The guy who was suspended by the NFL for four games for sexually assaulting a college student. The guy who paid a great deal of money to a completely separate victim in another civil sexual assault case. That guy. Your QB. Ring any bells?
I knew Steelers fans were dumb and forgiving of bad acts by their players, but this is extreme.
I interpreted Airman’s response as implying that the Steeler fans are moving past Ben, which might be wise.
He always have been smarter than the average Steeler fan. Way, way smarter. I should have given him the benefit of the doubt and taken your interpretation rather than jump straight to asshole mode.
Sorry Doors.
No, I simply don’t know of any player named Rapistberger.
In other words, he can stop being a child. That stopped being clever a very long time ago. It’s tiresome and I treated it as such.
I don’t think the Minkah trade is so smart by the Steelers. They are going to need that pick as they rebuild from the lack of AB and Big Ben.
Meanwhile, the Dolphins are doing a mini-Herschel Walker trade by dealing Minkah to Pittsburgh. They could end up having the No. 1 overall first round pick next year, and another Top-10 first round pick. As tragic as Miami is now, they could be a decent team by 2021.
Look at it this way: they got a guy they needed along with the majority of his rookie contract, only this time they let Miami kick the tires first before buying. They haven’t been particularly stellar at picking secondary, so this is a known quantity and a first-round pick that they don’t have to make, in exchange for a first-round pick Miami might get wrong. There’s literally no downside to the trade.
I never really answered this, did I?
If Rudolph turns out to be the answer, the Steelers are in a bind. Ben is a Hall of Famer but he’s also older and his time is soon coming to an end one way or another, so if he comes back do they keep him on the bench or do they put Rudolph back on the bench?
However, if Rudolph isn’t the answer an older Ben is still better than anyone they’ll have any possibility of drafting or getting in free agency.
So, are we moving past Ben? Yes. And no. And maybe. It’s just not that simple.
Since Ben won’t play until at least next season you’ll have some time to figure it out.
Steelers have no problems saying goodbye to faces of the franchise. To wit, recently: Polamalu, Deebo. Earlier, Hines Ward. If Rudolf proves out (which I don’t expect - he has talent and grit, but he’s not a QB for the ages- at least not yet) the Steelers will bid Ben bye
That’ll teach me but good to give a Steeler fan the benefit of the doubt. Higher level thinking like context clues and word play are mind boggling for … some people who root for the Steelers.
I understood exactly what you meant, but I’m not giving you the satisfaction of congratulating you for the kind of name a child would make up. What’s next, tongue stickers are butt lickers? Gonna call me fart face?
You would have understood all that if you had read the rest of my initial response, but that was perhaps too adult for you.
It is my fond wish for someone to go back to being tedious in a castle in Denmark, rather than in this thread.
I was thinking Chairman Floors. Keep going back to the well, I always say.
But I agree. It is a very bad thing to change someone’s last name to mock them.
Well done.
Indeed it was. I have zero problem being hoist by my own petard, even 11 years later.
Guess that makes it OK, then. Please proceed.
By “upsetting,” I presume you don’t mean emotionally disturbing (though I’m sure it was), rather, it was unexpected. Pittsburgh losing by 30 was unexpected, but a depleted Pittsburgh team losing at New England (50-time and current Super Bowl winner) was not. A Pittsburgh loss was expected by most people without an emotional attachment to the team. I can’t say it was necessarily wrong when you, et. al., said the Steelers would win (I mean, theoretically, Wisconsin-Whitewater could beat Alabama in Tuscaloosa), but I can say the Steelers losing was not upsetting, before or after the game. Remember, I’m talking about the Steelers losing, not losing by 30.
It was a joke. Or rather, a play on words. Allow me to explain, because that always makes it better.
When I said “an upset (…) is distinctly possible” I meant upset in the sense of an outcome counter to expectations. I.e. a Steeler win.
When the Steelers not only didn’t win, but lost in a fashion unbecoming an NFL team not named “Bengals” , I called it “upsetting AF”. Using upset in the sense of distraught.
Upset, upset. Get it?
Hold on. After consulting Merriam-Webster, you’re right, there are discrete definitions of “Upset.”
(paraphrasing)
You: There could be an upset.
Me: You’re just saying that because you like the Steelers.
You: I’m not wrong.
Yes, you got me. You didn’t flatly state, like the OP, the Steelers would win. You merely indicated they *could * win (I mean, duh, Winnebago High School could beat Seattle). I am sorry I conflated the two. It was a nice play on words and subtle jab at Cincinnati.
Subtle? I must try again.