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James Harrison says Kyle Orton "got what he had coming" Posted by Mike Florio on August 30, 2010 1:04 PM ET When a bank robber gets away with the money, the last thing he should do is call the bank the next day, identify himself, and say, "You're damn right I took the money." A similar concept applies when a football player apparently gets away with a fairly blatant case of unnecessary roughness. After recovering a fumble, which eventually was ruled not a fumble, in Sunday night's game between the Steelers and the Broncos, linebacker James Harrison encountered Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton. Orton, not cognizant of the line between bravery and lunacy, tried to tackle Harrison. So Harrison unloaded on Orton. Hard. "He was running his mouth and getting in the way of the train," Harrison said after the game, per Mike Klis of the Denver Post. "And the train wasn't coming off the track." If Harrison had said nothing more, we think he'd be fine. It was a rough play, but no one told Orton to get in the way of the train. But then Harrison added a sentence or two that creates the impression that he was trying to injure Orton. "He was popping off down there the first time they were about to score," Harrison said. "So you run your mouth, expect to get something. Everything's between the lines, so he got what he had coming." Even though Orton wasn't throwing the ball or otherwise within the protections that apply to quarterbacks, the rules prevent specific instances of unnecessary roughness. Despite the fact that no flag was thrown, Harrison's word could be enough to trigger a letter from the league office informing him that he's getting what he has coming, as in money coming out of his check.

After Jake Delhomme was able to move the Cleveland Browns offense up and down the field with ease, Detroit rookie Ndamukong Suh showed frustration and very dirty play with a violent facemask penalty against the veteran quarterback. On a third down play in Saturday’s preseason game, Suh caught Delhomme from behind by the facemask and pulled him to the ground as Delhomme was flushed from the pocket. After the rookie pulled Delhomme down by the facemask, he grabbed Delhomme’s head with his other hand and twisted as he tossed him backwards. Facemask penalties happen at every level of football, but as an NFL player, Suh should know better and display more control. Suh’s actions showed blatant intent to injure Delhomme and should have resulted in a more serious penalty, possibly an ejection from the game. Not only was the penalty cheap, but it was worthy of retaliation. Suh is lucky that Cleveland’s offensive line did not come to Delhomme’s aid like New Orleans Saints lineman Kyle Turley did for Aaron Brooks in the infamous helmet toss incident against the Jets. The penalty was the second facemask penalty called on Suh in Saturday’s game and Suh’s dirty play should be looked at by the NFL. NFL football is a violent, injury-prone game and the NFL does everything it can to make the game as safe as possible. There is no room for this type of play in the NFL and Roger Goodell should take a closer look at Suh’s play and impose a fine and/or suspension