Ben Roethlisberger will not be charged, according to ESPN sources

• dat dude

  wes_mantooth wrote: It is a crap trade, but when you compare it to another troubled receiver( the Randy Moss trade), it seems about right. Holmes is damaged goods and is going to want big money next year....Pittsburgh very rarely make personnel blunders, so if I were a Steeler fan, I wouldn't worry.

  I think the Moss trade is a completely different scenario. Moss was 30 years old and coming off his worst season ever with a bottom-feeder franchise. Holmes just turned 26 and coming off a career best year. He is entering that prime window of years as a WR in the NFL (3 or 4 yrs experience). He is worth a considerable amount more than a fifth round pick. It was an obvious knee-jerk reaction.
• Non

  

  There is no chance the Steelers called around to 31 teams on a Sunday. They've shown in free agency that they operate with a steady hand and often don't begin their visits until the following Monday, after free agency begins on a Friday. They may have been considering trading Holmes for some time but I don't think they reached the point of actually pursuing offers until at least Saturday. There would've been rumors leaked about him being shopped. Look at how easy these NFL sites get leaks. This happened very fast on Sunday.
• jordo212000

  

  I just saw a statement from Roethlisberger earlier on NFL Live.. what do you call his haircut? Haha, it's terrible
• BR1986FB

  Non wrote: There is no chance the Steelers called around to 31 teams on a Sunday. They've shown in free agency that they operate with a steady hand and often don't begin their visits until the following Monday, after free agency begins on a Friday. They may have been considering trading Holmes for some time but I don't think they reached the point of actually pursuing offers until at least Saturday. There would've been rumors leaked about him being shopped. Look at how easy these NFL sites get leaks. This happened very fast on Sunday.

  It did seem pretty knee jerk.
• Al Capone

  All you clowns and bungals fans wish you had half the qb that Ben is. Sure he makes immature mistakes but once the season starts and he starts winning, all will be forgotten.
  Steelers-11-5
  Ravens-10-6
  Bungals-9-7
  Clowns-5-11
• rock_knutne

  Strapping Young Lad wrote: I'll take Favre. Hell I'll take anyone before Roethlisraper b/c what I'm saying to you is that even if they won the SB w/ a serial rapist at QB , that would ruin the experience for me. Get it??? Good.

  Yeah we get it, you're a moron. Goodness that post is stupid but I wouldn't expect anything brite from a dumbass like you.
• jordo212000

  

  rock_knutne wrote: Yeah we get it, you're a moron. Goodness that post is stupid but I wouldn't expect anything brite from a dumbass like you.

  Irony. I love it.
• LJ

  

  Al Capone wrote: All you clowns and bungals fans wish you had half the qb that Ben is. Sure he makes immature mistakes but once the season starts and he starts winning, all will be forgotten.
  Steelers-11-5
  Ravens-10-6
  Bungals-9-7
  Clowns-5-11

  Coming from a lifelong Steeler fan..
  
  
  Please go away
• GoChiefs

  

  Isn't it amazing how fast Capone can ruin a thread?? :huh:
• Non

  

  It's hard to believe that a team like Tampa or St. Louis wouldn't take Santonio for even a 4th round pick. Or Oakland or Washington.
  
  And maybe after thinking about it more, a team might come back with another offer in the next week or two. It would still send the same message that you're tired of him and want him off the team if you trade him in another 5-10 days.
  
  The Steelers have made some moves where at first they seemed questionable but later you understand it more. But I don't feel that way about this. In some respects, they took a step in reclaiming their image by getting rid of a troublemaker. But then they took a step back as far as being a competent front office that makes smart personnel decisions. If you're going to be a classy organization but a stupid organization that's still not the image you're looking for.
• rock_knutne

  jordo212000 wrote:

  rock_knutne wrote: Yeah we get it, you're a moron. Goodness that post is stupid but I wouldn't expect anything brite from a dumbass like you.

  Irony. I love it.

  Exactly, you're just as big an idiot as he is.
• stroups

  

  Al Capone wrote: All you clowns and bungals fans wish you had half the qb that Ben is. Sure he makes immature mistakes but once the season starts and he starts winning, all will be forgotten.
  Steelers-11-5
  Ravens-10-6
  Bungals-9-7
  Clowns-5-11

  Well....... Palmer weighs 235 and Delhomme is at 215. If you add them both together they might make up half of Big Ben.
• Ironman92

  

  ....there is something else you could add up and it wouldn't equal half of what Ben has.
• Strapping Young Lad

  

  ^^^Did he corner you in the bathroom and show you something too???
• killer_ewok

  

  Ben is also a dumbass who likes cereal.
• DeyDurkie5

  

  rock_knutne wrote:

  jordo212000 wrote:

  rock_knutne wrote: Yeah we get it, you're a moron. Goodness that post is stupid but I wouldn't expect anything brite from a dumbass like you.

  Irony. I love it.

  Exactly, you're just as big an idiot as he is.

  it's bright, not brite moron
• ytownfootball

  

  killer_ewok wrote: Ben is also a dumbass who likes cereal.

  5-7 games is my guess.
  
  They didn't re sign what's his name for no reason.
• Non

  

  I think he'll get four.
  
  Goodell and the Rooneys are pretty close when it comes to working together on league matters so that could help lessen the suspension but then again there is the pressure to make it even and not show favoritism to a white player.
• ytownfootball

  

  I've said all along he'd get something regardless of charges due to the race card being played. I know it really doesn't seem fair but the Rooney's don't play that shit and the're not going to let it slide. Take the short term hit and restore what PR damage has been done. I don't fault them for that.
  
  Sending Santonio packin' was a shot across Ben's bow.
• Heretic

  

  killer_ewok wrote:

  wes_mantooth wrote: It is a crap trade, but when you compare it to another troubled receiver( the Randy Moss trade), it seems about right. Holmes is damaged goods and is going to want big money next year....Pittsburgh very rarely make personnel blunders, so if I were a Steeler fan, I wouldn't worry.

  I'm honestly not worried about it.

  Me neither. I mentioned the Moss trade last night as a prior example of a perceived problem WR having little market value. Like BR said, this was a message move. WRs are more expendable than good players at most positions, Pittsburgh's been having a disturbing number of allegations against them (in other news, charges against K Jeff Reed for his latest drunken fuck-up were dropped today...saw that on Yahoo Sports), so the hammer got dropped on Holmes to send everyone else a message to stop being fuck-ups.
• rock_knutne

  DeyDurkie5 wrote:

  rock_knutne wrote:

  jordo212000 wrote:

  rock_knutne wrote: Yeah we get it, you're a moron. Goodness that post is stupid but I wouldn't expect anything brite from a dumbass like you.

  Irony. I love it.

  Exactly, you're just as big an idiot as he is.

  it's bright, not brite moron

  Another one of the village assholes, although it's probably more like the Village People with you three.
• vball10set

  ^^^you got quite a fan base there,rock...go away-nobody likes you
• BR1986FB

  God, I hope Roethlisberger got a free bowl of soup with that haircut he was sporting when he read his statement. Looked like he got attacked by Mike Trivosanno & Mickey Rourke's stylist.
• thavoice

  ^^^Yeah..wtf was up wih that look...is he trying to bring back the mullet. Looksl ike he has been partying a lil too much.
  
  I look for a two game suspension. When it gets released that will be the max that he gets..you can count on that.
• Non

  

  I'm more disappointed in that mullet than the events in Georgia.
  
  That should get him suspended for at least two games.