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Yeah if the guy wasn’t good to go he shouldn’t have been out there. As much as we all love this team, at the end of the day it is still a game, is it not? Games are not worth risking permanent brain health, and the Bills, IF, big IF it comes out that they or the league itself skirted some protocols and now Benford is at risk of lasting complications bc multiple concussions in a short time frame are disastrous, then the organization, or the league, who ever is responsible for clearing him, needs to be held accountable.

 

We all want to win, but not at the expense of anybody’s long term health, especially when it comes to the brain. 

Edited by Dr.Mantis_Toboggan
Posted
16 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

Yes. Let's let a person who has a BRAIN INJURY make critical decisions about his health and well being in a world filled with pressure to play from himself and others. 

 

I can tell you never played high level sports and/or had a concussion. 

Posted
40 minutes ago, Dablitzkrieg said:

It's not the Bills, it's an independent 3rd party that clears players I believe.

Yeah, I was advised up thread and thanked the poster for the clarification. I didn’t know that INC was included throughout the entire process. 

Posted
26 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

Had several. Thanks. I can tell you never had someone step in and prevent you from doing something ill advised. Sad.

Had several thanks I can tell you I had something doing sad preventing me doing never advised.

 

 

Wait maybe I did have too many concussions 

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I would like to know more about this...

 

On a related note, Cook was held out of key possessions 2nd half after getting lit up. How's he doing?  

Posted
14 hours ago, T master said:

 

I put out a post that said i thought that any one coming back from a concussion that for the firs game it should be mandatory that they have to where the helmet thingy like Hamlin had on .

 

it prevents nothing.  same outcome.  

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25 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

it prevents nothing.  same outcome.  

 

How do you know that to be a fact ? Have they tried it, is there any data that supports it, or is this just you r"Professional opinion" ? 

 

You don't know unless you try !! And unless you have some kind of data to prove your Opinion then you don't know what could have been if tried .

Posted
15 hours ago, HOUSE said:

Correct me if wrong but I believe 2 concussions one week apart is an automatic investigation 

as it should be...

18 minutes ago, The Firebaugh Kid said:

If Buffalo rushed him back and mismanaged the situation they should be punished. That was incredibly sad watching his eyes roll back after a glancing blow. 

In some ways if he was back too soon I am glad he got out of the game with that glancing blow... I cant imagine what a serious hit to the head would have done. 

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18 minutes ago, T master said:

 

How do you know that to be a fact ? Have they tried it, is there any data that supports it, or is this just you r"Professional opinion" ? 

 

You don't know unless you try !! And unless you have some kind of data to prove your Opinion then you don't know what could have been if tried .

 

this "data" the NFL pumps up for this device has been discussed at length in other threads....I'll leave it to you to review.

Posted
15 hours ago, 4th&long said:

Good lord after all this time you people still think a team is control of concussion protocol? The League is in charge. 

 

But I think even the League is full of crap. I've had 2 friends suffer concussions and it takes months to heal up from. 

100%

 

This is a HORRIBLE look for the Bills IMO

15 hours ago, boyst said:

The player can make his own decision. What the hell is wrong with people feeling entitled to make decisions for someone else?

 

He chose to play.

No, Christian Benford is 5. We must treat him like a baby.

Um, it's actually very common. Use a seat belt lately?

Posted
12 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

this "data" the NFL pumps up for this device has been discussed at length in other threads....I'll leave it to you to review.

 

Okay 'll check it out but if it doesn't do anything 1 why is the NFL making it available & why are players using it ?

 

And i don't know if you remember Kelso was famous for his helmet which he wore for the last 5 years of his career and i just read that he had 2 bad concussions which the doctor told him to quit playing football before changing to his padded helmet .

 

Then Kelso him self in the interview i read said "Take a padded helmet and slam it on your knee a couple times then take just a normal helmet and hit your knee a couple times with it you will be in a lot of pain" .

 

So i'll take his word on the subject and all of the players this year like Hamlin, Rapp, and many others in the NFL that it helps over a fans perspective . And the article was on Buffalo Rumblings which is a opinion article but is named - On NFL Concussions and Mark Kelso's Giant Helmet, if you would care to read his thoughts .

Posted
30 minutes ago, WNYFAN1 said:

100%

 

This is a HORRIBLE look for the Bills IMO

Um, it's actually very common. Use a seat belt lately?

i don't think it should be illegal to choose not to wear a seatbelt. you['re not going to convince me here, skippy.

Posted
Just now, boyst said:

i don't think it should be illegal to choose not to wear a seatbelt. you['re not going to convince me here, skippy.

Makes NO difference what you think "Pal", it's illegal. Laws/rules exist to protect people from themselves. Deal with it

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