Joe in PB gets over on BSmack...

ChargerMike · Post by **ChargerMike** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 2:16 am

...I don't make this stuff up..

From the "Too fragile to keep list:

Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers
You may debate his statistics and the Steelers' offensive identity, but Big Ben has proven in two years that he has what it takes to be a solid fantasy quarterback in the future. Roethlisberger was banged up at the end of his rookie year in 2004, and things got worse this season. Ben injured his knee in week five and was hampered by the injury for six weeks – missing four of those games entirely. When he finally returned in week 12, he suffered a thumb injury that has affected his play ever since. For the season, Big Ben has appeared on the injury report a whopping 12 times in 15 games. That raises some serious issues about his ability to withstand the rigors of an NFL season in the long-term.

The rest of the story.

http://www.fanball.com/fb/article.cfm/ID.5271

BSmack · Post by **BSmack** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 3:52 pm

Ben is a spot starter/bye week guy because of the system he plays in. But his "fragility" is a myth. The knee surgury was optional and forced on him by the coaching staff as a precautionary measure. And the thumb injury has looked just fine the last few weeks. The Steelers O line has been in flux this year and has resulted in Ben getting hit a lot more than one would like. But to say he's fragile when the only serious time he missed was from the kind of hit that ended Joe Theisman's career is very weak commentary at best.