Mr. WEO Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 1 minute ago, MiltonWaddams said: Shazier jokes? Really? Look up. The point just sailed over your head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 5 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said: He was adopted at and early age by the Ryan Shazier family.... Bur seriously, how can a Center claim getting kneed in the head is a rare event?? Maybe because...he's never been kneed in the head before? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Just now, Doc said: Maybe because...he's never been kneed in the head before? Not that the mechanism of injury matters. But it's not uncommon I bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideNine Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 On 8/26/2019 at 12:29 PM, MR8 said: Tracking well for him to play week 1... The writing was on the wall after week 1 of preseason that their goal was to have him ready by week 1 of the regular season and they didn't care at all about Preseason. Something that stuck with me a bit was Knox saying that when he had his injury the trainers intentionally took it slower and longer with him during his recovery. He said he had never had a hamstring injury of any kind and the trainers told him they were going to work slower with him on in to make sure there was no recurrence down the road. When I heard that it really struck me because I feel like in professional sports trainers and coaches pound the table about getting a guy back "As soon as he's ready" which is just coach speak for "as soon as possible, and he mans up to play." But as the league has changed, and frankly the Bills have changed with their new sports science approach, I am wondering if they are intentionally taking longer with players and injury recovery time tables to try and minimize flair ups and additional injuries. Maybe Knox wasn't the only one they decided to keep out longer to prevent further exacerbating the injury... maybe Morse was tracking better than we all thought, but they held him in each phase just a bit longer, because frankly they didn't care if he played in preseason or not. While chemistry with the line and Allen is important, getting him to 100% is WAY more important. SO once he showed symptoms of a concussion, the decision was essentially made "We're taking all preseason to manage this". I don't hate the approach... As a fan I want to see everyone on the field, but when you look at the average athlete's recovery time from injuries, and the rate of how quickly those injuries then reoccur, maybe there is something to lengthening the process for rehabbing and doing it right rather than doing is quick. It may not be "best for the team" in that your top guys aren't out there, but it's best for the player, and long run ideally best for your team because the player is less likely to re-injure themselves and be back off the field again. With the investment they make in players, giving time for injuries to fully heal is the smart move. That being said, the games are not on the line yet. Players will play through more dings during the regular season, and there is likely more pressure to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 He will retire when he is ready on with the season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince88 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 4 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: Homey say what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 8 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said: Not that the mechanism of injury matters. But it's not uncommon I bet. For him it is. 2 minutes ago, John from Riverside said: He will retire when he is ready on with the season Yup. He's a big boy and as he said, he knew what he was getting himself into. Let's hope he stays healthy for awhile now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 7 hours ago, JoshAllenHasBigHands said: So it was a knee to the head. This board talked a lot of smack about him being out after the 3rd day of practice, implying that a strong breeze could give him another concussion. This always seemed dramatic. The fact that it was a knee to his head proves that it still required a unique, inordinate type of hit to give him this concussion. True... but -still his fourth -still had him going to a lot of specialists -still was asking career impacting questions -still was in CP for a long time -still needs to be pointed out it was literally padded practice #1 This topic is a watchlist topicto be sure. Lineman taking knees to the head is not rare. It can happen any time you cut block. I want nothing but the best for Mitch- he’s certainly got a much bigger decision to make with the next one, should it happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benderbender Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 5 hours ago, BillsFan692 said: I hate cantaloupe I dislike it as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 10 hours ago, Ga boy said: I hope he says the train horn must go. It gives me headaches. Seriously, good to hear that he loves the game. He sounds like a football player. Go Bills!! He is a football player 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giuseppe Tognarelli Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 I sincerely hope Mitch is okay... something about that interview seemed off. Did anyone else notice that he repeated the same answer twice, twice? I've seen it happen before but this struck me as really odd and I needed to make sure the video wasn't bouncing back. It was like he was giving the answer for the first time. I want to chalk it up to a coincidence (after all, he's been through all of the professional tests that say he's fine), but it was concerning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 It would appear to me that a knee to the head, or its equivalent, is a fairly common event in the trenches of a NFL game. I hope I'm wrong, but I also hope we draft a center early next April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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