Cassel has a concussion.

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Cassel has concussion
Posted by Mike Florio on October 7, 2012, 7:53 PM EDT
Matt Cassel AP

The official word after Sunday’s loss by the Chiefs to the Ravens was that quarterback Matt Cassel is being evaluated for a head injury.

The evaluation has been completed. Per a league source, Cassel has a concussion.

And so Cassel’s status will depend on evaluations and opinions from an independent neurologist, who must clear Cassel to practice and play. Until he’s cleared, he can do neither.

[durtyrute]

I need to know.

[Radar Chief]

Originally Posted by R8ers

I am a simple man, How do you get a concussion unless you take a blow to the head?

A concussion is basically your brain getting sloshed around inside your skull.
Even though it’s the most common cause it doesn’t take a blow to the head to achieve that.
If your head gets whipped around violently enough you can get a concussion even though you didn’t take a blow to the head.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by penguinz

Very simple. If you are in a collision where your head whips back and forth this jostles your brain. They brain impacting the skull is what causes the concussion.

But that's not what happened here.

The back of his head impacted the ground. Violently.

[Radar Chief]

Originally Posted by penguinz

Very simple. If you are in a collision where your head whips back and forth this jostles your brain. They brain impacting the skull is what causes the concussion.

Never mind, penguinz beat me to it.

[R8RFAN]

Originally Posted by Radar Chief

A concussion is basically your brain getting sloshed around inside your skull.
Even though it’s the most common cause it doesn’t take a blow to the head to achieve that.
If your head gets whipped around violently enough you can get a concussion even though you didn’t take a blow to the head.

I knew this guy once that had his grandson in a box stand hunting deer and the stand broke , he shielded his grandson from the fall and somehow shook that fluid around the brain and it caused his nose to run all the time... Pretty nasty, it really ****ed that old dude up.

[Johnny Vegas]

Originally Posted by penguinz

Very simple. If you are in a collision where your head whips back and forth this jostles your brain. They brain impacting the skull is what causes the concussion.

so there are multiple concussions that happen every play. Even at Poison concerts.

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

But that's not what happened here.

The back of his head impacted the ground. Violently.

Didn't say it was. Just answering a question asked.

[durtyrute]

That whole incident was crazy. We have all seen players take much harder hits than that and get up like nothing happened. I don't under stand how he is concussed.

[Molitoth]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

But that's not what happened here.

The back of his head impacted the ground. Violently.

The from the TV angle we got, it never looked like a violent hit at all, and that the majority of the impact was his ass and then backwards.

I admit, I thought it was an easy way to remove himself from the game like last years mysterious hand injury which bought himself more time with the ole fashion injury excuse. I predicted it would happen before the game and I was anxious to see that I was right.

If I was wrong and Cassel had a real concussion (which I've had before) then I am sorry I accused him of flopping. I knew the pressure on him was huge yesterday, and with one of the worst games of his career, I don't know how he didn't even pull himself out of that disaster. I do commend Cassel for being a tough prick. Honestly, he has stolen a lot of time and money from this fan base, and I don't feel sorry for him. A Broken neck would be a different story that deserves sympathy.

[Radar Chief]

Originally Posted by durtyrute

That whole incident was crazy. We have all seen players take much harder hits than that and get up like nothing happened. I don't under stand how he is concussed.

I don’t know how it happened either but I believe it did, he certainly showed signs of someone that was concussed.

[Mr. Laz]

When Cassel sat up you could see how woozy he was, even his eyes looked unfocused.


it wasn't fake

[Mr. Laz]

don't understand why people are happy about him getting benched/being out either.

IF ............... you really think Cassel is the worst QB 'in the history of the world' or whatever, then you should want him to stay on the field. It will be the best way to losing and being in a position to draft a guy like Geno Smith.

You really want Quinn to come in an eek out 3/4 wins to push us out of a high draft position?

I know, i know ... "cassel sucks ... hate cassel ... die cassel, die ... grr,grrr .."


cuteth thine nose off to spiteth thy faceth

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by durtyrute

That whole incident was crazy. We have all seen players take much harder hits than that and get up like nothing happened. I don't under stand how he is concussed.

Even though you can't see his head in the TV broadcast, you can tell from the way he landed that his head was thrown back into the ground when his butt hit.

There's an overhead angle that I saw on TV but haven't been able to find online yet that clearly shows his head hitting the ground, hard.

[Molitoth]

Laz,

It would be nice to know if Quinn and Stanzi are wasting roster spots.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Laz

don't understand why people are happy about him getting benched/being out either.

IF ............... you really think Cassel is the worst QB 'in the history of the world' or whatever, then you should want him to stay on the field. It will be the best way to losing and being in a position to draft a guy like Geno Smith.

You really want Quinn to come in an eek out 3/4 wins to push us out of a high draft position?

I know, i know ... "cassel sucks ... hate cassel ... die cassel, die ... grr,grrr .."


cuteth thine nose off to spiteth thy faceth

I agree.