Ben comments on elbow

***Chucktownsteeler*** · 03-21-2020, 05:07 AM

Says it hasn't felt this good in years (throwing without pain). let's hope he doesn't over do it.

Kevin Colbert raised some eyebrows when he floated the idea Ben Roethlisberger could come back from major elbow surgery better than before it. But Roethlisberger seems to be saying the same thing, telling the Post-Gazette’s Ron Cook his elbow feels pain free for the first time in years.

“I’m throwing without pain for the first time in years,” he told Cook. “Some games, I would have a little pain. But in the New England game and the Seattle game [last season], it got to be too much.”

After his season-ending elbow surgery, some Steelers said Roethlisberger complained of pain in his elbow after the Week 1 loss to New England. Pittsburgh would be fined by the league for failing to disclose the injury.

Coming off a 2018 season where he threw the ball a league-high 670 times, it’s not a shock to see his elbow give out the way that it did. Having a season off, getting the surgery he needed, are silver linings to a lost season. Making Roethlisberger feel confident he will return 100%.

“I have no doubts I’m going to be able to come back and play well — none. I have complete confidence in that.”
That confidence is something the team has expressed every step of the way. There’s every reason to believe he’ll be ready for training camp and Week One of the regular season, though it’ll be interesting to see how they handle his workload in the months and weeks leading up to the opener.

Roethlisberger told Cook he’s now throwing from his knees and flat-footed about 40 times a day, passes travelling 20 yards. They aren’t NFL velocity throws – yet – but his goal is to get there soon enough. Not too soon, of course, and he recognized the importance of taking his time, especially with the current uncertainty of the NFL’s timetable. At the least, offseason workout programs will be rescheduled or postponed entirely.

Read more: https://steelersdepot.com/2020/03/ben-ro...-in-years/

***dbsfgyd1*** · 03-21-2020, 10:01 AM

I’m not one to believe this was an acute injury. IMO, looking at the way NE defended us, it was fairly obvious they knew his arm was shot.

***Chucktownsteeler*** · 03-22-2020, 04:42 AM

(03-21-2020, 10:01 AM)dbsfgyd1 Wrote: I’m not one to believe this was an acute injury. IMO, looking at the way NE defended us, it was fairly obvious they knew his arm was shot.

I didn't know the Steelers were fined for not disclosing the injury after the game.

***mcmillenandwife*** · 03-22-2020, 10:02 AM

This is really good to hear. Praying it pans out. My gut is that Ben will be back and in top form.

***Chucktownsteeler*** · 03-25-2020, 05:45 AM

(03-22-2020, 10:02 AM)mcmillenandwife Wrote: This is really good to hear. Praying it pans out. My gut is that Ben will be back and in top form.

I agree, I think Ben will be back strong.

***Rollers*** · 03-25-2020, 07:35 AM

(03-25-2020, 05:45 AM)Chucktownsteeler Wrote:
(03-22-2020, 10:02 AM)mcmillenandwife Wrote: This is really good to hear. Praying it pans out. My gut is that Ben will be back and in top form.

I agree, I think Ben will be back strong.

I will continue to be cautious. Throwing like his right now and throwing in an NFL game is completely different kettle of fish. So we'll see