NFL and Steelers respond to Patriots fans: "Roethlisberger didn't have a cell phone on the sideline"

[Grizzafted]

its an arm band and those "buttons" are obviously reflections.

is this how we want to be? just as idiotic and childish as the other fans screaming "cheater" at smoke? maybe lets take our experience the past few years and be better than that.

jesus. some of yall.

 

[Galeb]

its an arm band and those "buttons" are obviously reflections.

is this how we want to be? just as idiotic and childish as the other fans screaming "cheater" at smoke? maybe lets take our experience the past few years and be better than that.

jesus. some of yall.

If it's not a phone, I hope it gets dropped. If it is, I want the Steelers to get reamed.

 

[strngplyr]

unless someone was pointing a flashlight specifically at that tiny space, then im calling BS, if it was a glare it would have moved along the phone as he changed it's angle.

It does move. It also changes shape.

 

[Grizzafted]

If it's not a phone, I hope it gets dropped. If it is, I want the Steelers to get reamed.

I'd prefer not to let the lowest common denominator of idiot NFL fans turn us into the same thing as them.

this is the height of dumb. we're 3-0 and look good. the steelers have horrible coaching and will be lucky to win 2 games without Roethlisberger. move on.

 

[Dr Pain]

Replay on NFL Network starting now

 

[Bruins29]

When you see the still pics it looks like a purpleish cell phone with silver buttons and it looks to be a 1/4" thick. Now that I see the video it looks more like a thinner black plastic thing with some glare.

 

[strngplyr]

It does move. It also changes shape.

It was also a night game with giant stadium lights beaming down on the field.

 

[memento]

Is there an ideal glare law that backs that up?

Snell's Law of Reflection
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snell's_law

 

[A Defiant Goose]

I'd prefer not to let the lowest common denominator of idiot NFL fans turn us into the same thing as them.

this is the height of dumb. we're 3-0 and look good. the steelers have horrible coaching and will be lucky to win 2 games without Roethlisberger. move on.

You don't care. Some of us do. Maybe you can start a thread with Kontra and discuss how much you don't care

 

[borisman]

I want the Steelers to feel some heat. remember Ben accusing the Patriots of breaking unwritten rules and Tomlin talking about communications issues pointing at Patriots? F them all.

KARMA! It's getting everyone so far:
Baltimore SHOULD be 0-4, if Scobee Doo could make a FG
Indy ain't playing too well and NFL cover girl Andrea Luck looks more like Gia than Giselle
Steelers > see last nights game
We all know the rest of the ***holes are due for a visit from Karma.

 

[Silver Blue&Red]

Now what happens for not cooperating?

 

[hambone1818]

You don't care. Some of us do. Maybe you can start a thread with Kontra and discuss how much you don't care

Maybe they could call it 'I don't care, I can't stand it anymore!'

 

[jah]

its an arm band and those "buttons" are obviously reflections.

is this how we want to be? just as idiotic and childish as the other fans screaming "cheater" at smoke? maybe lets take our experience the past few years and be better than that.

jesus. some of yall.

Reflections? Exactly where the volume buttons would be? His thumbs in phone typing position? Him quickly pocketing it and looking around as soon as he realizes he's on camera?

Nah, not this time. Watch the video clip.

 

[A Defiant Goose]

Reflections? Exactly where the volume buttons would be? His thumbs in phone typing position? Him quickly pocketing it and looking around as soon as he realizes he's on camera?

Nah, not this time. Watch the video clip.

I personally never thought those two silver spots looked like buttons. Too bulky/ugly for it to be volume buttons (though I did think they were the exposed silver part of a phone in a black case). And in the video, you can clearly see the glare move from one end of the "whateverthehellitis" to the other. So I think the whole "they're buttons" theory is losing its luster. Still could be a cell phone, could be exactly what they said it is, I'm not sure.

 

[Username]

It's a weather balloon

 

[Bruins29]

I personally never thought those two silver spots looked like buttons. Too bulky/ugly for it to be volume buttons (though I did think they were the exposed silver part of a phone in a black case). And in the video, you can clearly see the glare move from one end of the "whateverthehellitis" to the other. So I think the whole "they're buttons" theory is losing its luster. Still could be a cell phone, could be exactly what they said it is, I'm not sure.

I thought in the stills the larger silver button looking thing was clearly a stylus. Its in the exact same spot a stylus would be. Not sure what the other silver thing is. Then you see the video and the thing Ben is holding looks more like the arm band. Cant tell.

 

[Archeryaddict12]

Honestly there is a legit concern here. Obviously the photos show possibility of both.

 

[dales804]

Honestly there is a legit concern here. Obviously the photos show possibility of both.

Then the only reasonable thing to do is have a multi-million dollar investigation and wait for months on end to get the results.

 

[FalconHeavy]

well for what its worth, if you look in Tom Curran's twitter feed link, it does look like the arm band. at least to my eyes...

 

[strngplyr]

Tom E. Curran ?@tomecurran 6m6 minutes ago
Real-time info for you... @gregaiello says league ops did go to sideline to investigate and took a photo of what Roethlisberger was handling