stillers4me
11-03-2010, 04:52 PM
November 3rd, 2010
Outside linebacker James Harrison talked about his meeting Tuesday with commissioner Roger Goodell on illegal helmet to helmet hits. Here is a transcript of what he said to reporters after practice.
Q: Was the meeting productive?
A: “I guess so. It was just for him to hear my side of things, my understanding of the rules and for them to (help) me understand exactly what the rules are as far as the concerns with helmet-to-helmet contact. So, I spoke my mind. They said what they had to say, and I guess it was a semi-productive meeting. I came away with a better understanding, and I think they got a better understanding of how I see things."
Q: Do you feel like you are a marked man?
A: “I don't know, but at times it might seem like it. But I don't know.”
Q: How tough is it considering you have played a certain way for so many years?
A: “I guess you have to adapt, but it's not really that much of a change. The only thing that I have a real issue with is trying to adjust to an adjustment that an offensive player has already made. That's what I have an issue with, there being consequences and repercussions for something that (the defensive player) can no longer control. If a guy ducks his head at the last minute, right as you're about to hit him, you can't really adjust to that.”
Q: How did Goodell react when you expressed this to him?..........
http://blog.triblive.com/view-from-the-press-box/2010/11/03/harrison-speaks/
Outside linebacker James Harrison talked about his meeting Tuesday with commissioner Roger Goodell on illegal helmet to helmet hits. Here is a transcript of what he said to reporters after practice.
Q: Was the meeting productive?
A: “I guess so. It was just for him to hear my side of things, my understanding of the rules and for them to (help) me understand exactly what the rules are as far as the concerns with helmet-to-helmet contact. So, I spoke my mind. They said what they had to say, and I guess it was a semi-productive meeting. I came away with a better understanding, and I think they got a better understanding of how I see things."
Q: Do you feel like you are a marked man?
A: “I don't know, but at times it might seem like it. But I don't know.”
Q: How tough is it considering you have played a certain way for so many years?
A: “I guess you have to adapt, but it's not really that much of a change. The only thing that I have a real issue with is trying to adjust to an adjustment that an offensive player has already made. That's what I have an issue with, there being consequences and repercussions for something that (the defensive player) can no longer control. If a guy ducks his head at the last minute, right as you're about to hit him, you can't really adjust to that.”
Q: How did Goodell react when you expressed this to him?..........
http://blog.triblive.com/view-from-the-press-box/2010/11/03/harrison-speaks/