Harrison skips practice while mulling retirement

[for surtain 22]

I think Harrison started his hit against Cribbs before Cribbs started to lean forward. If Cribbs doesn't lean forward Harrison hits him in the torso.

The Massaquoi hit I honestly don't think is cheap at all. Nothing like Meriweather's hit.

[BigHouseUSA]

Because he obviously hit him with his shoulder. He lead with his shoulder, and that's what he hit him with.

You have serious vision problems.

[RosettaStoned]

He was fumbling with the ball, that's why he bent down.

Either way, what's he supposed to do?

[BigHouseUSA]

I think Harrison started his hit against Cribbs before Cribbs started to lean forward. If Cribbs doesn't lean forward Harrison hits him in the torso.

The Massaquoi hit I honestly don't think is cheap at all. Nothing like Meriweather's hit.

Neither of these are worse than Meriweather's, but that doesn't mean he shouldn't be fined.

[RosettaStoned]

Lol, they don't make the same sound. You're kidding right?

Same fucking sound. Don't be an idiot.

[EmpireWF]

On the receiver hit, Harrison led with his helmet on a defenseless player.

No matter how many curses rosetta can drop, he went for the head.

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

You people have no fucking clue what youre talking about.

What Harrison did was called football. What Merriweather did was spearing.
You cant play defense in the league every helmet to helmet contact is deemed a penalty. It is NECESSARY and inevitable roughness.

Have you numbnuts put on pads and a helmet and tried to hit or tackle someone else with helmet and pads ?? Helmet to helmet is inevitable.
You try to square up and propel yourself at some jumping receiver or running back and the second he hunches over you end up cracking skulls.
Shit is not fun. Most of the time shit hurts you as much as it hurts them.

Once again you are outlawing defense. If you have to sit back wait absorb every offenseive player you might as well put flags on them.

And yes they depending whats hitting what pads helmets can sound very much the same. Especially when some guy gets a facemask on a buckle. Sounds like sword fight.

[RosettaStoned]

On the receiver hit, Harrison led with his helmet on a defenseless player.

No matter how many curses rosetta can drop, he went for the head.

Uh.. so he knew dude was going lower his head 8-10 inches a fraction of a second before they both collided at high speed? Some of you are fucking retarded.

[celtsxpatsxsox]

I have a feeling that if James Harrison played on your favorite team you wouldn't have a problem

I disagree, well at least for me anyway. I had a problem with the hit Meriweather did on Heap and thought he should of been suspended for it.

As for Harrison's hit, I thought the first hit on Cribbs was borderline since Cribbs was a ball carrier and not in a defenseless position but the one on Massaquoi I felt was illegal. Wasn't as bad as Meriweather's hit so I am not really sure why he go fined more. (Probably his comments saying hes looking to hurt people had some effect)

[Rush]

I have a feeling that if James Harrison played on your favorite team you wouldn't have a problem

Hey....we have a winner, tell him what he's won!

Being a football player and taking several helmet to helmet shots in my life, it's hard to choose a side. You want the players to be safe and not get hurt, but it's football. That comes with playing. Knowing that anytime you step on the field, it could be your last play because it's a dangerous sport. It isn't soccer. It isn't basketball, and it sure as fuck isn't baseball.

Kevin is completely right, if this player is on your team you have no problem with it. I would give ANYTHING to have my players on the Bears at least play with the same intensity as Harrison. I don't think any of the Bears could lay a helmet to helmet shot if the other guy wasn't moving prior to the hit. I feel like our game of football is slowly being pussified and watered down. It's all in the name of safety, but you cannot fine somebody 75,000, especially when you're sitting there on your website selling pictures of the photo making a profit off of it.

We watch football because of big plays, and big hits. Without big hits, we have a much less interesting game. I love how the NFL completely is disinterested in other injuries outside of "helmet to helmet" hits. I know they are less severe, but you see guys tearing ACL's, etc. all the time. Yet nothing is really done about those. They let guys play without knee pads, thigh pads, etc. If they are going to do the safety shit, shouldn't they make it full circle?

[RosettaStoned]

His shoulder did hit his helmet, so did his helmet. Making it helmet-to-helmet.

Two helmets touching because of the jolt of a hit doesn't make it a helmet to helmet hit.

[for surtain 22]

Well man, head trauma is just a tad bit more serious than tearing an ACL. With one you will probably have side effects such as retardation after age 40, and with the other you may hobble around a tad.

Still, I'm on your side... it's football, and it's a dangerous game. Players know the risk.

[RosettaStoned]

It's not even that Harrison plays for my team. The only dirty hit I've seen this year has been the one on Heap IMO. I defended the DB that broke Boldin's jaw a few years back.

[Rush]

Well man, head trauma is just a tad bit more serious than tearing an ACL. With one you will probably have side effects such as retardation after age 40, and with the other you may hobble around a tad.

Still, I'm on your side... it's football, and it's a dangerous game. Players know the risk.

Retarded or a Gimp.......I guess the NFL is picking it's poison.

I don't know how you can justify being all out against helmet to helmet shots and then let guys not wear pads in their pants at all. They don't wear pads in their pants to run fasters and be less hindered, thus potentially creating higher impact hits, the same thing you're trying to outlaw?

I don't know what I am getting at with this......I just think it's dumb how some guys don't wear pads and they don't give a shit about it.

[Rush]

Saw this on a youtube comment and agree completely with it...

The thing that is lost in this discussion is that the players choose to play knowing the risk. For the risk they are compensated with millions of dollars.