TS: Ben Roethlisberger's Blog vs Peyton Manning's Blog

Did Derrick Brooks suffer some sort of major head trauma after last October? His blog posts get somewhat less sophisticated after that point.

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WAHT

I'm seriously boggling here. This guy has a prosthetic face.

No road rash or contusions on his jaw; he looks fine. If this guy has any common sense, he'll start doing a series of public service announcements to wear a helmet rather than two stepping as he did in the Rome interview.

"I don't think that's my place," the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback said in a taped interview aired Friday on ABC's "Good Morning America."

"Some people feel that, you know, I probably should be doing that and being a big advocate for that," Roethlisberger said from Los Angeles. "But for me, I'm going to let people make their own decisions ... So I don't think you'll see me doing any kind of billboards or advertisements."

THURSDAY WE START NEXT PHASE OF BUILDING OUR TEAM FOR 2006 I HOPE THE REST OF THE LEAGUE IS EXCITED AS I AM PEOPLE NOW ARE GETTING ANSY BUT WE MUST WAIT TILL CAMP IS OVER I WISH EVERYBODY HEALTH AND FUN NEXT 3 WEEKS NOW LETS KEEP PRAYING FOR OUR TROOPS WHO ARE AT WAR DAILY AND THE REST OF THE WORLD FOR SOME PEACE SO I WILL REACH OUT TO YOU ALL NEXT WEEK

THAT WAS BIG SUNDAY. OUR FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON. THANK GOD FOR THIS VICTORY. NOW WE MOVE ON TO PHILLY.WE CAN GET ON A ROLL THIS IS A BIG GAME. WE HOPE ALL THE BUCS FANS SHOW UP SUNDAY IN FULL FORCE.NOW IM SIGNING OFF GETTING READY FOR THE EAGLES.

QB Challenge is Competitive
05/12/05

Last year was my first year competing in the Quarterback Challenge and I think I was more nervous than anything. But it's a laid back atmosphere and I've had the chance to visit with some of the other guys that are here. Usually I only get to see these guys for 5 or 10 minutes and it's after a game when you don't really have time for more than a little chat. Out here it's more relaxed and you can get to know them a little bit more and see what they are like off the football field. It's been a lot of fun. I can't really say I have too much strategy or gameplan for the drills but there is one - the two minute drill - that I have some ideas for. I did OK with it last year but Matt Hasselbeck had the advantage of having done it before. But this year I know what to expect and I found out what to do. There are some great Hall of Fame quarterbacks out here like John Elway and Dan Marino. I haven't had a chance to talk to them too much yet. I spoke with Dan and Bernie Kosar a little bit yesterday but I hope to speak with those guys more as the week goes on. It's great to be around those guys. When I was growing up were my idols and those guys are legends. I look at them in a different light.

wtf was Bernie Kosar doing there and why didn't security do something about this?

Two days after Tara met him, she spent a few very awkward, if memorable, hours on a date with "Big Ben"; hours she'd like to undo. Their activities included traveling to the Steelers' training facility, where the security guard who never stops anyone waved at the faux quarterback, letting him through to attend to "some business" while Tara sat in the car; signing a Steelers jersey for Tara's giddy neighbor and posing for a photo; telling her about his dog, Zeus, over a dinner she ended up paying for because he left his wallet somewhere; and an uncomfortable encounter in which he tried to touch her hand and lean in for a kiss, which freaked her out, because she wasn't attracted to him anyway.

Lols at the fact that i assumed that was real ben and some random chick named tara reid.

oh, god, Todd Heap:

Matt Stover & Ravens Wide Receivers
08/20/07

I find myself thinking in the huddle, "We're on the 30-yard line. All we have to do is not screw up because we've got three points in our pocket." He's so automatic.

I see Demetrius Williams and Mark Clayton flying around, and I know how that is going to open up the middle for me. You have to respect our passing attack for the first time in--well, forever. Then you sprinkle in Willis McGahee. You genuinely have multiple weapons to account for.

Brian Billick and Teasing Matt Stover
11/15/06

If you come into our meeting rooms and see how we prepared and how we practiced, you can't attribute it to one guy calling plays. Although, it is a different style and it is Coach Billick calling his offense which he had a big part in creating. You can tell he is comfortable in that element, and you can tell on the sideline that guys have a different feel for things.

I'm thankful for Matt Stover--"Mr. Automatic." Anytime we're at the 30-yard line or inside it, we're assured three points. I'm definitely happy we have Matt back there. I have a lot of confidence in him. I never want him to kick the ball except for PATs.

I don't think there is anything a kicker doesn't get teased about, whether he is oldest, youngest, it doesn't matter. He gets teased about everything, because kickers in general are going to get teased; that's just a given. All you young kids watching: If you want to be a kicker when you get older, expect that.

Red Zone and Ed Reed
09/08/06

The red zone is where you really need to focus and convert. A huge focus for us is to get into the red zone and score points. If we can get that going, we'll have the confidence that we're going to get it in.

There are a lot of good safeties that we play against. But I haven't seen any like Ed Reed. When I get to see that everyday in practice, it builds a lot of confidence carrying over to the games.

here is the handy dandy index btw

http://www.nflplayers.com/players/journals.aspx

A huge focus for us is to get into the red zone and score points.

I wonder if John Madden told him that.

"a huge focus for us is just like you know punting"

i hope ben's big contract forbids motorcycle riding

Cold Hard Football Facts: Big Ben, statistically, among the best ever

gonna take a hit with this o-line, though