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Should Ben play hurt against the Ravens?
Even if Ben is not 100% this Sunday against the Ravens, should he play?
My vote is that he should rest unless he is 100%. Just curious what the rest of Steeler Nation feel about this week.
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Re: Should Ben play hurt against the Ravens?
No. We need him later more then we do now.
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Re: Should Ben play hurt against the Ravens?
Nobody on the team is 100%. Going by your rule, Brown will be out until next season, Harrison and Troy, too.
The real question is if he should play if there is significant risk of re-injury, and that one is for the team doctors. |
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Re: Should Ben play hurt against the Ravens?
if he's cleared by the doctors and not at significant risk to re-injure himself, then he's gotta play.
if not, sit. with that said, if he's barely functional (like last season against SF where he could barely walk) sit the hell out. |
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Re: Should Ben play hurt against the Ravens?
It depends how hurt he is. If the rib injury is as healed as reports say and isn't a factor, and he can throw well enough through the shoulder pain, why not. If the rib is still a factor and could result in serious further injury, then no.
It's obvious Ben is the key to this season, and if he can play without risking TOO much further injury, I think he should, and he will. The rib is the one that is potentially career-ending and all recent reports say it's no risk anymore, although I don't know how much truth there is to that. I don't think his shoulder is going to be 100% again this season, and if it is it will probably be too late by that point. I'm no doctor but I don't think playing with that injured shoulder is going to mess him up beyond the immediate future. It might restrict some of his throws but I'll take that trade-off over throwing Batch or Hoyer out there many more times. In short I'd take an 80% Ben over resting him for the season as long as there's no serious risk of damaging him beyond this season. |
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Re: Should Ben play hurt against the Ravens?
Lose the battle, win the war.
Sit Ben this week, finish 3-1 (or better) down the stretch and face B-More in the playoffs. Besides, if Leftwich can give the Ravens a run for their money... granted, the Ravens will probably play better with HFA, but... Don't throw Ben to the wolves. Now is not the time to 'show moxie'. |
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Re: Should Ben play hurt against the Ravens?
the ravens hate ben so bad that if there were a chance that he could potentially suffer a potentially life threatenning injury, they would be more than glad to see a player die on their field, and try to lay the licks to accommodate it.
im thinking "no"
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