Did Bills staff get Adams pulled for concussion symptoms after the Rapp penalty?

[Ethan in Cleveland]

In the stadium it looked like the coaching staff was pointing him out to officials and then Adams gestured angrily to the Bills sideline. He threw his helmet before going into the tent.

They never showed the hit on the stadium replay. 

[1ManRaid]

I doubt it was malicious, the game was already long over at that point and they were potentially saving him from himself as the rule is meant to do.

[thenorthremembers]

Watching the game I was talking to nobody in particular saying "so they aren't going to pull him off?"

 

If they put the rule in place they need to enforce it.   

[Ethan in Cleveland]

2 minutes ago, 1ManRaid said:

I doubt it was malicious, the game was already long over at that point and they were potentially saving him from himself as the rule is meant to do.

Agree I've just never seen that before 

[BRH]

1 hour ago, 1ManRaid said:

I doubt it was malicious, the game was already long over at that point and they were potentially saving him from himself as the rule is meant to do.

 

I agree.  Either that or he was just upset about the hit.  Anyway, with the game long over, maybe he should have been on the sidelines already instead of trying to pad his stats in garbage time.

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

1 hour ago, Ethan in Cleveland said:

In the stadium it looked like the coaching staff was pointing him out to officials and then Adams gestured angrily to the Bills sideline. He threw his helmet before going into the tent.

They never showed the hit on the stadium replay. 

 

There's an independent consultant or something, perhaps they were on the bills sideline?  

[Freddie's Dead]

The Bills by themselves can't do a thing.  The independent neurological consultant makes the call.

[Heavy Kevi]

The UNC (stands for something like unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant) is who pulls players off the field to the tent. I don't believe they can be influenced by a team.

 

I'm sure after all the shade they got last year for not pulling Tua, etc makes them more likely to pull a player.

 

Not sure why adams was barking but I would be shocked if bills personnel effected that visit to the blue tent in any way

[Warriorspikes51]

Allen takes multiple helmet to helmet hits per game and nothing is ever done.....

[Heavy Kevi]

4 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

Allen takes multiple helmet to helmet hits per game and nothing is ever done.....

It's not about helmet to helmet hits. It's about the player being visibly impaired after a hit, ie wobbling, stumbling, shaking head (shaking it off), etc.

 

It's true they pay attention to those hits, but if a player doesn't exhibit symptoms of a brain injury they are not pulled.

[ExiledInIllinois]

6 minutes ago, Heavy Kevi said:

It's not about helmet to helmet hits. It's about the player being visibly impaired after a hit, ie wobbling, stumbling, shaking head (shaking it off), etc.

 

It's true they pay attention to those hits, but if a player doesn't exhibit symptoms of a brain injury they are not pulled.

Glad the criteria ain't picks after a hit! 

 

😉 

[zow2]

Offensive players and defensive players instinctively put their heads down heading for impact.  I thought keeping your head up is much safer?  But we continually see dudes impacting with their heads down.

[DCofNC]

If anything, the UNC from the Bills sideline may have said something.   If it hadn’t been an issue, they wouldn’t have taken him to the locker room.  For all the things I’m not a fan of in the NFL from a rule standpoint, this is one that actually makes sense.  You could see he needed to be checked and they in fact found something. 
 

Rapp really popped him, that was a tough hit, probably going to be fined for it.   I’m a little surprised with the game clearly out of hand, the Raiders would risk their guys like that, and unfortunately, here we are.

[Ralonzo]

Prediction: Rapp gets suspended a game, while Kareem Jackson gets a fine and "time served" after this one.

 

 

[Rich Stadium Original]

Wasn't Kincaid hit by a Raider DB that launched himself at Kincaid on incomplete pass sometime in the 1st half?...Dont believe a flag was even thrown on the play.

[CincyBillsFan]

1 minute ago, Rich Stadium Original said:

Wasn't Kincaid hit by a Raider DB that launched himself at Kincaid on incomplete pass sometime in the 1st half?...Dont believe a flag was even thrown on the play.

Yes he was and the announcer even asked why a flag wasn't thrown.

 

Also did anyone else think it was stupid for Adams to be playing on that last Raider drive?  I mean the game is over so why are you throwing the ball to your best offensive player over the middle of the field?

 

 

[sunshynman]

22 minutes ago, Ralonzo said:

Prediction: Rapp gets suspended a game, while Kareem Jackson gets a fine and "time served" after this one.

 

 

Jackson should get at least a 2 game suspension. I'm ok with Rapp getting sit for a game. It's the right thing to do. These plays need to be costly, to take them out of the game. If the NFL really cares about player safety, they wouldn't stop with the joke of a fine.

[BuffaloBillyG]

1 hour ago, Freddie's Dead said:

The Bills by themselves can't do a thing.  The independent neurological consultant makes the call.

Yes and no. The INC makes the call if he needs to be checked for a concussion. This is true.

 

However, rules state that if gameplay is stopped due to potential injury, that player must come out for at least 1 play. I believe if the Bills were saying he had to come off it was due to enforcing that rule moreso than anything.

[NoSaint]

1 hour ago, Heavy Kevi said:

The UNC (stands for something like unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant) is who pulls players off the field to the tent. I don't believe they can be influenced by a team.

 

I'm sure after all the shade they got last year for not pulling Tua, etc makes them more likely to pull a player.

 

Not sure why adams was barking but I would be shocked if bills personnel effected that visit to the blue tent in any way

Cant be influenced by a team is a poor phrasing. 
 

they certainly could miss something that a team points out, and likewise have to deal with the court of public opinion if a teams pointing it out and they don’t act. 
 

the bills don’t get to make the call but they absolutely can influence the odds of it happening 

[Ethan in Cleveland]

35 minutes ago, Rich Stadium Original said:

Wasn't Kincaid hit by a Raider DB that launched himself at Kincaid on incomplete pass sometime in the 1st half?...Dont believe a flag was even thrown on the play.

Agree. He was clearly a defenseless receiver and they didn't call it. 

22 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

Yes and no. The INC makes the call if he needs to be checked for a concussion. This is true.

 

However, rules state that if gameplay is stopped due to potential injury, that player must come out for at least 1 play. I believe if the Bills were saying he had to come off it was due to enforcing that rule moreso than anything.

Oh maybe that was it. Though was the game stopped for potential injury or was it for the penalty being announced?

I also thought the refs can pull guys for concussion symptoms too, and the independent neuro guy was in addition to the refs.