Laurence Taylor, Mean joe green ED "too tall jones" Deacon Jones, Ray Nitchske Dick Butkus, Lyle Alzado, Howie Long, and NOW JAMES HARRISON! top ten for sure...
He got penalized a lot. Pushed the envelope. But I don't think he left a string of career-ending knee injuries in his wake or anything. I hated facing him, but it wasn't because he was dirty. It was because he went through OTs like a hot knife through butter.
“Merchandise coming this way it’s gonna get touched”. He meant that. Dude did not care if AJ or anyone else was a first-round pick, he knew from his own experiences that everybody has to take their hits. As a UDFA seeing others get treated differently, he probably felt pretty strongly about equality of rank in football, even after he made it big. Respect to Deebo
6-0, 242, according to nfl.com. I've heard him described as playing at 255. But no man that quick has a right to be strongest man on the field, but he was. I can't think of another like him, that combo of thickness and quickness. And even in his last couple years, he was that same unstoppable force.
That reporter was funny. In his shoes, I'd say "Mr. Harrison just put me in my place" and move on. He's up there with Dick Butkus as far as legendary status, only he lasted something like 20 years at the very highest level. Just unheard of. Kevin Greene lasted a long time, but I never thought he was anywhere close to Harrison in terms of absolute domination. Just very sound in his technique, blessed with the right blend of size and mobility, and blessed to play on some really good defenses. Harrison played on some great defenses, but he was the bright spot, along with Polamalu. Just players the like of which you see once a generation if you're lucky.
I have purchased two jerseys in my life one was Troy Polamalu the other is the man James Harrison do I have to say anything else about Steeler football
today is december 12, 2017. i know james harrison ain't to happy with his lack of playing time. he's got to remember. NO MATTER WHAT. true STEELER fans will always protect his back. i hope he will always protect ours. before you leave us. just one more wish. SUPERBOWL LII.
Kent is basically LB U for Pittsburgh. Two of the greatest came from that little school: Lambert and Harrison. Both had a chip of sorts. Lambert was "too skinny" and Harrison was "too small". Tell that to the QBs that wake up in cold sweat at night thinking about them.
I'm a huge Harrison fan. He embodies the SCARY LINEBACKER image to a T and played like a monster. But I believe his early failures were all self imposed. It's been said that the man refused to study the complex defenses Lebeau put together and was constantly out of position. He was a genetic freak but was simply unusable. He had to get his head straight before he could play in the league.
Why do you keep leaving the Steelers and then come back what are you trying to prove by going to the ne patriots. You seem to have a lot of problems dude good luck to you a Steelers fan for life too bad for you.
Jerome Bettis mentioned that the hardest hit he took was from Harrison in practice, Harrison had also stated the one runner he underestimated tackling was Jamal Lewis from Ravens, Ray Lewis agreed in interview. James Harrison played out of Kent State same college Jack Lambert played for. I guess if you’re a scout better keep eyes on who’s playing at that college.
Damn this quickly became one of my favorite compositions of Harrison. You even got the sound bite of Tomlin saying how he's scared to say shit to Harrison.
Give me Vegas odds on James Harrison against any 10 "thugs". Throw it up on PPV and watch the money roll in. Maybe a Harrison vs McGregor and his whole family? Possibilities are endless with this guy, unless you are the Bengals.
Because the ravens cut him how many times!? Out of that Baltimore organization from leading from the coaches that was in individual coach positions down to James Harrison when they left Baltimore they all strive to hire positions and platform!
Best thing I'd ever seen...an interview before the first time he played the steelers as a bengel, and when he was asked about dick lebeau he actually shed tears on camera
James Harrison is a great guy that just tells the truth and unfortunately people don't want to hear the truth you work hard in life you get something back for it you want to get in trouble you want to be lazy you don't want to work hard fine you can set in jail or live on the streets
James was the Mike Tyson of the NFL.He was fast and powerful and worked hard.He set the standard for future Steeler linebackers.HOF in my book and missed in the Steel City.
emotionally un_resolved.....as a teacher/ SW in Chicago inner city I worked with 1000s over 50 years.....he got out and made a boat load of cash ......better than bang_in in the hood........congrates to him.....still angry and a time bomb.....such is what we all have unintentionally co-created in the cities since the LBJ war on poverty 1965
on the science/medical side, I'd like to see an MRI of his spine. I'd like to see the condition of his vertebrae/discs. Years ago, Otto, a Center from the Raiders had his vertebrae medically broken apart in surgery due to years of compression from playing the game. JH lifts so much weight, he is definitely a freak of nature.
He's not even close to be a bully - without football James would likely still be driving a UPS truck. He knows this - and respects the game like few ever have. He played it as hard as he could on every single down.
I LOVE THE WAY HE HIT ,THE WAY HE TRAIN,HE MITIGATES ME TO TRAIN HARD AT WORK TO BE DEDICATED AS OPERATOR ON MY JOB ,WHEN AM AT WORK OR TRAINING I WORK ON BEING A BEAST MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY.
