Comments on: James Harrison won’t take pay cut to stay with Steelers

By: poopystinkypants

poopystinkypants — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 03:12:19 +0000

Love Harrison but he’s been injured the past couple of years. Same goes for Troy. It made sense to sign them a couple years ago but they aren’t producing at a high level anymore. It would be hard to say goodbye to them but I think it’s time. But let’s also get rid of dead weight like Woodley. He is so overrated it’s not funny. If I’m an opposing offense I’m running to his side every time. He doesn’t set the edge or contain. Let’s end the country club and start demanding excellence again. Get rid of the folks who mail it I’m every week – like Woodley…and Tomlin needs to be on watch too. He gets less out of more than any Steeler coach of recent memory. He is a fraud.

By: itsfootballbaby

itsfootballbaby — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:52:38 +0000

Starting at QB for the Cleveland Browns……Joe Flacco. And starting LB for the Cleveland Browns…..James Harrison. What, are we in bizarro world?

By: blackngold4life

blackngold4life — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 07:56:27 +0000

He posted some random BS on his Facebook.. no clue what it means..probably non football related

By: jsingh21

jsingh21 — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 03:08:14 +0000

agree with everyone that he should take the cut or goodbye blah blah that already covered anyway ye wen don’t have a replacement lined up but we can draft one i woul say Jarvis Jones but i rather we use our first round pick on Kenny vaccaro and both could go before our pick comes but we can still get a replacement in the second round that can start right away

By: bobzilla1001

bobzilla1001 — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:47:22 +0000

andrewprough:
There’s a huge difference between restructuring a contract and taking a paycut. That’s the entire point of this topic…
Roethlisberger has not lost a penny of his $110 million contract.

By: downslide33

downslide33 — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 07:19:48 +0000

Sounds to me like Harrison wants out of Pitt.

By: andyo102

andyo102 — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:04:38 +0000

I cant blame him though. With all the fines he is going to receive this year, he will need every penny he can get his hands on

By: steelers6rngs

steelers6rngs — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 05:14:34 +0000

And i thought Colt McCoy and Mohamed Masaquoi would be awake to enjoy this moment!!

By: matthewmtg45

matthewmtg45 — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 05:01:33 +0000

Personally, I’m not worried about next year.

So as long as Ben brings home that 7th before retirement, I’d be satisfied.

Way I see it: 5 highly productive seasons left for Ben, give or take.

So Pittsburgh has 5 full seasons (+1 -1) to get Ben his 3rd Ring.

By: swagger52

swagger52 — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 04:55:04 +0000

I have such fond memories of the last two years of Harrison and Polamalu being irrelevant. I hate to see them leave or be replaced. I actually think they should bring Whines Hard back.

By: mackcarrington

mackcarrington — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:22:23 +0000

He may still be a good player. but he AIN’T WORTH 6.5 million !!!!

By: ravensrule52

ravensrule52 — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 02:28:18 +0000

of course he wont… needs to make up for the money takin by goodel for all those illegal hits!

By: ravensfan19

ravensfan19 — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 01:33:27 +0000

Harrison at this stage of his career sums up what the Steelers are Old and Washed Up.

By: whitdog23

whitdog23 — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 01:20:01 +0000

sportsfrenzy, you might want to learn how players are paid, and how the salary cap number is calculated. you got it totally WRONG!!!

By: ironman721

ironman721 — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 01:00:33 +0000

They will take a lb in either the 1st or 2nd round of the draft. Or both. If they go ILB, Timmons could bounce outside. He is their best LB. Harrison is done. Arizona always likes our left overs so good luck with that. The DL is young and talented after Hampton is cut. They must re-sign CB Lewis. And draft a safety. Worilds can play but Woodley needs to return to form as an elite pass rusher and stay healthy.

By: Steelerz7

Steelerz7 — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:44:54 +0000

Good luck with your next team James, and take Polumalu with you your both over the hill and over paid.

By: antibenapalooza

antibenapalooza — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:39:00 +0000

I have a suggestion: get rid of Rottenberger instead!

By: jmblosser82

jmblosser82 — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:38:04 +0000

Brown made plenty of plays, he can’t make them all and none of the other receivers were consistent. Ben before he got hurt behind the lousy line was having a great year. The team will be a wild card next year. James will be gone. And ravenator I believe the ravens had way more illegal hits then the steelers.

By: matthewmtg45

matthewmtg45 — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:36:46 +0000

As I’ve previously stated somewhere -

If I would have been in charge, Mike Wallace would not have seen a single snap during the 2012 season.
Attitude. I dislike his. He’s not Steeler material.

In contrast, however, Antonio Brown appears to be the kind of WR the Pittsburgh Steelers love, and rightfully so. Appears to be diligent in his pursuit for perfection along with strong potential for a leadership role within the WR group. The evidence of his talents are on tape.

I believe Ben Roethlisberger can/will bring home the 7th Lombardi Trophy to Pittsburgh before he retires. All actions taken by Pittsburgh, roster-wise, should focus on such notion. AKA: Not crucial to win Super Bowl next season.

By: rottenbellybutton

rottenbellybutton — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:10:43 +0000

halusbr33: Maybe if Antonio would make more plays people would know his first name. Randallflagg was absolutely correct in his assessment of ben and Antonio nonetheless. MEDIOCRE!

By: stevelikesthesteelers

stevelikesthesteelers — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:09:14 +0000

I’d rather keep him than Woodley. Both guys are a problem.

By: halusbr33

halusbr33 — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:57:34 +0000

randallflagg52 says: Feb 12, 2013 3:43 PM

The steelers wouldn’t have a salary cap issue if they didn’t overpay for mediocre players like Andre Brown and Ben Roethlisberger. Brown has like what, 4 career TDs, and Ben is just an injury prone idiot with a knack for tossing pick 6′s in crunch time.
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Who is Andre Brown? If he is any good, we’ll take him

Seems as though the Ravens will have some cap casualties as well.

By: letemplay

letemplay — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:49:02 +0000

If he goes we won’t have any Pollard type players to be concerned with….
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That’s true, Troy used to hit that hard in his prime, but he gets banged up too easy now so yea I gotta agree.

You have no one that hits as hard as the bone crusher.

By: csilojohnson

csilojohnson — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:48:42 +0000

They will restructure his deal to make it work. Amid all the mistakes in this article. One thing stands true. There isn’t anyone there to replace.
Not on Harrisons level. (healthy) Worilds has shown flashes at times. You have to actually watch the games to see that type of thing though.
As long as they dont stir up to much this off season. I see next year as pretty promising.

By: letemplay

letemplay — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:47:46 +0000

I always liked watching him play and I think he can still be a force if he can get healthy. I always thought he got a bum deal with the suspension.

The steelers always do try to cut someone too early instead of too late. I’m sure he won’t be out of work if they do.

By: tokyosandblaster

tokyosandblaster — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:24:50 +0000

The team is quickly becoming a joke.

By: ballinmore

ballinmore — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:04:02 +0000

Undrafted. Kicked to the curb at least twice. Miraculous DPOY and Super Bowl and now injury plagued in his 30′s. I smell steroids.

By: Nofoolnodrool

Nofoolnodrool — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:00:30 +0000

If he goes we won’t have any Pollard type players to be concerned with….

By: radrntn

radrntn — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:41:25 +0000

I am not surprised at all. he can’t afford to take a pay cut….how would he be able to pay for all his fines if he did.

By: andrewproughcfe

andrewproughcfe — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:27:27 +0000

@bobzilla – “Maybe it’s time to ask the highest paid player in franchise history to take a cut in pay.”

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Ben has consistently re-done his deal to help fit other guys under the cap. You can say a lot about Ben, but the guy hasn’t ever complained about his contract or refused to re-work it to try to stock the roster.