Maybe people should cut Pressley Harvin some slack

That’s too bad might be affecting his play.

 

Trying not to be a dick here but I'm not buying that. I watched bone cancer eat my father away when I was 11 and still performed well at school. Watched my mother 20 years later suffer same MFing way and still did my job and did it well.

Again sorry for being a dick and I know we live in this new touchy feely culture. He is not a great punter and after his father passes which happens to billions of people every year he will still be the same punter. How many professional sport players have lost one of their parents during a season? I'm sure tons.

This happens to people working at minimum wage jobs and they still do their job. Now we should feel bad for a guy making huge money to kick a football because like a billion other people his parent dies.

Sorry and yes I'm a little sick of this culture.

If I offended any member I truly apologize and have a great holiday season!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Yeah I kind of agree here. No one is saying we don't feel absolutely horrible for what he is going through but - I am not going to feel bad for being pissed at his ****ty punting.

 

First off, my thoughts and prayers go out Pressley Harvin, the same as they would to any other human being that is having similar struggles.

Now for the part that is going to get me blasted. Pressley Harvin's punting struggles have absolutely, 150%, nothing to do with the health of his father. Sorry. I am not buying it. Not buying it one bit.

Man do I miss the days, where we as a society, celebrated those who overcame adversity. That just doesn't happen anymore. We are too busy making excuses to even notice such things.

 

Whole heartedly agree. Sorry for the losses you've experienced (like a billion others) and kudos to you for carrying on like you should. JMO>

 

Yeah I feel bad for getting down on the guy. But, of course I had no idea what was going on with his Dad.

And I really feel really bad because he had an absolute chorus of boos rained down on him at Heinz Sunday, after his one punt that didn't go far.

But, I don't think any of the fans knew at all what was going on.

I hope his Dad gets lots of time left, and Pressley can push through and improve.

Side note fans did vote him into the pro bowl

 

he is hurting us. Sorry for his hardship. he seems to not be a great punter thus far.

 

Never was a fan of fan voting. We tend to vote for who we like as opposed to who is best. In MLB I vote for every Pirate We all know how great they are.

 

Sorry to hear about his dad, but he is objectively the worst punter in the NFL this year. And he was a draft pick.

There are 33 players who have punted 25 or more times this year. Of those 33, Harvin is:

31st in average punting distance at 43.3 yards.

32nd in net average of 38.1 yards.

1st in the NFL in punts out of bounds with 14. Only one other punter is in double digits with 10.

 

I am sympathetic about what is going on with him and won't confirm or deny his state of grief. I have not walked in his shoes, so I'll can't say how it affects him.

 

In keeping with the trend of people getting blasted for a point of view in this thread I will say it is somewhat disingenuous for a reporter who regularly has negatives to say about people to lecture on grace and treating people with respect. Now if Tunch Ilkin God rest his soul said that it takes so little to be the person we all aspire to be at all times I'd shake his hand say you are so right and take a hard look in the mirror. For this meh .

 

The way he got booed at Heinz tho... I was shocked to hear that in person. You could see by his body language that he wasn't in a good place. I hope he uses it as motivation to shut some of you guys up.

 

Granted its a punter so how much do we really care. We only care when one is really bad and he has been not as advertised this year. Here's hoping he bounces back the way boswell did. I'm sure many of us wanted Bos gone, but glad now they stuck with him. At this point I'd give him one more game and see how he does then possibly bring in another punter. I'd give him the opportunity to compete next year for the job, but he shanks 1 punt a game it seems like.

 

I’m willing to keep him if they fire the ST coach

 

Blast, you and I won't see eye to eye on this one. The area above in red is where we differ the most. Pressley Harvin's ability to punt a football while under stress, is absolutely no different than a small business owner's ability to manage his business under duress. Do you think a cashier at a busy Mcdonalds location, might struggle to perform at their best, if they just found out a loved one had only moments to live?

Some fans put professional athletes on a pedestal, and assume that their adversity is that much greater than that of the "common man". Like you said. I don't know why some fans do this.

I personally have known a few professional athletes over the years. I also know a few guys (and a girl) who have played college ball at the D-1 level. These are regular people. At least the people that I know are. They have spouses and kids. Their lives are not at all dissimilar than any of ours. We all have struggles that we have to deal with. Being a Pro athlete doesn't make them less or more important.

Harvin seems like a good kid. I legitimately feel bad for his family. But he gets no free pass from me on his play on the field, which has been horrendous. People that are able to turn personal tragedy into motivation, are always going to be more successful than people who wallow in self pitty. I hope Harvin can find a way to be one of those people.

 

He is our punter. He has struggled. All season.

I feel empathetic and i've been in his situation. Most wanted Berry gone, now they want him back

Who coaches up these guys? Bubble Yum isn't out there showing him how to punt. He might need to work with someone in the off season that used to punt, coach him up. When he shanks he shanks hard and then there is those punts where you say that's why he is here, boomers.

Can't keep giving the opposition a short field.

Maybe if the offense was contributing more they wouldn't have to punt as much. Not an excuse for Harvin just a reality.

 

As someone else stated in this thread, his performance has been consistently poor the entire season, not just the past few weeks.

He was drafted where punters normally are not, because he was expected to be one of the top punters in the league. Instead he is literally the worst or second worst.

He may be struggling with his father's condition, but what happens if next year he continues to be 31st or 32nd in the league. What if his dog gets sick? Does he get a pass next year too?

 

Really this comment has a dislike?

 

Is there a back up punter if he needs time off?

 

He had the punt of the century and the Defense still let them go 99 yards for a TD. Earlier in the season he pinned the opposing team at the 2 only to watch them go 98 yards that time. We have a plethora of total suck going on in any given game. Harvin is a rather small problem that we currently have on this team.

 

Maybe they like gum chewers

 

Have not been to Heinz for many years. Would you say this booing is relatively new for Steeler fans at the stadium???? I have been to more then a few sporting events in Philadelphia and they are harsh as hell toward their team. I mean they scream obscenities at the players in the tunnel and I do mean scream. Not a fan of any Philly team but I kind of felt bad for the players.

I remember a Playoff Hockey game that the Pens won (YES) and Flyer fans pelted a few of the players cars coming out of the garage. I'd be dismayed to know Steeler fans have taken that path.

 

Think you might be missing the point. Someone saying thank you to the steelers org for allowing his dying father to sit on the sidelines during his last few days on earth is not a culture. The only culture I see is this so called "anti culture" crowd of morons, assholes, and hypocrites. So yea that feeling you got when typing your post that ... "this is probably a dick thing to say"... you were spot on.