Originally posted by 49ersMyLife:
Good article on PFT about this. Looks like all the fines were legitimate fines. He is leading with his helmet to hit the QBs and defenseless WRs who are in the act of catching the ball. I'm sorry, but he has to understand the rules.
For his most recent $25,000 fine, Harrison put his helmet into the chest of Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. It doesn’t matter that Harrison didn’t hit Fitzpatrick in the head. Harrison led with his helmet. It’s an illegal hit. Ditto for the $20,000 fine imposed after Harrison put his helmet into the back of Saints quarterback Drew Brees. And a pro athlete who continues to make illegal hits fairly will be labeled, eventually, a dirty player.
Ironically, Harrison has a teammate in Troy Polamalu who could simply pull him aside and say, “Look at what I did to Terrell Owens. I hit him with my shoulder in the midsection. That’s all you have to do. Quit dipping and leading with your helmet.”
Stop b***hing about it and calling them legal hits. They are not. Use your shoulder, what is so hard about this. This is taught at high school level.
for me it is not me complaining about the viscious hits or the crown hits. it is the hits when the WR goes into his shell and dropping his head and then the defender gets punished for it.