Ben Roethlisberger ?still very sore? after Courtney Upshaw hit

[MadJack]

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Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisbergerhas taken a lot of hits in his career.
But he said Tuesday he?s ?still very sore? after a shot to the chest from Ravens linebackerCourtney Upshaw last Thursday.
Upshaw was flagged for roughing the passer on the play, after drilling Roethlisberger on a clean run.
?I?m hurting today as much as I was at any point I can think of in the last year,? Roethlisberger said on 93.7 The Fan, via Scott Brown of ESPN.com.
Roethlisberger said it was the hardest he?s been hit since Bart Scott leveled him in 2006.
?This is easily right there with a close second,? Roethlisberger said. ?I lost my breath instantly and remember hitting the ground thinking, ?Boy, that hurt a lot.? I kind of pride myself on not taking those big hits, but I sure as heck didn?t see it coming.?
He clearly didn?t see his own play falling off this way either. He was 22-of-37 for 217 yards and an interception, and the Steelers have scored just three field goals in their last six quarters.
It won?t get any easier for him Sunday night, against a Panthers defense which is top-five in both yards and points allowed.

 

[MadJack]

"I'm hurting today as much as I was at any point I can think of in the last year," Roethlisberger said on 93.7 The Fan in Pittsburgh.
Upshaw got a clean run at Roethlisberger on the third play of the game after he faked dropping into coverage. The hit Upshaw delivered was so hard that it knocked the wind out of Roethlisberger and drew a 15-yard penalty for roughing the passer.
The play was reminiscent of one that happened in 2006 in Baltimore, where former Ravens linebacker Bart Scott slammed into Roethlisberger on a blitz.
Roethlisberger has said that is the hardest he ever has been hit.
"This is easily right there with a close second," said Roethlisberger, who struggled with his accuracy after Upshaw's hit and completed 22 of 37 passes for 217 yards and an interception in the Steelers' first loss of the season. "I lost my breath instantly and remember hitting the ground thinking, 'Boy, that hurt a lot.' I kind of pride myself on not taking those big hits, but I sure as heck didn't see it coming."
Roethlisberger also didn't see the Steelers managing just three field goals in their past six quarters. But he said the early slump by the offense can be fixed as the Steelers prepare for a Sunday night road game against the 2-0 Panthers.
"It's nothing to be scared about," the 11th-year veteran said of the offense's struggles dating to the second half of the Steelers' 30-27 Week 1 win over the Browns. "It's just a little thing here, a little thing there.
"We're going to get some people involved that haven't been on the field -- the Will Johnsons, the Matt Spaeths -- guys we feel are too good of players not to have on the field. We'll change the tempo a little more, we'll do a little bit more no-huddle."
The penalty on Upshaw, meanwhile, had Ravens coach John Harbaugh scratching his head. Harbaugh said he spoke with NFL officiating chief Dean Blandino about it.
"The way the rules are written is one thing; what's possible to accomplish is another thing," Harbaugh said Monday. "There's no way to coach Courtney out of that. He's coming full speed, he's getting down into the strike zone, and he's keeping his eyes up. He can't lift his head any higher than that.
"He also can't get his head off to the side because Ben's moving, and also the fact that if he gets his head off to the side, he has a real good chance of missing the tackle or hurting himself by dropping his head. We're never going to put our player in position to coach him to drop his head."

 

[MadJack]

 

[jr11]

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[MadJack]

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What's your opinion ATS this Sunday PIT/CAR?

 

[The Joker]

What's your opinion ATS this Sunday PIT/CAR?

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[freelancc]

should not have been a penalty, looks clean to me :SIB

 

[Elway #1]

should not have been a penalty, looks clean to me :SIB

You can't lead with helmet.

 

[jr11]

What's your opinion ATS this Sunday PIT/CAR?

Don't know why line is 3 or 3.5, trying to tell me these teams are even on neutral field? No fucking way. Perfect get out game for public w Carolina......I just don't think Pittsburgh is good to make a play on them and on the road.

Defensively they don't have Hampton type nose tackle to eat blocks in 3-4 system and free up things for LB, hence run defense sucks and don't get to QB, did Flacco even get touched last Thursday? When that situation happens can't stop anybody, and this too w an aging D backfield.

I can't bring myself to play Pittsburgh even though the house will need them. It will be Carolina or no play, just dumbfounded why this line isn't like 5 or 6?

 

[gardenweasel]

Don't know why line is 3 or 3.5, trying to tell me these teams are even on neutral field? No fucking way. Perfect get out game for public w Carolina......I just don't think Pittsburgh is good to make a play on them and on the road.

Defensively they don't have Hampton type nose tackle to eat blocks in 3-4 system and free up things for LB, hence run defense sucks and don't get to QB, did Flacco even get touched last Thursday? When that situation happens can't stop anybody, and this too w an aging D backfield.

I can't bring myself to play Pittsburgh even though the house will need them. It will be Carolina or no play, just dumbfounded why this line isn't like 5 or 6?

seattle/denver might be the marquee game of the weekend...this is the most intereting game for me(well,at least after the browns/ravens and only because I`m a homer).....

wouldn`t be surprised if the steelers play well...as they stand right now,i`ll take big ben over newton every day of the week....