05/08/24
July 30, 2010
Friends, Pittsburghers Chew Up Roethlisberger: Today's New York Times has a long inside-the-helmet look at Ben Roethlisberger that gives some childhood friends and Pittsburgh locals another chance to call him a nice guy who became an arrogant self-entitled boor after NFL success went to his head. "He became a joke in this town and, in my industry, a laughingstock," said the general manager of Tad's, a trendy Southside Pittsburgh bar. "It grew into something he lost control of and it turned on him."
I can never tell when the Times is going to pop up a login screen over a story. User accounts are free there.
posted by rcade at 06:06 PM on July 30, 2010
There's an addon for Firefox called BugMeNot which can log you into sites like NYT.com, also...for those of us that don't want to sign up to sites all the time...
posted by MeatSaber at 07:19 PM on July 30, 2010
I guess I'll figure it out when I get on a home computer. As a long-time (former) bartender, Bengal fan, and Miami U alum, Lord knows I love me some Roethlisberger-bashing. Probably to the point that it's unhealthy and unwarranted.
posted by tahoemoj at 07:46 PM on July 30, 2010
During Kordell Stewart's time in Pittsburgh, a number of things went to his head, but I think it's fair to say that success wasn't one of them.
Speaking of nimble, athletic Steeler QB's, with Roethlisberger not able to participate much at this point, I'm hoping to see healthy doses of Dennis Dixon out there during the preseason. That guy had Oregon humming until he got hurt. I'd like to see what he can do at the pro level.
I haven't seen an image or video of him in uniform in awhile. I hope he's been in the weight room. He looked like he needed to build it up a bit last I saw.
posted by beaverboard at 10:14 AM on July 31, 2010
I too await the Dixon era and hope it comes soon.
posted by scully at 02:20 PM on July 31, 2010
posted by etagloh at 02:33 PM on July 31, 2010
Works for me.
posted by tommybiden at 03:05 PM on July 31, 2010
During Kordell Stewart's time in Pittsburgh, a number of things went to his head, but I think it's fair to say that success wasn't one of them.
That probably has something to do with winning two less Super Bowl's than Roethlisberger.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 03:49 PM on July 31, 2010
That, or the weird slug-like parasite on his neck, which obviously controlled his mind when it came to costly interceptions and fumbles, as well as bad haircuts.
posted by The_Black_Hand at 01:30 AM on August 01, 2010
rcade, your link requires signing up for membership on NYT.com. Not sure that you knew that.