Ben Roethlisberger likes raping little girls…

March 8, 2010

What is his problem?  I get it that in order to be the best at what you do, there is a certain amount of “cockiness” or arrogance that has to be there.  What I mean is that in order to be the best, you have to believe that you are the best.  We see this in all sports figures, politicians and pretty much anyone who is in a supreme position of power.  We might never know how many women Tiger Woods has been with.  Muhammad Ali brought his mistress to a fight.  His wife saw her on TV and flew down there to see what was up.  President of the United States at the time, Bill Clinton cheated on his wife in the Oval Office.  My point is that its almost expected to me.  The problem is that you can never know what someone is going to say after you open yourself up to them like that and “exchange fluids.”   For the most part, these athletes are handling themselves the same way both on and off the proverbial court.  Ben takes the cake though because he has been having lots of problems of late, and no one is really talking about it.  Until now.  Ben Roethlisberger is looking at allegations of sexual assault by a young woman in a club in Georgia.  I know what you are thinking.  You are thinking Kobe Bryant and cover up or something.  The only issues with that is that the girl west straight to a cop and then straight to the hospital to get examined (which is kind of weird I guess) and that there are cameras everywhere in that club.  This whole thing wouldn’t be so huge if Ben wasn’t constantly making horrible choices.   First, he gets caught riding a motorcycle without a helmet…or a valid drivers license.  Then he has “consensual sex” with a hotel employee who then cries rape (cough KOBE cough cough).  Now he is in Georgia in some college bar?  A college bar…REALLY???  I know you are 28 years old, but you are light years ahead of any one in that club (both in income and supposedly maturity).  Or maybe thats the point right?  Offer up free drinks, get a fine little piece to sit in your lap?  Why are you living in small town Georgia instead of Pittsburgh during the off season and why are you in the small town COLLEGE bar?  I guess you didn’t get enough at Miami of Ohio…I don’t know how big this will get, and I hope that the truth is found out.  I hope it turns out that she is some psycho who wants money from you.  At this point I have to believe the pattern I see which is that Ben makes bad choices.  This should be rock bottom, but you never know.  Here are some links to get you started on your own investigation:

Roethlisberger hires lawyer who defended Ray Lewis

Roethlisberger Leaves Georgia Following Sexual Assault Accusation

Ben Roethlisberger Accuser Described as “Hysterical”

Ben Roethlisberger not out of hot water yet

Roethlisberger accused of sexual assault yet again, The Bears go Redskins on the market, and NCAA tourny thoughts

Haha Bills Pick Up Chan Gailey…LOSERS!

January 19, 2010

The Buffalo Bills are a team that is not used to hearing the word “no” when trying to get what they want, but the past couple of weeks have been filled with them.  First it was Bill Cowher and he wasn’t going to go anywhere near Buffalo.  Then it was Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer who was leading the way for the job.  His team is still in the playoffs and therefore he is not open to talks at this point.  Marty Schottenheimer has been running the Jets offense for the past 4 seasons which would make it that much more important for big daddy to stay in New York. Anyways, he said no so the Bills went looking for another victim…oh excuse me…candidate.  Jim Harbaugh of Stanford was next in line with 4-1 odds of getting the job.  Then it was Ron Rivera (defensive coordinator of the San Diego Chargers) and Leslie Frazier (defensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings).  To make a long story short, somewhere down the line (probably WAYYYYYYY down the list) someone had written the name Chan Gailey down.  Who knows if this name was on a piece of paper on the piss stained bathroom floor down the hall from the conference room where these guys are all huddled together smoking wacky tobacky reminiscing of old times together.  Well…when they finally sobered up a decision had been made.  Chan Gailey was the new Head Coach of the Buffalo Bills.  What do you think about that Terrell???  This guy helped destroy the Cowboys internally.  I am not talking about Terrell Owens either.  Chan Gailey led the Cowboys to the playoffs twice but failed to ever get a win in the playoffs.  He has Bill Cowher backing him up unfortunately and considering thats who they wanted first, I am sure they feel like they are getting some kind of consolation prize with Gailey.  What a mess.  If you want to know more about it just check out what the Chicago Sun Times is reporting and take it from there.

2010 NFL Playoff Bracket

January 10, 2010

So I figured you guys were getting all weird about me not getting any of the current NFL news out there, but I would like to present you with a great bracket of the NFL teams that are fighting for a chance to play in this years Super Bowl.   If you click on the picture below you can get a full sized bracket.  I will be posting the scores and moving the winners on once the games are over.  Personally SidelineBlog officially takes no position (although we would not mind seeing Bret Favre get another ring or Tony Romo get his first) on the matter.  We are a lover of all sports and all teams but we usually root for the underdog.   I was very happy to see Tony Romo get the monkey of a playoff game off his back.    I did not think it would happen, but the Cowboys have finally won a playoff game after 13 or 14 years without one.   Next weeks matchup with the Vikings looks to be an interesting one.  I hope you enjoy the bracket guys and gals:

2010nflplayoffbracket

Lendale White Sends Message to Steelers’ Fans

December 21, 2008

That message is, “…we stomped you once, we gonna stomp you again.”  Is this really that smart considering they might end up facing them against in 3 weeks or so in the postseason?  I really do not think so, only because there have been teams in the past who have tried that and all it does is fire up the other team and fire up their fans so if they start the game on a big play, touchdown run, or just a long drive that results in some points, then you have a major problem because its just going to get worse.  I promise.  Besides Lendale, while you were stomping the Terrible Towel into the ground on National Television, your team was winning the game.  Look Lendale, youre numbers are down from last year even though you guys are considered the best team in the AFC???  I think you need to be concentrating on something other than how you can piss off 90,000 people with one incident.  This isnt Terrell Owens running out to the star in Dallas to pay homage to the football Gods, this is down right blatantly pissing people off which does nothing for you situation except make you a target next time you guys meet, whether its in the postseason or next season.  Pittsburgh fans do not forget.  Besides, whats the point anyway?  Its just a towel and really only satisfies you to get a message to other fans.  Its just another case of a Diva USC player trying to get as much attention as possible.  I would not be suprised if some of these players started leaking naked pictures of themselves just for the attention.  When that happens, I will no longer be posting or watching NFL games.  At this point, I think I might stop anyway only because my Dallas Cowboys are choke artists.  I hope in 3 weeks I am eating my words, but I have been screwed too many times to give a hoot what you people think.

Plaxico Burress placed on Non-Injured Reserve List

December 4, 2008

The New York Football Giants have suspended Plaxico Burress after he shot himself in the leg at a local night club.  The Superbowl star has had a lot of problems with his life lately.  The public and media have not been nice to him since he skipped a couple of team meetings.  To give you an idea of what I am talking about I will give you a timeline and you can see whether or not you believe he should be suspended and removed from the Giants (because essentially thats what they did when they put him on the Non-Injured reserve list), and by the way, he is also looking at 3 1/2 to 15 years in prison for his little stunt and not having a permit for his weapon.  I think the worst part about his situation is the fact that the Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg came out and told the public he wanted Plaxico Burress prosecuted to the fullest extent.  I feel bad I guess…because the dude is a good guy for the most part.  He has some issues he needs to work out and I think his ego has gotten the better of him.  What I am confused about is he is only suspended for 4 games which is the “rest of the season” but what about the playoffs…the Giants will clinch a spot with a win this weekend.  Who knows…but something tells me that you have seen the last of Burress in a Giants uniform.  I think he is a talented enough guy to get one a team somewhere else, but he wont be in New York more than likely.

Dallas Cowboys need a new Quarterback

October 31, 2008

Dallas needs to find a new back-up quarterback and quick.  Tony Romo was “injured” in the overtime loss to the Arizona Cardinals on October 12Th.  He broke his pinkie fingers on his throwing hand and now he will not be able to play once again this weekend against the defending NFL champions the New York football Giants.  If Kobe Bryant can play a full season, playoffs all the way through the Finals, win a Gold Medal in the Olympics, and come back for another season with a broken pinkie on his shooting hand, then Tony Romo should be able to strap the pads on and trust his offensive line to hold back that brutal defense.  I am still waiting for the Dallas Cowboys’ balls to drop and become a leading organization like they should have been this whole time but cant seem to win a playoff game to back their superstar status up.  They will be lucky to make the playoffs at this point with Brad Johnson at the helm.  I keep hearing sports announcers talking about how this past win was a season saving win when all I see is the fact that Dallas had the fewest amount of yards in a win ever.  How they are going to be able to get past the Giants I cant even imagine at this point, but I have picked them to win.  I don’t believe you should ever bet against your team, because its bad luck.  I understand that everyone seems to think its stupid to believe that the Cowboys could pull off a win but I say if there were any team in the NFL that could do it, Dallas is the team.  I am not exactly sure how to feel about the Cowboys at this point because I have not seen them played against a hard hitting defense without Romo yet.  I think they have the hardest road schedule out of all the teams in the NFL left in the season.  Don’t believe me?  Take a look:

  1. Sun, Nov 2     @ NY Giants     4:15 PM     FOX
  2. BYE WEEK
  3. Sun, Nov 16     @ Washington     8:15 PM     NBC
  4. Sun, Nov 23     San Francisco     1:00 PM     FOX
  5. Thu, Nov 27     Seattle     4:15 PM     FOX
  6. Sun, Dec 7     @ Pittsburgh     4:15 PM     FOX
  7. Sun, Dec 14     NY Giants     8:15 PM     NBC
  8. Sat, Dec 20     Baltimore     8:15 PM     NFL
  9. Sun, Dec 28     @ Philadelphia     1:00 PM     FOX

Tennessee Titans are still overrated…

October 29, 2008

I am sorry, I just don’t believe that Tennessee is in anyway complete without Vince Young at the reigns.  Kerry Collins has a rating of just 75 right now which ranks 24th right now in the NFL.  I really do not think Vince Young will be in the game anytime soon, unless something tragic happens over the next few weeks.  I doubt a loss from Green Bay will not even bring him back.  Even though the Green Bay game is this weekend, I felt it was too close to definitively call.  At 7-0 they are not close to the Indianapolis Colts or New England Patriots of last season.  Are they going to be the first undefeated team at the end of the season?  I think with the rest of their schedule its possible, but unlikely.  If you look at the rest of the schedule you can see that if they can get through their schedule with a great record (say 1 or 2 losses at the most) then I believe they deserve to be in the playoffs but their schedule so far hasn’t been the best of teams having played only 1 or 2 teams above .500.The rest of their schedule looks like this:

  • Green Bay (4-3)
  • Chicago (4-3)
  • Jacksonville (3-4)
  • NY Jets (4-3)
  • Detroit (0-7)
  • Cleveland (3-4)
  • Houston (3-4)
  • Pittsburgh (5-2)
  • Indianapolis (3-4)