James Harrison Released
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Better than what? Releasing a guy whose skills have diminished? It's still a business......I'm also sure James told them that he wanted out and that's why he was released now.
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What did the STEELERS do that was so bad???? They kept James on the roster as he plays out his last year. Even though he wasn't much of a contributor the STEELERS kept him so as when the team finished with #7 he would be a part of that team. The rub came from James as he wanted to participate more but the front Office / coaches felt he was done. JAMES asked for release.
EXACTLY, James could have rode this out aND GAINED ANOTHER SUPER BOWL RING. He chose not to by wanting out. I don't thin k he will find employment as easily as he thinks but will be on alert for injury and STEELERS bringing him back in if needed. Bridges were not burned.
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I have seen them miscalculate plenty of end of career decisions (Woodson). I'm glad that it is apparently amiable.
So what if the Steelers go to the big game? Cut him before that? Whatever.
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hypothetically speaking, if the Steelers were to go on and win it all, would James not be eligible for a ring? What's the rule on that? Don't you have to be on the active roster for a certain percentage of the regular season to be counted as part of the ring holders?
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Or just possibly active game day of the hoist #7. I think the STEELERS were prepared to do that had James rode out the tide. Hell they kept him this far with slim to none chance of him playing. This was their (Steeler's) last show for their storied franchise player, like a farewell tour sort of. They showed a lot of respect to DEBO and abided by letting him go upon his request. I bet they pay him full year salary.
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NO, he would have been on the team roster, active or not and been eligible for the SB ring. I bet though they would have activated him SB game day.
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After reading some local reactions it seems that my take isn't so far off. Disrespectful, butt hurt, power tripping, Tomlin getting rid of another Cowher player. Sigh. What a POS.
It’s not the first time Harrison has been released by the Steelers. After going undrafted following a stellar career at Kent State, he was signed by the Steelers as an undrafted free agent but was cut following his initial training camp with the team, later getting signed to the practice squad.
He then bounced back and forth on the team’s active roster and practice squad, getting released and re-signed three times. Baltimore signed Harrison late in the 2003 season and sent him to NFL Europe, where he played for the Rhein Fire. But Baltimore released him and Harrison contemplated life after football, going as far as to acquire his CDL license to drive a truck.
Harrison drove a fire truck into the team’s training camp earlier this year, saying, “I never got rid of my CDL license.”
The Steelers took one more chance on the 6-0, 250-pound linebacker, after starter Clark Haggans suffered a hand injury while weightlifting prior to the start of training camp in 2004. Harrison made the most of what was probably his last shot.
He played special teams throughout the 2004 season, getting his first start in a Nov. 14 game at Cleveland when Joey Porter — now his outside linebackers coach — was ejected for a pre-game fight with Browns running back William Green.
Harrison, a native of nearby Akron, Ohio, recorded six tackles and the first of many career sacks in the game as the Steelers won, 24-10.
Despite that game and recording three sacks in spot-start duties in 2005, Harrison continued to languish on the bench under head coach Bill Cowher. But when Cowher left the Steelers following the 2006 season, the first move Mike Tomlin made was to release Porter in a salary cap-related move and make Harrison the starter at right outside linebacker.
Harrison, by then 29 years old, made Tomlin look like a genius. He responded by having the first of five consecutive Pro Bowl seasons, recording 8.5 sacks and 76 tackles.
He was never a Cowher player
Why all the jerking around this season then?
Really dont understand why its so hard to understand..we dont play our OLBs the same way we used too. Its a passing league now. With multiple receivers.. we ask our OLBs to cover and drop way more now. Harrison cant cover and he doesnt get the proper depth in his drops. Playing this was lets us disguise what we we are doing better..last but not least I dont think they expected Watt to be so good so fast.
When will guys understand this isn’t a LeBeau defense anymore ?
In the cut up on Watt you saw why Harrison doesnt play..playing him limits the defense. And his pass rush doesnt justify it.. he isnt that guy getting 16 sacks anymore..
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i think this is a big part of it. i know i sure as hell didn't expect it.
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Plenty or just one?
Good thing Watt didn't get seriously injured on that play in the 4th quarter. It looked bad on replay but he came back in. We have no backup for him since our genius coaches got rid of his backup.
I mean seriously, does anyone on here think we are better playing Chicklo and Moats instead of Deebo, even at his age? I sure don't. Watt was lining up on both sides today. So, why not have Deebo in there to rush on every down when he does play and drop Watt or Dupree into coverage. That option is better than Chicklo or Moats rushing the passer or even trying to stop the run.
I mean seriously, does anyone on here think we are better playing Chicklo and Moats instead of Deebo, even at his age? I sure don't. Watt was lining up on both sides today. So, why not have Deebo in there to rush on every down when he does play and drop Watt or Dupree into coverage. That option is better than Chicklo or Moats rushing the passer or even trying to stop the run.
There is no reason why he couldn't get a ring if the team (Rooneys) wanted him to have one. Kraft gave rings to the f'n custodial staff at Gillette, no reason why a player who was part of the team for 90% of the season couldn't get one if the team was willing to pay for it. Thats IF he even would want one, and IF we even get tot the point where someone would have to make that decision.
Because having james rush every time totaly changes what they are doing on defense right now
Right. You asked me for the math, and I gave it to you.
When you realize that the math doesn't support you, sure as ****, it's time to fall back on the ol' Omnipotence of the Almighty NFL Front Office/Head Coach argument. I forgot...they never make mistakes. The Steelers cut Harrison 3 times. So did the Ravens. The guy was going to give up football and become a veterinarian or a truck driver, if Haggans hadn't injured himself lifting weights in the 2004 offseason.
Tomlin pulled the same bullshit power card with LeGarrette Blount a few years back, and it ended up biting him in the ***. Tomlin thought it was "in the best interest of the organization" to release Blount. Was it, though? Was it really? Was it in the best interest of the Steelers' organization when they were forced to play Ben Tate and Josh Harris at the running back position in the 2014 wild card game? I'm confident that Blount STILL had the ability to lead the league in touchdowns LAST season. For the ******* Patriots.
Whatever.
Aw, did I hurt your feelings?
James Harrison didn't get anywhere near the QB on any play he was in besides against Eric Fisher who he owns.
Harrison could rush the passer 500 times in a row and he still probably wouldn't have 6 sacks.
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I should move on with my life, like you...and start a thread about the Hawaii Bowl just to bug somebody. Right?
Yeah, I watched Harrison, but truth be told, I was more focused on Bud and the 1 tackle he made on his 53 snaps.
I would never consider James to be a Cowher guy. He may have come in that way but was essentiallly a back up. Insidentally I found it interesting that in the radio dude's numbers he said James lept ovet Tomlinson in '08. I was at the game. It was '05 part of the SB season. Funny Ive only been to 6 games in my life. one was that early start and one was his first comeback game in Pittsburgh.
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