After a overtime lost to the Baltimore Ravens the Pittsburg locker room was split in half about if Ben Roethlisberger should have played or not. The week before against the Kansas City Chiefs in overtime Ben took a knee to the head and was diagnosed with a concussion. Ben was scheduled to play against the Ravens, but had headaches the following week. Steeler's wide receiver Hines Ward publicly criticized his quarterback Ben and question his toughness. Well Roethlisberger has decided to play this week versus the Oakland Raiders. Look we have become a tough it out people. I hear sports analyst asking old players about what they used to do when they came out of the game with a headache and all I hear are these stupid jock answers like, "we just rubbed dirt on our head and went back out there" or "the doctor gave me some Tylenol and a Gatorade and I went in the next play". Yeah, that's why that player only played eight years instead of a full career. We saw what happened to Troy Aikman and Steve Young who at the quarterback position had both of their careers cut short and that was because of the trainers and the organization. We've all seen Any Given Sunday and how the organization works. Players and teams are more worried about winning and records then their own health. The NFL is getting bigger, stronger and faster and every hit is a train wreck. Players need to put themselves first and worry about the organization last. I mean most organizations will cut or trade a player as soon as they feel that athlete is no longer valuable to their team. I applaud the Philadelphia Eagles for keeping Brian Westbrook out until they feel he is healthy enough to play again. Athletes are getting paid millions of dollars, so why would they keep taking big hits that will make them to stupid to know how to spend their money properly after they retire.
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