NFLPA initiates investigation into concussion protocols after Tua injury

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by rabblerouser

The doctors work for the teams.

The teams are supposedly franchises, but they really aren't: they are factions of The Shield.

The Shield wanted Tua on the field to beat Buffalo last week, and wanted him on the field last night.

It's about ratings. Viewers. Algorithms. Money.

Nothing truly bad will happen to the Dolphins as long as they have the interests of The Shield at play.

The independent neurologist that's supposed to be the arbiter does not work for the team. That's the whole point of being "independent".

The protocol was either circumvented or it failed. My guess is that it's the former, we just don't know how they did it yet.

[IowaHawkeyeChief]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

The independent neurologist that's supposed to be the arbiter does not work for the team. That's the whole point of being "independent".

The protocol was either circumvented or it failed. My guess is that it's the former, we just don't know how they did it yet.

Hard for the neurologist if Tua said his back spasmed or something that caused him to be wobbly. If he had no symptoms and passed the baseline test, there was not much more the Independent neurologist could do.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by IowaHawkeyeChief

Hard for the neurologist if Tua said his back spasmed or something that caused him to be wobbly. If he had no symptoms and passed the baseline test, there was not much more the Independent neurologist could do.

Like Marcellus said, Tua doesn't really have a "say". It's not about what he tells them, it's about what they see.

If they examined him and said he was ready to play, they're just incompetent then.