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Robert Littal Presents The Infamous BlackSportsOnline: Hines Ward is a Dirty Player!!!
D Wizzle's World: Hines Ward Hit On Keith Rivers - Cheap Shot or Clean Hit?
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Shutdown Corner: Hines Ward talks about the 'Hines Ward rule'
Hines Ward is a Dirty Player!!!
Robert Littal Presents The Infamous BlackSportsOnline —
Yeah I said it. Even though the bias mainstream sports media won't. Hines Ward is a dirty player. He is a headhunter who likes to think he is tough because he can block someone when they aren't looking. That really makes him a tough guy. He cries about getting fined when he is doing blatant helmet to helmet hits like he did to Keith Rivers.
He didn't break Rivers jaw with his arm, but his helmet, but you will see the media make all type of excuses for him:
"He is just playing hard"
"He is just a competitor"
"He is a warrior"
No! The proper term for ...
Hines Ward Hit On Keith Rivers - Cheap Shot or Clean Hit?
D Wizzle's World —
This hit broke Rivers' jaw and he is out for the year.
Robert Littal, Shut the Hell* Up
Pittsburgh Sports and Mini Ponies - Pittsburgh Sports Videos, Humor and Crack Analysis. And Ridiculously Small Horses —
[image] Ya know, this is a sports and humor website, so I try not to lay serious stuff or over-analyzed garbage on you. But some circumstances really call for it. Remember the hit by Hines Ward on Cincy's Keith Rivers that would knock him out for the season ? Pretty sick, right? Well, some fool likens Hines to a dirty player because of it. Breathe in...breathe out. I'm gonna go Fire Joe Morgan on this one, guys. Yeah I said it. Even though the bias mainstream sports media won't. Hines Ward is a dirty player. He is a headhunter who likes to think he is tough because he can block someone when they aren't looking. That really makes him a ...
Please Cease & Decist All Shenanigans, Thanks...
One For The Other Thumb —
What? You want me to sit here and bitch and moan about the Hines Ward rule for the next four or five paragraphs? Sure, I could do that. But what good would it do? The league obviously feels that NFL fans really want to be watching High School Musical. And who am I to tell them what to do? I just write words on the internet. No, seriously though, this is definitely some bullshit. But as the NFL is a dictatorship (emphasis on the DIC part), all we can do is live with it. Not like these finely tuned athletic machines haven't been programmed to maul anyone regardless of whether or not it happens to be a blind side hit or ...
Hines Ward talks about the 'Hines Ward rule'
Shutdown Corner —
For
a guy who shows up, plays hard and doesn't complain, Hines Ward(notes) sure is a
controversial figure. Back in March, the NFL passed a series of new rules, and
one of them was unofficially dubbed "The Hines Ward rule." Let's
revisit that
post from late March.
A blindside block cannot be delivered with a helmet, shoulder or
forearm to an opponent's head or neck. That'll be a 15-yard penalty. I
don't get the controversy at all about this one. You can still crack back on
somebody, just don't lead with your head, and don't aim at another guy's head. I
love the rule. Heads ...
Natural Born Killaz: The NFL Edition
Ed The Sports Fan —
One of the things I love the most about football is the physical nature of it all. It’s truly a man’s game, and anyone who isn’t man enough to go out there and lay it on the line may as well stay at the house. The following list is a group of players who put the fear of God into the hearts of every opposing team they play against. Hell, they may even scare some of their teammates. I have love for all of them, and can’t wait to see them get it goin’ once the season starts. There are plenty more who fit the bill; these are simply the five that immediately come to mind as of right now. MLB Ray Lewis, Baltimore Ravens – ...
Hines Ward has no plans to comply with the rule named for him
ProFootballTalk.com —
As the Pittsburgh Steelers prepare to face the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, much of the focus has settled on Steelers receiver Hines Ward and Bengals linebacker Keith Rivers. Last year, Ward ended Rivers' first NFL season ended prematurely with a blindside block that broke the rookie's jaw ...
Hines Ward Will Blindside You Again Without Regret
The Sporting Blog —
Who knew a swing pass to Matt Spaeth could have such sweeping repercussions? But it was just that seemingly insignificant play in last year's Steelers/Bengals game in Cincinnati that is stirring discussion to this day because of a block that Hines Ward put on Bengals linebacker Keith Rivers that resulted in a season-ending jaw injury and a subsequent rule change named for Ward. ...
Hines Ward Clearly Enjoyed Almost Decapitating A Man [Nfl]
Deadspin —
After Hines Ward broke Keith Rivers' jaw with a nasty blindside block last year, the NFL implemented something called "The Hines Ward Rule", outlawing high blind side hits. Hines Ward won't abide, but he thinks it's pretty cute. Hines Ward says he won't follow the rule named after him, pledging to continue blocking people high. Because Hines—who knows a little something about dangerous hits—says a high brain-rattling hit is safer than a low, knee-shredding hit: "I'll still hit him. I'll just get fined. There's nothing I can do about it. It's either that or try to hurt somebody. So are you going ...
Game Thread, Week 3: Cincinnati Bengals
Heels, Sox & Steelers —
This is obviously a MUST-WIN GAME.
Players say Hines Ward, Albert Haynesworth are dirtiest in NFL
Shutdown Corner —
Is Hines Ward(notes) simply a guy who likes to play hard or a cheap shot artist? According to NFL players, it's the latter. Sports Illustrated asked 296 players who they thought was the dirtiest player in the league and the Pittsburgh Steelers receiver was a resounding victor, earning nearly double the votes of the next highest player. I was always on Ward's side when it came to the dirty/hard argument, but his block on Keith Rivers last year swayed me to the other side. It's a gray area though; if Ward was on my favorite team I'd defend him to the death. Below is a partial list of ...
