Merged: Big Ben Gets 6-Game Suspension

[Purple Nurple]

[quote name='MKdave' date='17 April 2010 - 10:04 AM' timestamp='1271513080' post='391887']
Me too. Not for this though. For a whole host of other reasons.
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Agreed. Guys got issues.

[Moderator 2]

[url="http://www.tmz.com/2010/04/16/ben-roethlisberger-mayor-milledgeville-tourism/#ixzz0lMv5PfsM"]Ben good for tourism?[/url]

Again I am speechless.

[darklight1216]

[quote name='Moderator 2' date='17 April 2010 - 05:02 PM' timestamp='1271538151' post='391984']
[url="http://www.tmz.com/2010/04/16/ben-roethlisberger-mayor-milledgeville-tourism/#ixzz0lMv5PfsM"]Ben good for tourism?[/url]

Again I am speechless.
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That's just mind boggling. I'm sure he'll "clarify" his statements pretty soon.

Whoever wrote that article needs to learn how to spell "piques."

[TheRavenouseD2008]

now light is coming in dark i think we now see who pulled the strings for ben

[thewarden86]

[quote name='plesiosaur' date='17 April 2010 - 09:11 AM' timestamp='1271509872' post='391872']
I started kinda feeling sorry for Steelers fans but quickly came to my senses. Except Warden. I kinda feel sorry for him.
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Thanks Ples.

[quote name='MKdave' date='17 April 2010 - 10:04 AM' timestamp='1271513080' post='391887']
Me too. Not for this though. For a whole host of other reasons.
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[quote name='Purple Nurple' date='17 April 2010 - 12:34 PM' timestamp='1271522052' post='391927']
Agreed. Guys got issues.
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Hahahahaha..... Shut up.

[J-man]

[quote name='Moderator 2' date='17 April 2010 - 05:02 PM' timestamp='1271538151' post='391984']
[url="http://www.tmz.com/2010/04/16/ben-roethlisberger-mayor-milledgeville-tourism/#ixzz0lMv5PfsM"]Ben good for tourism?[/url]

Again I am speechless.
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That reminds me that this summer I'm actually visiting the exact bathroom whole incident happen.

[sliceanddic3]

[quote name='Moderator 2' date='17 April 2010 - 05:02 PM' timestamp='1271538151' post='391984']
[url="http://www.tmz.com/2010/04/16/ben-roethlisberger-mayor-milledgeville-tourism/#ixzz0lMv5PfsM"]Ben good for tourism?[/url]

Again I am speechless.
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Crazy. Is Georgia really THAT desperate for tourist? Or is he just related to Al Davis?

[darklight1216]

[url="http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/04/18/evidence-emerges-of-a-botched-investigation-in-georgia/"]Investigational errors[/url]

[quote]...The police failed to seal the alleged crime scene, a five-foot-wide bathroom in the dark recesses of a Milledgeville, Georgia nightclub. Per Jonathan D. Silver of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, roughly eight hours after the alleged incident, a janitor "scrubbed the sink, floor and toilet with Clorox and Pine-Sol." Not surprisingly, the eventual attempt to gather evidence from the bathroom yielded nothing...

Then there's Jerry Blash, who posed for a picture with Roethlisberger before being asked by colleague Willie Goddard to look into the allegation of sexual assault. Blash's reports reflected that the alleged victim said she wasn't raped...The statements from the alleged victim and her friends, were consistent as to the claim of non-consensual sex.

At one point, Blash and the alleged victim "argued on the street with voices raised" regarding whether Blash would take a formal report, according to the alleged victim's friends.[/quote]

The article goes on to explain that the authorities nearly had an interview with BR, but the DA botched that up too.

[Purple Nurple]

[quote name='J-man' date='18 April 2010 - 10:13 AM' timestamp='1271600029' post='392094']
That reminds me that this summer I'm actually visiting the exact bathroom whole incident happen.
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Bring a black-light and watch what you touch!!!!!

[darklight1216]

If anyone is still wondering about the underage drinking:

[quote]"First of all, he, Mr. Roethlisberger, there's a crime called furnishing alcohol to a minor under 21, OK?" Bright said. "And she, the victim, there's another crime called underage drinking. Both of these crimes are misdemeanors. Now, if we're going to prosecute one, we've got to prosecute the other. Let's talk about him furnishing alcohol to a minor under 21. The only way we can prosecute him is through her testimony. As for her, she's gone through enough already."[/quote]
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/04/18/the-underage-drinking-component-of-the-roethlisberger-case/

[JO_75]

Suspension could come by Tuesday:

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/04/18/report-suspension-of-ben-roethlisberger-could-come-by-tuesday/

[quote]On Thursday, Steelers president Art Rooney said that the team would be working with the league regarding the imposition of discipline on quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, and that no suspension would be imminent. "I don't expect we will be announcing any final decisions until the week after the draft, at the earliest," Rooney said.

That said, we don't rule out an appeal if Roethlisberger gets slapped with more than four games. In that case, an appeal could persuade Commissioner Roger Goodell to reduce the penalty, creating maximum impact in connection with the initial announcement and then generating a sense that the Personal Conduct Policy currently works as written, even though Goodell issues the penalty and presides over the appeal of his own decision.

We're thinking the end result will be four games. We won't be surprised if it's eight.[/quote]

So anyone want to take a guess, more than 4 or just 4 games? I think it should be a max of 8(and a long shot of him being suspended for a year with all the trouble he causing for the league) but that's just my opinion. What do you guys think?

[Wacko4Zacko]

I guess they are waiting for the schedule to come out before they suspend him.

[Ravens549]

I actually think the draft is what they are waiting on.

[darklight1216]

[quote]Ben Roethlisberger's suspension is expected come on Wednesday, according to a tweet from Mark Maske of the Washington Post. A previous report from Yahoo! said the suspension would come by Tuesday, but it looks like that will be at least a day off.

ESPN's Adam Schefter also quotes a source that would be "very surprised" if Roethlisberger's suspension comes out Tuesday. Schefter said no one is exactly certain when the announcement will arrive, but the league wants to resolve the issue quickly.[/quote]
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/04/19/roethlisberger-suspension-expected-wednesday/

Some believe that Ben would appeal the suspension if it's "too harsh."

[ravenspurple]

[quote name='darklight1216' date='19 April 2010 - 09:50 AM' timestamp='1271688628' post='392406']
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/04/19/roethlisberger-suspension-expected-wednesday/

Some believe that Ben would appeal the suspension if it's "too harsh."
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I say he gets 2 games suspension. Any more would be kind of messed up when he wasnt charged.

[FerrariFan87]

[quote name='ravenspurple' date='19 April 2010 - 12:39 PM' timestamp='1271695150' post='392443']
I say he gets 2 games suspension. Any more would be kind of messed up when he wasnt charged.
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Not really when there is a pattern of similar behavior, charges or not.

[ravenspurple]

[quote name='FerrariFan87' date='19 April 2010 - 11:43 AM' timestamp='1271695419' post='392446']
Not really when there is a pattern of similar behavior, charges or not.
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I dunno, the only other one was with that nutcake. Goodall can talk about patterns all he wants, I never thought he should have suspended Pacman even

[Ravens549]

Either way, Goodell needs to set a tone for the NFL.
Everyone- Steeler's fan or not- is watching this. He needs to set an example that this is not going to turn into the NBA.

[Ravens549]

I don't know how this can be out there already, but I just heard second hand that the NFL is going to impose a 4 game suspension. Now it is up to the Rooney's to see what they do.

[thewarden86]

I found this to be pretty interesting..

[url="http://ludwig.squarespace.com/politics-journal/2010/4/15/the-media-lynching-of-ben-roethlisberger.html"]Caution: Facts include inappropriate language for some readers[/url]

[Wacko4Zacko]

I think he should get suspended for atleast 3-4 games. No mroe han 6 games though and no less than 3.

[Ravens549]

Either way I want him activated for at least one Ravens' game.

[thewarden86]

[quote name='Ravens549' date='19 April 2010 - 04:21 PM' timestamp='1271708469' post='392507']
Either way I want him activated for at least one Ravens' game.
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Careful what you wish for. The Ravens barely beat our young back up last year.

[Moderator 2]

[quote name='thewarden86' date='19 April 2010 - 04:22 PM' timestamp='1271708563' post='392508']
Careful what you wish for. The Ravens barely beat our young back up last year.
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Against a depleted secondary and the Ravens had no game film on the guy, not to take anything away from Dixon being a pretty good QB.

[thewarden86]

[quote name='Moderator 2' date='19 April 2010 - 04:52 PM' timestamp='1271710335' post='392516']
Against a depleted secondary and the Ravens had no game film on the guy, not to take anything away from Dixon being a pretty good QB.
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Never-the-less. You guys are 0-4 in the last 4 games against Ben. I'd still be careful what I wished for.

[ravenspurple]

[quote name='thewarden86' date='19 April 2010 - 02:52 PM' timestamp='1271706726' post='392497']
I found this to be pretty interesting..

[url="http://ludwig.squarespace.com/politics-journal/2010/4/15/the-media-lynching-of-ben-roethlisberger.html"]Caution: Facts include inappropriate language for some readers[/url]
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Warden, you should post that anywhere you can, because most of us have only seen the one bit in the media that has her saying that she said no and people are basing their judgments just on that.

[PuRock]

[quote name='thewarden86' date='19 April 2010 - 04:57 PM' timestamp='1271710651' post='392519']
Never-the-less. You guys are 0-4 in the last 4 games against Ben. I'd still be careful what I wished for.
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I'll be straight forward. I hope Ben gets suspended for 2 games, and both of those games are against the Ravens. And both Dixon and Batch are out with injuries.

That'll leave Randel El with the quarterbacking duties.

Should I be careful with that wish?

[thewarden86]

[quote name='ravenspurple' date='19 April 2010 - 05:03 PM' timestamp='1271711012' post='392520']
Warden, you should post that anywhere you can, because most of us have only seen the one bit in the media that has her saying that she said no and people are basing their judgments just on that.
[/quote]

Me included. And I have been sharing it. lol. I'm glad you agree.

[thewarden86]

[quote name='PuRock' date='19 April 2010 - 05:11 PM' timestamp='1271711485' post='392521']
I'll be straight forward. I hope Ben gets suspended for 2 games, and both of those games are against the Ravens. And both Dixon and Batch are out with injuries.

That'll leave Randel El with the quarterbacking duties.

Should I be careful with that wish?
[/quote]

I'd rather play against Dixon than El I think. But, I honestly don't know much more about Dixon that any Ravens fan does.

[PuRock]

[quote name='thewarden86' date='19 April 2010 - 05:31 PM' timestamp='1271712694' post='392527']
I'd rather play against Dixon than El I think. But, I honestly don't know much more about Dixon that any Ravens fan does.
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But at least Dixon practices taking snaps on a consistent basis. El is more likely practicing route running and catching. He's been far removed from the QB position.