12-18-2015, 12:29 PM
(12-16-2015, 12:42 AM)guyofthetiger Wrote: If Eifert is cleared from his concussion, he should definitely play the rest of the season. The Bengals have not yet secured the division. If Pitt wins out and the Bengals lose out, Pitt gets it.
As of today, I wouldn't play him until at least Denver. If we beat the Niners, I wouldn't let him play until at least Baltimore.
Eifert is one of the two best weapons on the team. His job is to wreak havoc in the middle of the field, and that job exposes him to more head injury risk. I just don't trust the NFL's concussion protocols enough to put him back on the field ASAP. Give him the extra time, and hit the playoffs as close to full strength as we can get. He's too important to this season, and too important to the future of the franchise to risk over rushing him out for one game.
