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I don't remember a guy going as long in the concussion protocol as Derek Anderson has.  It doesn't matter from a football perspective for the Bills but I really feel for the guy.  He was happy playing Mr. Mom and came out of retirement for us.  Is he another Kevin Kolb?

 

Bills have been under the Cone of Silence on this one as far as I can tell except to say that he's "still in concussion protocol."

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3 minutes ago, Dan Darragh said:

I don't remember a guy going as long in the concussion protocol as Derek Anderson has.  It doesn't matter from a football perspective for the Bills but I really feel for the guy.  He was happy playing Mr. Mom and came out of retirement for us.  Is he another Kevin Kolb?

 

Bills have been under the Cone of Silence on this one as far as I can tell except to say that he's "still in concussion protocol."

 

That's all they are allowed to say per league rule.

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14 minutes ago, Dan Darragh said:

I don't remember a guy going as long in the concussion protocol as Derek Anderson has.  It doesn't matter from a football perspective for the Bills but I really feel for the guy.  He was happy playing Mr. Mom and came out of retirement for us.  Is he another Kevin Kolb?

 

Bills have been under the Cone of Silence on this one as far as I can tell except to say that he's "still in concussion protocol."

 

Tim Connolly basically lost his career because of it.

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Indirectly, Peterman being so terrible might have caused this guy a serious head injury. There was no excuse for Peterman to be on this roster after week 1. Him being so useless caused us to throw in Anderson almost right away. I was happy Anderson was playing but it’s a shame for him. The guy was probably expecting to pretty much be a coach in a helmet and because of the ineptitude of our backup, he was forced into the lineup. If Peterman wasn’t even capable of playing, I don’t understand why he was on the roster. It’s over now but it definitely went on to long. Hopefully Anderson ends up being okay. A head injury can effect people in very different ways.

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Just now, PirateHookerMD said:

My guess is it is largely a cover for him to save face. He was never supposed to play. With Allen back and now Barkley he can go back to his mentor role he was always supposed to be. 

 

How do you figure that when he can only be cleared by an independent neurologist?

 

NFL Head, Neck and Spine Committee’s Concussion Protocol Overview - NFL Play Smart, Play Safe

 

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4 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said:

 

How do you figure that when he can only be cleared by an independent neurologist?

 

NFL Head, Neck and Spine Committee’s Concussion Protocol Overview - NFL Play Smart, Play Safe

 

 

 

Shrug, its all super subjective and pseudo-science to clear people. All he has to do is answer a question wrong and he "fails." He has no incentive to want to come back quickly. 

 

If you were Anderson would you be in a hurry to play? He thought he was walking into a cush QB3/mentor spot. QB3s almost never play. 

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1 minute ago, PirateHookerMD said:

 

Shrug, its all super subjective and pseudo-science to clear people. All he has to do is answer a question wrong and he "fails." He has no incentive to want to come back quickly. 

 

If you were Anderson would you be in a hurry to play? He thought he was walking into a cush QB3/mentor spot. QB3s almost never play. 

 

Whether he's cleared or not, Allen is ready to take over. There is no reason for any conspiracy with every concussion being different in terms of severity/recovery time. 

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31 minutes ago, Skins Malone said:

Well Karlos Williams was out for a very long time because of a concussion.  Much longer then DA.   Not sure what the Bill's are supposed to say besides hes under concussion protocol?  It's not a cone of silence that's the situation.  

 

The challenge with Karlos, though, was determining whether he was exhibiting concussion symptoms or just acting like his usual self.

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57 minutes ago, Dan Darragh said:

I don't remember a guy going as long in the concussion protocol as Derek Anderson has.  It doesn't matter from a football perspective for the Bills but I really feel for the guy.  He was happy playing Mr. Mom and came out of retirement for us.  Is he another Kevin Kolb?

 

Bills have been under the Cone of Silence on this one as far as I can tell except to say that he's "still in concussion protocol."

I have a feeling he didn’t really want to play but was interested in tutoring Allen.  I thought he was holding his arm when he was hurt.  

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1 hour ago, Dan Darragh said:

I remember a guy going as long in the concussion protocol as Derek Anderson has.  It doesn't matter from a football perspective for the Bills but I really feel for the guy.  He was happy playing Mr. Mom and came out of retirement for us.  Is he another Kevin Kolb?

 

Bills have been under the Cone of Silence on this one as far as I can tell except to say that he's "still in concussion protocol."

I remember Joe Haden was in it forever a couple years ago. I thought he was never coming back. 

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1 hour ago, PirateHookerMD said:

My guess is it is largely a cover for him to save face. He was never supposed to play. With Allen back and now Barkley he can go back to his mentor role he was always supposed to be. 

This is probably what’s going on.  The guy is scared to play.  

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