OT: James Harrison = MORON!

[BigRedRage]

he said hes not out to injure, just to hurt. Makes perfect sense and I am all for it. Every defensive player in football would agree.

 

[BW52]

The league needs to be consistent.Either fine or suspend head shots for everyone or shut up.Harrison`s big mouthshould be the first suspension.

 

[splitsecond]

is anyone really surprised? total thug. unfortunately, the punishment he probably deserves for this won't be allowed because of the fact that the league hasn't been enforcing it, and the power of the NFLPA

 

[187]

“I don’t want to injure anybody,” Harrison said following Pittsburgh’s 28-10 victory. “There’s a big difference between being hurt and being injured. You get hurt, you shake it off and come back the next series or the next game. I try to hurt people.”

It's the NFL, not some fairy league, I'd hope every player on our D is doing the same thing. I don't like Harrison either but making a big deal out of this is a joke, because #24 does the same damn thing every game and we all love him.

 

[az jam]

Harrison was just fined $75,000 for his hits against the Browns this past Sunday but he wasn't suspended.

 

[MigratingOsprey]

It's the NFL, not some fairy league,

So do you advocate the removal of all personal foul penalties? Can we bring back head slaps, leg whips, crackback blocks, spearing, etc.

Look back at when Chuck Cecil was fined a record $30k for his hits .... pretty much the same debate was going on - what is illegal, how much of a penalty is appropriate, isn't this football, it's supposed to be physical, guys don't have enough time to think about hitting someone properly, it's all reaction .... something against the rules, but maybe not strictly enforced where it eventually became "enough's enough"

come out with record fines with a promise of future suspensions

You don't see the type of spearing hit with the crown of the helmet as much these days and the game is more popular than ever ... players adjust and fans get over it

while many cheered cecil it was bad for the players and bad for the game

much like this latest round

 

[hsandhu]

Didn't harrison punch francisco in the throat during a punt in the super bowl? I remember madden saying he should have been thrown out for that.


I heard him making excuses for every illegal hit on the dan patrick show, explain that one?

 

[RugbyMuffin]

because #24 does the same damn thing every game and we all love him.

I have never seen anything like the hit Harrison put on that WR. That was dangerous for both players, and stupid.

Play a contact sport, any contact sport, and they teach you the correct way to tackle for a reason.

A REAL athlete can pull it off within the rules, and using discipline and technique.

I see your point 187, and that this is a violent game. I love the violence as well. But there is a point.

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I don't want ANY Cardinals player to do what is shown above. I don't want to see them in a wheel chair their whole life. That is just dangerous. He is leading with his head, he is launching at the guys head as well.

Dumb play that didn't need to happen. Harrison is big enough to throw a shoulder into the guy, and de-cleat him. Heck, how about wrapping him up, and delivering a shot to his body ? It would all have the same impact, and I guarantee the WR wouldn't have caught it.

You want kids watching that and emulating that ? NOOOO WAY.

 

[187]

So do you advocate the removal of all personal foul penalties? Can we bring back head slaps, leg whips, crackback blocks, spearing, etc.

Look back at when Chuck Cecil was fined a record $30k for his hits .... pretty much the same debate was going on - what is illegal, how much of a penalty is appropriate, isn't this football, it's supposed to be physical, guys don't have enough time to think about hitting someone properly, it's all reaction .... something against the rules, but maybe not strictly enforced where it eventually became "enough's enough"

come out with record fines with a promise of future suspensions

You don't see the type of spearing hit with the crown of the helmet as much these days and the game is more popular than ever ... players adjust and fans get over it

while many cheered cecil it was bad for the players and bad for the game

much like this latest round

I am by no means advocating illegal hits, personal fouls being removed, etc. All I am saying is that what Harrison said is not moronic, it's what defensive players get paid to do. You are out their to punish the opposing players, you aren't trying to end careers but you want them to remember that last hit you put on them when they ran the ball or went over the middle for a catch. There's nothing illegal about hitting someone as hard as possible if you are using proper tackling form and that's what guys like AW, Ray Lewis, etc do when they play (for the most part).

I have never seen anything like the hit Harrison put on that WR. That was dangerous for both players, and stupid.

Play a contact sport, any contact sport, and they teach you the correct way to tackle for a reason.

A REAL athlete can pull it off within the rules, and using discipline and technique.

I see your point 187, and that this is a violent game. I love the violence as well. But there is a point.

I was not advocating any of his hits in Cleveland's game, just agreeing with the statement he made assuming he or anyone else is playing inside the rules. Again, there's nothing wrong with hitting a guy as hard as you can on every play if you aren't head hunting, etc. Harrison is a dirty player (at times), but I'd kill to have him at OLB on our team.

 

[vince56]

First, Najeh Davenport, now Harrison!

TMI.

Ha I get the reference. Closet.

 

[Shane]

I am by no means advocating illegal hits, personal fouls being removed, etc. All I am saying is that what Harrison said is not moronic, it's what defensive players get paid to do. You are out their to punish the opposing players, you aren't trying to end careers but you want them to remember that last hit you put on them when they ran the ball or went over the middle for a catch. There's nothing illegal about hitting someone as hard as possible if you are using proper tackling form and that's what guys like AW, Ray Lewis, etc do when they play (for the most part).



I was not advocating any of his hits in Cleveland's game, just agreeing with the statement he made assuming he or anyone else is playing inside the rules. Again, there's nothing wrong with hitting a guy as hard as you can on every play if you aren't head hunting, etc. Harrison is a dirty player (at times), but I'd kill to have him at OLB on our team.

Your not out there to injure players either. Saying so is 100% moronic!

 

[LoyaltyisaCurse]

Please do not equate A-Dub with Harrison. Harrison is a head hunting purposefully helmet spearing flagrant cornholio and A-dub is a tough as nails player.

Big difference! Harrison is a thug and A-dub is a physical player.

 

[Southpaw]

These players and commentators, who make excuses for themselves and the vicious hits need to watch an endless reel of Muhammad Ali in his current state. In boxing they call it " punch drunk ".

P.S. I have had 3 concussions from "sports incidents" in my lifetime. No one needs to experience one of those things or find it acceptable as part of the game.

 

[BigRedRage]

I'm not surprised by his comments. What do you expect from an idiot that let his 2 year-old son play with his pit bull. I hope the kid heals up and has a normal life.

letting your kids play with your dog makes you a bad person? give me a break.

 

[Diamondback Jay]

The hit on Massaquoi (sic) was even worse than the one laid on Cribbs.

There's such a thing as hitting hard and playing physical, then there's being dirty. Both of Harrison's hits made me cringe the minute I saw them, and I knew a justified fine was forthcoming.

Now Harrison's talking about "retiring"? Good.. If you can't make a hard tackle that's within the clear boundaries of the NFL rulebook, perhaps you need to find another profession.

Oh and lemme tell you, the Steeler fanbase is so self entitled, anytime something doesn't go exactly as planned, they cry foul. This is the same fanbase that had a large number of people suggest that the NFL Draft be revamped to where the teams with the best records outside of the playoffs wound up with the top three picks in the draft, and cried foul that the league should penalize teams for laying down because the Jets got into the playoffs over them.

This said, you can imagine the conspiracy crap they're coming up with over this one.

 

[blindseyed]

Your not out there to injure players either. Saying so is 100% moronic!

In all fairness he didn't say he was out to injure he said he was out to hurt guys that came into his area. There's a difference when players say Guys play "hurt" they don't play "injured"...just sayin

And by the way, I'm not excusing what he did cuz it was a cheap shot