Ben is getting an MRI on his sprained foot

[hawaiiansteeler]

Bob Labriola ‏@BobLabriola

Tomlin said Ben is having an MRI on his sprained foot right now.

https://twitter.com/boblabriola

[fansince'76]

Sprained foot? I'd be amazed if it's not broken.

[steelreserve]

Sprained foot? I'd be amazed if it's not broken.

Yeah, the only question that crossed my mind when I saw it was, what was broken and how badly.

No matter what it is, he's going to have a fucked up foot for at least a month. If he plays at all this season, he probably won't be effective until about playoff time.

Worst case would be a Lisfranc injury, which probably means curtains on the season. This little excerpt has me scared that's exactly what happened:

In athletic trauma, Lisfranc injuries occur commonly in activities such as windsurfing, kitesurfing, wakeboarding, or snowboarding (where appliance bindings pass directly over the metatarsals). American football players occasionally acquire this injury, and it most often occurs when the athlete's foot is plantar flexed and another player lands on the heel. This can also be seen in pivoting athletic positions such as a baseball catcher or a ballerina spinning.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisfranc_injury

[Shoes]

Ben will be ok.

[Rotorhead]

Well, I think a lisfranc only limits running, right? If it doesn't affect his scrambling and throwing motions he should be fine, not like he is Vick.

[steelreserve]

Well, I think a lisfranc only limits running, right? If it doesn't affect his scrambling and throwing motions he should be fine, not like he is Vick.

I think you can't put ANY weight on it for 4-6 weeks. And if he somehow did rush back sooner, it'd be like in that 49ers game a couple years ago when he could hardly move and all his throws were ducks. Maybe we'd get him back the last couple weeks of the season, but even that would be lucky. Football players get that injury, usually it's done for the season.

[86WARD]

I can't help but think Achilles...ugh...

[steel striker]

Still this sucks I be shocked if he ws not out atleast a month plus he played pretty well today.

[Shoes]

NFL network, x-rays were negative. Still needs an MRI

[steelreserve]

NFL network, x-rays were negative. Still needs an MRI

That's mildly shocking. To me, that narrows it down to dislocated toe(s) or Lisfranc injury. Obviously the first one would be better, but he probably could've hobbled off the field walking on his heel if that wee the case.

[vader29]

[Merchant]

It works out OK with the schedule. We have the Browns next then the Bye.

[ALLD]

[GBMelBlount]

I hope they don't rush him back too early.

Every time they do it prolongs his recovery, he is more prone to injury (i.e. today), and he usually loses anyway.

[SteelerFanInStl]

I think that a mid-foot sprain is about the best that we could have hoped for. Out a few weeks.

[Shoes]

Rest him up. Help Jones out and we'll be fine.

[plenewken]

I hope it's not too serious but I'm starting to wonder if Ben needs to change the way he plays or not. His numerous injuries are not just back luck. They're also the direct consequence of the way he's playing. He needs to realize that he can't take so many hits anymore and he's hurting his team more than helping it by playing the way he does. Extending the plays only make sense if he comes ok out of it. If it's to lay on the field, it's detrimental to the whole rythm of the offense and if he has to leave the game and be out for several weeks again, then it's definitely not worth taking the risks he's taking. Just my opinion.

[86WARD]

NFL network, x-rays were negative. Still needs an MRI

Good news so far...

[Shoes]

I hope it's not too serious but I'm starting to wonder if Ben needs to change the way he plays or not. His numerous injuries are not just back luck. They're also the direct consequence of the way he's playing. He needs to realize that he can't take so many hits anymore and he's hurting his team more than helping it by playing the way he does. Extending the plays only make sense if he comes ok out of it. If it's to lay on the field, it's detrimental to the whole rythm of the offense.

There is no way to prevent this kind of injury unless Ben hands the ball off on every play. And if thats the case you don't need a Ben.

[TeeTee]

Timing is perfect. If we can man all oars, we can beat Cleveland with Jones. Then a bye, then maybe Ben is back. I'm not sure he will only be out 2 weeks, a bad sprain can be as bad as a break.

[Shoes]

Timing is perfect. If we can man all oars, we can beat Cleveland with Jones. Then a bye, then maybe Ben is back. I'm not sure he will only be out 2 weeks, a bad sprain can be as bad as a break.

Ben has a mud pack on it as we speak, he'll be back after the bye. Jones can beat the Browns with the help of the O & D. He really looks comfortable playing now.

[86WARD]

Ben has a mud pack on it as we speak, he'll be back after the bye. Jones can beat the Browns with the help of the O & D. He really looks comfortable playing now.

He was finding AB as well...which is a good thing...

[Rotorhead]

At least we have the clowns then the bye, so basically 2 bye weeks

[JayC]

we all know tomlin's steelers always suck against teams with bad records. don't overlook the browns.

[steelreserve]

I hope it's not too serious but I'm starting to wonder if Ben needs to change the way he plays or not. His numerous injuries are not just back luck. They're also the direct consequence of the way he's playing. He needs to realize that he can't take so many hits anymore and he's hurting his team more than helping it by playing the way he does. Extending the plays only make sense if he comes ok out of it. If it's to lay on the field, it's detrimental to the whole rythm of the offense and if he has to leave the game and be out for several weeks again, then it's definitely not worth taking the risks he's taking. Just my opinion.

That's a load of BS. You can't have a player just "tone down his game." It makes them instantly ineffective, or have you not been paying attention to what happens every time they tell other QBs to become "more of a traditional pocket passer" in order to "protect their investment."

He is the player who he is, and that's the style that's made him good. Have to take the bad with the good, I'm afraid. Just be thankful he's not some clown like Kaepernick or RG3 who has no skills other than mobility.

[tube517]

I hope it's not too serious but I'm starting to wonder if Ben needs to change the way he plays or not. His numerous injuries are not just back luck. They're also the direct consequence of the way he's playing. He needs to realize that he can't take so many hits anymore and he's hurting his team more than helping it by playing the way he does. Extending the plays only make sense if he comes ok out of it. If it's to lay on the field, it's detrimental to the whole rythm of the offense and if he has to leave the game and be out for several weeks again, then it's definitely not worth taking the risks he's taking. Just my opinion.

That was the only sack given up. It was just bad luck that the defender fell on his foot. Shit happens.

[86WARD]

Wasn't bad luck...it's just football...

[steelreserve]

Also, if it's really just a sprain and he's back in a few weeks, we dodged another MAJOR bullet. Although we can't really afford any more dicking around in a holding pattern being "happy to go .500 while he's out," because we're running out of season. We pretty much have to go 5-2 the rest of the way unless we're happy being in tiebreaker hell.

[hawaiiansteeler]

Wasn't bad luck...it's just football...

Big men playing a violent game on blades of grass...

[tube517]

Big men playing a violent game on blades of grass...

We embrace that....