09-30-2022, 08:41 AM
(09-30-2022, 08:13 AM)Destro Wrote: Heard a talking head talking about how questioning a doctor’s decision is an egregious statement to make. Like, since when can a doctor not be wrong or be above questions? I have personally got second and third opinions on stuff and dealt with garbage medical professionals. Tyrod Taylor had his lung punctured by a team doctor. Sure he wasn’t supposed to do that. He still works for the team though.
Maybe he didn’t have a concussion on Sunday, but once you have one, the next one becomes fairly easy. That hit on him did not look bad at all. Granted, guys have had first concussions on less, optics are bad.
If I were the NFLPA, or anyone investigating the response to Tua's symptoms on Sunday, then I'm going to ask the independent neurologist whether the person actually saw the footage of Tua stumbling around, shaking his head, losing his balance, or whether the neurologist just focused on Tua as he was presenting back in the locker room and Tua's self-report.
Because the actual symptoms on the field needed to be part of the equation. As we have seen, several neurologists said the video of Tua's symptoms on the field were a clear sign of a concussion. The neurologist and the team's coaches need to protect the players from themselves. This was a very bad look for the NFL and the Miami coaches, to put a player back on the field as they did, because his life and health was at risk. As the one who discovered CTE said in one interview after watching Tua on Sunday, a billion dollars is not worth risking his life.
