Harrison suspended 4 games

[YanksHater213]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2999994

[riverside sluggers]

Oh dear Rodney, shouldve known better. Merriweather should be the starting strong safety in his absence

[See Red]

He's always been a cheap and dirty player -- no shock that he's a cheater, too.

[Cocos Disciples]

If Thumper was a Pats fan, he'd cry in a corner, in utter disbelief, for a few days.

[schillingouttheks]

Sigh. He's a good player, but apparently dumb as a rock.

 

Serve the suspension and get back. You better be in the best shape of your life, too.

[YanksHater213]

will anyone else be surprised if he gets released? not me.

[BoSox34]

After Pats fans, WEEI Personalities, etc. completely ripped Merriman to pieces after it was discovered that he used steroids, it should be interesting to see how they spin this...

[mtbykr]

I didn't see this one coming, Rodney is a stand up guy. What's ironic is i remember hearing something in the last few days about someone using HGH (doctor prescribed) to aid in healing from injuries.

[SCM33]

will anyone else be surprised if he gets released? not me.

 

Are you serious? He is the heart and soul of that defense. You can claim Bruschi is all you want......but in games he is not playing in, thats Pats D is a completely different D with or without Tedy. Harrison is the X factor of that team and one of the smartest players in the NFL....call him dirty, call him cheap.....but ask any WR in the NFL how much he influences their routes. People call cornerbacks "shut down" corners, well he is a shut down centerfielder because when hes on the field nobody dares to cross the middle, add that with Samuel on the outside and 66% of the field is not thrown too. Throw in the fact that he has linebacker instincts and stops the run like a mike linebacker and youve got one one of the best, if not the best SS in the NFL when healthy.

 

Hes not going anywhere. He made a stupid mistake (to get back on the field) and he owned up to it. Its not like hes Merriman who used them to make himself an unstoppable force....he used them to get back on the field, and you cant take anything away from his HOF career........and I guarantee hes been tested throughout his career since hes one of the NFL's top villains.

 

Hes a true Patriot, he loves playing here, and he never complains about a damn thing, cut him some slack.

[YanksHater213]

Are you serious? He is the heart and soul of that defense. You can claim Bruschi is all you want......but in games he is not playing in, thats Pats D is a completely different D with or without Tedy. Harrison is the X factor of that team and one of the smartest players in the NFL....call him dirty, call him cheap.....but ask any WR in the NFL how much he influences their routes. People call cornerbacks "shut down" corners, well he is a shut down centerfielder because when hes on the field nobody dares to cross the middle, add that with Samuel on the outside and 66% of the field is not thrown too. Throw in the fact that he has linebacker instincts and stops the run like a mike linebacker and youve got one one of the best, if not the best SS in the NFL when healthy.

 

Hes not going anywhere. He made a stupid mistake (to get back on the field) and he owned up to it. Its not like hes Merriman who used them to make himself an unstoppable force....he used them to get back on the field, and you cant take anything away from his HOF career........and I guarantee hes been tested throughout his career since hes one of the NFL's top villains.

 

Hes a true Patriot, he loves playing here, and he never complains about a damn thing, cut him some slack.

 

Milloy?

Law?

Brown?

 

Ring a bell?

 

Belichick doesnt f*** around.

[jacksonianmarch]

He's 34 and coming off 2 seasons of pretty rough injuries. Can you blame a guy for trying to recover?

[mtbykr]

Milloy?

Law?

Brown?

 

Ring a bell?

 

Belichick doesnt f*** around.

 

Milloy and law are gone because they wouldn't take a pay cut and wanted too much money. Who is the brown you are talking about? Troy Brown is still a patriot, he's on the pup list.

 

 

Rodney is still one of my favorite players, he has the right attitude. He made a stupid mistake and he will pay for it. He only makes $2million a year and he just lost $500k to the suspension. He was recovering from a knee injury that should have ended his career, and took something to help him recover. All the info I've seen says he never used it to help enhance his play, and he never used it while playing....only during the rehab. Now I'm not condoning this, just saying i understand why he did it. It's going to cost him too; he should be in the HOF, but there's no way that will happen now because they won't look at his play, they will look at this. He will be sorely missed while he's out too.

 

At least Rodney stood up and took it like a man. He admitted his mistake, asked forgiveness, will serve his time, and will come back....he didn't try and lie about it and take the focus off of him.

 

 

Ohh and there is 0% chance he is cut!

[BoSox34]

He's 34 and coming off 2 seasons of pretty rough injuries. Can you blame a guy for trying to recover?

 

Haahaha, what the hell? The guy took HGH...since when is using illegal performance enhancers and trying to recover used interchangeably?

[SCM33]

Milloy?

Law?

Brown?

 

Ring a bell?

 

Belichick doesnt f*** around.

 

Ummmm...

 

Milloy....battle over money.

Law....battle over money.

Branch...who you forgot, was battle over money.

Dillon...he started to get grumpy, and hes now gone.

Damien Woody....battle over money.

Brown....ahhhhh that doesnt ring a bell. Vincent Brown? Troy Brown? Both have/will retire as patriots.

 

I guess that proves your point, and you are right....Belichick doesnt f*** around, he wants to win...which is why #37 will be the starting SS as soon as he is ready.

 

Bellichick will not get rid of a player (one of his favorite btw) because he made a stupid mistake. Harrison took a pay cut to play here...and he loves it in New England.

[See Red]

How can anybody like Rodney Harrison? He's a dirty player and now he's a cheater. I sure as hell wouldn't want him on my team.

[schillingouttheks]

How can anybody like Rodney Harrison? He's a dirty player and now he's a cheater. I sure as hell wouldn't want him on my team.

 

I don't LIKE Randy Moss as a person, but I sure as hell want him on my team.

[Rodney Harrison]

How can anybody like Rodney Harrison? He's a dirty player and now he's a cheater. I sure as hell wouldn't want him on my team.

 

Freddie Mitchell, is that you?

[mtbykr]

How can anybody like Rodney Harrison? He's a dirty player and now he's a cheater. I sure as hell wouldn't want him on my team.

 

How is Rodney dirty? Please don't give me the 'everyone says he is' crap...please provide an example while he's been here in NE.

[SCM33]

How can anybody like Rodney Harrison? He's a dirty player and now he's a cheater. I sure as hell wouldn't want him on my team.

 

Well, you are from FL, so I guess maybe thats why the Buccaneers always suck....bc you dont want players like Rodney Harrison....or Randy Moss...or Corey Dillon....or give a seventh round QB a chance....or turn a college wrestler into a very good Olineman (Neal)....or bring in other teams spare parts and give them roles and make them stars (Vrabel)...or sign CB's off the street who turn out producing.

 

Obviously you are not a Pats fan if you ask this question.

 

I think its so funny people point the finger at him and call him names. The Patriots are a model franchise and people have been itching for years to smear their reputation. Every f***ing team has their problems......point all you want man but dont make him what hes not.

 

Hes not a Bengal dirtbag. (Every offseason)

He was never part of a partyboat. (Vikings)

He was never accused of killing anybody. (Rae Carruth, Ray Lewis)

He never murdered dogs. (Vick)

Hes not Pacman Jones.

He never gave a girl an STD. (Vick)

He never went by a false name to get laid. (Vick)

I still dont think hes half as bad as Romanowski.

 

There are a lot worse people in the world. Only non-patriots fans will try to use this to smear their pristine reputation as a first class organization....which by the way, most other teams in the NFL have no f***ing clue how to run an organization.

 

If it makes you feel better to put down the hands down best organization in pro football, by all means man....

[BoSox34]

Well, you are from FL, so I guess maybe thats why the Buccaneers always suck....bc you dont want players like Rodney Harrison....or Randy Moss...or Corey Dillon....or give a seventh round QB a chance....or turn a college wrestler into a very good Olineman (Neal)....or bring in other teams spare parts and give them roles and make them stars (Vrabel)...or sign CB's off the street who turn out producing.

 

Obviously you are not a Pats fan if you ask this question.

 

I think its so funny people point the finger at him and call him names. The Patriots are a model franchise and people have been itching for years to smear their reputation. Every f***ing team has their problems......point all you want man but dont make him what hes not.

 

Hes not a Bengal dirtbag. (Every offseason)

He was never part of a partyboat. (Vikings)

He was never accused of killing anybody. (Rae Carruth, Ray Lewis)

He never murdered dogs. (Vick)

Hes not Pacman Jones.

He never gave a girl an STD. (Vick)

He never went by a false name to get laid. (Vick)

I still dont think hes half as bad as Romanowski.

 

There are a lot worse people in the world. Only non-patriots fans will try to use this to smear their pristine reputation as a first class organization....which by the way, most other teams in the NFL have no f***ing clue how to run an organization.

 

If it makes you feel better to put down the hands down best organization in pro football, by all means man....

 

Haha, just because he didn't do any of that other stuff doesn't make his cheating any better. That argument would be like being pulled over by a cop for speeding and lecturing him about terrorists in the middle east and comparing it to your incident.

[SCM33]

OK...how about this...Shawn Merriman? His lawyer claimed the reports to be false, and Merriman himself said that it must have been a "nutritional suplement". Then reports came out that Merriman's positive test was "definitely for steroids … not one of those supplement deals."

 

At least Rodney was classy enough to own up to it.....which is what we as fans like to see most, rather than f***ing excuses and lies.

 

HGH is very hard to detect as is.....he was caught buying it....keep in mind he wasnt even caught using it, but owned up to it anyway. Are you seriously going to say that every team doesnt have someone using HGH? Keep in mind its VERY hard to detect.

 

Does that comparison work better for you?

[See Red]

Yes, Sweet Chin Music. That post was right on the money. Couldn't be more accurate.

 

I mean... not even if you had pointed out that I've lived in Florida for all of three weeks and am a Denver Broncos fan, and a very vocal one at that. I've certainly made no secret of the fact that I'm a Broncos fan, anyway. Secondly... he cheated. It's one thing to be fed up with the situation you're in (Corey Dillon and be vocal about it -- I'd have loved Dillon on my team), but I don't want guys that take plays off, play dirty, or cheat on my team. Personal preference. The guy's just a world class jackass and there's no denying that. I'm a Broncos fan and I'm the last person you'd see defend Romanowski. And don't start with the "hands down best organization" crap because the Broncos are always regarded as one of the classiest organizations in the league -- and they've never played second, third, or fourth fiddle in Colorado. Besides, your team can't beat my team.

 

And by the way... not that it matters but giving Brady a chance was the absolute last thing the Patriots wanted. They didn't give him the job in training camp, their pro-bowl QB went down... he was on the Patriots roster as a backup. You want to talk about giving a late round pick a chance? Terrell Davis who won the job in the preseason. Or any other Denver RB.

[SCM33]

Yes, Sweet Chin Music. That post was right on the money. Couldn't be more accurate.

 

I mean... not even if you had pointed out that I've lived in Florida for all of three weeks and am a Denver Broncos fan, and a very vocal one at that. I've certainly made no secret of the fact that I'm a Broncos fan, anyway. Secondly... he cheated. It's one thing to be fed up with the situation you're in (Corey Dillon and be vocal about it -- I'd have loved Dillon on my team), but I don't want guys that take plays off, play dirty, or cheat on my team. Personal preference. The guy's just a world class jackass and there's no denying that. I'm a Broncos fan and I'm the last person you'd see defend Romanowski. And don't start with the "hands down best organization" crap because the Broncos are always regarded as one of the classiest organizations in the league -- and they've never played second, third, or fourth fiddle in Colorado. Besides, your team can't beat my team.

 

And by the way... not that it matters but giving Brady a chance was the absolute last thing the Patriots wanted. They didn't give him the job in training camp, their pro-bowl QB went down... he was on the Patriots roster as a backup. You want to talk about giving a late round pick a chance? Terrell Davis who won the job in the preseason. Or any other Denver RB.

 

Right.....keep in mind that Brady got the nod over Huard, and Bishop (who NE fans loved was released in TC). BB stumbled into blind luck with that one. And BB doesnt have a history of finding ways to get QBs who he likes in the lineup in opportune ways (Testaverde over Kosar in 94). Also, Brady was never the backup, he was the third string-emergency QB, which is why he came in the 3rd quarter of the Colts game some 5-6 years ago.

 

As far as Denver being a first class organization, you already hit on ROMO, and im sure the denver olineman have a sparkling reputation for not cut blocking/chopblocking and being the most dirty lineman in the NFL.

[See Red]

Right.....keep in mind that Brady got the nod over Huard, and Bishop (who NE fans loved was released in TC). BB stumbled into blind luck with that one. And BB doesnt have a history of finding ways to get QBs who he likes in the lineup in opportune ways (Testaverde over Kosar in 94). Also, Brady was never the backup, he was the third string-emergency QB, which is why he came in the 3rd quarter of the Colts game some 5-6 years ago.

 

As far as Denver being a first class organization, you already hit on ROMO, and im sure the denver olineman have a sparkling reputation for not cut blocking/chopblocking and being the most dirty lineman in the NFL.

 

That's all legal. The only time it poses a problem is when it takes place well after the fact, which happened... once that you know of, probably. When Mike Shanahan was facing criticism for this he opened his press conference by showing a video of highlights of every other team in the league cut blocking. Don't hate Denver's system just because it's brilliant.

 

By the way, reread my original post... I never insulted the Patriots organization... I just question why anybody would want this guy with a growing list of character flaws on their team.

[SCM33]

Denver Broncos dirtbag move.....Travis Henry doesnt pay child support.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/2007-08-29-155239869_x.htm

 

What about Sauerbrun testing positive for banned substance ephedra?

 

What about Brandon Marshal pleading guilty to kidnapping?

 

David Kircus being arrested for assault and battery?

 

First round DE Jarvis Moss and his history with Marijuana?

 

your right....first class organization. Much better than the s*** we hear from Pats players.

[SCM33]

That's all legal. The only time it poses a problem is when it takes place well after the fact, which happened... once that you know of, probably. When Mike Shanahan was facing criticism for this he opened his press conference by showing a video of highlights of every other team in the league cut blocking. Don't hate Denver's system just because it's brilliant.

 

By the way, reread my original post... I never insulted the Patriots organization... I just question why anybody would want this guy with a growing list of character flaws on their team.

 

Because he does the job. He doesnt get in to trouble off the field. Because he is a leader. Because he is a pro bowler who never takes a play off. Because his reputation alone makes him a dangerous player, one who most players want nothing to do with.

[SCM33]

That's all legal. The only time it poses a problem is when it takes place well after the fact, which happened... once that you know of, probably. When Mike Shanahan was facing criticism for this he opened his press conference by showing a video of highlights of every other team in the league cut blocking. Don't hate Denver's system just because it's brilliant.

 

By the way, reread my original post... I never insulted the Patriots organization... I just question why anybody would want this guy with a growing list of character flaws on their team.

 

Listen, I understand....I see what you are saying....but try to understand where I am coming from also. Am I proud that he did that s*** and brought this negetive attention to NE? No, but that doesnt change the fact of how dominant and intimidating he is on the field. It is embarrassing bc this s*** isnt supposed to happen to our NE patriots....but it did, he was a man about it....and id like to move on. Is he looked at as a dirty player? You are damn right, it may not always serve justice to the way he plays....but it is intimidating to opponents, and that label of being dirty serves as a microscope where everything he does is criticized and analyzed. There is s*** he does that all NFL players do, but his leash is a lot shorter than someone who wasnt labeled that way as a young NFL player who was young, stupid and immature.

[See Red]

The guy's a cheater and he plays dirty. Sounds a bit like Romo, don't he? Not the kind of guy I want on my team. He's a world class *******.

 

And the rap sheet you listed for Broncos players still pales in comparison to your rookie safety's... and that's before you even bring Randy Moss into the equation. Kircus has been cut, Sauerbrun was cut and THEN signed by the Patriots after testing positive so that's a wash now that he's back with Denver and I really don't want him on the Broncos, you're reaching with Travis Henry (he's not not paying child support to be an ass he's doing it because he's a moron), and I guarentee our Moss ain't smoked half as much as your Moss, who, by the way, takes plays off and quits on his team religiously.

 

But I'm begging for you to tell me who gives a f*** about this stuff? I'm saying that Rodney Harrison is a jackass. If he was on the Broncos I'd want them to cut him.

[SCM33]

The guy's a cheater and he plays dirty. Sounds a bit like Romo, don't he? Not the kind of guy I want on my team. He's a world class *******.

 

And the rap sheet you listed for Broncos players still pales in comparison to your rookie safety's... and that's before you even bring Randy Moss into the equation. Kircus has been cut, Sauerbrun was cut and THEN signed by the Patriots after testing positive so that's a wash now that he's back with Denver and I really don't want him on the Broncos, you're reaching with Travis Henry (he's not not paying child support to be an ass he's doing it because he's a moron), and I guarentee our Moss ain't smoked half as much as your Moss, who, by the way, takes plays off and quits on his team religiously.

 

But I'm begging for you to tell me who gives a f*** about this stuff? I'm saying that Rodney Harrison is a jackass. If he was on the Broncos I'd want them to cut him.

 

Fair enough, as long as we both understand where each is coming from man. Both teams have issues wed rather not talk about....as far as the Moss's are concerned, they still pale in comparison to one Ricky "licky-sticky" Williams. You have to credit BB with the "one mans trash, another mans treasure" he seems to find in the troubled people he does take chances on though......hopefully Moss will be a pleasant surprise.

[TheKilo]

Such a classy organization. Well done.