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Ben has started throwing

Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 8:45 pm
by rooneytunes

Re: Ben has started throwing

Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 9:07 pm
by BethlehemSteel
truckstoppornpatron wrote:
Sat Feb 22, 2020 8:56 pm
Is he throwing wiffle balls or tennis balls???
if you stop jacking yourself off look at the link and see the video of Ben throwing a football

What a fucking nutjob you are - Lynch

Re: Ben has started throwing

Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 9:33 pm
by LakecrestSteeler
I thought he was shaving once he started throwing? Could this be an imposter? :D

He looks pretty skinny.

Thanks for posting.

Re: Ben has started throwing

Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 10:43 pm
by BethlehemSteel
The comments on the insta are all about him being fat

He looks pretty inshape

Re: Ben has started throwing

Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 11:48 pm
by Jobu
BethlehemSteel wrote:
Sat Feb 22, 2020 10:43 pm
The comments on the insta are all about him being fat

He looks pretty inshape
People will never let go of their agenda.
We all know Ben doesn’t work out... :roll:

Re: Ben has started throwing

Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 5:11 am
by bradshaw2ben
There's a shitpile of jealousy in those comments, man.

Re: Ben has started throwing

Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 6:45 am
by steelmann58
that was a very good sight

Re: Ben has started throwing

Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 12:22 pm
by jeemie
He’s not skinny or in shape there.

Re: Ben has started throwing

Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:40 pm
by Orangesteel
Awesome to see!

Re: Ben has started throwing

Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:41 pm
by Orangesteel
jeemie wrote:
Sun Feb 23, 2020 12:22 pm
He’s not skinny or in shape there.
Those face pubes add 8-15 lbs. he doesn’t look out of shape to me. He will lose weight when he starts training.

Re: Ben has started throwing

Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:45 pm
by Kodiak
Orangesteel wrote:
Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:41 pm
he doesn’t look out of shape to me. He will lose weight when he starts training.
That's what I would say - doesn't look out-of-shape. Looks about like late-July Ben from previous years.

Like someone said, he couldn't do a whole lot other than ride exercise bikes. He shouldn't have any problem dropping 15 lbs once he starts running and lifting.

Re: Ben has started throwing

Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 6:14 pm
by Jobu
See what I mean? :lol:

Re: Ben has started throwing

Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 6:20 pm
by jeemie
Kodiak wrote:
Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:45 pm
Orangesteel wrote:
Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:41 pm
he doesn’t look out of shape to me. He will lose weight when he starts training.
That's what I would say - doesn't look out-of-shape. Looks about like late-July Ben from previous years.

Like someone said, he couldn't do a whole lot other than ride exercise bikes. He shouldn't have any problem dropping 15 lbs once he starts running and lifting.
I’m not saying he couldn’t get back into shape, and I’m not even saying there’s not good reason for him not to be at the moment.

Just that he’s not there yet.

But it is February.

Re: Ben has started throwing

Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 6:21 pm
by bradshaw2ben
Orangesteel wrote:
Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:41 pm
jeemie wrote:
Sun Feb 23, 2020 12:22 pm
He’s not skinny or in shape there.
Those face pubes add 8-15 lbs. he doesn’t look out of shape to me. He will lose weight when he starts training.
He actually looks pretty good to me, in terms of shape... especially for a guy whose ability to work out was limited..

Re: Ben has started throwing

Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 6:40 pm
by Steelafan77
bradshaw2ben wrote:
Sun Feb 23, 2020 5:11 am
There's a shitpile of jealousy in those comments, man.
Haters gonna Hate!

Re: Ben has started throwing

Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 6:46 pm
by rooneytunes
Ben chatted with the Pittsburgh-Post Gazette's Ron Cook this weekend:

"It was a good report. I got to bypass the tennis ball throwing for a month and go right to the football. Still going to be about two & a half-three months until I get total clearance from the doctor but we are doing good!

"It felt amazing to throw. It was hard to hold the smile in. Two more throwing sessions while I’m out here in California and then headed back to the 'burgh."

Re: Ben has started throwing

Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 7:10 pm
by Steelafan77
2 to 3 months should put Ben right at the time OTA's get going. Good News!

Re: Ben has started throwing

Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:34 pm
by steelmann58
Best news for any steelers fan

Re: Ben has started throwing

Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 10:28 pm
by beerbrother
Don't know jack about QB mechanics but looked like the throw was smooth and easy.

Re: Ben has started throwing

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 1:17 am
by Steel Bingo
The journey to a 7th ring begins with a single toss. :idea:

Re: Ben has started throwing

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 3:40 am
by jewelsongs
truckstoppornpatron wrote:
Mon Feb 24, 2020 2:43 am
Hopefully he'll ease into the season with some short tosses to The Switzinator.
It will definitely be short if he catches it. 2 feet and a cloud of dust.

Re: Ben has started throwing

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 1:16 pm
by K_C_
Is Switzer still on the roster?

Re: Ben has started throwing

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 1:57 pm
by bradshaw2ben
K_C_ wrote:
Mon Feb 24, 2020 1:16 pm
Is Switzer still on the roster?
Not for long!

Re: Ben has started throwing

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 4:31 pm
by Kodiak
Steelafan77 wrote:
Sun Feb 23, 2020 7:10 pm
2 to 3 months should put Ben right at the time OTA's get going. Good News!
I assume "no restrictions" would mean he'd be allowed to uncork 70-yard bombs. But I hope he waits a few more months until camp before he starts firing fastballs.

It's also interesting that he was fighting a smile. Maybe reading too much into it, but it struck me not as a guy who was happy/surprised his elbow was much better than he feared, but rather an elbow that felt better than it has in several years.

Re: Ben has started throwing

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 5:04 pm
by COR-TEN
Kodiak wrote:
Mon Feb 24, 2020 4:31 pm
Steelafan77 wrote:
Sun Feb 23, 2020 7:10 pm
2 to 3 months should put Ben right at the time OTA's get going. Good News!
I assume "no restrictions" would mean he'd be allowed to uncork 70-yard bombs. But I hope he waits a few more months until camp before he starts firing fastballs.

It's also interesting that he was fighting a smile. Maybe reading too much into it, but it struck me not as a guy who was happy/surprised his elbow was much better than he feared, but rather an elbow that felt better than it has in several years.
Or he was just mugging for the camera. Yeah. You're reading into it.

Re: Ben has started throwing

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 5:05 pm
by Kodiak
CORE-TEN wrote:
Mon Feb 24, 2020 5:04 pm
Or he was just mugging for the camera. Yeah. You're reading into it.
No, he wasn't mugging for the camera. He actually said "I was trying really hard not to smile".

Re: Ben has started throwing

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 5:12 pm
by COR-TEN
he wasn't even smiling, and didn't say anything in the clip. Where did you read he said that?

Re: Ben has started throwing

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 5:15 pm
by Kodiak
CORE-TEN wrote:
Mon Feb 24, 2020 5:12 pm
he wasn't even smiling, and didn't say anything in the clip. Where did you read he said that?
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/stee ... w-surgery/

"It was a good report," Roethlisberger told Ron Cook of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "I got to bypass the tennis ball throwing for a month and go right to the football. Still going to be about two and a half-three months until I get total clearance from the doctor but we are doing good!

"It felt amazing to throw," Roethlisberger continued. "It was hard to hold the smile in. (I have) two more throwing sessions while I'm out here in California and then headed back to the 'Burgh."

Re: Ben has started throwing

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 5:29 pm
by BethlehemSteel
Cook reported this an hour or so ago too, same context. He's so happy to be able to throw the ball.

Re: Ben has started throwing

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 6:33 pm
by COR-TEN
BethlehemSteel wrote:
Mon Feb 24, 2020 5:29 pm
Cook reported this an hour or so ago too, same context. He's so happy to be able to throw the ball.
Ah. Ok.