Hines Ward, Mike Tomlin and Pittsburgh Steelers Are Right to Slam NFL Hit Policy

December 2, 2010   ·   Tom Edrington   ·   Jump to comments

Hines Ward and Mike Tomlin are not happy campers with the NFL's latest attempt to become a kinder, gentler brand of football.
Maybe, just maybe, Steeler fans—heck, NFL fans all over—might want to take sides with them on this one.
Ever since that helmet-to-helmet hit by James Harrison on Cleveland's Mohamed Massaquoi, the league seems to be doing everything it can to become a much more civilized work place.
All this rough stuff is really getting out of hand, isn't it?
Perhaps, just perhaps, the league might want to consider banning tackling in the fourth quarter of all games, when the players are tired. No tackling; let's just play flag football. Yeah, that's the ticket.
Okay, maybe that's a little harsh, but Ward's not happy, Tomlin's not happy and a lot of the players are certainly not happy.
"I know there's been some heated reaction from players and coaches around the league in terms of how the game is being officiated," is how Toml...

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