And Pat Shurmur, the genius that he is, puts Colt McCoy, who was basically wandering around like the kid from the "David After Dentist" video, back in the game after one play.

/Oh, and James Harrison is a filthy piece of sh*t.

CavalierEternal: And Pat Shurmur, the genius that he is, puts Colt McCoy, who was basically wandering around like the kid from the "David After Dentist" video, back in the game after one play.

That, to me, is more disturbing than Harrison's behavior, and the fact that the league will do nothing about it will speak volumes to the lip service they're giving the very real concussion issue.

netweavr: Harrison: "He was a runner. He lowered his eyes."
NFL: "First of all, he threw the ball before you hit him. Second, you can't go helmet-to-helmet, doesn't matter what position he plays."
Harrison: "HE WAS A RUNNER!"
NFL: ಠ_ಠ

How many goddamn times do Harrison and Goodell have to have this conversation before he gets suspended? Clearly, fifty thousand dollar fines aren't discouraging him from trying to tackle players' faces with his head, so what more will it take?

He's a thug, pure and simple. I can't believe he's been allowed to skate this long without a suspension. I also can't believe Shurmur did not say anything about Harrison today except a lame, "I've got strong feelings; I'm not going to share them."

Speaker2Animals: He's a thug, pure and simple. I can't believe he's been allowed to skate this long without a suspension. I also can't believe Shurmur did not say anything about Harrison today except a lame, "I've got strong feelings; I'm not going to share them."

Pat Shurmur, as has been the case with every Browns coach hired since 1999 (with the exception of maybe Butch Davis), has no fire under him. Guys like Bill Cowher, Jim Mora, when they were pissed, you knew it. Shurmur? Another goddamn Droopy Dog on the sideline.

So Suh gets 2 games for "nearly" hurting someone, and this assbag will get a fine?

I wouldn't expect one of the Beatles to know American Football very well.

That was a "could end a guy's career and maybe permanently disable him" hit.

Throw the book at his ass.

How can you expect him to learn from something? Every time he does it he resets his brain and forgets about what happened. Maybe if he could stop taking helmet-to-helmet hits he'd remember.

The Bestest: Pratty: And he STILL almost won!

/Massoqaiwhshamallama should have never let that pass be intercepted.

No, Seneca Wallace almost won. Colt McCoy threw the game ending interception.

After having his brain fried like turkey bacon by a linebacker to the head.

netweavr:
NFL: ಠ_ಠ

Oops, you lowered you eyes.

/smash!

FTFA:If the Steelers are going to try and protect their player by speaking out against the penalties, shouldn't the Browns protect their players by asking the league for a suspension?

Two things:

1) I haven't seen the Steelers defending the hit at all, nor have I seen them complaining about how the league "has it in for them" after the game last night. If they do they're wrong, this time it's indefensible.

2) The Browns shouldn't have to ask for anything, Goodell should punish him because it's the right thing to do.

I've said in the past that Harrison was unjustly punished for a few of his hits. I still think he probably was. I also think that he didn't hit McCoy like that with the specific intent of hurting him. Truthfully, I think he's such a stupid man that he doesn't have the capacity to decide on the fly to intentionally hurt someone, he's just totally oblivious. That he keeps doing it is evidence of that, someone with any sense would have realized that hitting someone like he hit McCoy is guaranteed to draw a fine and/or suspension and he did it anyway.

This time he should be suspended. One game, maybe two. Suh got two games for what he did, so I'd say that sets the top end for the duration of the suspension. Perhaps he might figure it out after sitting for a few games, though I have my doubts.

Does anybody have a pool going on which QB's career Harrison is most likely to end first?

Just as soon have McCoy's dad (and about every other NFL player's dad) put a sock in it -- yeah, even you Archie... unless you're just weighing in as ex-player smart guy. At the same time, fines don't seem to working with Harrison, so a suspension doesn't seem unreasonable. Maybe that would at least get the rest of his team's attention.