;s very frustrating to feel like you let down your team and your fans and your coaches. It&#039;s tough,&quot; Roethlisberger said. &quot;I&#039;m not going to make excuses. I played a bad football game, I turned the ball over and that one&#039;s on me.&quot; 
- Ben Roethlisberger (12-20-11)

Feel free to twist that quote to fit your own agenda.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>greasybeerfart says:<br />
May 18, 2012 3:33 PM<br />
In other words: “Wasn’t my fault I got picked 3 and played like deuce. Must be my coaches fault.” </p>
<p>Ben Roethlisberger</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br />
&#8220;It&#8217;s very frustrating to feel like you let down your team and your fans and your coaches. It&#8217;s tough,&#8221; Roethlisberger said. &#8220;I&#8217;m not going to make excuses. I played a bad football game, I turned the ball over and that one&#8217;s on me.&#8221;<br />
- Ben Roethlisberger (12-20-11)</p>
<p>Feel free to twist that quote to fit your own agenda.</p>
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		<title>By: greasybeerfart</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/18/aldon-smith-says-49ers-never-targeted-roethlisbergers-ankle/#comment-1791202</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[greasybeerfart]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 19:33:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In other words: &quot;Wasn&#039;t my fault I got picked 3 and played like deuce. Must be my coaches fault.&quot; 

Ben Roethlisberger]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In other words: &#8220;Wasn&#8217;t my fault I got picked 3 and played like deuce. Must be my coaches fault.&#8221; </p>
<p>Ben Roethlisberger</p>
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		<title>By: folkcrusader</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/18/aldon-smith-says-49ers-never-targeted-roethlisbergers-ankle/#comment-1791084</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[folkcrusader]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 18:25:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pittsburgh O line looked like puppies chasing their tails that day.  Injuries and guys playing out of position caused them to match up with SF&#039;s D line poorly.  On top of that R&#039;burger was moving like a stump on rusted casters.  Of course you&#039;re going to get beat in that situation.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Pittsburgh O line looked like puppies chasing their tails that day.  Injuries and guys playing out of position caused them to match up with SF&#8217;s D line poorly.  On top of that R&#8217;burger was moving like a stump on rusted casters.  Of course you&#8217;re going to get beat in that situation.</p>
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		<title>By: Deb</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/18/aldon-smith-says-49ers-never-targeted-roethlisbergers-ankle/#comment-1790986</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Deb]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 17:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@antibenapalooza ...

Yes, I&#039;m sure as a Ravens fan you would &lt;em&gt;love&lt;/em&gt; for us to get rid of Ben. He makes some dunderheaded comments and had no business playing injured in that 49ers game. But he&#039;s still one of the top five or six quarterbacks in the league. Thanks, but we&#039;ll stand pat with #7. :D]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@antibenapalooza &#8230;</p>
<p>Yes, I&#8217;m sure as a Ravens fan you would <em>love</em> for us to get rid of Ben. He makes some dunderheaded comments and had no business playing injured in that 49ers game. But he&#8217;s still one of the top five or six quarterbacks in the league. Thanks, but we&#8217;ll stand pat with #7. <img src='http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: SOBEIT</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/18/aldon-smith-says-49ers-never-targeted-roethlisbergers-ankle/#comment-1790944</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SOBEIT]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 17:03:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ben apparently forgot how the game of football is played.  If you don&#039;t want to be targeted, don&#039;t be the QB, don&#039;t hold the ball and get off the field.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ben apparently forgot how the game of football is played.  If you don&#8217;t want to be targeted, don&#8217;t be the QB, don&#8217;t hold the ball and get off the field.</p>
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		<title>By: antibenapalooza</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/18/aldon-smith-says-49ers-never-targeted-roethlisbergers-ankle/#comment-1790943</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[antibenapalooza]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 17:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is an obvious solution to Ben&#039;s remarks and their poor reflection on the Steelers, GET RID OF HIM!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is an obvious solution to Ben&#8217;s remarks and their poor reflection on the Steelers, GET RID OF HIM!</p>
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		<title>By: tigershark49</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/18/aldon-smith-says-49ers-never-targeted-roethlisbergers-ankle/#comment-1790934</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tigershark49]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love Aldon Smith #99. Roethlisberger is a sapsucker!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love Aldon Smith #99. Roethlisberger is a sapsucker!</p>
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		<title>By: ravenator</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ravenator]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Haha Big Ben sure sounds like a whiny little girl. Can&#039;t wait to watch another sweep of these clown.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Haha Big Ben sure sounds like a whiny little girl. Can&#8217;t wait to watch another sweep of these clown.</p>
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		<title>By: fsf7</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[fsf7]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Winston Churchill once stated that the greatest argument against Democracy is a 5 minute conversation with the average voter.

Over 90% of communication is NON VERBAL.  That means tone of voice, posture and what a person does not say are more important than what you do say.

Roethlisberger was asked about the game, he responded and the comments were manipulated by &quot;journalists&quot; with select parts of what he said surrounded by the writer to influence the reader.  This doesn&#039;t happen to just Ben Roethlisberger, it happens every day, particularly with this site and it takes advantage of the emotions of readers - in this case, leading 49ers fans to think Ben was making an excuse for the game.  

49ers fans like ermur22, eggersthejerk - get over yourself, Roethlisberger wasn&#039;t making excuses for the game - he&#039;s played through hyperextended elbows and knees, a broken nose, seperated shoulder and more.  Please spare us your &quot;old timers reference&quot;.  Roethlisberger is probably the toughest QB to play since McNair.

And for the original genius of the comics out there who insist on referencing bathroom remarks, there is a dead horse out back, go meet it.  In the meantime, can you answer what Brandon Underwood, Mark Sanchez and Eric Foster have in common with Ben?

How about what they don&#039;t have in common with Parish Cox?  The answer, they were all NFL players accused of sexual assualt - and none had charges except for Cox.  Why is it that Ben is the only one that anyone knows about?  

Perhaps it has something to do with selling papers or getting ratings?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Winston Churchill once stated that the greatest argument against Democracy is a 5 minute conversation with the average voter.</p>
<p>Over 90% of communication is NON VERBAL.  That means tone of voice, posture and what a person does not say are more important than what you do say.</p>
<p>Roethlisberger was asked about the game, he responded and the comments were manipulated by &#8220;journalists&#8221; with select parts of what he said surrounded by the writer to influence the reader.  This doesn&#8217;t happen to just Ben Roethlisberger, it happens every day, particularly with this site and it takes advantage of the emotions of readers &#8211; in this case, leading 49ers fans to think Ben was making an excuse for the game.  </p>
<p>49ers fans like ermur22, eggersthejerk &#8211; get over yourself, Roethlisberger wasn&#8217;t making excuses for the game &#8211; he&#8217;s played through hyperextended elbows and knees, a broken nose, seperated shoulder and more.  Please spare us your &#8220;old timers reference&#8221;.  Roethlisberger is probably the toughest QB to play since McNair.</p>
<p>And for the original genius of the comics out there who insist on referencing bathroom remarks, there is a dead horse out back, go meet it.  In the meantime, can you answer what Brandon Underwood, Mark Sanchez and Eric Foster have in common with Ben?</p>
<p>How about what they don&#8217;t have in common with Parish Cox?  The answer, they were all NFL players accused of sexual assualt &#8211; and none had charges except for Cox.  Why is it that Ben is the only one that anyone knows about?  </p>
<p>Perhaps it has something to do with selling papers or getting ratings?</p>
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		<title>By: pantherpro</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[pantherpro]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey Ben smoke another one. We threw you around like a rag doll and would have done the same if your ankle was 100%!!  You are weak just like your towel waiving fans. Hey Pittsburgh you front runners how come you dont support your baseball team? Stop spending your coal mining money on the Steelers and maybe...... go to college????]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Ben smoke another one. We threw you around like a rag doll and would have done the same if your ankle was 100%!!  You are weak just like your towel waiving fans. Hey Pittsburgh you front runners how come you dont support your baseball team? Stop spending your coal mining money on the Steelers and maybe&#8230;&#8230; go to college????</p>
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		<title>By: musicman495</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[musicman495]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, well, well.  I wonder if any of Roger Goodell&#039;s mystery 50,000 pages of investigation might include a little bit about this game, or any of the other hundreds of games where QBs got knocked around and targeted on their injured limbs....]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, well, well.  I wonder if any of Roger Goodell&#8217;s mystery 50,000 pages of investigation might include a little bit about this game, or any of the other hundreds of games where QBs got knocked around and targeted on their injured limbs&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: unionslie</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[unionslie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NFL also states that they are committed to preserving the game at the highest level.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The NFL also states that they are committed to preserving the game at the highest level.</p>
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		<title>By: unionslie</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[unionslie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Breaking News! - NFL is now investigating the fact that defensive players may be trying to hit/tackle/inflict pain on opposing QBs, and is looking for a way to take this out of the game.  

The Commissioner weighed in with this comment, &quot;We are taking every step to assure that most important/expensive/marketable player for every team stays at peak performance throughout the NFL season.&quot;  

Rummors are stating that the owners are debating to have QBs wear red jersey&#039;s durring games and that they may inact &#039;Kicker&#039; type rules for QBs in the pocket.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Breaking News! &#8211; NFL is now investigating the fact that defensive players may be trying to hit/tackle/inflict pain on opposing QBs, and is looking for a way to take this out of the game.  </p>
<p>The Commissioner weighed in with this comment, &#8220;We are taking every step to assure that most important/expensive/marketable player for every team stays at peak performance throughout the NFL season.&#8221;  </p>
<p>Rummors are stating that the owners are debating to have QBs wear red jersey&#8217;s durring games and that they may inact &#8216;Kicker&#8217; type rules for QBs in the pocket.</p>
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		<title>By: prmpft</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:59:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[He &quot;said&quot; - Boys and girls, is that not what this whole ball of crap is all about?  Somebody &quot;said&quot;...
Haters will hate - but there is no smoking gun in New Orleans - WHO DAT!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He &#8220;said&#8221; &#8211; Boys and girls, is that not what this whole ball of crap is all about?  Somebody &#8220;said&#8221;&#8230;<br />
Haters will hate &#8211; but there is no smoking gun in New Orleans &#8211; WHO DAT!</p>
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		<title>By: Deb</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Deb]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aldon, you didn&#039;t need to issue any denials. We have eyes; we didn&#039;t see any dirty hits in that game. Besides ... considering the pitiful way our hobbled QB was performing, you&#039;d have been fools to want him out of the game ;)]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Aldon, you didn&#8217;t need to issue any denials. We have eyes; we didn&#8217;t see any dirty hits in that game. Besides &#8230; considering the pitiful way our hobbled QB was performing, you&#8217;d have been fools to want him out of the game <img src='http://s1.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: brtdud7</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/18/aldon-smith-says-49ers-never-targeted-roethlisbergers-ankle/#comment-1790815</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:57:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 49ers targeted Ben just like he targets young drunk females in bathrooms.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The 49ers targeted Ben just like he targets young drunk females in bathrooms.</p>
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		<title>By: peytonwantsaflag</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/18/aldon-smith-says-49ers-never-targeted-roethlisbergers-ankle/#comment-1790809</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[that&#039;s nonsense, of course they did.  Nothing illegal but if you&#039;re in a competition you exploit the other guy&#039;s weaknesses.  If he&#039;s got a bad ankle and you&#039;ve got a choice of hitting him low or high - ya hit him low.  If he can&#039;t run because of a bad ankle you pressure him up the middle to force him to run out of the pocket.  

That&#039;s the way the game (and life) is played.

Goodell&#039;s got these guys so scared to say anything it&#039;s ridiculous.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>that&#8217;s nonsense, of course they did.  Nothing illegal but if you&#8217;re in a competition you exploit the other guy&#8217;s weaknesses.  If he&#8217;s got a bad ankle and you&#8217;ve got a choice of hitting him low or high &#8211; ya hit him low.  If he can&#8217;t run because of a bad ankle you pressure him up the middle to force him to run out of the pocket.  </p>
<p>That&#8217;s the way the game (and life) is played.</p>
<p>Goodell&#8217;s got these guys so scared to say anything it&#8217;s ridiculous.</p>
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		<title>By: trollhammer20</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/18/aldon-smith-says-49ers-never-targeted-roethlisbergers-ankle/#comment-1790806</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[trollhammer20]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Somehow, I just don&#039;t see a charged-up 265 pass-rush specialist bearing down on a QB&#039;s blindside pausing to think &quot;Oh, yeah, wait, I&#039;m not going for the strip-sack, I&#039;m supposed to go after his ankle&quot; and suddenly changing to lower his point of impact based on this information.

As for Ben, I think his head must have whacked the concrete pretty hard when he had that motorcycle accident.  Fortunately for him, there&#039;s not that much upstairs to be damaged.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Somehow, I just don&#8217;t see a charged-up 265 pass-rush specialist bearing down on a QB&#8217;s blindside pausing to think &#8220;Oh, yeah, wait, I&#8217;m not going for the strip-sack, I&#8217;m supposed to go after his ankle&#8221; and suddenly changing to lower his point of impact based on this information.</p>
<p>As for Ben, I think his head must have whacked the concrete pretty hard when he had that motorcycle accident.  Fortunately for him, there&#8217;s not that much upstairs to be damaged.</p>
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		<title>By: eggersthejerk</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/18/aldon-smith-says-49ers-never-targeted-roethlisbergers-ankle/#comment-1790701</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;m sure all the old timers from back in the day are laughing at that big baby Roethlisberger.

When these guys are interviewed on the subject of opponents injuries, they all admit to targeting an opponent&#039;s weaknesses to see if they can gain an advantage.

And they all say the same thing: Quit crying. It&#039;s a part of the game. If you can&#039;t suck it up and play with the injury, sit on the bench and let someone else play.

I&#039;m totally sick of crybaby dog turds like Big Bum. Of course the only nice thing about a dog turd is that eventually it dries up and blows away. 

I can hardly wait for that Willis Reed wannabe/dog turd to do just that.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m sure all the old timers from back in the day are laughing at that big baby Roethlisberger.</p>
<p>When these guys are interviewed on the subject of opponents injuries, they all admit to targeting an opponent&#8217;s weaknesses to see if they can gain an advantage.</p>
<p>And they all say the same thing: Quit crying. It&#8217;s a part of the game. If you can&#8217;t suck it up and play with the injury, sit on the bench and let someone else play.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m totally sick of crybaby dog turds like Big Bum. Of course the only nice thing about a dog turd is that eventually it dries up and blows away. </p>
<p>I can hardly wait for that Willis Reed wannabe/dog turd to do just that.</p>
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		<title>By: propertyofthebroncos</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/18/aldon-smith-says-49ers-never-targeted-roethlisbergers-ankle/#comment-1790699</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[propertyofthebroncos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#039;t worry, even Ben doesn&#039;t think you guys went after him. This is just him hoping everyone will think that&#039;s why he played so terrible and not blame him for it. Not going to work though, he has been caught lying many times and is an arrogant, terrible qb the NFL need to get rid of.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Don&#8217;t worry, even Ben doesn&#8217;t think you guys went after him. This is just him hoping everyone will think that&#8217;s why he played so terrible and not blame him for it. Not going to work though, he has been caught lying many times and is an arrogant, terrible qb the NFL need to get rid of.</p>
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		<title>By: ermur22</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/18/aldon-smith-says-49ers-never-targeted-roethlisbergers-ankle/#comment-1790654</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ermur22]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 14:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What a crybaby....you stunk deal with it!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What a crybaby&#8230;.you stunk deal with it!</p>
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		<title>By: bullcharger</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/18/aldon-smith-says-49ers-never-targeted-roethlisbergers-ankle/#comment-1790639</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[bullcharger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 14:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ask any DL or LB what their job is and they will tell you &quot;to kill the quarterback&quot;.  Ben being targeted including his ankle being targeted isn&#039;t news... It&#039;s football.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ask any DL or LB what their job is and they will tell you &#8220;to kill the quarterback&#8221;.  Ben being targeted including his ankle being targeted isn&#8217;t news&#8230; It&#8217;s football.</p>
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		<title>By: dlln147</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/18/aldon-smith-says-49ers-never-targeted-roethlisbergers-ankle/#comment-1790609</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[dlln147]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 14:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wouldn&#039;t be surprised if the 49&#039;ers targeted Ben&#039;s ankle. Does it matter though? Football is a hard hitting sport. Ben Roethlisberger&#039;s ankle would probably be targeted by any team. If Tebow played defense i&#039;m sure he would have gone for it. Again it&#039;s a hard hitting sport he needs to stop whining about it. I&#039;m almost 100% positive the Steeler&#039;s D has targeted people before, it&#039;s the nature of the game.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised if the 49&#8242;ers targeted Ben&#8217;s ankle. Does it matter though? Football is a hard hitting sport. Ben Roethlisberger&#8217;s ankle would probably be targeted by any team. If Tebow played defense i&#8217;m sure he would have gone for it. Again it&#8217;s a hard hitting sport he needs to stop whining about it. I&#8217;m almost 100% positive the Steeler&#8217;s D has targeted people before, it&#8217;s the nature of the game.</p>
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		<title>By: marat28051988</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/18/aldon-smith-says-49ers-never-targeted-roethlisbergers-ankle/#comment-1790588</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 14:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[but perfectly aimed in Thomas and Graham]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>but perfectly aimed in Thomas and Graham</p>
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