Polamalu Speaks Out

The NFL also needs to get a life. The commish and his..."I'm going to clean up the sport" attitude needs to go. I know Pac-man not playing may or may not benifit us but I feel the NFL should stay out of it unless a player is found guilty of a charge first. All the players need is for some one to make a claim that is not true and be suspended then have it come out in court that the story was made up or not totally true. If a team wants to gamble on a problem child let them.

The NFL should only be concerned with their urine testing for drugs/steroids. If someone pops positive then decide the fine or suspension.

The only time someones "character/image" needs to come into account is when being looked at for the Hall of Fame. Butt out Mr. Commish.

Goodell has taken the right approach since he took over. The league is too valuable to let a few punks and thugs ruin the league's image. I applaud his tough stance on character issues.

Goodell has taken the right approach since he took over. The league is too valuable to let a few punks and thugs ruin the league's image. I applaud his tough stance on character issues.

I couldnt agree more. The NFL is a multi million $ business and does not need a few idiots to ruin the image. In addition there is always someone ready to take those idiots place so the league is better off without them.

has anyone even seen the two plays that hines ward got fined for? i have not seen them on any sports channel and it ain't from lack of looking!

polamalu is a dirty cheap shot player who crosses the line too many times. he is right up there with incognito.


I usually refute statements like this with facts... but in this case (and watching Troy P. since college), I'll just say- you're wrong.

I usually refute statements like this with facts... but in this case (and watching Troy P. since college), I'll just say- you're wrong.

I agree, he is not a cheap shot artist. Tough guys like Polamalu that hit hard are some times accused of it because they always play so hard. They never let up.

I'm fine with protecting QBs--the refs just need to get their calls right! They are over-applying a reasonable rule.

I agree, he is not a cheap shot artist. Tough guys like Polamalu that hit hard are some times accused of it because they always play so hard. They never let up.

I can't remember where I saw it, but a survey of players recently said the dirtiest players were Rodney Harrison, Antonio Pierce, and Roy Williams

As for Polamalu's comments, first JW is right that really more should be made about the refs' role in all this. Secondly, this is a business with much bigger and stronger players than just 20 years ago. You can't just let them play without some guidelines in place to protect the players and in turn protect the business

“It’s just the essence of what NFL football is,” Polamalu said. “You don’t want to get into a sport that loses the core mentality. It’s like playing basketball and, `Oh, you can’t body somebody up. You can’t touch them. You can only play defense from a foot out.’ It takes away from the real athleticism of the sport. … football loses its identity.”

^ That's the same analogy that I was going to make ^

Face it, helmet to helmet will happen every now and again, you can't completely control your contact and the other person's reaction right beforehand leading up to the contact points. But then things like Brady going down and other QB's in the past getting hurt make these rules "necessary" to the NFL.

I definitely agree that non-penalized plays shouldn't bring fines, unless a penalty was grossly missed. Too much incidental contact is bringing fines just because someone was sore the next day from the hit.

Goodell has taken the right approach since he took over. The league is too valuable to let a few punks and thugs ruin the league's image. I applaud his tough stance on character issues.

Do you think that anybody is going to stop watching football.. or not start, because of that?

Couldn't you say that people in the media too much running their mouths are looking like even worse representatives?