08-09-2017, 12:12 PM
(08-09-2017, 11:30 AM)PV Bengal Wrote: Hopefully, we can put this discussion to bed ... finally. I think we can all agree that:
(1) medicine is not as simple as math. In math if A=B=C, therefore A=C. Not so simple in medicine.
(2) CTE is a "repetitive" thing. One hit to the head (e.g. in a car crash), will not lead to CTE. An offensive lineman takes a hit to the head at least 20 times per game times 30 games as a high-schooler plus 20 times 40 games as a collegian plus 20 times 160 games as a 10-year pro means 4,600 hits to the head PLUS however many hits to the headsustained during practice.
(3) The human brain was not designed to take blows to the head, unlike the brains of woodpeckers, big horn sheep, etc.
(4) The technology does not yet exist to determine if CTE exists (without resorting to #1 above) in a living brain.
#4 is the exact reason we do not need the concussion protocol and it should be left up to the players and teams how they wish to handle each situation.
