Around the NFL -- Week 6

QB Eagles · October 15, 2006, 07:15:23 PM

LT with 4 TDs... so far...

In other news, Herm Edwards is a downright horrible coach.

BigEd76 · October 15, 2006, 09:33:08 PM

Polamalu was dragged down by his hair on a tackle today.....and a personal foul was called?!

The BIGSTUD · October 15, 2006, 09:42:20 PM

They called the personal foul on taunting.

PhillyPhreak54 · October 16, 2006, 01:56:17 AM

Denver only putting up 13 on OAK is inexcusable. At home no less. But the Broncs D hasn't allowed a TD yet at Mile High.

Eli started off horrible again only to finish strong.

Miami is horrible. I just can't figure out why they have regressed so much. I guess it has to be traced to losing Linehan and adding Mularkey. And as poor as Culpepper has played Gus Frerotte was their QB last year. Harrington has been a tad betterbut... Do they miss Frerotte that much? Jeez.

Feva · October 16, 2006, 03:16:55 AM

Josh Brown made a FG off of BOTH uprights.

Neil Rackers ain't got shtein on him.

The BIGSTUD · October 16, 2006, 03:42:56 PM

LJ got the penalty for pulling Polamalu up off the ground by his hair, not the tackle. My mistake.

Diomedes · October 16, 2006, 04:03:50 PM

Someone tackled Ricky Williams by his dreads a while back and it was discussed. The verdict was, it's part of the uniform, hence legal. Guys like Polamalu are offering an extra handle to anyone who might need to grab them.

If I were a coach, I'd require that hair be short, or covered entirely by the helmet so that no one can use it to his advantage.

Sgt PSN · October 16, 2006, 05:04:43 PM

Quote from: Diomedes on October 16, 2006, 04:03:50 PM
Someone tackled Ricky Williams by his dreads a while back and it was discussed. The verdict was, it's part of the uniform, hence legal. Guys like Polamalu are offering an extra handle to anyone who might need to grab them.

If I were a coach, I'd require that hair be short, or covered entirely by the helmet so that no one can use it to his advantage.

For a RB, TE or WR I can understand if a coach wanted the guy's hair to be shorter. In a defensive player's case though, how many times are they actually running with the ball throughout the season? For a guy like Polomalu, say anywhere between 5 and 10? Point is, that about 98% of the time he's on the field he will be the tackler, not the tackle-ee.

The BIGSTUD · October 16, 2006, 06:49:24 PM

If a player picked off a ball on the final minute of a Superbowl and was tackled by his hair while going down the sidelines for a game winning TD, then that player would forever be hated in that town.

Unless it was a town like Arizona who couldn't give a shtein about football.

mussa · October 16, 2006, 07:22:42 PM

it's legal so quit yer bitchin. smart play by LJ. Hey that mop could get caught at any point and anytime, in a helmet, hands, whatever. you want long hair in the NFL, well then expect to pay by it. plain and simple.

The BIGSTUD · October 16, 2006, 07:40:32 PM

Exactly. No one should be bitching about it. It was 100% legal. The Steelers had no right to complain.

Diomedes · October 16, 2006, 08:16:40 PM

I don't care how infrequently it might come into play, it's an advantage to the opposing team that you can prevent. Get a haircut, hippy.

PhillyPhreak54 · October 16, 2006, 08:22:52 PM

I think Lamont Thompson has the longest hair I've ever seen on an NFL player...

WHAT?!?!?

YEAH!!

OKAY!

General_Failure · October 16, 2006, 08:43:51 PM

Did someone skeet skeet skeet on his hat hat hat?

PhillyPhreak54 · October 16, 2006, 08:45:00 PM

That damn Haynesworth did it!