Ben Roethlisberger involved in serious motorcycle accident.
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worldrunover
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Let's update with what's happened since!
NFL Street - Ricky Williams
What happened? Got kicked out of the NFL for substance abuse, now plays in the CFL.
NHL 2002 - Mario Lemeiux
What happened? What happened? Forced to retire midway through the season, Pens end up with the worst record in hockey. Also may have to move the team.
Madden NFL 2005 - Ray Lewis
What happened? Ended up sitting out the end of 2005 season, Ravens miss playoffs, Lewis mad at ownership.
NCAA Football 2004 - Carson Palmer
What happened? Terrible leg injury in first playoff game, may not make it back for beginning of season.
NCAA Football 2003 - Joey Harrington
What happened? Severe underachiever, now backup in Miami.
MVP Baseball 2004 - Albert Pujols
What happened? Pulled ab muscle running down a pop-up, ruining potential triple crown season.
Triple Play 2003 - Randy Johnson / Miguel Tejada
What happened? Johnson can't seem to find himself, toiling in inconsitency, Tejada accused twice of steroid use (though nothing proven).
Triple Play 2001 - Jason Giambi
What happened? Ended up missing most of 2004, admitted to massive steroid use in Oakland days.
OBVIOUSLY this curse lasts a while
I swear, all you assholes making jokes about this deserve to be hit by a car and banned from this place.
This is very serious and this guy's life could be effectively ruined. How about showing a little respect by either saying some kind words about how we hope he gets better, or just STFU.
This is very serious and this guy's life could be effectively ruined. How about showing a little respect by either saying some kind words about how we hope he gets better, or just STFU.
**** that... it's his own goddamned fault for not wearing a helmet. HE SHOULD NOT EVEN BE DRIVING A MOTORCYCLE. NFL teams have clauses in contracts to avoid shit like this happening to their franchise/star players. It sucks that he's all ****ed up but he doesn't have anyone to blame but himself. I have NO pity for him. He should have been wearing a helmet at the LEAST. I'd be extremely pissed off if I was the Steelers owner at this juncture.
pxleyes said:
If I found out my mom was riding around on a motorcylce without a helmet, I'd tell her she better stop or I wouldn't even come to her funeral. But I don't have to worry about that because my mom's not a ****ing moron.
Do you send angry letters to the Darwin awards or something? Or are you just an overreacting Pittsburgh fan?
ConfusingJazz
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pxleyes said:
Is Ben your mother or something?
...I knew Ben had a vagina.
FrenchMovieTheme
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shit that is terrible if his career is over. i wouldn't jump to any conclusions until the autorities/doctors have had more time to examine him. what people have to understand is that athletes aren't like us. they have obligations to their employer who is paying them more in a year than most of us will make in a lifetime. if i were a professional athlete, i would not be riding motorcycles, jumping out of airplanes, hanging out in clubs with my posse late at night, or anything else that stupid.
and to the guy who is bitching about everyone saying "i told you so!" get a grip dude. NO ONE is saying "YESSSS!!! gentle ben is going to die lets celebrate!" i think everyone wants him to pull through this and be ok, but at the sametime you do have to criticize ben's decision to ride a motorcycle and to do so WITHOUT A HELMET! whether he is ok or not ok that was a ****ing stupid decision on his part, especially considering his stature and what he does for a living.
and to the guy who is bitching about everyone saying "i told you so!" get a grip dude. NO ONE is saying "YESSSS!!! gentle ben is going to die lets celebrate!" i think everyone wants him to pull through this and be ok, but at the sametime you do have to criticize ben's decision to ride a motorcycle and to do so WITHOUT A HELMET! whether he is ok or not ok that was a ****ing stupid decision on his part, especially considering his stature and what he does for a living.
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The teeth's no problem, he can just call up that white rapper in the ad and get an ICY GRILL of his own.
pxleyes said:
People are not necessarilly happy he hurt himself, but they ARE lambasting him for making a poor, poor choice by riding a motorcycle and on top of that not wearing a helmet. There is a difference. Unfortunately, the way of the world is to make fun of people who make stupid choices, and he made a very stupid choice.
EDIT: I said exactly what FMT did. I swear I did not copy you!
GitarooMan
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Yeah, I'm a Pats fan, but this is very tragic. Not a lot of smarts riding a motorcycle without a helmet....wish he had more sense
FrenchMovieTheme said:
shantyman's thinking it, though.
(I kid, I kid...)Seriously, though, I don't see how some people think these two thoughts are mutually incompatible:
1) It is a terrible shame that Roethlisberger is injured like this, and it will be a loss to football in general if his career ends here.
2) Anyone who rides a motorbike without due care and attention (and that includes wearing a helmet, Ben) is responsible for the consequences to themselves, and is also - on some level - an idiot.
FrenchMovieTheme
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you're out of all future GAF madden gatherings! you, and your children, and your childrens children!
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I'M COOCOO FOR COCO CRISP!
Tedy Bruschi overcame a stroke to become an American hero. Let's see if Ben can overcome being a dumbass.
pxleyes said:
So you would happily acknowledge the irony, and even revel in it, if someone who was laughing at the fact big Ben hurt himself riding without a helmet had a family member suffer the same fate. But laughing at the irony in the fact that Big Ben hurt himself for riding without a helmet on, despite being told numerous times it wasn't safe and ignoring them and even going so far as going on national TV and laughing at the people criticizing him for it is "inhumane"?
Sounds to me like you're just a big hypocrite.
So dumb for not wearing a helmet. All of these insults are crazy, though.
I don't feel bad for Ben as much as I do the rest of the fans here, and what this could possibly mean for our team. It's not that I don't care about Ben as an individual, but not wearing a helmet is just stupid. I can only feel bad for him to an extent. Just because PA state law doesn't force you to wear a helmet doesn't mean it's a smart thing to do.
This is just unbelievable. His knees can't take any more damage. I honestly do wonder if he'll be able to play again. At least he isn't dead.
It sounds cold, but I'm really not trying to imply it that way... but at least we did win the Super Bowl. Not only for our sake, but for the team's, and Ben's. I didn't expect us to be the New England Patriots II or a repeat of the 70's Steelers, but this really rubs it in, and if Ben can't play the same or at all... chances of winning another Super Bowl in the next few years will be very hard. I wasn't expecting another dynasty, but at least one more win this decade could have (and hopefully still is) possible.
I don't feel bad for Ben as much as I do the rest of the fans here, and what this could possibly mean for our team. It's not that I don't care about Ben as an individual, but not wearing a helmet is just stupid. I can only feel bad for him to an extent. Just because PA state law doesn't force you to wear a helmet doesn't mean it's a smart thing to do.
This is just unbelievable. His knees can't take any more damage. I honestly do wonder if he'll be able to play again. At least he isn't dead.
Ooook, Ben. :rolleyesBen said:
It sounds cold, but I'm really not trying to imply it that way... but at least we did win the Super Bowl. Not only for our sake, but for the team's, and Ben's. I didn't expect us to be the New England Patriots II or a repeat of the 70's Steelers, but this really rubs it in, and if Ben can't play the same or at all... chances of winning another Super Bowl in the next few years will be very hard. I wasn't expecting another dynasty, but at least one more win this decade could have (and hopefully still is) possible.
iapetus said:shantyman's thinking it, though.
I have a confession. This is a 100% true story.
I was watching the Reds game on Saturday night, and they lost. This of course put me in a bad moood. The game was followed by a 30 minute interview show with Big Ben, which annoyed me even more. I said to everyone in the room "I hope he gets in a motorcycle accident!" And then it happened!
Karma is going to get me.
FrenchMovieTheme said:
I'd say great minds think alike, but you are a Niners fan!
Shogmaster
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shantyman said:I have a confession. This is a 100% true story.
I was watching the Reds game on Saturday night, and they lost. This of course put me in a bad moood. The game was followed by a 30 minute interview show with Big Ben, which annoyed me even more. I said to everyone in the room "I hope he gets in a motorcycle accident!" And then it happened!
Karma is going to get me.
I'd say great minds think alike, but you are a Niners fan!
You're so going down... Thanks for taking one for the team. *salutes*
FrenchMovieTheme
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no offense but there is no way in **** you guys were winning another superbowl even with gentle ben at the helm
FrenchMovieTheme
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just don't think you guys could win another superbowl even with your team intact (which it wasn't going to be anyways). all the pieces fell into place for you in last years playoffs. if palmer doesn't get hurt, or the patriots beat the broncos, or the colts gameplan for blitzing or even the chiefs beating the cowboys instead of choking you guys don't win it. i realize this is a lot of if's, which is my point: steelers were extemely fortunate last year and i dont feel they are a superbowl calibur team this year
DeathbyVolcano
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This is the most disgusting thread I've ever seen at GAF. Yuo all should be ****ing ashamed of yourselves, you're all terrible people. Yes, Ben was too cocky, yes, he had to pay the price. But look what the **** happened to him, thats ****ing serious as hell. His career is probably over now, the team is losing a huge star, and you ****ers sit here and laugh about it. I just can't ****ing believe you guys.
siamesedreamer
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WOW
Both knees? He is toast.
Both knees? He is toast.
FrenchMovieTheme
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p.s. does anyone remember what ended jay williams career? was it that his knees were all ****ed or something else?
Nameless
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I'm not wishing anything bad on the guy, I hope he makes a full recovery. We bag on each others' favorite teams and players alot in the NFL threads but I like Ben, hes one of the most fun QBs to watch each week.
But with that said, that doesn't mean I or anyone else can't pull his moron card. For a normal person I fail to see the allure of having riding motorcycles; but for a pro-athelete, I don't care if this was Charlie Freakin batch in full protective gear from head to foot, much less Big Ben in jeans and a T-Shirt its ****in idiotic. You're gambling EVERYTHING. Come on, especially when you're a football player and contracts aren't garunteed, you just can't take that risk. If Ben is out a year, two years, or god forbid has seen his career come to an end, this his a tremendous blow to the team, and the other 50+ guys that bust their ass every week. Its not fair, and its not worth it just for a cheap thrill.
What makes it worst is that people have WARNED him about riding without a helmet, on national TV no less. And you can't forget that one of the major stories last offseason was K2 ending his season because of a Bike accident, a guy thats in his friggin division.
But with that said, that doesn't mean I or anyone else can't pull his moron card. For a normal person I fail to see the allure of having riding motorcycles; but for a pro-athelete, I don't care if this was Charlie Freakin batch in full protective gear from head to foot, much less Big Ben in jeans and a T-Shirt its ****in idiotic. You're gambling EVERYTHING. Come on, especially when you're a football player and contracts aren't garunteed, you just can't take that risk. If Ben is out a year, two years, or god forbid has seen his career come to an end, this his a tremendous blow to the team, and the other 50+ guys that bust their ass every week. Its not fair, and its not worth it just for a cheap thrill.
What makes it worst is that people have WARNED him about riding without a helmet, on national TV no less. And you can't forget that one of the major stories last offseason was K2 ending his season because of a Bike accident, a guy thats in his friggin division.
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