I think Joe Buck was over-reactory in yesterday's game during the hit. Joey Harrington completely led Pollard into getting smashed. Mike Brown, IMO, was just standing his ground. I think it may have not been clean, but, it was not intentional. Thoughts?

 

 

edit: here is a link for those who did not get a chance to catch it

http://66.225.214.121/images/bears/brown_pollard.wmv

Edited September 19, 200520 yr by rangercal

I was there, thought i looked clean. After some replays it looked like he might have led with his head. I dont know, I dont think it was intentional considering all the apologies he was dealing out

It could go either way for if it was clean or not but it definately was not intentional.

It was pretty close.

 

He did not hit him the the top of the helmet, but closer to the face mask.

 

I think the fact Pollard went down so hard led to the flags.

 

SB

Pollard is 6'4" 247

 

Brown is 5'10" 207

 

He hit him at the normal angle a player who is 1/2 foot shorter is going to hit a player at. The flags were thrown because it looked like Pollard was killed on the play by the way he went down. Brown even put his hands out in front of him when he hit him trying to take away from the brunt of the hit.

 

I'm not really sure how else he could have tackled him considering the size difference and the speed that he was going at Pollard. I've watched the play close to 30 times (Tivo...yes!!) and I gotta say, I don't know what he could have done differently.

Pollard is 6'4"

 

Brown is 5'10"

 

He hit him at the normal angle a player who is 1/2 foot shorter is going to hit a player at. The flags were thrown because it looked like Pollard was killed on the play by the way he went down. Brown even put his hands out in front of him when he hit him trying to take away from the brunt of the hit.

 

I'm not really sure how else he could have tackled him considering the size difference and the speed that he was going at Pollard. I've watched the play close to 30 times (Tivo...yes!!) and I gotta say, I don't know what he could have done differently.

 

Good point with the angles,

Watching Brown for the last 7-8 years in college and Pros I have seen nothing that would ever warrent him as a player who looks to make dirty plays.

Another thing I found funny was, before the season I was reading a scouting report on Mike Brown that's found on TSN.ca:

Assets Excellent instincts and intangibles. A big play machine who is always around the ball. Can blitz, is tough enough to play the run, and may be one of the most dangerous zone defenders in the game.

 

Flaws  Not a hitter or an intimidator. Isn't very fast. Gambled too often in 2003 and guessed wrong at times.

 

Career potential  An excellent starter.

 

I laughed my ass off when I read this, they say Mike Brown is not a hitter and not intimidating yet that's exactly what he is. He proved that yesterday by nearly killing Marcus Pollard and then laying out Harrington on a blitz. Maybe I shouldn't go to a Canadian website for NFL coverage.

Another thing I found funny was, before the season I was reading a scouting report on Mike Brown that's found on TSN.ca:

I laughed my ass off when I read this, they say Mike Brown is not a hitter and not intimidating yet that's exactly what he is. He proved that yesterday by nearly killing Marcus Pollard and then laying out Harrington on a blitz. Maybe I shouldn't go to a Canadian website for NFL coverage.

The NFL is too fast for them to scout. They should stick to the slow CFL and Henry Burris.

Another thing I found funny was, before the season I was reading a scouting report on Mike Brown that's found on TSN.ca:

I laughed my ass off when I read this, they say Mike Brown is not a hitter and not intimidating yet that's exactly what he is. He proved that yesterday by nearly killing Marcus Pollard and then laying out Harrington on a blitz. Maybe I shouldn't go to a Canadian website for NFL coverage.

 

And, in 2001, when he blitzed Charlie Batch for the safety (or maybe not, but I'm 99% sure it was a safety or a fumble). That's one of the vivid memories from that season... I remember him blitzing threw the LG/LT hole, and getting Batch on the blind-side.

 

Awesome hit...

It was not a clean hit but I am 100% confident that it was unintentional. When you look at the play, Brown leaped to hit Pollard in the air and he was going for his chest but Pollard's momentum brought him down lower and Brown's helmet came into contact with Pollards. It was a BIG hit.

Wouldn't call it clean, but it definately wasn't intentional. Pollard lowered his head right at the end and Brown was just going for the hit (wasn't looking at Marcus so he didn't realize he was gonna drill him in the helmet).

 

Sometimes that happens in football. It was a nice hit by Brown, but you know he wasn't trying to hit him helmet to helmet. Brown plays the game hard, but he doesn't try to hurt others (well he may try to whallop them and make em concussed, but he ain't going to try and do it outside of the rules of the game).