Davante Adams progressing through concussion protocol

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Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams is in the concussion protocol and taking steps to try to resume playing this season.

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Third concussion in 14 months. We're talking about way too many of them already. I hope there are no lingering effects. This young man has found his stride, and is an important part of this team.
 
TW said:
Third concussion in 14 months. We're talking about way too many of them already. I hope there are no lingering effects. This young man has found his stride, and is an important part of this team.
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I agree. That's quite a few in a short span of time. What's crazy, and you could probably attest to it, but this was probably common place in what we call the old days.
 
Budman said:
I agree. That's quite a few in a short span of time. What's crazy, and you could probably attest to it, but this was probably common place in what we call the old days.
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Yes. It was way too common in the old days. Getting your "bell rung" was considered just part of the game. That's the reason so many older players have died from brain related problems associated with concussion.

The thing is, we used to joke about it because we didn't really know there was any lasting effects. When I was young, they taught us to stick your helmet into the ball to lodge it free. We were taught so many things that were all wrong, and never should have been taught. We should have been taught the opposite. I don't honestly know how many concussions I actually had, but I do know that two guys that I played high school football with, and also played college football, died from forms of dementia, so that does concern me.

It also concerns me that when I started coaching, although I taught kids to stick their helmet "past a player," and not hit with it, we didn't think about concussions. I wonder how many times I missed the symptoms, and put someone in danger because of the ignorance we all had about the problem. I wonder how many of my coaching friends did the same thing, and I wonder how many young me we failed to protect because of it, and are now reaching an age where they're in danger. Knowing what I do now, I probably wouldn't coach. I probably wouldn't play, and above all, I would have never allowed my second oldest son to play, and carry a football 35 to 40 times a game, week after week in HS, and 20-25 times a week in college. He would have done something else as an athlete. Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on your view, he blew out a knee his sophomore year in college, and it all ended. Maybe.... just maybe..... that knee injury saved him from a tormenting end of life from a brain trauma disorder.

That's one of the reasons I am so critical of guys playing who are injured. It's too easy, as coaches, to say; "It's part of the game." It is, but at the same time, we all have to hope the Doctors associated with teams will always err on the side of player safety. I just don't want to see players, or coaches ending up on a guilt trip like so many of us who come from my era. We wonder every day if we did the wrong things in coaching, simply because it's what the game demanded.
 
Adams needs to stay in the protocol until July. What is the point of exposing him at this stage of a lost season. Play some of the younger guys and finish up the year. I would just stick him on I.R. at this point. He's in a contract year. Another concussion this season and his contract is in jeopardy. Do the guy a favor and let him heal 100%.
 
57packer said:
Adams needs to stay in the protocol until July. What is the point of exposing him at this stage of a lost season. Play some of the younger guys and finish up the year. I would just stick him on I.R. at this point. He's in a contract year. Another concussion this season and his contract is in jeopardy. Do the guy a favor and let him heal 100%.
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I begrudgingly have to agree. The Packer fan in me wants to see him out there but for what? The season is lost. He should just sit it out the rest of the way.
 
What I don't understand is the players themselves. They are all about protecting their bodies...less padded practices, etc. Then twice is one season Adams gets knocked out of a game by an obviously targeted hit. Rodgers gets injured by a player who doesn't care who he hurts. We talk about the league needing to come down on the players. What about the players coming down on each other. sb(
 
GBkrzygrl said:
What I don't understand is the players themselves. They are all about protecting their bodies...less padded practices, etc. Then twice is one season Adams gets knocked out of a game by an obviously targeted hit. Rodgers gets injured by a player who doesn't care who he hurts. We talk about the league needing to come down on the players. What about the players coming down on each other. sb(
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Excellent points. It's time for the union to join with management, and clean up play on the field, by making fines really sting by how high they are, and making suspensions progressive based on severity, and how many times you're hit with a fine/suspension. If they feel they can lose more, they won't be so careless with how they play.
 
57packer said:
Adams needs to stay in the protocol until July. What is the point of exposing him at this stage of a lost season. Play some of the younger guys and finish up the year. I would just stick him on I.R. at this point. He's in a contract year. Another concussion this season and his contract is in jeopardy. Do the guy a favor and let him heal 100%.
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My thoughts exactly. CLP)
 
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