Rain, Rain Go Away… Oh wait, I live in London.

The first picture is the car windshield off which Ben apparently bounced when he was involved in a motorcycle crash yesterday morning. The second is his smashed up motorcycle. Damn.

First, thank God Benny’s going to be OK. I really don’t know what Steelers Nation would have done if Ben had been injured more seriously or even died. Granted, we still don’t know everything that happened, but the reports from Mercy Hospital after seven hours of surgery are that Ben is in serious but stable condition, which is encouraging. We love you, Big Ben!!

Second, Mr. Youngest-Quarterback-to-Win-the-Super-Bowl Roethlisberger wasn’t wearing a helmet, which isn’t against the law in Pennsylvania or prohibited by his contract, so it wasn’t illegal or a breach of contract, just bad judgement. Really bad judgement. Perhaps we shouldn’t be asking why he felt the need to tempt Fate by riding helmetless. The time for that can come once he’s well on his way to recovery. Perhaps the question we ought to be asking is this one, posed by Gene Collier in today’s Post-Gazette: ‘How long does it take to repair a quarterback who hits a windshield, spider-webs it like a 240-pound brick, and then bounces off the pavement?’

Until we have any more information, let’s just keep Ben and his family in our thoughts. Get well quick, Benny!