Osiris Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 One can only hope! http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ben-roethlisberger-retiring-uncertain-if-theres-going-to-be-a-next-season-170440134.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Post Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 I hope he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medicineman Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 Would give him more time for sexual assault Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choco Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 Only of he realizes he'll never beat Brady. Really a non story...As I hear the interview. They tried to goad him, he kept his options open. Really sounded more like a shot at Tomlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 Faker, poseur, Drama Queen, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawgsRule90 Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 a part of me feels bad if we are never to give him a few ass whoopins for once in our lives.. another part of me feels like this is exactly what the browns need to get their damn feet in the door of the AFC north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 a part of me feels bad if we are never to give him a few ass whoopins for once in our lives.. another part of me feels like this is exactly what the browns need to get their damn feet in the door of the AFC north. I wouldn't worry about it. He will be back for more ass whoopings. I noted elsewhere that he is not a agile/mobile as he once was. Their OL under Munchak has really done a good job of protecting him....but, they may not be able to do it as well in the future. So, yes, he could be more vulnerable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gftChris Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 I'll believe it when I see it. Like when he was 'injured' against us and missed all of three snaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcam222 Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 I hope he doesn't. I want our new D to be the direct reason it gets put out into retirement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevfan4life Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 Yeah part of me wouldnt mind seeing him get stretchered out at first energy and then announcing his medically forced retirement a week later. We'd get a new turkey moment to reminisce on for decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownsfaninPa Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 Why speculate what he might or might not do ? Didn't the NFL learn anything from the times Brett Favre was speculated to retire, and went on 3 more yrs. So stop worrying about what he might do. If he does, then he will announce it, so until then, forget the rumors or thinking the possibility of him retiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombo Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 I hope he doesn't. I want our new D to be the direct reason it gets put out into retirement We will. He's not leaving, he's just a big drama queen. Zombo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 Agree... just very tired and disappointed talk after an abrupt end to his season.Ben is still playing at a very high level, his highest by some measures, and he has something like 64mm reasons to push on for another three years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 Pretty sure "quitting" means he walks away from the bonus as well as the salary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gftChris Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 If he breaks his contract by retiring I have a feeling he would pay back some of his signing bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombo Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 If he breaks his contract by retiring I have a feeling he would pay back some of his signing bonus. Yes he would, unless he has a clause that says otherwise, which would be extremely doubtful. Bitch ain't retiring. Zombo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gftChris Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 He has three years on his contract? Maybe he retires then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombo Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 He has three years on his contract? Maybe he retires then. He'll retire when Gregg "The Bounty Hunter" Williams says he'll retire. Zombo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 Yes he would, unless he has a clause that says otherwise, which would be extremely doubtful. Bitch ain't retiring. Zombo Bitch needs his own reality series, he is such a Drama Queen: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 The 31 million signing bonus is fully guaranteed and already in Bens bank account. When a player signs with a team in the NFL he is looking for the largest signing bonus possible because they are guaranteed in case of injury. The 31 million signing bonus is the only real number right now. Youre right on salary because that is only paid if youre on the roster.I suppose the Steelers could try to go after some of Bens signing bonus depending on how his contract is structured. Missed the "signing" part, but still wonder if there is a clawback clause if he voluntarily leaves... as opposed to a retirement forced by injury. Ben Roethlisberger signed a 4 year contract extension with the Steelers on March 13, 2015. Details of the contract are based primarily on a report by Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. According to Bouchette, Roethlisberger received a $31 million signing bonus. The first three years of the contract are guaranteed for injury which is where the reported $65 million in guarantees comes from. $9 million in escalators are available in the final two contract years. The new contract saved the Steelers about $1.15 million in 2015 cap space. Regardless... what I was referring to were the balance of the $65mm in "guarantees" which he would leave on the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gftChris Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 Ben could plead that he is too injured to continue and that the Steelers are to blame. He has taken a pounding due to poor drafting. Steelers were the least sacked team in the league in 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickers Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 Ben could plead that he is too injured to continue and that the Steelers are to blame. He has taken a pounding due to poor drafting. Poor drafting?.. Have you watched DeCastro and Villanueva lately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 This year, but the past few years Ben had taken a beating. He was still injured this season. Also, BR is one of the best at shaking off people and avoiding sacks. The "shaking off" often entails taking hits. That as much as anything may have taken its toll on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownsfaninPa Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 Ok, so if he decides to retire, what does that do for the Browns? Not a thing. So if he does go with his decision to retire, oh well. Lets worry how the Browns are going to win games first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrb12711 Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 And of course, Ghoolie brought this up before anyone. You just did not. Hundreds if not thousands of people have begun to ask if a 35 year old QB who has taken a beating will consider retirement, and he's not even going to retire this year. Let me guess, you also think Tom Brady may retire soon too right? Can you tell me the lottery numbers while you're at it, that foresight is stuff of legends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 Ben could plead that he is too injured to continue and that the Steelers are to blame. He has taken a pounding due to poor drafting. Perhaps claim that it's hurt his sex life? You just did not. Hundreds if not thousands of people have begun to ask if a 35 year old QB who has taken a beating will consider retirement, and he's not even going to retire this year. Let me guess, you also think Tom Brady may retire soon too right? Can you tell me the lottery numbers while you're at it, that foresight is stuff of legends! lol... "Ghoulstrodamus"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoeticG Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 It's only a matter of time before Ben Rothlisberger and Joe Flacco retire... only a matter of time. When that time comes, they had better be ready to sustain 10+ years of being taken to school by the Browns and Bengals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 It's only a matter of time before Ben Rothlisberger and Joe Flacco retire... only a matter of time. When that time comes, they had better be ready to sustain 10+ years of being taken to school by the Browns and Bengals. Flacco isn't that old. He is 32. But he has not taken the pounding that BR has taken in his career I don't believe. He never did the "extend the play" think that BR has done. He could have longevity into his late 30s. BR may have another 2 years, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 It's only a matter of time before Ben Rothlisberger and Joe Flacco retire... only a matter of time. When that time comes, they had better be ready to sustain 10+ years of being taken to school by the Browns and Bengals. The 29-yo Opie is going to drive an AFCN bus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagitron Posted January 27, 2017 Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 Flacco isn't that old. He is 32. But he has not taken the pounding that BR has taken in his career I don't believe. He never did the "extend the play" think that BR has done. He could have longevity into his late 30s. BR may have another 2 years, imo. Ben hardly gets touched anymore. He mentioned retirement as a message to the rest of the team and the front office. He will certainly play out the rest of his contract and I wouldn't be shocked to see him sign another. Ben can be dramatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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