Steelers' Harrison Fined $20,000 For Hit On Brees

Euphoria · 11-04-2010, 05:44 PM

Actually the fine fits!!!

This is my argument about the rule. The problem isn't about hard hits but it is the way you hit. This is tackle football not use a weapon to hurt or kill someone.

If you look at the play just before he hits Brees he ducks his head... instant penatly and fine. DO NOT DUCK YOUR FREAKIN' HEAD. That isn't proper tackling technique.

If you had a good coach and they taught you how to tackle, you'll know that you keep your head up... eyes on the target and wrap up.

This is what the league is trying to tell the players DO NOT USE YOUR HELMET AS A WEAPON! You duck your head you will get a penalty and a fine.

What I notced about the Steelers is that they are the dirtiest team out there. There were some real close calls they need to start coming down on and that is late hits. When clearly the player is on the ground and a player comes in and hits him.

ozzie8 · 11-04-2010, 07:30 PM

not sure it warranted a fine it wasnt that bad

Ashley · 11-04-2010, 07:47 PM

is he going to retire now?

73Saint · 11-04-2010, 08:07 PM

Euphoria is dead on, bottom line is you lower your head and it's a fine. Whether you believe it or not it's just as much for the safety of the one issuing the hit as it is for the one being hit.

If you ever played football, basic technique tells you to keep your eye on what you are aiming for. When you lower your head you can't do that.

Fine was warranted based on that alone. Period. The end.

darstep · 11-04-2010, 08:15 PM

Its all crazy. Political correctness is going to ruin a perfectly brutal game. The hit was a love tap. I'll say it again, we are on our way to playing two hand touch below the waist. Perhaps we should cut the salaries down to 30 or 40 thousand since no one will ever be bleeding.

Saintswrath · 11-04-2010, 11:20 PM

Drew should go on air and tell NFL to leave that man alone IT"S FOOTBALL! US QB'S GET HIT! LET EM PLAY!.. I bet Drew Would be called the best NFL player of all time if he does that.

Euphoria · 11-05-2010, 09:45 AM

They are showing the wrong play on the site.

THIS IS THE PLAY that drew the penalty and the fine.

YouTube - James Harrison hit on Drew Brees

He ducked his head, leading with the helmet. It is a bit dirty. All he had to do was keep his head up watching Brees through out the play. The proper technique would have been keep you head up watching the player you are tackling and MAKE A TACKLE by wrapping Brees up with your arms and taking him to the ground not just laying a hit with the helmet.

neugey · 11-05-2010, 10:12 AM

I think the league is trying to make an example out of Harrison and the Steelers. I don't agree with it, but I think it's fitting because of how much offensive holding and kind officiating the Steelers have gotten away with in the Roethlisberger era.

lynwood · 11-05-2010, 06:13 PM

I think it takes a lot of aggresiveness out of the game. Defenses are going to be more worried about getting fined and not making a tackle. There is legitimate "spearing" which is no good, but I don't want to have players thinking " should I let up and give him the opportunity to throw the ball"

jlouhill · 11-06-2010, 11:06 AM

I know a lot of people don't like the NFL crackdown. I have no problem with it. I have been saying for years that players are more concerned now with how hard and violent they can hit someone than they are with actually making the tackle. I have feared that someone was going to be paralyzed or even killed if it kept escalating. I applaud the NFL for doing this. Tackling has become a lost art. It's more "let me see if I can get on ESPN highligts with this hit" than "let me help my team by making this tackle."

11-04-2010, 05:44 PM	#1
Euphoria 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 7,601 Blog Entries: 5	Actually the fine fits!!! This is my argument about the rule. The problem isn't about hard hits but it is the way you hit. This is tackle football not use a weapon to hurt or kill someone. If you look at the play just before he hits Brees he ducks his head... instant penatly and fine. DO NOT DUCK YOUR FREAKIN' HEAD. That isn't proper tackling technique. If you had a good coach and they taught you how to tackle, you'll know that you keep your head up... eyes on the target and wrap up. This is what the league is trying to tell the players DO NOT USE YOUR HELMET AS A WEAPON! You duck your head you will get a penalty and a fine. What I notced about the Steelers is that they are the dirtiest team out there. There were some real close calls they need to start coming down on and that is late hits. When clearly the player is on the ground and a player comes in and hits him.
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11-04-2010, 07:30 PM	#2
ozzie8 Rookie Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 7	not sure it warranted a fine it wasnt that bad
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11-04-2010, 07:47 PM	#3
Ashley Site Donor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Colorado Springs Co Posts: 2,760	is he going to retire now?

11-04-2010, 08:07 PM	#4
73Saint 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: NOLA Posts: 2,336	Euphoria is dead on, bottom line is you lower your head and it's a fine. Whether you believe it or not it's just as much for the safety of the one issuing the hit as it is for the one being hit. If you ever played football, basic technique tells you to keep your eye on what you are aiming for. When you lower your head you can't do that. Fine was warranted based on that alone. Period. The end.

11-04-2010, 08:15 PM	#5
darstep SaintSince67 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PortCity Posts: 2,044	Its all crazy. Political correctness is going to ruin a perfectly brutal game. The hit was a love tap. I'll say it again, we are on our way to playing two hand touch below the waist. Perhaps we should cut the salaries down to 30 or 40 thousand since no one will ever be bleeding.

11-04-2010, 11:20 PM	#6
Saintswrath +Mod Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Between 504 & 813 Posts: 1,776 Blog Entries: 4	Drew should go on air and tell NFL to leave that man alone IT"S FOOTBALL! US QB'S GET HIT! LET EM PLAY!.. I bet Drew Would be called the best NFL player of all time if he does that.

11-05-2010, 10:12 AM	#8
neugey Hu Dat! Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,857 Blog Entries: 13	I think the league is trying to make an example out of Harrison and the Steelers. I don't agree with it, but I think it's fitting because of how much offensive holding and kind officiating the Steelers have gotten away with in the Roethlisberger era.

11-05-2010, 06:13 PM	#9
lynwood 1000 Posts + Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hockley, Tx Posts: 1,515	I think it takes a lot of aggresiveness out of the game. Defenses are going to be more worried about getting fined and not making a tackle. There is legitimate "spearing" which is no good, but I don't want to have players thinking " should I let up and give him the opportunity to throw the ball"

11-06-2010, 11:06 AM	#10
jlouhill 500th Post Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Denton, Tx. Posts: 692	I know a lot of people don't like the NFL crackdown. I have no problem with it. I have been saying for years that players are more concerned now with how hard and violent they can hit someone than they are with actually making the tackle. I have feared that someone was going to be paralyzed or even killed if it kept escalating. I applaud the NFL for doing this. Tackling has become a lost art. It's more "let me see if I can get on ESPN highligts with this hit" than "let me help my team by making this tackle."