OT: Philadelphia Eagles (NFL): When You're Up, It's Never As Good As It Seems, And When You're Down, You Never Think You'll Be Up Again

[Curufinwe]

Voracek did something like that when Kronwall head hunted him.

 

[BrindamoursNose]

Remember, this was the "back injury" that Tua was playing with tonight

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

The Dolphins’ team doctor.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

You've seen it before, think of a hockey players arms bending at the elbows if they slam their head on the ice.

I don't remember seeing that in hockey before. The only time I have seen fingers react like that is during sex.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

I’ve seen football & hockey players do like an alligator like arm pose after getting crushed.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Tua is going to own the Dolphins after this.

 

[DancingPanther]

I’ve seen football & hockey players do like an alligator like arm pose after getting crushed.

Yeah this is what I mean. Trex style

 

[Chinatown88]

I knew the Dolphins would ruin him.

 

[DancingPanther]

Remember, this was the "back injury" that Tua was playing with tonight

Man, his back hurt so much it made him woozy

 

[DancingPanther]

I always thought Sherman was destined for TV, he was always tremendously articulate. How has he been doing? This is the first I've seen

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

 

[Beef Invictus]

If he was concussed last week, the Dolphins have some serious questions to answer.

I only just turned the game on but hearing the injury discussed, this was my first thought.

 

[Striiker]

I’ve seen football & hockey players do like an alligator like arm pose after getting crushed.

Makes me think of Voracek after that Kronwall hit.

 

[Rich Nixon]

I've watched literally thousands of NFL and college football--hell, I am watching the game tonight.

But this sport is basically not viable if you give a f*** about brain injuries. It's a devil's bargain. There is no safe version of this sport. If you play it, you will very likely sustain brain injuries. Period.

The notion that there's an instant "concussion protocol" in this sport or in hockey or in anything else is a f***ing joke to try to avoid that truth. You can't look at a guy in a tent 4 minutes after head impact and figure out if he has a brain injury. They manifest in very different ways. They sometimes take days--hell, a week--to truly show themselves, and decline or improvement in condition is rarely linear.

I've had concussions I felt right away and cleared up to normal in a week. I had another I didn't notice for 2 days and f***ing killed me for months after. They suck ass, and they are not broken bones. You don't just look at a guy and go "oh, yep."

A real concussion protocol would be if you suspect one, the guy sits for evaluation for a long period of time. A week, whatever. Probably much longer. No football activity. Actual medical monitoring.

Would that ever fly? In this league, with this money involved? No!

So it's a devil's bargain. But I hate the f***ing farce of safety, or pretending this is an isolated issue or a Dolphins problem.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Makes me think of Voracek after that Kronwall hit.

Or Schenn after Wilson. You know, when McCrossin used a loophole to not evaluate Schenn at all so he wouldnt miss any time.

It's a good thing the guy is a sentient bag of cement.

 

[Striiker]

Or Schenn after Wilson. You know, when McCrossin used a loophole to not evaluate Schenn at all so he wouldnt miss any time.

It's a good thing the guy is a sentient bag of cement.

The amount of times Schenn got boarded and hopped back up like it was nothing was amazing...

 

[DancingPanther]

Weekly request for the Coward-o-meter for that field goal please

 

[Cody Webster]

Throw the ball to Chase, you cowards

Weekly request for the Coward-o-meter for that field goal please

This one just said hold my beer

 

[DancingPanther]

I hate to say it but wtf was Tua doing not throwing that ball somewhere

 

[trostol]

never seen shit like that before

 

[Cody Webster]

I hate to say it but wtf was Tua doing not throwing that ball somewhere

Guy had a day and a half to get rid of that ball. Could have even decided to run.

 

[DancingPanther]

Guy had a day and a half to get rid of that ball. Could have even decided to run.

So truea

 

[nacc BLOCC]

I hate to say it but wtf was Tua doing not throwing that ball somewhere

The brain injury he suffered on Sunday may have affected his processing power.

 

[Jack Straw]

I've watched literally thousands of NFL and college football--hell, I am watching the game tonight.

But this sport is basically not viable if you give a f*** about brain injuries. It's a devil's bargain. There is no safe version of this sport. If you play it, you will very likely sustain brain injuries. Period.

I think there could be, but it will never happen. They would have to go back to something like it was before all the plastic protective gear. Thin leather pads, light leather helmet. Less protection would force players to play more safely instead of relying on their equipment to protect them. Basically make it more like rugby. But it will never happen.

 

[bennysflyers16]

The Dolphins’ team doctor.

I think it’s actually this guy

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