Big Ben wins Superbowl with broken ribs, does NOT collapse in the shower post-game

[YosemiteSam]

Tony's ribs wouldn't have broke. They're battle tested and tougher than the normal guys' ribs. His gf is fat. :laugh1:

Ben crashes hot bikes and brains spill out, Tony crashes hot chicks and blubber spills out!

 

[TheCount]

This was meant as an indictment against excuse makers, correct. If you had bothered to read, you'd see I said Romo would have toughed it out the next game despite the excuses people were lining up to make for him and in the same light, his poor play should not be excused either.

I've been saying for quite some time the excuses need to stop, whether it's for the players or the staff.

 

[Rampage]

LOL!

I'm actually starting to worry about you Ramp. Now you seem quite obsessed with Tebow.

bored and waiting for my frozen pizza to cook. Tim Tebow eats frozen pizzas.......still frozen!

 

[bbgun]

This was meant as an indictment against excuse makers, correct. If you had bothered to read, you'd see I said Romo would have toughed it out the next game despite the excuses people were lining up to make for him and in the same light, his poor play should not be excused either.

I've been saying for quite some time the excuses need to stop, whether it's for the players or the staff.

If you conducted a poll and asked fans if they would prefer Tony or "two-time champ" Roeth, my guess is that Tony would still come out ahead--probably comfortably so. I'll leave it up to you to determine if that's a good or bad thing.

 

[Doctor32]

Wow...
You're really good count. You're so bright and clever. I mean the way you use one situation to point Romo's lack of toughness. I am totally blown away. Good stuff BRO!!
Keep it coming! You should pair up with juckie! You two could make 1 dyamic duo of...

...well, great thread writing. Here's to your next thread! I hope it's just as delightful as this read.

 

[TheCount]

If you conducted a poll and asked fans if they would prefer Tony or "two-time champ" Roeth, my guess is that Tony would still come out ahead--probably comfortably so. I'll leave it up to you to determine if that's a good or bad thing.

Asked what fans, Cowboy fans? Well obviously. I'd vote for Romo.

Ask Football fans in general, and they'd probably take the guy with two rings.

 

[Temo]

PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers have no knowledge that Ben Roethlisberger played the Super Bowl with two broken ribs, as the quarterback told a Web site.


According to SI.com, Roethlisberger said his fractured ribs did not show up on X-rays taken before he led the Steelers to a 27-23 win over Arizona on Feb. 1, but were revealed only during a MRI test he had last week.


"Luckily, in the game, I didn't take any big hits to make 'em hurt," Roethlisberger told SI.com. "But I knew all along there was something wrong. There wouldn't have been anything that could have been done about fractured ribs anyway. It was just suck it up and play."
Roethlisberger did not miss any practices before the Super Bowl, although a pool report from the Wednesday practice said he attempted during the middle of the workout to stretch his torso. He missed one practice during the off week before the Super Bowl because of what the team said was a back injury.


"There's not a whole lot to say," Steelers spokesman Dave Lockett said Monday. "Ben was fine to go. He was cleared to play. He didn't miss any [practice] time. There was no doubt he was going to play."


The Steelers said it would have been difficult for Roethlisberger to play any better than he did in leading the decisive 78-yard drive that ended with a precisely thrown 6-yard touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes with 35 seconds remaining.


Several plays before, Roethlisberger -- leading his sixth game-winning drive of the season -- hit Holmes on a 40-yard completion.


Roethlisberger did not mention any possible injury during postgame interviews.
It is uncertain if the validity of Roethlisberger's claim will be proven.
NFL teams do not routinely require players to undergo MRI or other medical tests during the offseason, and Roethlisberger isn't due back in Pittsburgh until offseason workouts begin in April. By then, any problem that occurred before or during the Super Bowl might not show up in tests.


Roethlisberger has previously exaggerated or misstated injuries he supposedly suffered during his five-season career.

The day after the January 2005 AFC Championship Game, Roethlisberger said he broke two toes during the 41-27 loss to New England. Coach Bill Cowher emphatically denied that, saying the quarterback merely aggravated a toe injury from college. Roethlisberger never brought up the issue again.

Roethlisberger also said during training camp in 2006 that he played the Steelers' Super Bowl-winning season of 2005 with a broken thumb. Roethlisberger missed no playing time after supposedly being hurt on Nov. 28, 2005, in Indianapolis and the team never revealed any such injury.

After Cowher resigned following the 2006 season, Roethlisberger acknowledged he and the coach didn't always get along -- in part, apparently, because Cowher felt the quarterback exaggerated the extent of injuries.


It also was reported that Roethlisberger sustained a spinal cord concussion against Cleveland on Dec. 28, but the team said only that he had a concussion.


"Ben's health is often the subject of inaccurate reports," coach Mike Tomlin said before the Super Bowl. "He's fine."

Yep, that Romo, he so soft... not like "Big Ben" over there!


http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3894263

 

[speedkilz88]

Big Ben should be called Big Fat Liar.

 

[superpunk]

That is very funny.

 

[DemonBlood]

Big Ben=Bill Brasky

 

[bbgun]

By tomorrow he'll be Bob Hayes' long-lost son.

 

[BIGDen]

I think it's taking a shot at those that make excuses...

Do you think there's some sort of prize for being the biggest Romo basher?
I guess Romo doesn't deserve credit for hobbling around with an injured back and winning a big game against the Giants either. Your posts about Romo are ridiculous, but you do get that imaginary prize for biggest Romo basher! Kudos to you!

 

[Clove]

What's happening is, people are going after TO, so people are going after Romo.

We are divided as fans, fans are taking sides, this offseason is going to be even uglier than the Quincy thrashing. I didn't think anything could top that.

 

[RoadRunner]

Why is this relevant, Romo had seperated cartiledge in his rib that was popping in and out, not a broken rib that was in place.

And yet he was miraculously able to play golf within a week. I think Romo's pride was hurt more than his ribs.

 

[RoadRunner]

I couldn't agree more. We have some of the worst fans in all of sports. You see it here every single day. I don't even have to defend my stance on it.


Flat out embarrassing.

Yes you do have to back up and defend your stance because fans are the same all over. I have proven this multiple times with links to other forums to prove it.

But I guess we are all supposed to wear rose colored glasses and show ZERO anger or displeasure over year 13 of no playoff wins, or be unhappy with underachievers or people like YOU will try and tell us who we should be fans of.

Some us are not willing to settle for suckage. We want the team to snap out of its more than a decade long funk. If you have a problem with that then you can take a long hike off a cliff.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

If you conducted a poll and asked fans if they would prefer Tony or "two-time champ" Roeth, my guess is that Tony would still come out ahead--probably comfortably so. I'll leave it up to you to determine if that's a good or bad thing.

I like Romo too and hope he works out.


But right off the bat you got to give it up for Ben.

Wins 1st SB - performance was the worst in SB history.
So what does he do - he gets back to SB and wins it.


I want that from Romo. None of this hohum nonsense.

 

[RafaelG]

Big Ben(Gay)Rottensh*tburger, you know he juiced it up like the good 'Stealer' he is. At least Romo plays by the rules.

 

[theebs]

wow

Ben is so dreamy.

 

[TheCount]

Once again, the blind have no desire to see. This has nothing to do with Ben, it has everything to do with the Cowboys. It's about not making excuses for these guys, whether it be Romo or T.O., the coaches or the owner.

 

[Typhus]

Big Ben(Gay)Rottensh*tburger, you know he juiced it up like the good 'Stealer' he is. At least Romo plays by the rules.

Lets see if he stays with the once fine babe now that she got herself fat, thats playing by the rules.