Comments on: Things That Hurt Your Face

By: Longliveriverfront

Longliveriverfront — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:35:47 +0000

I’d buy that as a “part of the game” hit if Ward wasn’t known for things like this. He’s too good of a blocker to be headhunting. This is three times in one season.

By: NDub

NDub — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:01:02 +0000

Fast forward to 2:54 to see Jordan Farmar throw a nasty dunk down in the face of Chris Bosh.

That was the most far-from facial dunk in the history of “facials.”

By: johndewar

johndewar — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:30:00 +0000

I got zero love for the Steelers and Hines Ward and I thought that hit was completely legal. Ward looked to me like he got him with the shoulder….the angle shown makes it look like he led with his helmet, but I believe if you look again, you’ll see Ward drove his shoulder into Rivers.

If Ward had truly made impact leading with his own head on that play, I would think Ward would have gotten hurt as well, considering the rate of speed he was travelling before colliding with Rivers.

By: fattymcgee

fattymcgee — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:23:22 +0000

totally legal, looks like shoulder hit the helmet, and hines ward got his helmet in front of rivers, therefore its not a block in the back. To me thats a perfectly executed crack back block, and the type of tape you show aspiring football players. If you’re a OLB chasing down the ballcarrier on an outside run you have to be looking for the crack back, and its blocks like that that make outside running that little but more effective and can lead to big plays

By: jb49ers

jb49ers — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:58:46 +0000

That was dirty he lead with his helmet. He should be fined and suspended a game. If it was Keith Rivers hitting Hines Ward there would have been a penalty called on the play.

By: Tampa Bo

Tampa Bo — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:49:05 +0000

TBL-He lead with his helmet.

By: molemaninthemorning

molemaninthemorning — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:49:05 +0000

it almost looks like hines’ shoulder caught rivers’ shoulder and hit his own jaw.
they showed him on the sideline with a bunch of blood gauze in his mouth and i thought hed bit off his tongue

By: TheBigLead

TheBigLead — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:47:04 +0000

are you sure ward got him with his helmet? looked clean to me

By: molemaninthemorning

molemaninthemorning — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:45:55 +0000

i dont think there was any other angle of it during the game, not that i remember. but if he hit with his helmet, dirty. if not, thats a textbook block on someone who wasnt paying attention and sadly paid the price.

By: DuckSnort32

DuckSnort32 — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:44:39 +0000

If you look at that replay, he tucks his head, but hits him square with his shoulder. I have no bias for or against ward, just merely pointing out what I saw. Looks like a clean hit to me!