If he wanted to play games with the injury report with one of his most important offensive players, theres alot easier ways to go about it other than sending Edelman to an independent Neurologist every day of the week.mbuehner said:Belichick injury report...
True, Belichick is a stickler for the rules...If he wanted to play games with the injury report with one of his most important offensive players, theres alot easier ways to go about it other than sending Edelman to an independent Neurologist every day of the week.mbuehner said:Belichick injury report...
If hes listed with a concussion, hes seeing the Doc.
Sounds like a genuine concern for his well-being.He should rest up for the post season...no reason to risk it
(going against him obviously this weekend)
I'm wondering if Amendola or Wright step up, to be honest.Bump Gronk and LaFell with Edelman getting some rest?
I'm a sharing caring kind of guySounds like a genuine concern for his well-being.He should rest up for the post season...no reason to risk it
(going against him obviously this weekend)
That's some awful spin and speculation on his symptoms. He might have had a light headache, and BB decided to have him tested. Not all concussions are the same severity, but all go through the same protocol. If he had minor symptoms on Monday or Tuesday, he cleared the first protocol immediately to participate on Wed. Pats locked up a playoff spot, and their division. Do you really think he'd be on the field yesterday and today if he wasn't already medically cleared?I think you can make the argument that this is a problem.
The concussion wasn't mentioned until yesterday, but the Patriot werent in pads wednesday. Aside from some freak accident, Edelman seems to have been concussed during the Dolphins game. But he seemed fine and gave a postgame. Which in turn likely means the symptoms showed up some time after. Thats probably not good. If he just got his bell wrung and was under observation thats one thing, but to a day or two later start slurring his speech or forgetting things or having bad headaches is something else entirely.
Even assuming Edelman is cleared, he's on the concussion radar screen now. Championship weekend is a bad time to be one routine hit away from losing a WR.... or even just seeing his snaps trimmed as a precaution before the the playoffs.
He's 'on the field' in the same sense that I am on the field walking down the street. Theres no contact happening. My point is that a light headache a day or two after the game doesnt seem like the kind of thing a player would report. Now if it was something lingering after an initial observation after a hit, thats different. Maybe thats indeed what happened. But for him to pop up on the injury report days later with no indications that there was a problem at the time should raise some red flags. For Edelman to volunteer that he was having symptoms, I think you should conclude they were more than a mild hangover.That's some awful spin and speculation on his symptoms. He might have had a light headache, and BB decided to have him tested. Not all concussions are the same severity, but all go through the same protocol. If he had minor symptoms on Monday or Tuesday, he cleared the first protocol immediately to participate on Wed. Pats locked up a playoff spot, and their division. Do you really think he'd be on the field yesterday and today if he wasn't already medically cleared?I think you can make the argument that this is a problem.
The concussion wasn't mentioned until yesterday, but the Patriot werent in pads wednesday. Aside from some freak accident, Edelman seems to have been concussed during the Dolphins game. But he seemed fine and gave a postgame. Which in turn likely means the symptoms showed up some time after. Thats probably not good. If he just got his bell wrung and was under observation thats one thing, but to a day or two later start slurring his speech or forgetting things or having bad headaches is something else entirely.
Even assuming Edelman is cleared, he's on the concussion radar screen now. Championship weekend is a bad time to be one routine hit away from losing a WR.... or even just seeing his snaps trimmed as a precaution before the the playoffs.
https://twitter.com/jeffphowe/status/545626321154764800
Do you get tackled walking down the street?He's 'on the field' in the same sense that I am on the field walking down the street. Theres no contact happening. My point is that a light headache a day or two after the game doesnt seem like the kind of thing a player would report. Now if it was something lingering after an initial observation after a hit, thats different. Maybe thats indeed what happened. But for him to pop up on the injury report days later with no indications that there was a problem at the time should raise some red flags. For Edelman to volunteer that he was having symptoms, I think you should conclude they were more than a mild hangover.That's some awful spin and speculation on his symptoms. He might have had a light headache, and BB decided to have him tested. Not all concussions are the same severity, but all go through the same protocol. If he had minor symptoms on Monday or Tuesday, he cleared the first protocol immediately to participate on Wed. Pats locked up a playoff spot, and their division. Do you really think he'd be on the field yesterday and today if he wasn't already medically cleared?I think you can make the argument that this is a problem.
The concussion wasn't mentioned until yesterday, but the Patriot werent in pads wednesday. Aside from some freak accident, Edelman seems to have been concussed during the Dolphins game. But he seemed fine and gave a postgame. Which in turn likely means the symptoms showed up some time after. Thats probably not good. If he just got his bell wrung and was under observation thats one thing, but to a day or two later start slurring his speech or forgetting things or having bad headaches is something else entirely.
Even assuming Edelman is cleared, he's on the concussion radar screen now. Championship weekend is a bad time to be one routine hit away from losing a WR.... or even just seeing his snaps trimmed as a precaution before the the playoffs.
https://twitter.com/jeffphowe/status/545626321154764800
Austin Collie?Seems like he's just well-educated on concussions, spoke up, and now is going through the process.
Welker and (What's his name? guy from the colts played there last year) have been his teammates and had more than their fair share.
Doc needs to clear him, but usually if they're practicing the doc's word is positive
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2751614"There's something wrong with me," Johnson, 34, told the Times in a story posted on its Web site Thursday night. "There's something wrong with my brain. And I know when it started."
The Boston Globe, which is owned by the Times, posted a similar story on its Web site.
Johnson, who played 10 years in the NFL, said he began to deteriorate in August 2002 with a concussion during an exhibition game against the New York Giants. He sustained another concussion four days later after Belichick prodded him to participate in a full-contact practice, even though he was supposed to be avoiding hits, Johnson said.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/uh-oh-tom-brady-is-celebrating-again-1418922195?tesla=y&mg=reno64-wsjI think you can make the argument that this is a problem.
The concussion wasn't mentioned until yesterday, but the Patriot werent in pads wednesday. Aside from some freak accident, Edelman seems to have been concussed during the Dolphins game.
A concussion would be the worst thing in the world for Belicheck to embellish. Any player with a "public" concussion has to go through the protocol, so this is one case where there is not a "Belicheck-spin" to it.True, Belichick is a stickler for the rules...If he wanted to play games with the injury report with one of his most important offensive players, theres alot easier ways to go about it other than sending Edelman to an independent Neurologist every day of the week.Belichick injury report...
If hes listed with a concussion, hes seeing the Doc.
Until he pulls/strains/tweaks/breaks something on the first play.amendola gonna shock the world