Bad Luck Ben

Seahawks fans will probably be happy, which provides and interesting moral dilemma for people that aren't completely insane for their NFL team.

Playing in a meaningless end-of-the-season game against the Browns, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin was playing his starters so they wouldn't have to shake off three weeks of not playing once they hosted a playoff game.

That obviously backfired when Ben Roethlisberger was carted off the field in a stretcher after suffering a concusion.

Doh!

Now I'll be the first one to say that I never liked Big Ben as a player, but as a person, the poor guy has had quite a bit of bad luck. Remember the motorcycle accident he got into a couple years back? While Roethlisberger wears a helmet on the field, he apparently thought that the threat of an automobile accident wasn't that big of deal and went sans protection on his bike. Oops.

Didn't they have to pick his teeth of the pavement?

Now should Seahawks fans rejoice in this bad luck event for the Steelers, who won the Super Bowl that we shall not mention anymore aiding by the zebra-striped men we will also not mention?

A concussion is no laughing matter, and it seems that the Steeler's quarterback is now becoming quite familair with head injuries. If he remembers his name by age 70, he'll be lucky.

However, the whole juxaposition of a meaningless regular season game, the fact that it was against the hapless Browns and the thought of Byron Leftwitch lining up under center in the playoffs for Pittsburgh is something to giggle about a litte.

But hey, Big Ben, get better, so I can make fun of you again.