"Rodney Harrison promised to lay the lumber when he joined NBC. And man has he delivered. Thanks to Pro Football Talk, we've got the rundown on Ward and Harrison taking verbal jabs. It all started when Ward, on NBC's air, no less, questioned Ben Roethlisberger sitting out on Sunday against the Ravens. Harrison said he'd never say such a thing about his quarterback, and off ... we ... went.
"[Harrison] stirred up the whole thing with me throwing [Roethlisberger] under the bus," Ward told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "It really wasn't that at all. ... But Rodney Harrison, ex-Patriot, goes out and goes crazy and, 'Well, he threw Ben under the bus.'"
Harrison responded on the Dan Patrick Show on Thursday, saying: "I love Hines Ward. I think he's one of the toughest guys I've ever played with. ... [But] I would never question my quarterback, especially after winning two Super Bowls (Boston.com)."
Harrison has been going been very unbiased when it comes to criticizing players/coaches (as he went after Beleichick already this season). Harrison is right on the money once again here. It is basically exactly what I said when I read Ward's comments. Roethlisberger is one of the toughest QBs in the NFL, he has 2 rings, and is the leader of this team. You don't come out and say that he could've/should've played. I like Harrison in the booth as he makes thing interesting with his "tell it like it is" Barkley mentality. I don't always agree, but he is entertaining.
Anyways, I think this is a dead issue now. Roethlisberger came out and said him and Ward have patched things up, and I would be surprised if a veteran team like the Steelers would let it be a distraction.
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