QB Roethlisberger - MRI Normal (1 Viewer)

[R.White]

October 25, 2006, 06:41

Steelers :: QB

Good News For QB Roethlisberger, MRI Normal

Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - [Full Article]

Not only are the chances good QB Ben Roethlisberger will start in Oakland Sunday, he might even return to practice today. "We'll see how he feels," HC Bill Cowher said yesterday. "He had an MRI done on his brain and neck. Both of those came back normal," Cowher said. "We also did the impact test, the concussion test. We're very encouraged by the results. We'll monitor his progress as the week goes on." Over the past two games, Roethlisberger completed 32 of 41 passes for 476 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions. That produced a near-perfect passer rating of 154.62. LINK

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[Godsbrother]

He is going to play.

 

[Stillers Jr.]

He is going to play.

AMEN!

 

[poopdawg]

He is going to play.

AMEN!

Obviously happy from an NFL perspective, but from a FF perspective, it was either him or Alex Smith against da Bears

 

[cubbie5150]

I think it's a mistake for Cowher to play him this week...dude has been through the wringer health-wise this year. Ben is my backup (Palmer my starter), but I'd just as soon he sits this week so he has a better chance of being healthy the rest of the way. Maybe Pitt will just have Ben turn around & hand-off the ball about 50 times @ Oakland...

 

[Godsbrother]

I think it's a mistake for Cowher to play him this week...dude has been through the wringer health-wise this year. Ben is my backup (Palmer my starter), but I'd just as soon he sits this week so he has a better chance of being healthy the rest of the way. Maybe Pitt will just have Ben turn around & hand-off the ball about 50 times @ Oakland...

The Steelers aren't going to put Ben out there unless he gets medical clearance to play. If the doctors say he is okay and he looks good in practice then I don't see how you can justify not playing him. He gives your team the best chance to win, a win that is very badly needed.If the doctors don't think he can play then Cowher will start Batch. Pretty simple decision really.

 

[BGP]

I think it's a mistake for Cowher to play him this week...dude has been through the wringer health-wise this year. Ben is my backup (Palmer my starter), but I'd just as soon he sits this week so he has a better chance of being healthy the rest of the way. Maybe Pitt will just have Ben turn around & hand-off the ball about 50 times @ Oakland...

The Steelers aren't going to put Ben out there unless he gets medical clearance to play. If the doctors say he is okay and he looks good in practice then I don't see how you can justify not playing him. He gives your team the best chance to win, a win that is very badly needed.If the doctors don't think he can play then Cowher will start Batch. Pretty simple decision really.

I think what gives the Steelers the best chance to win is being a run first team with a strong running game. Cowher teams are usually near the bottom of the league in pass attempts and near the top of the league in rush attempts when things are going well. They still have more pass attempts than rush attempts in 2006. Here's a question for Steeler fans. Right now, the Steeler running game is averaging 3.89 yards per attempt. That is the third worst average ever under Cowher. What is going on there?

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

I think it's a mistake for Cowher to play him this week...dude has been through the wringer health-wise this year. Ben is my backup (Palmer my starter), but I'd just as soon he sits this week so he has a better chance of being healthy the rest of the way. Maybe Pitt will just have Ben turn around & hand-off the ball about 50 times @ Oakland...

The Steelers aren't going to put Ben out there unless he gets medical clearance to play. If the doctors say he is okay and he looks good in practice then I don't see how you can justify not playing him. He gives your team the best chance to win, a win that is very badly needed.If the doctors don't think he can play then Cowher will start Batch. Pretty simple decision really.

I think what gives the Steelers the best chance to win is being a run first team with a strong running game. Cowher teams are usually near the bottom of the league in pass attempts and near the top of the league in rush attempts when things are going well. They still have more pass attempts than rush attempts in 2006. Here's a question for Steeler fans. Right now, the Steeler running game is averaging 3.89 yards per attempt. That is the third worst average ever under Cowher. What is going on there?

I think what you're seeing was a by-product of Ben's TERRIBLE start to the year. Teams knew Ben was stinking up the joint and were stacking the box. BEn's last two games he has looked really good (5TDs, 0 INT, QB rating above 140) and if this continues Defenses will have to respect the pass -- which will then open up the running gmae for Parker and company.

 

[SickThing]

They did a MRI on his brain and found nothing.

 

[SickThing]

Give the man a break this week...he is already playing with the well known quarterback deficiency of not having an appendix.

http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index...howtopic=278357

You're right, I should consider that too, so... I admit that I don't know a great deal about medical science, but I do know that there's an old wise saying; no guts, no glory.

Hey Smitty, how 'bout a little help over here.

 

[Godsbrother]

I think it's a mistake for Cowher to play him this week...dude has been through the wringer health-wise this year. Ben is my backup (Palmer my starter), but I'd just as soon he sits this week so he has a better chance of being healthy the rest of the way. Maybe Pitt will just have Ben turn around & hand-off the ball about 50 times @ Oakland...

The Steelers aren't going to put Ben out there unless he gets medical clearance to play. If the doctors say he is okay and he looks good in practice then I don't see how you can justify not playing him. He gives your team the best chance to win, a win that is very badly needed.If the doctors don't think he can play then Cowher will start Batch. Pretty simple decision really.

I think what gives the Steelers the best chance to win is being a run first team with a strong running game. Cowher teams are usually near the bottom of the league in pass attempts and near the top of the league in rush attempts when things are going well. They still have more pass attempts than rush attempts in 2006. Here's a question for Steeler fans. Right now, the Steeler running game is averaging 3.89 yards per attempt. That is the third worst average ever under Cowher. What is going on there?

The o-line had abysmal games against Jacksonville and San Diego, I think that has a lot to do with the low yards per attempt. The Steelers didn't run all that great in the Atlanta game either but the Falcons were stacking the line to stop the run so the Steelers went to the air. That is why Steelers QBs went 24-35-433-5-0 on the day, which is one of the highest passing totals for a Steelers team ever.This week the Steelers play Oakland so I would expect their rushing ypa to go up.

 

[ipljeff]

From Rotoworld:

Ben Roethlisberger (questionable, concussion) is expected to start after fully practicing Wednesday.

"I feel good," Roethlisberger said. "Just trying to get ready to get out there and help the team any way I can." He's not a great fantasy play against an underrated Raiders defense.

Link:

http://www.pittsburghpost-gazette.com/pg/0.../732829-100.stm

 

[Rogi]

This quote from Roethlisberger seems ironic:

"I've been playing football a long time," the 24-year-old said. "I'm sure I've had a few mild dings here and there."

Long-time? How about Brad Johnson or Mark Brunell?

link to article:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/foot...r.ap/index.html

 

[redman]

Pittsburgh Injury Report:

Roethlisberger, Ben - Questionable (Buick)

 

[suchislife]

I think it's a mistake for Cowher to play him this week...dude has been through the wringer health-wise this year. Ben is my backup (Palmer my starter), but I'd just as soon he sits this week so he has a better chance of being healthy the rest of the way. Maybe Pitt will just have Ben turn around & hand-off the ball about 50 times @ Oakland...

The Steelers aren't going to put Ben out there unless he gets medical clearance to play. If the doctors say he is okay and he looks good in practice then I don't see how you can justify not playing him. He gives your team the best chance to win, a win that is very badly needed.If the doctors don't think he can play then Cowher will start Batch. Pretty simple decision really.

A badly needed win, but at what cost? Because the STEELERS TEAM DOCTOR says he's ok, then all's well? Because the doctor, paid by the STEELERS, has no bias to clear a player? No pressure by the team to clear the franchise QB in time to play in a "must win" game? Just this morning, I was listening to former NHL player Keith Jones on WIP radio talk about how he regrets allowing the team doctor perform his knee surgery. His knee got messed up, but the team & the doctor kept telling him everything was alright. His career was cut short by that botched surgery. He wanted to go outside the organization for the surgery, but was pressured by his team to "stay within the team family".I looked up this thread because I just got my latest issue of ESPN Magazine and there's a feature article about the NFL and concussions. The article opens recounting a story published in the New York Daily News. In 2003, Wayne Chrebet was knocked unconscience during a game. A quarter later, the team doctor put him through a series of mental tests. Chrebet performed adequately so the doctor, Elliot Pellman, says to him "This is very important for you, very important for your career...are you OK?" Chrebet says, "I"m fine". Pellman sent him back in. Experts outside of the NFL say a player who's knocked unconscience should never be allowed to go back into a game. But the doctor's are paid by the team.

That same doctor Pellman was put in charge of the NFL's committee to research concussions (Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Committee). The MTBI drew conclusions about head trauma that contradicts research of most other doctors outside of the NFL. Not surprisingly, the MTBI's research concluded that players who suffer concussions are safe to play, without increased risk, much sooner.

The article continues...Several of the country's preeminent neurosurgeons and neuropsychologists have grown concerned that the league is putting players at risk by following Pellman's lead. They've had their doubts since the early days of his appointment to lead the committee. For one thing, Pellman is a rheumatologist by training - specializing in the treatment of joints and muscles - not a neurologist. He would say things in speeches like "I don't know much about concussions, I learn from my players".

The New York Times revealed last year that Pellman attended med school in Guadalajara, Mexico, and does not hold a medical degree from SUNY Stony Brook as he once claimed.

This is the man responsible for establishing the guidelines the NFL have established to determine if a player is 'fine' enough to return the game. Even franchise QB's (with 2 concussions in the last 4 months) in a "must win" game.