I don’t think anyone is questioning the Steelers decision to keep Hines out of the game. It’s the secrecy about injuries in the NFL that continues to be a concern.

Good job praising the jets for putting an obviously concussed player back on the field while in the same breath condemn the Steelers for keeping their players on the sideline.

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#1 good point. as long as he’s not going back in, what difference does it make that he’s on the sideline?
#2 you need to go back and read the jets story.
or is this where you’re going to pronounce a pro jet bias from pft. this the pft that serves up frequent and juicy softballs for all the morons who need to take another whack at foot fetishes, fat jokes etc etc. please.

TV in the locker room? Not the same thing as watching it live. Didn’t the NFL and Jerrah figure that out after last year’s Super Bowl?

On a Friday in May 1977, I was in an accident, where my head hit the column between the front window and the door. Not even enough of a hit to cause bleeding, just a bit of skin scraped off, and clear fluid slowly oozing out. Within three hours of the accident, a hospital had checked me, and determined that no concussion could be found.

The following Wednesday, I had a headache, one that lasted for almost two weeks before it broke, then came back for several more days, gradually receding to shorter and shorter periods farther and farther apart.

A doctor did some tests, and determined that I, in fact, had suffered a concussion on the side of the brain 180 degrees opposite of where the hit occurred.

In defense of the hospital, I did have some ‘concussion-like’ symptoms. For example, the fuel tank of one of the vehicles ruptered, and gas was flowing down the street. I was standing near where that fuel was flowing, and told everyone NOT to light a match, cigarette, lighter, etc. because of the danger of fire, and then I proceeded to light up a cigarette.

Oh, and Deb? You mean the yinzers are too cheap to install any televisions in the locker room? Maybe the fans in that burg should take up a collection for a TV or two?

Yes, darlin’, Ray Ray’s hit on Hines was an accident. And three little pigs are building houses of straw, sticks, and bricks at the end of my street.

This is Steelers/Ravens football. You’ll know it’s an accident when you see players praying. Otherwise, it’s par for the course. Ray should have drawn a flag but didn’t, but both sides got away with a few last night. It’s not as bad as when ref Terry McCauley ignored the blood streaming from Roethlisberger’s face. “Head shot? I didn’t see no stinkin’ head shot.” The Ravens simply outplayed us in the end.

As for Hines … Mike, you’re dead on the money about them returning to the game. But did it hurt anyone for Hines to stay on the sidelines? Would you really send him to the lockers to miss what might have been his final contest with the Ravens? Have a heart!

The best solution is automatically recording all G-force helmet hits; in so doing, the player’s reluctance to admit a problem is eliminated and the trainer can test for a concussion before the risk of “second impact syndrome” comes into play. Using inexpensive biosensors to measure and keep accurate team records of the actual number and the frequency of G-force helmet impacts will truly help protect the players. If the helmet impact exceeds limits, an alert is automatically sent to the athletic trainer for thorough analysis; furthermore, all data is securely stored in the cloud for examination by medical professionals perhaps years after the collision.

If the player received a concussion from a blow or not, recording the cumulative number of G-force hits will provide a baseline for concussion treatment; furthermore, the Hothead biosensors help protect all players from heat stroke by measuring and recording every player’s temperature. Hothead helmet biosensors help prevent injuries and the costs are insignificant compared to the impact of an injury or even the threat of potential litigation now or in the future. Hothead automatically alerts the trainers of severe helmet hits and this takes the responsibility of “self reporting” away from the football players who will risk it all rather than miss a play or two. The technology is there soon all of football will use some sort of measuring and reporting platform because the NFL’s current concussion policy has entered its next phase: litigation. Law suits have a tendency to create change…

The penalty on Lewis the refs “missed” would have set the Steelers up for a TD.

Nice touch refs, reviewing the play and ruling no catch ….. while turning a blind eye to the blantantly dirty, cheap, ILLEGAL helmet to helmet, launch and hit. I really have to commend you on a total screw up. You left no stone unturned. You just did everything you could to get everything 100% wrong and hand the Ravens a win.

But of course Goodell will act like it was no big deal since it happened to a Steeler.

It couldn’t have happened to a better person! And I don’t want to see players get hurt, just him. Very deserved!! Also, Clark’s hit was definitely helmet to helmet. Rays was too, obviously. Quit crying steeler fans, I thought only raven fans complained about the refs…

THATS THE WHOLE POINT.. IF RAY CAN DO IT WHY CANT OTHERS? THE SAME THINGS U SAY ABOUT HINES A LITTLE OLE WR ARE THE SAME THINGS U CONDONE BY DEFENDER.

RAYS LEG GETTING SNAPPED IN HALF WOULD BE SWEET TOO.

I agree with some commenters above that the main issue is the refs didn’t call a penalty on Lewis’ obvious helmet to helmet to hit (whether intentional or not, it was clearly illegal), but yet called a penalty on Clark’s hit that was not helmet to helmet, no so far removed from the WR not catching the ball.

Finally, how can people say they were happy to see Ward (or anybody) get hit like that? Is football so important to your meager life that you hope people get injured? You got problems.