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"B.A."�
Hard
Hat Award (Game #15, @ Clev)
Stiller DE and special teamer Brett Keisel and backup LB and
special teamer James Harrison are the co-winners of the weekly Hard Hat
Award, given to the Stiller player who best embodies the iron-tough,
hard-as-steel attitude of the steel workers inside the blast furnace of a still
mill.
In his fourth season out of BYU, the Stormin' Mormon had
perhaps his best game as a pro.� Keisel
got considerable PT at DE, and made the most of it with tireless effort in
which his motor never stopped.� He
finished with 4 solos and 1 assist, including 2 sacks.� On his first sack, Keisel blew in and
stripped Frye of the ball, although Clev recovered.� On his 2nd sack, which occurred in the 4Q, Keisel showed a great
burst ability by surging between 2 blockers and dropping Frying Pan on a 4th
down play.� Lest we forget, Keisel threw
a crushing, de-cleating block on Randle El's long punt return in the 1Q.� El ended up fumbling at the end of this long
return, but had he not, more attention would have been paid to this superb
block by Keisel.�
Harrison had a strong effort in the blowout over Clev.� Jamie registered 5 solos, including a stop
on punt coverage in the 2Q.� Perhaps more
importantly, he partially blocked a punt in the 2Q, the first Stiller blocked
punt since perhaps the days of the Nixon administration.� Then, late in the game, a drunken Browns fan
ran onto the field, and then headed over toward to the Stillers' sideline in a
taunting manner.� Not one to put up with
tomfoolery, Jamie Harrison took matters into his own hands and body-slammed the
unruly fan into the turf.� This was fair
and just, and Harrison should be lauded for handling an unruly fan -- in
particular, an unruly Cleveland fan -- in this manner.� Rest assured, all Cleveland fans will think
twice before stumbling in a taunting manner toward a gang of Stillers or
Stiller fans, because they know they', too, will have their ass slammed into
the ground!� ��
Kudos to Keisel and Harrison for winning the weekly Hard
Hat Award.� Wear the Hard Hat
proudly, fellas!�
Past 2005 Hard Hat Winners:
Week 1, vs. Tenn: Willie Parker
Week 2, @ Hou: Troy Polamalu
Week 3, vs. NE: Clark Haggans
Week 4, @ SD: Troy Polamalu
Week 5, vs. Jax: Heath Miller and Ike Taylor
Week 6, @ Cinci: Hines Ward and Ike Taylor
Week 7, vs. Balt.: Andre Frazier
Week 8, @ GB: Duce Staley
Week 9, vs. Clev: Hines Ward and Charlie Batch
Week 10, @ Balt:�
Aaron Smith
Week 11, @ Indy:� No
one
Week 12, vs. Cinci: Ben Roethlisberger
Week 13, vs. Chicago: Jerome Bettis and Alan Faneca
Week 14, @ Minn: The entire defense
(Note: Stillers.com will pay tribute to Steve Courson this
season by placing "77" in the Hard Hat Award article each week.� Courson, as most of you certainly recall,
was the ultimate Hard Hat kind of player.� Tough, dependable, and versatile.�� Stillers.com will also pay tribute to Army
Sergeant First Class Brent Adams, a longtime Stillers fan and Pittsburgh native
who paid the ultimate sacrifice for his country while serving on point for the
nation in Iraq.� SFC Adams died on duty
in Iraq on Dec. 1st, 2005, and his obituary can be read at this link.� Brent represents the values of the Hard Hat,
and as such, Stillers.com will place a "B.A." in the Hard Hat
article the rest of the season in tribute to this great American.)����