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I generally agree, although I feel the Stefon Diggs trade worked out pretty dang well.

Holy Hand Grenade, you actually had the intestinal fortitude to cruise the fan boards of 31 teams in enough depth to assess the emotional health of each fanbase? I'm not sure if you deserve a medal, or you're badly in need of a job, a hobby, a lover, a vacation, or all of those.

BOOM! Bravo, Tretter! The exact point that needs to be made - if you're going to say "OK, UNC, this isn't your turf, it's not a neuro problem" but you don't examine the player to determine the extent of the injuries on the body parts that are supposed to be responsible for his "gross motor instability" - how can you credibly look anyone in the eye and say the Dolphin team physicians acted with "absolute integrity" and "those are the people you would want caring for you"? The Dolphins team physician and their trainers have a responsibility to assess the player overall, not just whether or not he has a concussion. Hell to the No do I want a physician or trainer who doesn't see it that way caring for me!

I'm really glad to hear someone else say this. At best, there is ambiguity in the definition where some would define it as a symptom or series of symptoms, and some would define it as the same symptoms but in the absence of a skeletomuscular injury (eg a balance break due to a knee buckling from torn ligaments) Which kind of seems to get us back where we started Please say more here. Respectfully disagree in part. Of course, you're correct concussion is not a diagnosis of exclusion (although, apparently it has been functionally used as such? and I'm not sure the term ataxia fixes that?). It was the job of the UNC and, during the concussion exam, the team physician and trainers to determine whether Tua had a concussion or not, we agree there. Where we may disagree, is that after determining that Tua did NOT have a concussion based on clearing his exam and persuading them that his ataxia was caused by his back injury....it was By Damn the head trainer and team physician's responsibility to examine Tua's back and determine whether he would be at risk for worsening the injury and whether he could protect himself and function, if he returned to the game

I'm afraid I'm losing respect for Allen Stills (who is a very well regarded neurosurgeon) by the tweet Yes, video alone doesn't provide the best diagnosis. But if you're going to conclude that the video indicates gross motor instability due to a back injury and not neurological trauma....wouldn't physicians operating with "absolute integrity" EXAMINE THE PLAYER'S BACK?

Why? He was clearly a gameday decision in Baltimore - worked out with the trainer on the field before the game. I don't see them releasing so many DTs from the PS and now Bryant from the roster, if Ed still couldn't go. He has a high ankle sprain, it passed 4 weeks since the injury on Thurs which is pretty standard for a mild high-ankle Final tea-leaves to read, if they expected him to be out 4 games they would have IR'd him; their predictions aren't perfect of course, but pretty good.

You were expecting them to be issued scooters, or perhaps the little Moolah Temple Shriners cars?

This is my pick, as well. If Shakir steps up, our WR group will be fine.

I don't think his intent was to gloss over bad OL play. I thought he selected plays where Wilson had adequate time and either the decision was wrong/late or the throw was not placed correctly. That doesn't mean there weren't other problems in the game, including the OL and WR running bad routes Sounds like Wilson's answer is that his shoulder is injured

The Dolphins can't fire anyone since officially their stance is that their team physician and trainers did everything correctly per the existing protocol. The NFL/NFLPA line is that the UNC was dismissed by the NFLPA for "hostility" during the investigation, whatever that means. Personally, I agree with you; if the guy's back was such an issue that he couldn't stay on his feet, he shouldn't have played and he should have been xrayed/examined. right, and even if he had an earlier reported back injury, a worsening of symptoms or aggravation should warrant a repeat exam, I would think.

someone reviewing that play said something about "he may not have played well all game but he made a great play there" - IDK I haven't been watching as much all-22 as in the past. I agree with you though That, too

[Teryl Austin, Brian Flores, and Mike Tomlin searching for film of Gentry, just in case] [I'll help them. I'm so kind!] https://www.buffalobills.com/video/tanner-gentry-makes-athletic-diving-catch-2021-bills-camp-highlight and of course my personal fav (this play look familiar to anyone?)

I think the Bills may value Zimmer > Bryant on the PS

Does anyone remember if Hodgins and Gentry played much ST in the preseason? I seem to remember Hodgins getting some plays there in preseason and it not being pretty. I don't remember Gentry playing ST at all I wonder if we'll see more base D tomorrow, except, the Steelers don't seem to have much of a run game.

So Hodgins is clearly Crowder's replacement on the 53 man roster. The Bills have elevated PS members but not had them active on game day before, but the thinking is usually that they won't make elevations unless they intend to have them active. So elevating a WR and a LB could mean that McKenzie and Edmunds are ruled out, but it could also mean they are both game-day or game-time decisions. I think the "crunch" is that Oliver and Phillips are ready so the Bills are no longer carrying 2 DTs who can't play on the 53 man roster. But, they are currently carrying 2 DBs who can't play on the 53 man roster with Benford and Poyer, so even with signing Ingram I'm not sure they have the 8 healthy DBs they prefer for the gameday roster - EDIT: yeah, I counted, we only have 7 healthy DBs. Yikes. I hope McKenzie can go because they might need him as an "emergency DB".

From an overarching point of view, it would be safer and from the physical health standpoint, arguably "best" to rule all of the players out, every week. The point of the concussion protocol is supposed to be that the severity of a concussion and the speed at which an athlete recovers varies, so there are objective benchmarks which an athlete is supposed to pass. McKenzie on his show, said he passed the concussion testing during the game, but our head trainer told him because of his on-the-field signs (being unable to move initially) he was ruled out. He's progressed from Stage 1 through Stage 5, baseline testing is supposed to be passed before Stage 5 and he was Stage 5 on Friday. So to play or not should depend on if he had any further symptoms during or after Friday's contact practice, and passed the UNC's evaluation - not on what's abstractly safer. If they want a concussed player to miss a mandatory game, then that should be the protocol for everyone.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34752171/source-commanders-activating-rookie-rb-brian-robinson?platform=amp Wishing him the best This is the guy who was shot twice in the R leg 5 weeks ago. I think we have a thread on it but the search function is busted right now so I can't add on.

Savage. I love it!

My guess is that we really won't have much idea until practice squad elevations come out at 4 pm today. I learned last year they can even clear them on game day! I don't think McDermott wants to tip his hand to Tomlin any earlier than he has to. My concern (esp. with Terrell Edmunds now out) is that the NFL has put pressure on the UNC and the clubs to NOT let guys play the week after a concussion, even if they have no symptoms. Which is an effective change in the protocol and not fair.

JMO, but Greg Cosell and Colin Cowherd don't belong in the same sentence unless that sentence is: "Cowherd is an entertainer who has a job talking about football, about which he knows a little. Greg Cosell is a serious football film nerd consulted by coaches and GMs, who has been so well known for it that they pull him out of his film room and make him talk to people.

There is that "noob X factor". After completing ~55% of his passes, 2 picks, and getting thumped by the Chargers, Allen went into Minnesota with the Bills as HUGE underdogs and fed the Purple People into a chipper (27-6). The thing is, Allen has always had that "don't count me out" "any given Sunday" Underdog Factor about him. I'm not sure that's Kenny Pickett. He is that "let it rip" guy, though, which Trubisky was not. I would feel much better if we had Poyer in the backfield. I think he and Hyde are about equal in field generalship and setting up the rest of the backfield with disguised coverage, and as long as we have one of them, play doesn't seem to fall off much. I do think we're ahead of where we were in Miami when Dane Jackson was out as well, but while he's ahead of Hamlin and either Johnson or Lewis in the learning curve, he's not the crafty vet and the player coach Dr Poyer is.

If you like X's and O's, check out this rapid turn-around QB Confidential by Kurt Warner. He breaks down some of the problems with the Broncos passing game last night. Spoiler: many of them are Wilson missing throws, but not all. [I found Warner very easy to follow on this episode, he diagrammed the routes and the QB's reads - very clear]

Even as a former center "blame the QB!" LOL I would think fairness would compell you to watch that exchange from the different angles available before making your pronouncement, but You Do You

I think it was a locker room interview, Oliver said he didn't think it was a high ankle initially but by the time he got off the plane from LA, he knew. So yeah, and missing 4-6 weeks is kinda standard for that.