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Pigskin Detention: the big-hit double standard; plus, breaking news!
Cold, Hard Football Facts for October 22, 2010
By Pat Imig
Cold, Hard Football Facts Man of the Match
Seems like the manufcatured "outrage" over HardHitGate will be an ongoing story throughout the 2010 season. Pigskin Detention will cover the story tightly ... well, until we draw a penalty for being a big old meanie.
NFL POLICE PRESENT: THE BIG HIT DOUBLE STANDARD
“Hit him before he hits you. If I can find a way to hurt him before he hurts me, that’s alright.”
The man who said this was:
A) Steelers LB James Harrison
B) Titans defensive coordinator Chuck Cecil
C) Hall of Fame safety Ronnie Lott
D) Jaguars RB Maurice Jones-Drew
The correct answer is “D,” Maurice Jones-Drew, who made the statement last week on ESPN's Monday Night Countdown.
So if a running back openly states he wants to hurt his opponent before the opponent hits him and then goes on the field and leads with his helmet while bowling over a linebacker, will the act draw a flag?
Of course not.
Will the act draw a fine? Of course not.
Will the NFL have a problem adding two more games to the regular season? Of course not.
These are the things that confound the hall monitors of Pigskin Detention.
Cold, Hard Football Facts for October 22, 2010
By Pat Imig
Cold, Hard Football Facts Man of the Match
Seems like the manufcatured "outrage" over HardHitGate will be an ongoing story throughout the 2010 season. Pigskin Detention will cover the story tightly ... well, until we draw a penalty for being a big old meanie.
NFL POLICE PRESENT: THE BIG HIT DOUBLE STANDARD
“Hit him before he hits you. If I can find a way to hurt him before he hurts me, that’s alright.”
The man who said this was:
A) Steelers LB James Harrison
B) Titans defensive coordinator Chuck Cecil
C) Hall of Fame safety Ronnie Lott
D) Jaguars RB Maurice Jones-Drew
The correct answer is “D,” Maurice Jones-Drew, who made the statement last week on ESPN's Monday Night Countdown.
So if a running back openly states he wants to hurt his opponent before the opponent hits him and then goes on the field and leads with his helmet while bowling over a linebacker, will the act draw a flag?
Of course not.
Will the act draw a fine? Of course not.
Will the NFL have a problem adding two more games to the regular season? Of course not.
These are the things that confound the hall monitors of Pigskin Detention.