A man non-the less, but also a very dumb man. So far he has racked up a total of 125,000 dollars in fines this year alone for one thing…his illegal hits. He has gotten to the point that he believes he is a target. A target? Yeah you would think so, repeat offending child rapists are targets too aren’t they? So why not him?
After Harrison’s latest hit, he still says, "I'm not playing dirty," he said. "I'm not doing anything that's outside the lines. ... There's nothing malicious or illegal about the way I'm playing or I'm tackling guys, so I'm going to continue to play the way I'm playing.". If this is his stance on this, then he should expect to continue getting penalties and fines. Instead of arguing the fact that he isn’t a dirty player, which I don’t believe the NFL has even said. Maybe he should think about how he's tackling or even contemplate retiring again. If anyone tackled as hard as he does and in the same way that he does, they too will get fined. Every one of his illegal hits this year has had a glaring problem, he leads with his head. If he doesn’t realize the problem in this he SHOULD retire. Sooner or later he’s not only going to hurt someone else but also himself.
Like my previous article “Illegal or Lazy” this is the same problem. Harrison doesn’t have to stop playing the way he does, he has to stop tackling they way no one is ever taught to. His technique of head down right into the defender, or “spearing” some would say has been illegal for a long time. So the NFL has the responsibility to flag and fine him. James Harrison, if your coach says you have children to feed, then stop being lazy and man up and tackle like everyone else in the league does.
Obviously Harrison didn’t catch the Jim Rome is Burning episode featuring Giants defensive end Justin Tuck. In this interview Tuck stated his support for the new fines and flags on hits. Not only was he a supporter, but his message should be thought by all NFL players, “We got to have it in the back of our head that a big killshot on a QB or offensive player isn’t more important than the fact than him being able to walk away from the game and go home, and play with his kids at night”. So James should think before his next opportunity at a killshot, “this guy may have kids to feed too” and not only that, but he himself has kids to feed. He may not have got injured yet, but has a good chance if he keeps leading with his head. Some times people have to realize when the battle is won or lost, and Harrison isn’t ever going to win this battle against the NFL.
-CP
-CP
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