Little Ben

So ESPN announced late last night that Ben Roethlisberger will NOT be charged with sexual assault. I decided when the accusations were made initially that I would reserve judgement until the case was resolved.

Well it looks like he didn't do anything wrong. According to sources, Milledgeville, GA District Attorney, Fred Bright, just didn't have enough to prosecute the 28-year old, two time Super Bowl winning Quarterback. In this twenty-four second news cycle, everyone LOVES to pile on the accused, especially if they are a celebrity. Long gone is the idea of innocent until proven guilty. Anyone remember the Duke Lacrosse team?

Having said that, Roethlisberger is guilty. Wait, what? You aren't standing behind the quarterback that brought the Steelers two Super Bowls after a twenty-six year drought? Nope, as Mike Singletary would say, Can't Do It. 

So what's he guilty of? Being an idiot. I don't know, how about bad judgement. Arrogance, entitlement, immaturity, selfishness, scumbagginess? Pick one. The bottom line is that he is an embarrassment and needs to be traded... Today. Before the draft.

Kevin Colbert, get Al Davis on the horn and send Ben to the Black Hole immediately. I waited twenty-six years between Super Bowls, the Steelers will be fine without him. Since I have been a Steelers fan the Steelers have made it to the AFC Championship more than 33% of the time. That's right, since 1974 the Steelers have played in the game leading up to the Super Bowl 14 times. Of the competitive teams in the NFL that's twice as many as the next best team. [editor's note- The Raiders have made it to 11, but are they really "competitive?"] 

If the front office is feeling bad about trading away their franchise Quarterback they could show their appreciation by having a Big Ben Night when he comes back to town. They could have it coincide with the next helmet give away, have Hooter's sponsor it and give him a custom Harley Davison. You know so there won't be any hard feelings.