We’ve all seen the cheap shots Hines Ward has put on the Ravens throughout the years, even Ed Reed called him out on it this season. On Saturday, the Jets started talking smack about Ward’s dirty play.
According to ESPN New York, Jets defensive coordinator Mike Pettine called Ward “the toughest player in the league, when no one’s looking.” Antonio Cromatie put a plan in action to limit the cheap shots from the cheap shot artist. “Just tell [him] if he do it again you’re gonna kick his ass,” Cromartie said.
New York safety Eric Smith feared a letter from the league for what he wants to do to keep Ward in line. “If I finish what I said and then do what I planned on doing, I’m going to get fined,” he said.
Smith also acknowledged the cheap shots that Hines put on the Ravens earlier in the season.
“We saw some of those plays, like in the Ravens game, he’s out there hitting Dawan Landry in the back, he came across and hit Ray Lewis in the back,” Smith said. “Ed Reed was 30 yards downfield and he’s going down and hitting him. It’s just unnecessary things like that that make you mad as a defender.”
Safety James Ihedigbo defined the cheap shots that Ward puts on players every week. He said hitting a guy like Ward does face to face makes you a tough player. “But if you hit someone in their back when they’re pursuing a play or they’re not even looking, that’s a cheap shot,” he said. Of course, everyone knows Ward chooses the latter.
Why is it that Ward chooses to wait until players have their backs turned to put on a vicious hit? Cromartie told SNY that Ward is not “man enough” to put on those shots when the players are looking.
Wow, imagine that…a Baltimore news site being BIASED against a rivalry. Your job should be to report, not to add your BS opinions in with the news. "Of course, everyone knows Ward chooses the latter." WTF? Who exactly is "everyone"? Sounds like an opinion to me jerkoff.
Hey Jack…
This is a BLOG where opinions are supposed to be expressed. I'm sure Yins don't have blogs in Pittsburgh (or computers or telephones or indoor plumbing) but maybe someday you'll understand.
Haha. Thanks Jack. You might be surprised to know that I don't like the Yankees and think they buy championships too. It is 100% my opinion, although it's one that seems to be shared by the majority of sports fans.
any a-hole can blog on the internet, virtually none will rise to the level of journalism though, so yeah, opinions are like a-holes…. yada yada… see who wins lol.
Im a jets fan but even I know who is going to win this game… I can see the truth
You're Jets fan that thinks your team is gonna lose?
Yes, like I said, I can like my team but I can also see the truth lol. Watch.
I just have a hard time believing that any New York fan thinks they're gonna lose. The Jets beat Manning and Brady on the road, you think you can't put pressure on Pittsburgh's beat up offensive line? You wouldn't happen to be a "Jets fan" disguised in black and yellow would you? ROFL LMAO 🙂 🙂 🙂
I think you have this one pegged Zach. Jets fan may be the only person more cocky that self-righteous Steeler fan.
I work with a Jets fan who read me a cocky poem that he wrote after New York beat New England. I don't buy it from this guy above.
Crickets from the "jets fan"
When no one's looking? when exactly is no one looking? 75k in the stadium. 100 cameras. 50,000,000 watching on tv. i guess he broke that guy from the Bengals jaw from behind, too. I can't believe the Jets are whining before the game. F'n cheaters should keep their mouths shut. I can understand the Flamin' Ravens crying. Ward was so inside their heads and in their facemasks from Jump Street they blew a 2 TD lead.
You'd all love to have Ward so just shut the f up! Especially, Zack Wilting Willow.
Chuck you need to call your anger ally. Yeah people on TV are watching, the guys that Hines hits are the ones not watching. They are the guys trying to make a play on a receiver who is about to run out of bounds and then they take a helmet or forearm to the face. [youtube HNK4TOlUO94 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNK4TOlUO94 youtube]
Classic!
No more fudgicles.
Chuck.. get the crap off our site.
hey chuck. admit it. Ward is a punk and its verified – BY HIS PEERS – every year. and one other thing. the steelers are the yankees of football. they get every freaking call. the ravens did not deserve to win – but the holding call on the GO AHEAD PUNT RETURN TD WITH 3:30 to go was almost as bad a joke as the Jeffrey Maier call against the O''s on Jeter's non home run.
The funny thing is, that the jets' coaching staff thinks this pre-game BS is going to take ward off his game.
Rex ryan the psycobattler!!!
Big mistake playing headgames with ward, and the steelers. Might work on Brady, but not this team. I fear my team and coaching staff have made a grave error.
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I’m sorry Zach but I really can’t believe you know anything about football. No offense, but I can’t believe you ever played a competitive sport in your life from the look of you. I’ve seen Victoria’s Secret models that look tougher than you, and elementary school children that can actually opine an argument more intelligently. Perhaps you should stick to tapping your foot at the person next to you in bathroom stalls? You seem more suited for that big guy.
Is it any coincidence that your last name is Wilt? It’s almost too perfect.
Chuck, Chuck, Chuck… I don’t get it Hoss, how is becoming a transvestite going to prove you’re not a loser? How’s that “Musical Theater Actor” gig going Gigi? You get the “Dancing Fairy” part yet?
Jack… What guy you want to "jerkoff" is your problem but I need to know, are you still battling that case of “swamp ass” there Circus Freak? And you know what? It’s time you stop going to the “Self-Service Massage Parlors”…