KellysHandWarmer

I read and report on concussion research as part of my job. One consistent finding in the literature is that, for each concussion sustained, "subsequent concussions occur with less force and take longer to resolve." That's why your 6th concussion (or god forbid, 10th, 11th, 12th...) is more worrisome than the 1st, and why concussion-prone players tend to end up at a point of no return.

Having watched McDaniel in interviews and on Hard Knocks, I get the impression that he is a highly gifted nuts-and-bolts offensive play designer—but one who is not great at motivating his players on a human level. Those two skill sets are VERY different. McDermott seems far better than McDaniel on the motivational side of things, which helps explain why the second (and third, fourth, fifth, sixth...) guys on our team have stepped up so capably in recent weeks.

31-13 Bills

I was worried when they said it was off the right hash. At least it was just a 29-yarder.

Even Mahomes and Reid weren't arguing that the call itself was bad—they were griping that it was made at a critical point in the game, wiping out a big play. By the rules this was clearly the right call. Has any expert seriously argued otherwise?

Another gem from FinHeaven:

That play call and execution was atrocious.

This game made me feel homicidal. And I was only able to watch the last 2 minutes.

This is just not true. There is a direct relationship between # of years of football played and not just likelihood of CTE, but also severity of CTE. Per a recent BU study: "Every additional year playing football was associated with 15% increased odds of a CTE diagnosis and, for those with CTE, 14% increased odds of severe CTE." Also, "Every 1,000 additional estimated blows to the head conferred 21% increased odds of a CTE diagnosis, and 13% increased odds of developing severe CTE." https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/how-football-raises-risk-chronic-traumatic-encephalopathy

?? CTE has four distinct stages, graded by amount of brain damage. The degree of impairment varies greatly by stage:

Thanks for explaining. Sounds, too, like there is a discrepancy between the rules and what is sometimes called on the field... as seems to be the case with so many penalties that are inconsistently called.

I see that the ball control rules are VERY confusing in the NFL, reading in more detail... What would he have had to do to "fully" complete the catch? He established control while clearly having both feet in bounds.

Why would he have to get two feet down twice?

To me it looked like he clearly gained control after the catch, then started to lose it just as he was going out of bounds? Don't see how that isn't a catch...

Does anyone know how long his heart was stopped before the emergency crews restarted it on the field? That time interval could be crucial in whether he recovers brain function. In one study, people with cardiac arrest who survived with good brain function averaged about 13 minutes from the time their hearts stopped until the time they started up again. Those whose hearts stopped for longer periods had less positive outcomes, though even some in this group did do OK. https://www.webmd.com/heart/news/20131116/giving-cpr-for-more-than-30-minutes-may-be-worth-it