So I have refused to comment on the Ben Roethlisberger situation due to lack of the complete picture and my outrage towards "so-called" Steelers fans. Also, I understand that the views that I express in the blog will most likely not get me any bonus points with the wife. Now that I feel that I have a complete grasp on the "facts" (HAHA) I will make my thoughts and feelings known on the subject.
OK, Ben a 28 year old SINGLE man decided to go to a bar in Georgia and have some good times with his buddies. I have to stop right there....for those of you who may have had the opportunity to visit or even live in the great state of Georgia like I have you should agree with this....
GIRLS FROM GEORGIA ARE EASY!!!! I lived there for about 5 years and had to stop leaving the house due to friction issues on my package. Go to the club...it's sexy time. Go to the bar...it's sexy time. Go to the grocery store...you got it...it's sexy time. The incredible amount of ass that was willingly tossed into the air for any swinging dick to scoop up was just silly.
(Now that my wife has stopped yelling at me for the paragraph above...I will continue.)
So the police report says some crap about Ben being in a bar with a 20 year old chick and feeding her shot after shot getting her completely wasted. Now of course it is Ben's fault that she kept drinking the shots, they just must have left the part about him duct taping a funnel in her mouth and pouring the alcohol in, out of the police report. That is what was most likely on the video tape that Ben orchestrated the destruction of, no it couldn't be the bar owner covering his ass for video evidence of an underage chick getting hammered in his club. That is just silly.....it had to be Ben. ---moving on
After the mass drinking and Ben operating her head like a Pez dispenser to pour drinks down, Ben decided to have one of his "posse" gather up the drunk chick, take her back to a hallway and skillfully balance her onto a stool. I have attempted on some occasions to have drunk friends of mine taken care of and in the course of that I wasn't able to get them to sit up straight on an entire couch let alone a stool with no back!! I now understand why I am not a member of Bens "posse". I just don't have the correct skill set.
They then head into the 9' x 5' bathroom for some sexy time. For those of you who have said that no woman would be taking that kind of action in a public bathroom....please see paragraph #3.
Some stuff happens in the bathroom....we will never know what because we weren't there. Chick gathers up her crap, calmly joins her friends and leaves the club without incident.
Here is my take on what happened upon the chicks leaving....
chicks friend #1 - " Wow, you got to hang with Big Ben...bet that was totally awesome!'
accuser - "It was a freaking blast.....I am SOOO DRUNK! I had the best time! I got some sexy time from a famous dude"
chick friend #2 - " How did you get that cut on your head?"
accuser - "I don't remember....I must have banged it on something."
chicks friend#2 - "I bet you could tell the police that Ben assaulted you and get loads of cash!"
accuser - "You think?.....Hey policeman guess what happened to me?!?"
The rest of the BS has been all over the papers / news / tabloids / sides of buses EVERYWHERE!!
....moving on
No charges are being filed by the DA but he takes it upon himself to personally crucify Ben for actions that he has NO PROOF OF!!
Here is a part of the statement:
"Here the overall circumstances do not lead to a viable prosecution. If they did, I would be pursuing it vigorously," Bright said. "We do not prosecute morals. We prosecute crimes."
Bright continues by saying:
"Everybody could be criticized for their actions that night. I'm not condoning what he did," Mr. Bright said. "There was too much drinking going on. If he were my son, [I would say], 'Ben, grow up. Come on, you're supposed to stand for something. I mean, you're a leader, you should be a role model. You don't need to put yourself in this position anymore."
Mr. Bright..let me tell you something....if you were my son I would tell you to mind your own business. Making comments about a man like this only serves to show us that you are more interested in expanding your 15 minutes of fame than helping anyone. You NEED TO GROW UP SIR!!
...moving on
So Ben (or his advisors) decide that he needs to make a statement to the fans and the NFL about this incident. There were a lot of questions about the statement:
- Did Ben write this message? (ummm.....NO)
- Had Ben ever read it before he did on camera?
- Did he mean or understand what he was saying?
- What was with that hair???
Short on the sides but a party in the back!!!
Personally, I kinda dig the off-season hairdo. It reminds me of good times and V8 FireBirds!!
.....moving on
Ben goes and visits the NFL commissioner and begins his begging for forgiveness for doing nothing which I find appalling. Look if I go and take a dump in my neighbors lawn and get arrested, I don't go and explain to my boss what happened. Work life balance people!!! NFL players should get some to.
On an upside people were much happier about his haircut.....
Rodger Goodell somehow has the ability to suspend anyone in the NFL for any reason that he can squeeze into the NFL player conduct policy. It seems a bit draconian but hey the players union let's him have that power so I guess if Rodger decides that Peyton Manning's high socks are against the player conduct policy he will be suspended as well.
Ben is given a 6 game suspension without pay (4 weeks with good behavior) for not committing a crime in any way....very interesting.
Ben then releases the following statement on the topic:
"The Commissioner’s decision to suspend me speaks clearly that more is expected of me. I am accountable for the consequences of my actions. Though I have committed no crime, I regret that I have fallen short of the values instilled in me by my family. I will not appeal the suspension and will comply with what is asked of me ─ and more.
Missing games will be devastating for me. I am sorry to let down my teammates and the entire Steelers fan base. I am disappointed that I have reached this point and will not put myself in this situation again. I appreciate the opportunities that I have been given in my life and will make the necessary improvements.”
OK so it is pretty clear that Ben didn't write the majority of this statement but SO WHAT!! He has to look out for his future not to mention the pending civil case in Nevada. If he needed his PR and Legal team to make edits...I don't blame him at this point. The only outstanding item from this statement is the state of his hair.
So as a Steeler fan I am a bit concerned that Leftwich was extended to a 2 year contract. We are not going to carry 4 QB's...it is the end of Charlie Batch? Will the Steelers look to move Ben out of 'da burgh when his suspension nears its end? There are more questions then answers at this point but I am pretty confident that the Steelers coaching staff will work it out. Look what they did with Dennis Dixson against the Ravens last year with 1 day to prepare!!!
I really feel bad for Ben in this whole thing. Sometimes is must really suck balls to be a celebrity.
Chin-up Ben...there are lots of people on your side of this issue.
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