We are past the point of bitching about the restrictive rules. We all get frustrated by them sometimes, but most of us understand why these rules are in place and now accept them for their purpose. The "this is a MANS GAME RARWR" crowd can not be reasoned with, so we don't even bother with the debates anymore.
Now let's deal Harrison. The flags & fines were flying last season as players adjusted. Harrison was one of those players. But the penalties and fines are down this year, as players have adjusted to the rules and learned how to hit clean. I suggested to the angry mobs here last year that this is exactly what would occur. Ridiculous arguments like "you can't reteach these players how to hit!" held no water. I think we are still seeing a few flags where the player meant no malice, but that is fringe damage and is worth the trade off of largely eliminating the headhunters and dirty hits, and with what we know about head injuries, hitting people in the dome simply can not be tolerated.
steeljake claiming that "the hit was clean" in the chatbox last night was like listening to pouting fans blame the refs after a tough loss. Emotion based nonsense that kills credibility. Harrison lead with his head, and planted his helmet directly into McCoy's face. There is no benefit of the doubt with Harrison, because he's been dirty before. He's had over a year to adjust. He's been in trouble before (rightly or wrongly in some some cases) for this.
Harrison is either dirty, which to me makes him a borderline criminal, or just too stupid to get it. In either case, he seems incapable of playing the game with respect for the other humans on the field, and it might be time to just show him the door.
Now let's deal Harrison. The flags & fines were flying last season as players adjusted. Harrison was one of those players. But the penalties and fines are down this year, as players have adjusted to the rules and learned how to hit clean. I suggested to the angry mobs here last year that this is exactly what would occur. Ridiculous arguments like "you can't reteach these players how to hit!" held no water. I think we are still seeing a few flags where the player meant no malice, but that is fringe damage and is worth the trade off of largely eliminating the headhunters and dirty hits, and with what we know about head injuries, hitting people in the dome simply can not be tolerated.
steeljake claiming that "the hit was clean" in the chatbox last night was like listening to pouting fans blame the refs after a tough loss. Emotion based nonsense that kills credibility. Harrison lead with his head, and planted his helmet directly into McCoy's face. There is no benefit of the doubt with Harrison, because he's been dirty before. He's had over a year to adjust. He's been in trouble before (rightly or wrongly in some some cases) for this.
Harrison is either dirty, which to me makes him a borderline criminal, or just too stupid to get it. In either case, he seems incapable of playing the game with respect for the other humans on the field, and it might be time to just show him the door.
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