PatsFan2

Didn't Rodney Harrison make a heck of career for himself making Hits like that? Hypocrites. I said before before when Ryan Clark cleaned up on Wes Welker only if we had a Safety that Hits like that.

RPCity

Sure....from a video shot entirely from behind. You can't tell a thing.

Take a look at this one. The helmet makes first contact. I don't know how to do the fancy html video-in-posts like that....but the link should work all the same.

YouTube - Willis McGahee gets jacked up by Ryan Clark 2009 AFC Championship Steelers Ravens

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PaulRevere

he led with the helmet. That's the kind of hits the league really needs to come down on and send a message. Doubt anything will happen here though.

PittPatriot

He appears to lead with the shoulder, but the collision happens at a bit on an angle - so the helmets are the first point of contact.

If Merriweather makes this hit, the board would explode with excitement because "we finally found a hard hitting safety."

flyonthewall

The initial contact was helmet to helmet, however he was attempting to lay a clean hit on him. He clearly was trying to lead with the shoulder, while still keeping his head on the correct side across the ball carrier (form tackle wise). Had he tried to get his head to the other side of the ball carrier he would have violated a cardinal rule of tackling. Leading with your head behind the forward direction of the ball carrier almost always results in a missed tackle.

Explain to me what he should have done different to better protect McGahee? They way that he put his head down and to the left (in an attempt to lead with his right shoulder) actually put him at the greater risk. I thought for sure that he broke his own neck when they first went down. Had he purely led with his head (face forward), he would have destroyed McGahee even worse, at no risk to himself.

WelkerGirl83

regardless of whether the play was 'clean' or 'good football.' (which I don't think it was) something needs to be done to him before he more seriously (depending on Willis' injuries..) hurts somebody. That hit was NASTY. If it was the first tme he's done it, it'd be different, but it's not.

Mayday Malone

He made no attempt to wrap him up, and he launched at him. That seems to be his method of tackling I guess. If the league chooses to except it, then whoever plays the Steelers knows what they are allowed to get away with themselves. Hopefully Bill's paying attention.

PatsFanInEaglesLand

I hope Ryan Clark leaves the Superbowl on a stretcher. It would only be justice.

Tomlin clearly teaches this, Limas Sweed did this earlier in the game. The Hines Ward "headbutt" earlier in the year.

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Triggerfish

Now, I KNOW you Pat's fans hate Pittsburgh, and ya know...the feelings are mutual from most Steeler fans. So I can live with that. I also know, that due to your hatred of the Steelers, you'll look for ANYTHING to ***** and whine about, which by the way is kinda pathetic. I also know that most Pat's fans, whether they would admit it or not, are jealous of the Steelers superior defense. So, I guess this thread makes perfect sense based on all of that. Suprisingly, there are a few of you on this thread who see things clearly, without clouded judgement, and KNOW the game of football. The hit was clean. There will be no punishment. So, you all can quit talking about that now. He attempted to lead with his right shoulder, although Willis kinda "turned into the hit", which resulted in the helmets colliding. Was it a "viscious" hit? Absolutely, but that's the game a football, and the defender's objective is to STOP the ball-carrier, not gently direct him to the ground.

With all that being said PatsFanInEagleLand....you are a DISGRACE to football fans everywhere, and really just a sad, pathetic human being. WISHING players to be carted off the field?! Really? It takes a certain level of ignorance just to THINK something like that, but a whole other level to POST it publicly. Unbelievable. I suppose we all should expect this from you, since your a Pats fan (who HATES all things Steelers) and living in "Eagle's land", which has the most ridiculous, hateful fans in the country. Stick to booing Santa dude. It's still pathetic, but at least you're not actually hoping for physical harm to athletes.

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SeymourTrophies

Negative, he is known as a dirty player for always getting a shot in, no matter when the whistle is blown. Hits after a player down is why rodney isn't liked around the league. Not for trying to cripple players with shots to the head.

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