Innocent players was irritated and disappointed by the decision of NFL
Thinking about what were legal and illegal actions on the field, many players hesitated and disappointed by the decision of NFL.
What the Pittsburgh Steelers, a club for jerry rice jersey fans aren't worried about is the NFL's stricter enforcement of dangerous hits altering their personality or physicality. Even if quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, a fan of deion sanders jersey suggests the modification was made partly to make the Steelers (4-1) less competitive. They're not sure how they're supposed to tackle. They're also confused about why they must change the way they've played football for years.
Linebacker James Harrison, a fan of seattle seahawks jersey didn't practice Wednesday, saying he's not certain how to play defense now that the NFL plans to fine and suspend players for flagrant hits, especially to the helmet. Harrison was fined $75,000 for a punishing hit Sunday that left Cleveland Browns wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi, a fan of seahawks jerseys with a concussion. "We all have the same concerns of what's legal and what's not legal," linebacker James Farrior said. "I don't think it's defined right now. It's a question mark for us, and we don't want to get in trouble every time we hit somebody, so it's definitely a concern."
Safety Ryan Clark, a fan of aaron curry jersey knows adjustments will be required to follow NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's decree that hits that endanger an opposing player's safety won't be tolerated. But Clark, a fan of t.j.houshmandzadeh jersey is convinced the aggressive, hit-before-you-get-hit mentality of the Steelers' defense won't change. "We still want to play football in a physical manner. We still want to stop people from scoring touchdowns," Clark, a fan of houshmandzadeh jersey said. "We're going to try to do that. You have to change if your intention was to be dirty. If your intention was to go out here and hit people in the helmet, injure people and give people concussions, you have to change. But that's never been our intention."
The Steelers lead the NFL in total defense since coach Mike Tomlin, a fan of rams jersey was hired in 2007. This season, they are No. 1 in fewest points (60, or 28 fewer than any other team) and rushing yards allowed and are No. 6 in overall defense.
"We have a reputation of being a tough football team and we have a lot of Lombardis up there, and that doesn't make a lot of people happy," Roethlisberger, a fan of st louis rams jersey said. "But you know what? It makes us happy, so we'll just try to go out and play the game of football the way we know how to play it." What Steelers players on both sides of the ball fear is that defenders, worried about fines or penalties, will target the legs and hips -- possibly creating career-threatening lower body injuries. Even worse, Roethlisberger, a fan of steven jackson jersey and backup quarterback Byron Leftwich agreed they'd rather have a concussion than a serious knee injury.
"We can't go around hitting guys in the head, they made that point and we understand that," Clark, a fan of sam bradford jersey said. "Obviously they wanted to make it a big issue, with the media showing the hits over and over again. They had to make a statement, and I think they did. But where do you go from here? We don't want to see guys with blown ACLs and thigh bruises and hip replacements. It's a touchy subject. We've got to find a way to hit these guys within the rules."
Then I am wondering how to judge this issue? For the victims, it is wrong doing. But for the innocent players who are fans of eric dickerson jersey, they have no intentions to hurt anyone, although they hurt others for the final win. How to solve those problems?