Big Ben likely to ask for trade by Pittsburgh Steelers

[cravnravn]

It's nearly impossible to imagine Ben Roethlisberger in anything other than black and gold, but he might not be a Pittsburgh Steeler forever.

NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported Sunday that Big Ben is "incredibly frustrated" with the direction of the franchise, according to Steelers sources. It's not just coordinator Todd Haley, but the entire offensive coaching staff that has the two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback discouraged.

Team sources expect Roethlisberger to ask the Steelers toexplore a possible trade in the offseason, Rapoport was told. Pittsburgh fielded trade offers for Big Ben last offseason and the team expects to answer the phone again in 2014.

Still, the Steelers have no intentions of trading Big Ben, per Rapoport, unless they can replace him with another franchise passer.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000278796/article/big-ben-likely-to-ask-for-trade-by-pittsburgh-steelers

[thundercleetz]

Good luck trading him with that cap number. After restructuring that contract so much the Steelers are stuck with him.

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So Rooney firing Arians has been a total success.

[thesteelhurtin]

its been totally blown up by the rooneys, ben, and his agent. ian rappaport who started it is now backing off as well.

[vmax]

Where there's smoke, there's fire.

[thesteelhurtin]

Where there's smoke, there's fire.

nah Ben has stated he wants to retire a steeler and considers himself a pittsburgher. he has moved his whole family there as well.

[papasmurfbell]

We hear that all the time. When the rubber hits the road I am sure he would roll for a better spot. That said I don't see another team taking him on. He is coming to the end. I see him coming to a McNair fall off the planet end very soon.

[Robjr83]

Maybe he's just rattling the saber's...trying to get Hailey canned

[thesteelhurtin]

if the originall reporter didnt back off within an hour of stating it i would worry but im really not worried at all. and yes some teams would trade for ben.

[papasmurfbell]

Yeah a dumb team like Cleveland might. Nobody who has regular success.

[vmax]

Ben needs more money. He has a ton of women that he has to keep silent.

[oldcrow]

Maybe he's just rattling the saber's...trying to get Hailey canned

silly 83

 

you're obsessed with everything STEELERS

 

stiupid

 

 

 

 

 

[oldcrow]

Ben needs more money. He has a ton of women that he has to keep silent.

gorilla tape is not much money

[JPPT1974]

He is just frustrated that his team is not winning. Sure every QB goes through the phase of wanting to be traded. But in the end,does not mean it!

[thesteelhurtin]

If there is any truth to this hitch there isn't I didn't realize this until it what said but bens agent denied it before he even talked to ben but anyways it would be a power play to make sure Haley is gone next year.

[Robjr83]

but I thought Ben and Haley were best buds... drinking beers and all that

[cravnravn]

If there is any truth to this hitch there isn't I didn't realize this until it what said but bens agent denied it before he even talked to ben but anyways it would be a power play to make sure Haley is gone next year.

 

If Haley is gone, that means a new OC will be in, and whos to say that the same troubles wont exist?

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If there is any truth to this hitch there isn't I didn't realize this until it what said but bens agent denied it before he even talked to ben but anyways it would be a power play to make sure Haley is gone next year.

They all say its bunk. Usually there is some truth there.

[Robjr83]

From Twitter:

casey willett ‏@cdwill7754m

Big Ben said he would retire before being traded. Somewhere Boldin just laughed

Retweeted by Mark Viviano

[thesteelhurtin]

From Twitter:

 

casey willett ‏@cdwill7754m

Big Ben said he would retire before being traded. Somewhere Boldin just laughed

 

Retweeted by Mark Viviano

 

Only difference is boldin hasn't made the money Ben has.

[papasmurfbell]

And no matter how much these guys make they still end up broke most of the time.

[thesteelhurtin]

And no matter how much these guys make they still end up broke most of the time.

Yeah that is mind boggling. I honestly don't think there is a shred of truth to this rumor

[cravnravn]

Yeah that is mind boggling. I honestly don't think there is a shred of truth to this rumor

 

If there wasnt a reliable source NFl Nettwork wouldnt have spent 15 minutes on it..

Edited November 13, 2013 by cravnravn

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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/11/13/roethlisberger-doesnt-want-to-hear-about-rebuilding/

 

Roethlisberger doesn’t want to hear about rebuilding

It would take a minor miracle for the Steelers to salvage anything of this season, since Sunday’s win got them to 3-6.

But quarterback Ben Roethlisberger doesn’t want to hear about rebuilding, after spending the weekend squelching rumors that he wanted a trade.

“I look at it as every year, every game that I play, we’re going to be the best we can be. I hate it when people say you’re rebuilding because to me that’s a slap in the face to the people that are out there playing,” Roethlisberger said Tuesday on his weekly show on 93.7 The Fan, via the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. “You sit there and say, ‘They’re young, they’re rebuilding, but what about the guys that are out there playing?’

“You think they’re sitting there telling themselves, ‘Oh, it’s OK [to lose], it’s a rebuilding year.’ No, they’re out there trying to bust their butt, and that includes me.”

He also insisted he wouldn’t “jump ship and quit” even if they continue down the current path.

“No one wants to win more than I do. It pains me to lose football games, it pains me to lose at anything,” Roethlisberger said. “That’s just who I am. So that’s why I’m going to do everything I can to turn it around and win football games. . . .

“Just because the season started bad doesn’t mean I’m going to quit on the season.”

That’s good news for the Steelers, but their few wins don’t appear to be because of a lack of effort. They look more like the result of a lack of talent, which is kind of the definition of a team that’s in need of rebuilding.

 

Well just because it hurts your sensibilities doesn't make it any less true. Maybe when he sees next yr that the rebuilding continues he will be a little louder about that trade.

[thesteelhurtin]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/11/13/roethlisberger-doesnt-want-to-hear-about-rebuilding/

 

Well just because it hurts your sensibilities doesn't make it any less true. Maybe when he sees next yr that the rebuilding continues he will be a little louder about that trade.

I don't see anything that says he wants traded. There are a ton of clips with him absolutely denying it.