N/S TNF: Dolphins @ Bengals (1 Viewer)

[NewOrleansFan]

Did T-Rex arms get a little longer?

 

[No2DC]

Teddy is really solid, man.

A reminder of how important the right coach/qb connection is.

 

[Broad St. Saint]

So why did the Saints not keep Hendrickson? I know he's expensive, but were they saving $$ for Marc-Payton Daventurner?

 

[J.T.]

What a bull rush!

 

[NewOrleansFan]

Holding and PI twice and Hill still caught it and no flags. Teddy!

Was about to say the same thing. Would’ve been a much easier catch for Hill.

 

[Poison]

Teddy come back
You can blame it on Mickey
We were wrong
And we just can't win without you

 

[Low Energy]

Maybe the Bengals will wake up now.

 

[Saint Jack]

Right- it started with lawsuits. But it became THE story for what felt like years. And due to the reception of it and a large outcry from former players and fans, a lot of the changes were put into motion because the league was shown in such bad light.

That feels like forever ago to me- so I could be missing some details but I definitely remember feeling like it was public outcry and constant coverage that led to a lot of it.

The outcry spread from just ESPN to non sports related shows.
I remember around the time PBS aired the documentary, “League of Denial.”

 

[No2DC]

The outcry spread from just ESPN to non sports related shows.
I remember around the time PBS aired the documentary, “League of Denial.”

And they kept playing games with who was eligible

NFL agrees to end race-based brain testing in $1B settlement on concussions

The league accepted changes after an outcry over test score adjustments known as "race-norming," which make it harder for retired Black players to win dementia awards.

www.npr.org

 

[Le_fleur_fan_78]

Tua's injury was hard to watch. Hopefully he ends up ok. I also hope the commish gets canned.

On a different note, Armstead looks healthy. Just our luck, he plays for 5 more years with zero injuries.

 

[pierce2poydras]

And they kept playing games with who was eligible

NFL agrees to end race-based brain testing in $1B settlement on concussions

The league accepted changes after an outcry over test score adjustments known as "race-norming," which make it harder for retired Black players to win dementia awards.

www.npr.org

That is insane. I’ve never seen that story before as far as I know. WOW

 

[Low Energy]

Wow, that was a nice route

 

[Broad St. Saint]

That is insane. I’ve never seen that story before as far as I know. WOW

Right. The NFL's position was that black players had lower cognitive function than white players pre-NFL, so the black players had to prove worse function post-career to benefit from the settlement.

And this was circa 2018 or so; not 1938.

And the NFL actually went to court to try to defend this proposition.

 

[Darth Deuce]

Yeah but they don't say anything about the head. Calling it neck is a slap in the face.

This was a brain injury and nothing more. Not neck, not back, not muscular. It was a nervous system glitch caused by blunt trauma to a brain that had blunt trauma 4 days ago.

This is beyond reprehensible to me after all the posturing the NFL did with us in 2011 and player safety. 10 years later, NFL don't give a flip.

Disgusting.

Glad you said this because I was thinking the same thing. We got hammered because the NFL wanted to show they were “concerned” about concussions and “cared” about the players. There’s no way Tua should have returned to the field Sunday or played tonight.

 

[Judge_Smails]

His only winning season was last year and that was only 10-7.
Not to dismiss a Super Bowl appearance, but it’s not like going 13-4 or 14-3.
His only other seasons had 2 and 4 wins.

Not to resurrect 2007, but that was the fear I had then, when the Saints started 0-4 and Drew had a td/int ratio of 1-9.

I am glad my fears were misplaced back then. As for now, I think Burrow is legit, but TBD on Taylor.