James Harrison cut by Steelers and signed with Patriots

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(12-26-2017, 07:32 PM)Derrick Wrote: James Harrison played pretty well prior to Watts being drafted. So I never understood why he was such a disaster with the Bengals. Square peg / round hole that constantly plagues this franchise. Apparently he visited and signed with New England.

It was a bad fit. An outside linebacker in a 3-4 defense has different responsibilities than a SAM or WILL linebacker in a 4-3 defense and not everyone can make the adjustment. James Harrison is a smart guy but after playing an entire career as a 3-4 OLB it was too big of a change.