08-12-2016, 11:52 AM
It just shows how biased the media is. James Harrison was the same type of player in his prime. Known for his vicious/dirty hits and the multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines he received. The league got on him about head hunting, so he started targeting knees.
I do remember some talk of him being a dirty player, but he was never flat-out demonized the way Burfict is. Some of the things Simms (and especially) Nantz said during the wild card game was ridiculous. Like when Nantz said Burfict used a "pile drive move" on Ben, while calling the Shazier hit on Gio "unfortunate". I think it just boils down to which team he suits up for and how big the fan base is.
I do remember some talk of him being a dirty player, but he was never flat-out demonized the way Burfict is. Some of the things Simms (and especially) Nantz said during the wild card game was ridiculous. Like when Nantz said Burfict used a "pile drive move" on Ben, while calling the Shazier hit on Gio "unfortunate". I think it just boils down to which team he suits up for and how big the fan base is.
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