So will God-ell now suspend James Harrison?

[MeetJoeGreene]

Re: So will God-ell now suspend James Harrison?

Harrison and Woodley are both repeat offenders now and could both be fined/suspended next week for totally bogus, BS calls.

[Chucktownsteeler]

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The sad thing is now they can be fines/ suspended without even penalties called.

I.E. Cleveland game.

Goodell is setting the table for mass suspensions for the play-offs.

Book-it.

ChucktownSteeler

[Starlifter]

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it's time for the rooneys to start defending their players. there are no owners in the league who are more respected. If they stood up to the tyrant I believe he would back down.

[Crash]

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The game was a disgrace. The Ref didn't throw the flag on Harrison until Taylor was in the endzone. It's like he saw who it was and THEN decided to throw the flag. Watch the replay. You can see it. He didn't throw that flag when the hit happened.

[AzStillers1989]

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There is a problem going on. I know many people have stated this over and over again so, really, i'm just a broken record. But there is a huge conflict of interests going on. Too much money is invested into this game and the whole financial aspect of this game for there not be behind the scene scams going on. In a way though, the steelers, winning today proves something. That even when u are being punished for playing hard nosed football, you can over come it by pure emotion and a DGAF attitude. This cant go on forever though, these BS calls can not keep happening if we wish to make a run in December/January/February....

I hope we kick the living crap out buffalo next sunday (all do respect to the bills) and keep our composure week in and week out and win no mater what happens.

Me being 21 (born in July of 89') i did not have the pleasure of being alive for the 70's but from what i have learned (from my pops and many other steelers faithful) the steelers have been a team of crap calls but always found ways to overcome them. we r in a very interesting situation and as a steeler fan i have never been more proud of my football team.


GOOO STEEEELERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Discipline of Steel]

Re: So will God-ell now suspend James Harrison?

Watch James Harrison get suspended and Seymour not. There will be riots in the streets!

[msp26505]

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Watch James Harrison get suspended and Seymour not. There will be riots in the streets!

Exactly what I was thinking yesterday.

[hawaiiansteel]

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Watch James Harrison get suspended and Seymour not. There will be riots in the streets!

Exactly what I was thinking yesterday.

the NFL has made it clear that it wants to protect its QBs...

Seymour's punch occurred after the play was over, what a great way for God-ell to make a statement that this type of action will simply not be allowed.

a one-game suspension and $100,000 fine would be a good way to do exactly that.

[Ghost]

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[url]http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/14333075/slaphappy-seymour-deserves-big-hit-even-after-steelers-smackdown[/url]

Here’s just a little bit of the article:

PITTSBURGH -- After Oakland's Richard Seymour sucker-punched Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, the Steelers delivered their message. Now it's up to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to deliver his -- and that hard-ass better deliver one of the sternest messages of his life.

After the 6-foot-6, 310-pound Seymour sucker-punched Roethlisberger late in the first half Sunday, the Steelers handled it their way. They pulverized Oakland 35-3, sacking the Raiders six times, forcing three turnovers and pouring it on in the final minutes. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin took several shots downfield in the fourth quarter and had Roethlisberger throw a 16-yard touchdown pass with less than 75 seconds left for the final margin -- and the final message: Don't mess with our quarterback.

This was a physical game, and don't let the awful officiating confuse the issue. The box score shows that Pittsburgh was penalized 14 times for a franchise-record 163 yards, compared to seven penalties for 55 yards against the Raiders, but that's misleading. The referees were terrible. I'm not much for conspiracy theories, but the officiating was so one-sided -- some of the calls against Pittsburgh so mystifying -- that I researched the background of referee Tony Corrente. Just out of curiosity.

Corrente is a lifelong resident of California. Home of the Raiders. If you were curious.

[Discipline of Steel]

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Seymour not suspended...we are halfway there! James Harrison is on the verge of martyrdom for all sports for all times! It only makes me admire him more...he is relentless and he will get Goodell in the end.

[Crash]

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If Goodell goes to Pittsburgh to see tailgaters I demand that he get the soccer team treatment and pelt that bastard with fruit.

His ties to Baltimore are why this happens. It's not even hidden at this point.

We better take care of business early next week and then empty the bench. No chance for a suspension that way.

[hawaiiansteel]

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Roger Goodell HATES James Harrison

By Justin Meiser. Published on 11/22/2010




The issuance of this week’s NFL fines from the Commissioner’s Office taught me one thing. Roger Goodell absolutely hates James Harrison. Harrsion, star linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers, has been fined repeatedly this season and in previous seasons for what are deemed to be illegal hits in the field of play. Harrison has been fined more than any other player this season accruing $100,000 in fines for “Helmet to Helmet” hits.

Mind you, each and every one of Harrison’s hits occurred in the field of play, between the whistles. I believe most are warranted, not because they’re cheap shots or dirty plays, but because Harrison is either too dumb, too stubborn, or both to adjust the way he hits. He clearly leads with his head down, not seeing his target, which is incredibly dangerous for him and for his target. He’s made a big deal out his fines as he doesn’t understand what he can do differently and even feigned retirement. But it’s clear to me that as long as he continues to lead with his head down, he’ll continue to get fined. All he has to do is hit with his head up and actually see his target.

But even so, each hit is within the field of play and clearly during the play, not after the whistle. Compare this to Richard Seymour‘s outburst against Harrison’s teammate, Ben Roethlisberger. Seymour took out his frustrations for the Raiders beat down by the Steelers on Big Ben’s face with a semi punch right in Ben’s grill after the play. If anything, a blatant hit to the head of a star QB, AFTER THE PLAY would draw the attention and punishment of the league office.

It did draw some attention to the league office, but not all that much. Seymour was fined $25,000 compared to the $50,000 fine issued earlier in the year to Harrison and others. So does Roger Goodell just hate Harrison that much? Is he THAT irritated with Harrison’s stubborn behavior and retirement threats?

I definitely think someone in the NFL League Office has a big problem with James Harrison. I don’t know if it’s Goodell himself or one of his advisors. But they seem dead set on sending repeated messages to Harrison to correct his behavior and tackling technique.

Who knows… maybe Goodell decided to take it easy on Seymour because he saw the ridiculous Vlade Divacs-esque flop by Big Ben…

Maybe Goodell knows Big Ben deserved much worse than that after his repeated abuse of drunk co-eds over the past few years…

Maybe the bounty that co-eds across the nation put on Big Ben’s head extended to the Commissioner so he would take it easy on Seymour…

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[Crash]

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Maybe he's upset that Harrison is a star after his beloved Ravens cut him?

[hawaiiansteel]

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James Harrison, Steelers may be Correct in Criticism of NFL Officials, Must Keep Playing Hard Regardless

by Mike Cole on Mon, Nov 22, 2010




The NFL seems serious about its attempt to clean up the game by eliminating vicious hits it deems illegal. The league may just be picking the Pittsburgh Steelers to make its point.

The Steelers were flagged 20 times on Sunday in their 35-3 win over the Raiders.

One of those penalties was for roughing the passer, another was for an illegal block above the waist and three more were for other personal fouls.

Safety Ryan Clark was called for what may have been a bogus helmet-to-helmet penalty. Linebacker James Harrison was the guilty party on the roughing-the-passer call, another questionable flag.

In a league that wants to clean up some of the hits its players give out every week, is it possible that it may be more than a coincidence that the Steelers are getting flagged the way they are?

For their entire history, the Steelers have hung their hats on hard-nosed, in-your-face defense. The Steel Curtain dominated the 70s, and in recent years, the Steelers have gotten back to that brash style of play -- and they may be suffering because of it.

Clark and Harrison are two of the better, harder-hitting defensive players in the game, as are safety Troy Polamalu and linebacker LaMarr Woodley.

The Steelers try to send a message through their defense, a message that is usually heard loud and clear. The message the league seems to be sending, though, is that there is such thing as playing too hard, and the Steelers may be crossing the line.

"I'll let you be the judge of that," Woodley said after the game when asked whether or not the Steelers were being targeted by the league and its officials, according to ESPN.com. "If you just look across the board and what's been happening this year, I will let you answer that one."

Harrison was a little less diplomatic about things, obviously frustrated with the mounting fines he's had to pay for his controversial hits, a number that is now at $100,000 for this season alone. According to Yahoo Sports, Harrison said that he felt Richard Seymour should be suspended for punching (or slapping, depending on who you ask) Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.

Seymour wasn't suspended, but instead, he was given a $25,000 fine, a slap on the wrist compared to some of the fines Harrison has received. As Harrison pointed out, his fines have come for hits made during play, not after the whistle like Seymour's.

The points are fair. The evidence, both in video and statistics, seems to be starting to back up those same points. But for now, the Steelers would probably be better suited to just stay quiet and continue to play the game the way they have been. Commenting on the situation won't make things better. The extra attention could even make things worse.

Ironically, though, the Steelers might be best off heeding something that Harrison, of all people, said following Sunday's game.

"We're going to play together no matter what," he said. "And when there are a lot of penalties that are going against you, that's going to bring you closer together and you are going to play harder."

For now, Harrison and the Steelers seem confident in their ability to overcome any bias toward them -- real or imagined. Their devotion to "playing harder" is really the only thing they can do. Just as long as it's not too hard.

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[msp26505]

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The message the league seems to be sending, though, is that there is such thing as playing too hard

What an absolute load of B.S.