The Ugly
Ryan Clark’s helmet – The ever opinionated Ryan Clark had an ugly game with his helmet on Sunday. In the first instance, he gave a helmet to helmet hit to his own teammate, Ike Taylor. Taylor injured his ribs on the play but returned soon after. Billy and the boys on DVE quipped about whether a player can be fined for giving a helmet to helmet to his own teammate. Good question, and we’ll find out on Tuesday I guess. The other instance was when Clark was flagged for hitting a defenseless player with his helmet. This penalty was so ridiculous and laughable. How is the ball carrier a defenseless player? Upon further review you could also see that Clark didn’t actually make contact with the helmet even though he led with his own helmet. Oh I have an idea – STOP LEADING WITH YOUR HELMET. Maybe your friends over at ESPN can give you some tips when you are over there every day this week.
Dec 8, 2013; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Miami Dolphins wide receiver Brian Hartline (82) keeps both feet in bounds to score a four yard touchdown against Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor (24) during the third quarter at Heinz Field. The Miami Dolphins won 34-28. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
Other uglies:
The defense was awful in the 4th quarter allowing Miami the go ahead score while Troy Polamalu whiffed on a tackle
A warm weather Florida team outplays Steeler’s football weather. That’s mighty ugly.
Prior to this Sunday, Miami had not scored a TD in 4th quarter for eight straight weeks….. until now.
Steeler Nation, have any other Good, Bad, or Uglies?