Chiefs Chiefs under investigation for Chris Conley concussion evaluation - Page 6

RunKC · 01-25-2017, 09:33 PM

Ready to lose another high draft pick for bullshit?

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...investigation/

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It’s unclear whether the NFL is also investigating the situation. The concussion protocol authorizes either or both parties to explore a potential violation.

Conley absorbed a blow to the head from Steelers defensive back Sean Davis in the divisional playoff game. Conley sat on the field while being attended to by trainers and, at one point, TV images suggested that he had an apparent blank, vacant look on his face, which is one of the potential concussion signs under the protocol. Conley missed only one play.

Although he was evaluated on the sideline, the question (as it is with Matt Moore) becomes whether Conley should have been taken to the locker room for a full concussion evaluation. The protocol makes a locker-room evaluation mandatory if the player “exhibits or reports signs or symptoms of concussion on the f

splatbass · 01-28-2017, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by GloryDayz

That you rode the bench...

I was starting center for two years.

GloryDayz · 01-28-2017, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by splatbass

I was starting center for two years.

Nice. Rep applied. I guess today's rules, rightly, went a long way to helping you not get dinged.

splatbass · 01-28-2017, 12:58 PM

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Nice. Rep applied. I guess today's rules, rightly, went a long way to helping you not get dinged.

It was in the 70s.

GloryDayz · 01-28-2017, 01:06 PM

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It was in the 70s.

Well shit, you must have had your bell rung once or thrice too.

dj56dt58 · 01-28-2017, 01:30 PM

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Not if the player was pushing for it too.

Maybe young Conley wanted to go back in there and old Charles did not

All conjecture, we don't know.

From my understanding, forgot where I read it, Charles was pissed he couldn't go back out and knew he wasn't concussed

splatbass · 01-28-2017, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by GloryDayz

Well shit, you must have had your bell rung once or thrice too.

Well, I thought my forgetfulness about the 70s was due to something else.....but you may have something there.

Quesadilla Joe · 02-01-2017, 08:51 AM

Will @Chiefs be 1st team to be fined/lose draft picks over new policy to penalize concussion policy violations? https://t.co/jAtaBxVkTe
— David J. Chao, MD (@ProFootballDoc) February 1, 2017

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Monday Morning MD: “Witch hunt” season is on

Now attention is focused on the Chiefs for their handling of Chris Conley in the AFC Divisional Round. With last year’s announcements of potential team penalties/fines for medical staff transgressions, it seems the NFL and NFLPA are destined to find someone to punish. The Chiefs head ATC is the current president of the Pro Football Athletic Trainers Society, which makes him a high profile target. Add to that the fact that he has been in the news this season and previously related to head injury and sets the Chiefs up to be a prime candidate to become a scapegoat.

I do not know the details of what the Chiefs did or did not do in their evaluation of Conley. This is why I have advocated for transparency. Why not let the UNC describe what happened on the field, sideline and locker room? Referees talk to a pool reporter after the game to help explain what the officials were thinking. Allowing the UNC to do this might clear up the perception that players were not cared for and might even apply more pressure to do the right thing with the doctor knowing he/she will have to answer publicly for it.

Currently the NFL does not have a full-time medical officer. Normally that person would jointly conduct the investigation with the NFLPA physician. With only one physician involved, penalties become more likely as the NFLPA physician has no counter. It is like only one side having an attorney in court or only one side having an expert witness in trial. The outcomes potentially get skewed.

Protocols are guidelines not rules. The NFL and NFLPA should stop practicing medicine and allow the UNC and team physicians to operate. They should allow them to speak to clear up misperceptions. If the independent physician is complaining, that should be fully and aggressively investigated with full representation from both sides.

**Bowser** · 02-01-2017, 08:55 AM

kcchiefsus · 02-01-2017, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Quesadilla Joe

Will @Chiefs be 1st team to be fined/lose draft picks over new policy to penalize concussion policy violations? https://t.co/jAtaBxVkTe
— David J. Chao, MD (@ProFootballDoc) February 1, 2017

I hope you ****ing die.

sedated · 02-01-2017, 09:45 AM

Aren't the people responsible for pulling players off the field and into the protocol "independent"?

If that's the case, why would a team be held responsible for them not doing their job right?

**The Franchise** · 02-01-2017, 09:53 AM

If the Dolphins got off with a slap on the wrist......and we get penalized.....then **** the NFL.

**Buehler445** · 02-01-2017, 09:58 AM

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I don't disagree. But that is what the neurologist on the sidelines is for. They harped and harped and harped that he wasn't on the payroll and didn't answer to anybody. Conley was down Forever. If anybody ****ed up it is him.

I will say it again. And I'm with Pest. If the independent guy ****s up, and they penalize us, **** the NFL.

**Rain Man** · 02-01-2017, 10:39 AM

The Chiefs got uppity and almost beat one of the league's preferred teams. Roger's going to beat them down. Maybe he can talk some free agents out of going to KC while he's at it.

GloryDayz · 02-01-2017, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Quesadilla Joe

Will @Chiefs be 1st team to be fined/lose draft picks over new policy to penalize concussion policy violations? https://t.co/jAtaBxVkTe
— David J. Chao, MD (@ProFootballDoc) February 1, 2017

Why wouldn't the league start with the team that has an owner who's known to offer no resistance to any rapings of his team?

ghak99 · 02-01-2017, 02:08 PM

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Why wouldn't the league start with the team that has an owner who's known to offer no resistance to any rapings of his team?

It would be nice to see Clark call a brief press conference and slap Goodell up side the head with his silver plated cock. What's it going to do, make the league mad and cause a holding call at the end of a playoff game?

Without some kind of statement, fans are left to believe he'll just roll over and take it.

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