Comments on: After clearing Florence Sunday, Lions diagnose concussion Monday

By: phillyboy20

phillyboy20 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:24:09 +0000

Didn’t see the game so not defending anyone but there are a couple different areas where bleeding can occur during a concussion, one of which is a subdural hematoma in which case the bleeding is much slower delaying the onset of symptoms

By: wwwmattcom

wwwmattcom — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:46:20 +0000

Concussions can take up to 72 hours to show signs or symptoms. Should everyone who hits be removed from the game? One hit per game. Bring in the next guy after a hit, wait 72 hours then clear the starter. Good luck!

By: lawyermalloy

lawyermalloy — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:12:20 +0000

“Our guys checked him. He passed all the tests on the sideline.”
I thought there is no more”Our Guys” checking anything under the new policy and that an independent Dr. is to be used . Is that correct or not?

By: earpaniac

earpaniac — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 08:50:00 +0000

How many players is that this season that continued playing (either for a series or more, or the rest of the game) after a hit that probably caused a concussion and then were diagnosed with a concussion? I would really like to know. Does anyone else know?

By: barnesaintnoble

barnesaintnoble — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 06:29:26 +0000

Schwartz is a defensive coach who really defers to his coordinators and assts. on offense. And the OC he defers to is a joke. It’s starting to look like Fisher held those Titan teams together and Schwartz was just a good follow the leader coordinator. From the last couple drafts, the Lions front office is showing shades of Matt Millen, which makes sense because Mayhew worked under Millen. It doesn’t make any sense, draft all these offensive players (when the defense is clearly not good) and then run the most predictable, conservative offense. Schwartz might not be on the hot seat, but he definitely needs to make some big changes to his staff to stay off it.

By: spcoltrane

spcoltrane — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 05:16:03 +0000

Don’t forget what a concussion is – your brain smacking up against the inside of your skull. Just as with any other injury, the degree of severity may not be immediately apparent – a sideline test that occurs within 60 seconds of the injury may not reveal anything, given all the adrenaline and endorphins coursing through the player’s body, masking a lot of symptoms. The real harm may not become apparent for a few hours.
If the NFL wanted to get serious about protecting players, helmets should be equipped with shock sensors (watch an episode of MythBusters) that would provide an objective and demonstrable measure of the impact sustained by a player. If the player sustains a blow to the head (helmet to helmet, helmet to knee, helmet to ground, etc.) and the shock sensor is tripped, the player should be done for the game.

By: aklolzer

aklolzer — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:16:28 +0000

who cares, this is what they signed up for. if you dont like it retire and give someone else an opportunity. for that kind of money i dont think they will have a tough time finding replacements.

By: jimmylions

jimmylions — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:14:32 +0000

How about a doctor hired by the NFLPA on the sidelines? That would be someone who (at least theoretically) would be there strictly in the interest of the player’s health and safety.

By: cometkazie

cometkazie — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:10:42 +0000

“How many fingers am I holding up?”

“Six.”

“Close enough. Go back in.”

By: eastsideballa

eastsideballa — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:09:07 +0000

Lions offseason to do list: Fire Linehan, fire Cunningham, put Schwartz on the hot seat for the 2013 season, and draft Tyrann Mathieu. ~Fin~

By: sbdt

sbdt — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:05:54 +0000

In fairness to the doctors, when dealing with the Lions it’s hard to tell who does and does not have a head injury.

By: harrisonhits2

harrisonhits2 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 01:58:24 +0000

Its that other kind of concussion, the time delayed kind.

By: jjfuhreck

jjfuhreck — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 01:41:56 +0000

Watched the game. Am not a doctor. Could have told you he had a concussion. NFL still doesn’t get it. Hope a billion dollar settlement clears their eyes

By: fitzmagic1212

fitzmagic1212 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 01:31:56 +0000

yeah but they care about player safety………..riiiiiiight