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Polamalu tackled by the mane (1 Viewer)

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It finally happened--Troy Polamalu, returning an interception, was taken down after being pulled down by his wavy flocks of hair. Sometimes there's a price for keeping one's style. Thoughts?

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Stew said:
It finally happened--Troy Polamalu, returning an interception, was taken down after being pulled down by his wavy flocks of hair. Sometimes there's a price for keeping one's style. Thoughts?

:lmao:
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Necessary to NOT have a rule that would prevent someone being pulled down by the hair. What if someone purposefully grew their hair down to their backside? He's aware of the risk. His choice.
 
to bad there was a penelty on the play. i thought hair was part of the jersey. Didnt Ricky Williams get pulled down by the hair without consequence?

 
yeah i thought the penalty was BS. if the hair is considered the same as a jersey, as the rules say, then i guess the refs are saying that if someone was tackled by the jersey and then the tackler held on to the jersey a little after the guy was tackled, it'd be a personal foul. BS.

 
I am pretty sure the hair is fair game when making the tackle, but after he was down, Larry Johnson continued to hold onto his hair, yank on it again and actually pull him back up by it. Totally over the line by LJ and warranted a flag IMO.

 
Was a great tackle (his hair is out of control and it does cover a decent part of his back)... The end of the play was the best, after the tackle they rolled thru it and Larry Johnson holds his hair the entire time then helps pull him back to his feet with it...

 
i think nj has it right -- lj held onto the hair and yanked it upward after the tackle was made and they were both ob...that's where the personal foul was called (i think).

 
NJ said:
I am pretty sure the hair is fair game when making the tackle, but after he was down, Larry Johnson continued to hold onto his hair, yank on it again and actually pull him back up by it. Totally over the line by LJ and warranted a flag IMO.
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totally agree. announcers missed this little fact
 
Necessary to NOT have a rule that would prevent someone being pulled down by the hair. What if someone purposefully grew their hair down to their backside? He's aware of the risk. His choice.

Actually, I just saw the highlight--wasn't aware the Chiefs were penalized for that. I agree, it shouldn't be an obstacle the opposing team has to get past to get him by the shoulders or his jersey. I thought for sure that was legal, that's why I've always had no problem with the hair; thought was, "Hey, if they're willing to get taken down by the hair, well then fine."

 
Yeah, I guess the flag was on LJ lingering for a bit on Polamalu's hair after the play was over, but still a pretty bogus penalty.

 
I'm pretty sure LJ's hand was stuck in his hair for a second. The penalty I believe was for taunting afterwards, which was BS anyway. Hardly matters.

Hair tackle was solid.

 
jetpack said:
tmackin1 said:
joffer said:
i didn't think LJ held on....i thought his hand was stuck in the soul glow
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:no: If you watch the replay, LJ really took his time with letting go of the hair. Didn't look caught in his hand at all. Look like he held it.
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I agree, it did not look caught to me. He yanked on it and lifted him up off the ground by it, if his hand were just stuck, then that is some pretty serious hair gel that Polamalu is using that can support the weight of an NFL football player. :loco:
 
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Shick! said:
Necessary to NOT have a rule that would prevent someone being pulled down by the hair. What if someone purposefully grew their hair down to their backside? He's aware of the risk. His choice.
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Didn't see the play or the call, but if so yeah that is a huge joke. Then again having such a ridiculous (if not gross) 'do hanging out of a helmet like that is ridiculous too. In fact so is the NFL in a lot of ways, so I guess in a goofball way it all kinda fits.Been waiting for a long time to see that though. :thumbup: I wish guys would make those "hair tackles" a lot more until the players finally got a clue and either stuff it up under their helmet or cut it.
 
The penalty looked a bit excessive to me. I only saw the highlight, but it looked like LJ's hand got tangled in his hair and less like it held and pulled it after the tackle.

 
joffer said:
Godsbrother said:
JZilla said:
Godsbrother said:
Shouldn't be a penalty but pulling hair is ####. Next thing they'll be scratching and biting...
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It was that or a TD. Very good play by LJ.
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I agree. But pulling hair is something you expect to see in a chick fight.
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and growing hair that long is something you expect to see on a chick
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:lmao: I like the guy, but he plays with a large marmot stuck to his head. If he was on offense this would be a regular occurrence.
 
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(12:07) 11-D.Huard pass short middle intended for 85-R.Gardner INTERCEPTED by 43-T.Polamalu at PIT 18. 43-T.Polamalu to KC 33 for 49 yards (27-L.Johnson).		PENALTY on KC-27-L.Johnson, Unsportsmanlike Conduct, 15 yards, enforced at KC 33. Penalty on KC-69-J.Allen, Unsportsmanlike Conduct, declined. Penalty on KC-65-J.Black, Illegal Touch Pass, declined.
 
JZilla said:
I'm pretty sure LJ's hand was stuck in his hair for a second. The penalty I believe was for taunting afterwards, which was BS anyway. Hardly matters.Hair tackle was solid.
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I also understood the flag was for taunting, not for the hair tackle. Shick is right - if hair tackling was a penalty, half the RB's and WR's in the league would look like Rupunzel.
 
I saw Ricky Williams get tackled by his hair more than once, and it was only a couple years ago. I find it hard to believe either Deirdorff nor Scumball could have not seen that.

Anyway, not a big deal. LJs tackle was fine. He did yank it extra once Polo was down, which was somewhat lame.

The announers said later that the penalty was not for the hair tackle, but was for taunting. :shrug:

 
I don't think that tackling by the hair should necessarily be a penalty when Troy's hair is as long as it is. Having said that, I think the call today was a good one because LJ held on to his hair far too long.

 
I watched the replay frame by frame, and it looks like he is still holding onto it to me. His thumb would be in the open position if it were just caught up in it (which is easier to do than some of you think).

Would he have gotten flagged for yanking him up by the jersey? I mean, I can't see them flagging him if that had been part of the uniform...which it's supposed to be.

 
shadow2k said:
I watched the replay frame by frame, and it looks like he is still holding onto it to me. His thumb would be in the open position if it were just caught up in it (which is easier to do than some of you think).Would he have gotten flagged for yanking him up by the jersey? I mean, I can't see them flagging him if that had been part of the uniform...which it's supposed to be.
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This was my thought as well. It's either a penalty to grab hair or it isn't. I agree that the hair should be defined to be different than the uniform. Stuff like this puts the refs in a gray area. Not good.
 
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Maybe he should get a bigger helmet so he can tuck that crap in... It's not like he can't afford it (gel isn't that expensive, is it?)...

On a side note, has anyone spoken to his hair stylist about his status for week 7?

 
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tmackin1 said:
to bad there was a penelty on the play. i thought hair was part of the jersey. Didnt Ricky Williams get pulled down by the hair without consequence?
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Edgerrin James got tackled by his hair back back in 2003, when he still had dreadlocks, and was furious that there was no penalty on it. That's when the league informed him that his hair was considered part of his uniform, and as such was fair game. That's why Edge doesn't have dreadlocks anymore- he cut it before the next game.http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/recap/NFL_20030914_TEN@IND

James trimmed his dreadlocks this week after getting yanked down by his hair in Cleveland last week.
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I finally saw the clip.

He didn't get flagged for the tackle. He got flagged for pulling him back up by the hair. Dude should have let go. I have no problem with that flag.

 
They should have a rule that the hair cannot be so long that it blocks any part of the numbers on the back of the jersey. Lamont Thompson's dreads take up the top half of his numbers and his name. He actually made some nice plays today for once but since his hair was blocking his name and number I just assumed the announcers were wrong when crediting him with good plays.

 
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