Everybody hates a winner! It's football, people. If you don't want to get hurt, you shouldn't play. I'm sick and berkeleying tired of Pittsburgh taking flack for this E36 M3, when we've got old stabbin' Ray Lewis putting "hits" on people...Hey, whattayaknow!? Hines Ward was on the list!
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/The-Ravens-put-a-bounty-on-H...
Ray Lewis deliberately ends Mendenhall's season, brags about the fact that he was "done," and he's everybody's E36 M3 talking wannabe gangster-ass hero. Ward throws a good block that results in an injury, and he's a "dirty player."
All that being said, it WAS a pretty nasty hit, and none of the 20 or so people I watched the game with were happy to hear that River's jaw was broken. But the Steelers are a physical team, and the AFC north is a physical division. If the NFL wants to put a stop to that, they need to do so even-handedly. Meanwhile, teams will still play ultra-aggresively against the Steelers. Our top 2 running backs, as well as the lion's share of our offensive line are still out with injuries.
Personally, I can't wait for December 14th. "Eye for an eye" and all that.