James Harrison personal foul...

[DarrylS]

anyone have any idea what this was about?? Was their something that preceded this?? Football is violent, but thought the attack on Aaron Francisco a bit weird.. roid rage??? His actions preceded the subsequent safety.. looked pretty sloppy to me.

Madden thought he should have been thrown out.. but not convinced of sincerity of those comments as he may have been pandering to the masses.

 

[The_Riddler]

Here's the kicker, Terry McCauley had an opportunity to make up for all of the one-sided Steeler calls by simply calling this a PF during the kick. He looked the other way, called it "Post Possession" and the ultimate penalty because of it was a total a 1 3/4 yards as the Cardinals had downed the ball inside the 5, so it was half the distance to the goal. McCauley knew this ahead of time, yet tried to act as though it was a make up call for his one-sidedness towards the black and gold. Ah thanks for the yard and a half Terry........................

 

[Disco Volante]

Steelers linebacker Harrison charged with assault

Steelers linebacker Harrison charged with assault
Saturday, March 08, 2008
By Jim McKinnon, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison was arrested earlier today on charges that he assaulted his girlfriend in Ohio Township.

Mr. Harrison, 29, of Franklin Park, was arraigned tonight on charges of simple assault and criminal mischief.

Ohio Township police said the woman, Beth Tibbott, who turns 30 on Monday, called police after Mr. Harrison had assaulted her.

According to the affidavit filed in support of the arrest, Ms. Tibbott and the pro-football player were arguing at her Sonie Drive residence just before 1 p.m. when she locked herself inside a bedroom.

Mr. Harrison broke down the door and, while she was trying to call 911, he took her cell phone and broke it in half, according to the affidavit.

Ms. Tibbott said he then hit her with an open hand in the face, knocking off her glasses. Township police said her left cheek showed "red marks."

 

[Brady'sButtBoy]

Considering Harrison's out of nowhere rejuvenation, I 'll go with 'roid rage. It's exactly what I thought as the foul occurred. BTW, the filthy Steelers are my new team to hate the most. I can't stand Big Boob, Ward, and the drugged up harrsion, they make my stomach crawl...

 

[Dino 6 Rings]

Considering Harrison's out of nowhere rejuvenation, I 'll go with 'roid rage. It's exactly what I thought as the foul occurred. BTW, the filthy Steelers are my new team to hate the most. I can't stand Big Boob, Ward, and the drugged up harrsion, they make my stomach crawl...

Oh man...don't hate...its bad Karma...I don't hate the Patriots...I just hate whatever team we are playing that week, its so much better that way...

Well actually...I can't stand the Cowboys...but they are so funny to watch implode now I kind of enjoy it...

oh wait...I hate Penn State SUX...that's right...I really really Hate Penn State SUX

 

[PatsGAgirl]

Has James Harrison been fined for his punching the guy on the field? I know he got the penalty, but where's the fine. David Thomas was fined for his little shove along with his penalty. Harrison was outright punching this guy.

Oh and how about Holmes. Will he be fined for using the ball as a prop after his "glorious" touchdown pass. Didn't Welker get fined for his snow angel? (by the way...he didn't use the ball as a prop with the snow angel)

 

[jcdavey]

jeez look at all this crying over a simple LB retaliation against a guy he thought was going for his knees

every team's D players do this once in a while

hell wilfork fans are going to cry about **** like this? hilarious

hypocrites

 

[madmike77]

He never actually punched him. He kept driving him to the ground after the whistle which is what he was called for. I doubt he'll be fined.

 

[PAPatsjunkie]

He never actually punched him. He kept driving him to the ground after the whistle which is what he was called for. I doubt he'll be fined.

Looked to me like he punched him in the back of the head/neck, then later shoved him to the ground. Has to be a fine.

 

[madmike77]

Looks to me like he hits him with an open hand on the shoulder to push him down, then pushes him back a couple of times. Maybe there was something before that I missed though.

EDIT: Actually in looking at the replay I'm not even sure where the penalty is. Maybe the ref thought he punched him.

 

[Koma]

Has James Harrison been fined for his punching the guy on the field? I know he got the penalty, but where's the fine. David Thomas was fined for his little shove along with his penalty. Harrison was outright punching this guy.

Oh and how about Holmes. Will he be fined for using the ball as a prop after his "glorious" touchdown pass. Didn't Welker get fined for his snow angel? (by the way...he didn't use the ball as a prop with the snow angel)

I didn't think this was worth starting a new thread over. I'm bumping this one since it touched on the issue:

The league got around to fining Santonio Holmes for using the ball as a prop after his game-winning TD catch.

It may have made a difference in the game if the officials actually noticed the offense at the time, but at least the league showed some consistency in doling out their fines.

One part of the article left me puzzled, thanks to our good Commissioner:

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said before the Pro Bowl that the NFL competition committee may consider making such celebrations legal if they occur long after a play ends.

How in the world are the officials going to consistently determine what "long after" is? Is it 45 seconds? 1 minute, 30 seconds? Will there be a timer? A panel of judges?

Just foolishness. Either allow TD celebrations or not and move on.

 

[WhiZa]

haha, that's great. I wish they would stop worrying about celebrations. It actually helps fans enjoy the game more. There whole reasoning behind it is it sets a bad example. Well why don't they make the players line up and slap each others hands after the game. Letting the players walk off the field is setting a bad example. It's funny what the NFL has come to.

 

[Kontradiction]

So... the league fines the guy for celebrating his GAME WINNING SUPER BOWL TOUCHDOWN CATCH but not the thug who threw punches at someone in front of billions of people worldwide? Stop me if this isn't sounding crazy to any of you.