Hard Hat Award (Game #2, @ Jax)
Stiller reserve OLB Jamie Harrison is the winner 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 a game in which the Stillers were manhandled and punished all over the field, Harrison was the lone bright spot on an otherwise dismal evening. Harrison was a demon possessed on special teams coverage, making 2 solid solos and assisting on another. It's a good thing that Harrison was so rugged on STs, because the STs needed a boost after last week's lowly effort, and because there wasn't a single other Stiller that was even remotely worthy of the coveted Hard Hat. With the kind of mean, nasty effort that Harrison gave on Monday night, perhaps he should be elevated to a platoon role in the starting lineup, since the Stillers have a starting OLB that stood around the entire evening imitating a traffic cone.
Kudos to Harrison for winning the Hard Hat Award. Wear the Hard Hat proudly, Jamie!
Previous 2006 Hard Hat Winners:
Week 1, vs. Miami: Charlie Batch and Willie Parker