Ben’s Judgement Day

With NFL Commish scheduled to visit Steelers training camp tomorrow (Thursday August 5th) the smart money is saying Ben’s suspension will be reduced to the lesser 4 games rather than the possible 6. Ben has laid low and presumably done the things the NFL dictated as his path to redemption in the league. These things are a virtual sure thing. The big question is, ‘Has Ben learned a lesson?’ Will there be another embarrassing escapade down the road? None of us can possibly know that. Only Ben, knows how he really feels and I’d venture a guess that he could honestly say it won’t happen again. We have all, however, seen people backslide. It’s relatively easy to do the right thing when the world and your boss are watching your every move. It could be slightly more difficult when those prying eyes are gone. One thing we can bank on, is that with his history, Ben will always have someone secretly watching him for a slip up. He needs to be on best behavior. This age of cell phone cameras and Twitter mean that his slip ups will be documented and flashed across the media in an instant. Gone are the days of Joe Namith and the willingness to turn a blind eye to our hero being a cad (or worse).