New Roethlisberger Commercial Is A Lie
July 24th, 2009 at 10:03 amBy Chris
I’m not trying to kick Ben Roethlisberger while he’s going through a potentially tough situation, but his new commercial for Dick’s Sporting Goods/Nike isn’t accurate. In it, Big Ben is telling a prospective buyer how the new Nike Marauders are good for helping a quarterback move around the pocket so they can better avoid the defensive rush. Um, yeah. About that: Roethlisberger has been sacked 192 times since he’s been in the NFL, meaning at least one, if not more, of those diving defenders would’ve crushed him, and perhaps injured his shoulder again.
Instead of relying on shoes, perhaps Pittsburgh could use some better pass-blocking schemes to protect their franchise quarterback; either that or maybe build a wall around him. According to Darren Rovell, despite the lingering lawsuit, these commercials will continue being shown, which means football season is getting closer and closer.
July 24th, 2009 at 10:34 am
plus, the commercial was terrible!
July 24th, 2009 at 10:50 am
He may not be able to avoid a sack, but I hear tell those Marauders are great for sexually assaulting TV repair women.
July 24th, 2009 at 11:30 am
Scott, your statement is full of “reckless and false” allegations.
July 25th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
So tell me, which one of you has played in the NFL? Because I’d love to see how many sacks you have taken. But ya know… only if your in the NFL.
July 27th, 2009 at 8:56 am
Jon, going by your rationale, the only people that should criticize professional athletes — or their commercials — are other pros. That would make for some boring sports blogging, no? I’m curious, do you rag on North Carolina players?
July 27th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
Oh ya.. did i mention they have six superbowl titles? its ok.. well they do. thanks. =]
July 27th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
And that changes Roethlisberger’s sack totals how?