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There is a difference in the way that Clark and other hard hitters hit. Players who were renowned for delivering hard often borderline illegal hits, like Ronnie Lott, Rodney Harrison, or even Polamalu usually lead with their forearm or shoulder not their helmet. As i detailed in an earlier post the Welker hit was illegal (and flagged so) and simply because he led with the head so was the Mcgahee hit. It was certainly questionable whether mcgahee was "defenseless" as he was a ballcarrier, not leaping for a catch, but it was close. Anyone who knows who Daryl Stingley was knows that as much as hard hits are fun and part of the game, Clark is crossing the line.
As for the game, i can't help but think that the Steeler's db's are up to the task of shutting down Fitzgerald, which is the biggest key to stopping the Cardinals. I can't believe that the stupid Cardinals with their 8-8 record are in the big game, while the 11-5 Patriots, who spanked the Cardianls like a bad baby, didn't even get into the playoffs.
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