I will argue until i’m blue in the face that his hit on Massaqoui was legal and not dirty since Massaquoi ducked into it. I argue when there is reasonable doubt. There is no doubt in my mind that he meant to knock Colt out. The loophole that he was a “runner” may be enough to prevent any huge suspension or fine but, it is not enough to convince any unbias person (aka anyone other than the terrible, embarrassing, “got six?”, homer, steelers fans).

Unfortunately, he is dirty. But, at least he didn’t murder anyone….sorry Ravens fans but, I couldn’t resist. I know you were probably thinking…”hey, a Steelers fan that I like.” hahaha….but, seriously….Ray killed that guy.

Well said sir, I agree completely.

My comments are spot on. Unlike you, I’ve actually played the game and I know what I’m talking about.

If you disagree with my observations then you should try making a substantive rebuttal to them, as opposed to responding with mere vacuous invective. Of course, if you are incapable of doing so, then please accept my apologies for imposing the burden of critical thought on you.

Your comments are as incorrect as they could possibly be. I’m sure you can’t comprehend that, but that is your problem. Same goes for writer’s last sentence.

It is physically impossible to tackle a ballcarrier correctly without leading with your head. Regardless of what Roger Goodell thinks, it cannot be done. Period. An athlete ALWAYS leans forward when they run, therefore a football player will ALWAYS lead with his head when making a tackle. (To tackle someone without leading with your head would require a player to run backwards and then sit on the ball carrier. Is that the type of football you want to see played in the NFL?).

As for this BS about “tackling with the shoulder” a.k.a. arm-tackling, that’s a great way to 1) dislocate your shoulder, 2) get run over by the ball carrier as he breaks your lame-ass tackle and 3) get your butt chewed out by your coaches. If you don’t understand that, then please stop posting here and making a public display of your ignorance of the game of football.

Also, the “crown” of the helmet is the VERY TOP of the helmet; i.e. where one would wear a crown (duh…). You could probably watch every game in the NFL over the next 10 years and not see someone tackle by leading with the crown of their helmet. It’s dumb, dangerous and has been outlawed and coached against down to the high school level since at least the 1970s. People who accuse James Harrison (or any NFL player for that matter) of leading with the crown of his helmet are simply ignorant jackasses who have absolutely no clue what they are talking about.

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Stupid me.

Next thing you know, I’ll be saying something retarded, like “You can’t tackle leading with the crown of your helmet”.

My bad, Colt.

Purple uniforms? Who does that?
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ummm…the Vikings…

The loss of offensive weapons last season, primarily Hillis, wasn’t Colt’s fault, and it’s too bad he didn’t get a real chance to follow through on a promising rookie year.

Harrison is a damn fine LB, but he keeps using his head to make tackles. He could have snapped McCoy in two making a proper tackle, and he wouldn’t have had to deal with fines, dirty player accusations, or possible suspensions. Stop the head hunting.

Thanks for the superfluous editorializing you Mr. Smith. Harrison is not the sole root of the problem: it’s team medical staffs who have conflicts on interest about diagnosing the severity of head hits. Maybe the Browns medical staff should be apologizing to Colt and not just Harrison, but that would diverge from your agenda of demonizing Harrison, you hack.

Well played Colt.. well played.

For those people bagging on Goodell about clamping down on helmet to helmet hits. It is the players and former players that are causing this, not Goodell. I am sure he would prefer to let them beat themselves bloody, it allows him to beat them at negotiations easier.

Was the tackle a cheap shot, NO. Was it an illegal tackle – YES. Remember that there has been a rule about tackles while leading with your head and making crown to helmet shots. Did it deserve a suspension, probably not. However he didn’t get a suspension for just that hit, he got the suspension for repeat violations.

Harrison should care, if the people that he injured come out and say that his hits weren’t cheap, that should go a long way to help with his point that he isn’t a dirty player.

Lord knows it doesn’t happen very often.

Well played, Harrison.