Thought of the day with Ben Roethlisberger

So he got his suspension knocked down from six games to four. Whoopee! He's still one of the most overrated quarterbacks in the league. Put him on a less system oriented team and he's not doing so hot. This is the team that made Tommy Maddux look good for a season.

Anyways, with all the drama surrounding Big Ben, would any body be surprised if he ended up on an episode of "Maury." Would that stun anyone at all? I'm pretty sure he could be on one of those "You are not the father" or "I slept with 90 people" episodes. No problem. Either that or he could probably just pass as a reprehensible douche. That would work too.

If Seahawk fans say something stupid about this, I'll punch them

The same Seahawk fan in me that still wants to complain about the referees in Super Bowl XL wants to make some snide comment about this news story, but in the end, this just blows (literally).

PITTSBURGH -- A casino employee is suing Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, accusing him of sexual assault at a Nevada hotel.

The story was broken on Monday evening by ProFootballTalk.com, which reported that Harrah's casino employee Andrea McNulty filed the civil lawsuit last week in Washoe County, Nev., stemming from an alleged incident at a hotel room in July 2008.

Roethlisberger is not facing any criminal charges, and it's unclear if McNulty ever tried to file a criminal complaint before taking legal action against him.

Ummm... you didn't file a criminal charge? Hmm, that's odd. It's like the reason you're doing this is trying to get money from him. That's not fishy or anything.

Either way, Big Ben's public image is screwed and now I'll have to listen to this for the next six months on ESPN radio. While I try not to downplay the seriousness of sexual assault, the fact that this woman decided to take it to civil court first makes me think she's has other motives BUT if that proves not to be the case, I will certainly right the ship and apologize.

Overall, just a mess.

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.