Actually, he should probably stop delivering leaping forearm shivers to the sternums and heads of defenseless players.
When it happens to punters, it’s a clear and indisputable penalty, but when it happens to quarterbacks, a flag means the league is going soft?
While ESPN has to continue to kiss Goodell’s ass in order to maintain the NFL’s collaboration, they’re finally discussing the glaringly obvious:
http://espn.go.com/espnradio/show?showId=mikeandmike
Click on the 3rd link to the conversation worth Adam Shefter
If you actually block the punt, you can pretty much barrel over the punter at full speed. It’s only if you don’t touch the ball that it’s a penalty. So your example makes the NFL “rules” less logical, since oftentimes, whether or not you block the kick is pure chance.
I agree that Harrison is now being targeted, but here’s the thing: he brought this upon himself because he used to intentionally seek out helmet to helmet contact. Its not like all of a sudden this is an issue for him. Maybe he’s pissed about being held so much?
That penalty on him WRT Ryan Fitzpatrick was pretty lame, though, as was the levying of a fine.
Yeah, but someone who blocks a punt is actually going for the ball. James Harrison leaping and throwing his forearm out is only trying to get a hit in on someone who can’t defend himself.
That’s affectionately known amongst the Yinzers as “Steeler Football”, and you’d better quit whining about it, because the Steeler franchise does everything the right way, has the bestest owners evah, holds the moral high ground above all other NFL teams and has rings for their thumbs.
Oh noes! Whatever shall we do? Steeler fans have alienated a Packers fan who harbored a fondness for the Steelers of the 1970’s! What will become of Steeler Nation without Hamlet among its ranks?
Perhaps we could tone down our support of the Steelers? Wear replicas of Primanti sandwiches on our heads? Engage in quiet introspection about perceived injustices regarding our team and its players rather than verbalizing them?
Hamlet! Hamlet! If you go, where shall we go? What shall we do? Oh, do tell us ephemeral, erstwhile, ersatz Steeler fan Hamlet!
That’s right, thumbs! Of course, it’s pretty evident each week what the Bengals are doing with their thumbs.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I rest my case.
The Bengals have no thumbs. Or wait, they are all thumbs. Ah forget it, they suck!
Don’t you think instead of constantly being snarky in Steeler threads, you should be working hard to make us into fans of the Packers? I mean, I once had a lot of respect for the Packers - all that great “frozen tundra” stuff - but come on. Once you’re snarked on by a snarky Packers fan, you just cannot remain a fan of the team. Oh how the Packers suffer as a result.
I love the Packers. The last thing in the world I would want is to saddle them with you.
Unlike the Steelers, who desperately need you to look favorably upon them.
I’ve been trying to recall the last time someone opened up a line of discourse like that you’ve presented here. Turns out, it was in third grade, when some kid told me that if I did something he wanted me to do, he’d be my best friend.
Hamlet, please share with us what it is that we need to do in order for you to be our best friend.
I mentioned it in another thread but a potentially huge boost to our D would be to see Aaron Smith come back. I think we’d see an immediate improvement in the linebackers and secondary. Tomlin was very circumspect but did imply that some good news could be forthcoming. He’s so tight-lipped about that stuff that there must have been some encouraging MRIs leading up to the most recent round of tests. I think Eason would have done a decent job on that side but of course he had to fill in for Keisel (who should be back for the Ravens game). Ziggy Hood is quick but just doesn’t look strong enough to hold guys up for an entire game. He could probably start for any 3-4 team in the league though so it isn’t a huge knock on him; Aaron Smith is just THAT good at a totally underappreciated position.
I think it has something to do with Fitzpatrick’s rather impressive beard.
how do you fucking break the quarterback’s nose with a blow to the head and not draw a flag? if you do it against Ben Roethlisberger, apparently.
Our secondary is horrid. McFadden appears to have absolutely no idea where he is supposed to go.
Well, Big Ben can play with a steel plate in his shoe (or whatever it is) and a nose bloodied and knocked nearly sideways.
Bloody hell, let’s hope for a big turnaround in this one. Terrell Suggs always kills us. Having him matched up against Scott all day is just brutal.
I’ve always liked McFadden but…wow…
The Steelers were lucky to escape that half only down by a touchdown. the drops and fumbles didn’t help, either.
Hopefully the second half will be better.