Roethlisberger throws Haley under the bus: "I was yelling 'clock it'"

[pugsnotdrugs19]

Surprise surprise. Ben Roethlisberger is back to his normal tricks, this time throwing Todd Haley under the bus for the decision to not spike the ball on the final play that led to the INT.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/b...l-before-pick/

"It wasn't a fake spike," he said. "I was yelling 'clock it' because I felt like that was the thing to do, was clock it and get yourself one play. And it came from the sideline, 'Don't clock it. Don't clock it.' Well, at that time, everyone thinks it's clocked so you don't have any time to get everyone lined up. ... Eli (Rogers) kinda ran a quick slant in there and at that time you just got to try to make a big play. And I didn't make a good enough throw."

Make sure and click the link to watch the video. There are more specifics where he says Haley is the one who made the call. Jason LaCanfora reports however that Ben had two plays to choose from, and he chose the fake-spike.

Either way, this is interesting and not good for Pittsburgh.

[InChiefsHeaven]

Yeah, you are a veteran QB and you threw that...throw it away moron. Haley's not the guy on the field...

[Red Dawg]

Pat's own the league. They get every game in their favor by the NFL replay crew. As soon as the ball touches the white and he's got control it's a TD. James did that and they took it away so NE could win or have another chance. Apparently NE never holds either or commits PI. They get every damn call to help their Golden boy.

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

Big Ben playing for tie? , loser

[rabblerouser]

Ben Rapin' has never had to be accountable for anything in his life, so it's not surprising that he doesn't have the balls to admit that he screwed the pooch by throwing a shit ball to a blanketed receiver.

[rabblerouser]

Originally Posted by Pasta Giant Meatball

Doubtful. Serious injury for a WR. Maaaaaybe a gimpy one and done. Toast without him. They barely beat GB and Balt at home with him. Took fluke, phoney Brown PIs to win those games. Frauds.

They do that in a lot of games these days. It sucks.

[rabblerouser]

Originally Posted by Red Dawg

Pat's own the league. They get every game in their favor by the NFL replay crew. As soon as the ball touches the white and he's got control it's a TD. James did that and they took it away so NE could win or have another chance. Apparently NE never holds either or commits PI. They get every damn call to help their Golden boy.

Oh, that Super Bowl last year was all the evidence anyone needs...

[dj56dt58]

Originally Posted by Red Dawg

Pat's own the league. They get every game in their favor by the NFL replay crew. As soon as the ball touches the white and he's got control it's a TD. James did that and they took it away so NE could win or have another chance. Apparently NE never holds either or commits PI. They get every damn call to help their Golden boy.

He didn’t maintain control..don’t let the ball touch the ground and it’s a non issue

[rabblerouser]

Originally Posted by dj56dt58

He didn’t maintain control..don’t let the ball touch the ground and it’s a non issue

It wasn't the ball touching the ground; it was the way it shifted twice, both before it touched the ground and after he rolled over...which means that he didn't "maintain control throughout the process of the catch". Which, according to Tony Dungy, is probably the correct interpretation of a terrible rule.

[PunkinDrublic]

Originally Posted by Red Dawg

Pat's own the league. They get every game in their favor by the NFL replay crew. As soon as the ball touches the white and he's got control it's a TD. James did that and they took it away so NE could win or have another chance. Apparently NE never holds either or commits PI. They get every damn call to help their Golden boy.

Couldn’t happen to a more deserving team. Pittsburgh gets away with holding and making dirty hits all the time. A big reason why they beat the Chiefs in the playoffs was selective enforcement of penalties. Ryan Shazier got hurt trying to make one of his patented dirty hits and deserves no sympathy. **** em. They benefit from their share of superstar calls and now when they play a team with more superstar media darlings it works against them.

[Amnorix]

Originally Posted by Red Dawg

Pat's own the league. They get every game in their favor by the NFL replay crew. As soon as the ball touches the white and he's got control it's a TD. James did that and they took it away so NE could win or have another chance. Apparently NE never holds either or commits PI. They get every damn call to help their Golden boy.

Only if you don't actually understand the ****ing rules.

The video is an explanation from @NFL SVP of Officiating Al Riveron on the reversal at the end of the #NEvsPIT game. pic.twitter.com/hm5EeoZTER

— NFL Football Operations (@NFLFootballOps) December 18, 2017

[bricks]

Originally Posted by T-post Tom

Well, he did finish up with, "And I didn't make a good enough throw." So there's that, I guess. In the end, Rapesburg and Todd Haley can go intercourse each other.

They should buy each other some lubricants for Christmas. ****ing bundle of stickss I hate em both.

[Amnorix]

Part of what sucks for the Steelers is that the guy only lost control because he was trying to score the TD. He clearly COULD have rolled and tucked the ball into his belly and completed the catch at the 1 yard line. By reaching for the goal line, he contacted the ground and lost contol of the ball. Because he didn't complete the catch by "surviving the ground", it was incomplete.

You can hate the rule, but the call was right.

[Amnorix]

BTW, Ben is completely wrong to throw his coaches under the bus. The coaches made the correct call -- they had plenty of time to run the play. If the TD isn't obviously there, Ben should throw it into the third row and they kick the FG. Instead he ****s up when the coverage is obviously there, trying to force it in, then blames his coaches.

[Best22]

Originally Posted by Amnorix

BTW, Ben is completely wrong to throw his coaches under the bus. The coaches made the correct call -- they had plenty of time to run the play. If the TD isn't obviously there, Ben should throw it into the third row and they kick the FG. Instead he ****s up when the coverage is obviously there, trying to force it in, then blames his coaches.

Ben was never an all-time great

Has Big Ben ever won in Foxborough OVER Brady? (2008 was easy as eating a big "Casselrole" for Roethlisberger).

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Amnorix

BTW, Ben is completely wrong to throw his coaches under the bus. The coaches made the correct call -- they had plenty of time to run the play. If the TD isn't obviously there, Ben should throw it into the third row and they kick the FG. Instead he ****s up when the coverage is obviously there, trying to force it in, then blames his coaches.

While this may be true, these gimmick/trick plays mostly fail in the NFL and more times than not backfire. We know this very well.