Ed Reed wins appeal....I am outraged!!!

So it really is just James Harrison that gets the repeated offender suspension?????


HACK

 

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7...banned-1-game-hit-cleveland-browns-colt-mccoy

 

I'm really not surprised. The hit on Saunders didn't warrant any suspension IMHO.

 

it just makes you wonder if they would have reversed it if it was Clark or Harrison. im pretty sure most of us no that answer.

 

Thats my problem...its not that Reed got off...I don't think the hit was so bad suspensions should be handed out....but It is THE EXACT SAME THING that James Harrison did get suspended for....and his appeal got nothing.

They told Harrison learn to play within the rules.....They told Ed Reed...ah...be careful.

HACK

 

I KNEW IT!!!! I KNEW IT!!!! SMH!!!!
:godell:

 

depressing

 

From the article - Harrison's hit on McCoy was his fifth illegal hit against a quarterback in the past three seasons.

Does it surprise you his appeal was denied?

 

How many has Ed Reed had?

 

3 in the last 3 seasons.

 

Three that were flagged. js

 

Not sure what your point is.

 

I think the Ravens will handle the Chargers with or without Reed.

 

SD is a very different team this year than in past years. Rivers is downright awful and Ryan Matthews has forgotten how to play football.

 

Maybe we need to hire reeds lawyers orwhatever the hell he has

 

Agree...especially when Saunders didn't even play..J/K (Sanders) Come now Reed is a Raven sock it to him

 

I think this is the first successful appeal in the history of appeals. AmIrite?

 

I agree Hack...definately a load of BS.

 

Think objectionably for a minute. You suspend this player for repeated violations of the rules. This player is constantly bad mouthing you to the media. That players appeal then goes through your office. Honestly, does anyone here think they will be able to be completely unbiased in regards to this player? I know I wouldn't, and yes, I know the commissioner should excuse himself and his office from the appeal if he can't be unbiased, but that's not real life, even if it should be. The reality is that Harrison has been his own worst enemy for years now. I hate the rules as much as the rest of you do, but they are in place and need to be followed. Harrison violated those rules many times, and on top of that he blasted Goodell many times in the media, including saying he wouldn't piss on him if he was on fire. That alone is going to hurt any chance he had of having his suspension overturned, not to mention that it's extremely unprofessional and idiotic to say the things he did (not just about Goodell).

Then you need to take into account the actual hits themselves. Was Ed Reed's most recent hit overly flagrant? No, not at all. The hit by Harrison against Colt McCoy was pretty damn flagrant and did result in an injury to McCoy. There's a big difference right there. Just because both hits violate the rules doesn't mean they are both deserving of the same punishment. Believe me, a punch to the face is far less severe than my stomping on your head when you're lying on the ground, yet both are assault. Same offence doesn't always result in the same punishment, nor should it.

We are not being picked on as a franchise. The Steelers are a model franchise as far as the NFL is concerned and the Rooney's are one of the most influential and respected families in the NFL. It's slightly personal with Harrison, but that's it, it's not personal with the franchise as a whole

 

So now I am lead to wonder what happens the next time Ryan Clark gets flagged for helmet to helmet contact. Are they going to do the same thing to him and suspend him? And if they do, will they overturn the suspension like Reeds was, or will it be some other excuse? The facts are the facts....the media was crying over this and made a huge deal of it, therefore we have an overturned suspension. As long as they stay consistant its one thing, but I think we have seen the inconsistancy way to many times. We may lose Clark for a game or 2 before the season is over.

 

i'm honestly not surprised one bit they lifted his suspension and gave him just one fine. it isn't his first head shot, but still, it's just a tiny slap on the wrist. i mean look at James Harrison. he got a suspension for being a repeat offender but he appealed it and it got reduced to just one tiny fine.

oh, wait...

 

Harrisons hit on McCoy was a hit on a RUNNER....where helmet to helmet is legal....McCoy flipped the ball right as Harrison was coming in to hit him turning him back into a QB..he was already committed to the tackle when McCoy flipped the ball .....Harrisons previous hit on Massaquoi was exactly the same as the Reed hit thats being let go....MoMass is ducking and changed his target area while Harrison was initially targeting his chest.

HACK