Rivers took a brutal hit from Hines Ward. I had a good view of the hit from the cheap seats at Paul Brown Stadium (ROAD TRIP BABY!!) Saw the replays. Good clean legal hit. Ward will probably get fined for it though because that's what the NFL does these days.
i saw the hit too....Ward smoked him. Too bad for Rivers though....it's not like the Bengals were winning anyways.
Great hit, but I feel sorry for Rivers. At least he doesn?t have to see that missery every day in practice anymore. I got a lot of respect for Ward, he?s probably the only reciever, that plays every play with the same intensity and effort, nomatter if it?s a pass or a run.
It was a clean hit. I really hope Hines don't get fined (again ) I heart Hines Ward. The man has tremendous dedication to the game.
The play was clean but pretty brutal. Ward had to know that Rivers would likely get hurt after a blow like that. I don't think Ward is going to get any love from other NFL players after that hit. I wouldn't be surprised to see some DB go head-hunting on Ward later in the season. Payback is a b*tch.
fftopic: But not really, since we're on the topic of hits and fines... ...did anybody see that hit Ike Hilliard took last night in the Seahawks/Buccs game? He got sammiched between a Seahawks linebacker (Hill) and a safety I think? If Hill (if that's even his name, not sure) doesn't get fined and suspended for that hit, then the Smith suspension was bullshit. He went helmet first, of course, with no intention to hurt the guy, but Ike was out for some time.
Hines Ward-WR- Steelers Oct. 21 - 6:01 pm et According to ProFootballTalk, Ravens LB Terrell Suggs admitted that his team has a bounty on Hines Ward. At issue is Ward's blocking style which Suggs calls "legal but it be cheap." Suggs says the Ravens tried unsuccessfully to get Ward during their Week 4 Monday night game, but they did succeed in their bounty on Rashard Mendenhall when his season was ended on a hit from Ray Lewis. The Ravens also have "something in store" for Ward in their next matchup. Source: ProFootballTalk.com
Ravens Have a Bounty on Hines Ward? Posted Oct 21st 2008 6:06PM by JJ Cooper Filed under: Ravens, Steelers, AFC North http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2008/10/21/...es-ward/?icid=100214839x1212057461x1200742976 Hines Ward found out on Tuesday that he won't be fined for his hit that ended Keith Rivers' season. He also found out that the Ravens have put a bounty on him when the two teams face off in December. According to Pro Football Talk on the 2 Live Stews radio show, linebacker Terrell Suggs said that the Ravens have put a bounty on knocking out Ward. The bounty was on Ward for the team's first meeting earlier this year, but Ward made it through that game unscathed. Actually Bart Scott had told Ward he was going to kill him during that game in revenge for Ward's legal hit on Scott in 2007, but Ward put Scott on his butt again. What will Ward's reaction be? Probably a laugh and a smile, since he's a master at avoiding the big hit.He's been one of the most hated wide receivers in the league for years, and he's had a bullseye on his jersey game after game. But even as he lays out defensive backs, linebackers and defensive ends, Ward manages to avoid defenders looking for his revenge. In his 11th year, he's only missed six games in his career, so it's not like teams have succeeded in getting too many good shots at him. Ward has always managed to avoid the big hit while making plenty of big blocks. But since Suggs was nice enough to make the bounty public, he'll ensure that referees are well aware of any cheap shots at Ward in December. Having the bounty is one thing, but being dumb enough to announce it is sure to have the NFL watching Suggs and the Ravens defense closely.
Ward laid a mean ass hit on rivers. Hines Ward is always on the look out for hits like that. Rivers had no clue what was coming.hmy: Cheers!:beer:
This morning on Mike and Mike I heard Hines say..."Yeah, they be trying to hit the smile off my face...been tryin for years to do that" He plays hard and clean..let's hope they can't hit that smile off his face. He is fun to watch!
