Steelers Report Card/Week 12: Headaches Extend Beyond Final Score

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Published: November 30, 2009

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... In terms of chemistry and leadership, this team isn’t in the same zip code as the one of a year ago. But who would have thunk that team captain Hines Ward would be part of the problem?

In an NBC television interview, Ward claimed that the locker room was divided about whether Ben Roethlisberger should play one week after the quarterback had suffered the third known concussion of his career. According to the report, Roethlisberger wanted to play despite exercise-induced headaches late in the week, but on the recommendation of medical personnel, head coach Mike Tomlin wisely decided against it. The inference was that Roethlisberger should have kept his mouth shut and played the game, which Ward likened to a playoff encounter. 

Look, I admire Ward and his old-school approach, but if I made a list of players in the league most likely to wimp out in a big game, Roethlisberger might be the last one on it. That Ward of all people would throw the QB under...

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