Is Big Ben's injury the reason why the Steelers are in a slump
He looked great against Atlanta, but after he got hit, he should never have played vs. the Raiders. I don't care if he was out on the sidelines 15 minutes after he was hit looking like he was OK. I've heard from doctors that concussions take 7-10 days before you should be cleared to play contact sports like football. They were playing games with his career. The Pittsburgh team doctor should have his license revoked They were lucky nothing happened.
I also question whether he was really ready a week after getting an appendectomy. He just didn't seem like the same QB as he was last year. Unfortunately Cowherd didn't have the guts to pull Ben and play Batch when he should have. As if playing Batch is going to generate a QB controversy. You do whats best for the team, not for an invidual player.