Ben and the 6 game suspension

Sorry, this has been bugging me since the suspension was announced.

6 games??

Seriously Goodell?? Just HOW do you justify giving Ben a 6 game suspension, with a "good behavior" clause of having to only serve four games??

Yes, I know, he violated the leagues personal conduct policy. So did Michael Vick, and he was guilty and served jail time, but he only had to serve 2 of the 6 games you slapped him with.

Ben is the FIRST player to be suspended under the leagues personal conduct policy who hasn't been charged or convicted of a crime. This tells me that you, Mr. Goodell, are using Ben as an example to the rest of the league.

Don't get me wrong, I think the NFL has every right to suspend Ben for his unbecoming conduct, BUT I can't see the justification in this suspension.

6 weeks could make or break a team in the NFL. For crying out loud, there are only 17 weeks of football and only 16 games per team! It's not like hockey, baseball, or basketball where they play over a 100 games a season!

If the Steelers don't deal Ben as has been rumored, then having him missing even four games could potentially be very detrimental to the teams' success this upcoming season.

With the likes of Charlie Batch, Byron Leftwich, and Dennis Dixon as back up QB's, you are putting A LOT in their hands in the beginning of a season, which, I've already pointed out is just plain crazy in my book.

No one knows what the depth chart will look like until training camp gets underway. Yeah, Dixon did pretty well last year when we needed him, but he's YOUNG! I know, so was Ben, but c'mon....

If Goodell can rationalize his reasons for a 6 game suspension, then I'd gladly let this topic go, but until then, I think Ben is being used as an example. And that's not necessarily something Goodell may want to do. Don't these things tend to backfire in a huge way??