APIt’s easy to know when football season is coming. The days get shorter, the nights get cooler. The grass starts to smell a certain way.
And the words “concussion-like symptoms” make their return to the sports vernacular.
On Sunday, a pair of Vikings missed practice due to the phrase that, as best we can tell, has its roots near the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers. According to Jeremy Fowler of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, tight end Kyle Rudolph and cornerback Chris Cook (pictured) suffered injuries that created symptoms like the symptoms of a concussion in Friday night’s preseason game against the Bills.
Look, either a guy has a concussion or he doesn’t. Unless the players have some other condition that is causing them to demonstrate the symptoms of a concussion, why not just call it a concussion?
Meanwhile, I need to take a break. I have full-bladder-like symptoms. I hope it’s nothing serious.
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good one florio, either they do or they don’t. exactly.
Dr. thegreatgabbert diagnoses an excess of pure excellence, PFT. Take a pi** and call me in the morning.
I’m sure there are exact “must haves” for it to be called a concussion. Perhaps they have a symptom or 2, but not all that are required for the diagnosis of a full blown concussion.
I could have “flu like” symptoms without having the actual flu.
It happens.
I watched that game and Rudolph has a concussion. He stood, tried to walk, and fell down. He either had a stroke, which I doubt, or he has a concussion.
I agree. Everyone’s talking like lawyers. They don’t want to admit it’s a concussion because the guy might sue later. Typical employer double-speak. I’d like to hear what the symptoms are.
Last year the Viking players had NFL player like symptoms. They acted like NFL players but were not quite as good as one.
It was probably dirt in their eye, like the Eagles said Vick had…
Florio, you are always wrong on this issue. There is a reason why this term is used. A concussion can only be diagnosed by a qualified doctor, no matter how obvious the symptoms may be. Non-medical personnel, such as coaches, can only say what they see, which are signs and symptoms.
Signs and symptoms are things like pain, swelling, redness, cramping, vomiting, dizziness, etc. Only a qualified doctors with correct tools can take these signs and symptoms and make a diagnosis. If the doctor has not made his diagnosis yet, then it is irresponsible,and probably illegal, for a coach to speculate in the media that he does or does not have a concussion…
I was at the game — they were concussions.