NFL expectations
OK, the layers of this James Harrison story are now getting to the heights of soap opera juiciness that Dallas reached right about the time they shot J.R.
By now everyone knows that Harrison was cut by the Pittsburgh Steelers and has signed with the New England Patriots. If Harrison does not play a down with New England, the potential information he could supply – ranging from sets to weakness to signals to audibles – could be worth what the Pats are paying him. (How crazy has this thing become? We heard a national talking head wonder aloud if Harrison was doing the duty of a double agent and signed with New England to spread misinformation.)
At first, we thought the hubbub from Steelers fans was unjust. The team cut him. He signed elsewhere. Dude has every right to find a gig. (Speaking of every right, it’s a little puzzling the backlash that Dez Bryant is getting for not being willing to work for less money to give the team more cap room. Pay cut? Seriously? Hey some do and bully for them. Brady and Duncan as two of the notable Hall of Famers who worked for below market value, but those are the outliers. Nobody is bad-mouthing Kirk Cousins or Matt Stafford or any of the rest for getting as much as they can. Dez should be no different. And in truth, this is a stop-gap measure because the Cowboys mismanaged their salary cap, and you know when Dak needs to get paid, there will no loyalty shown for those cut to make room for the QB’s money. Pay the man his money or cut him and watch someone else do it.)
Where were we? Oh, yes, Pittsburgh and the Harrison deal.