RR press conference today: officially a concussion

[KSpan]

4 minutes ago, SamMills4Life said:

How has he not spoken to Luke? Isn't he the damn coach? Way to be concerned about your players.

The answer may also be out of context with the question. Consider the source on that tweet.

[Captain Morgan]

Steve Reed ‏@SteveReedAP  2m2 minutes ago

Ron Rivera said Chris Scott was put in a tough situation at center, and thinks he put forth a solid effort.

[Ricky Spanish]

1 minute ago, Captain Morgan said:

Steve Reed ‏@SteveReedAP  2m2 minutes ago

Ron Rivera said Chris Scott was put in a tough situation at center, and thinks he put forth a solid effort.

Translation:

He sucked but didn't suck as bad as he could have given the circumstances. 

[therealmjl]

3 minutes ago, Cracka McNasty said:

Translation:

He sucked but didn't suck as bad as he could have given the circumstances. 

Or- he sucked but he tried really hard.

[Captain Morgan]

Joe Person ‏@josephperson  3m3 minutes ago

Rivera not sure on severity of C Ryan Kalil's shoulder injury. Also, no updates on DE Mario Addison (foot) or CB Leonard Johnson (chest).

[My Goodness My Guinness]

12 minutes ago, SamMills4Life said:

How has he not spoken to Luke? Isn't he the damn coach? Way to be concerned about your players.

Dude, really?

[Chaos]

Let's IR the whole team

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[hepcat]

Could we just start the season at Week 8 every year? The Panthers just straight up don't know how do the first half of the season it seems.

[KillerKat]

 

[ladypanther]

9 minutes ago, hepcat said:

Could we just start the season at Week 8 every year? The Panthers just straight up don't know how do the first half of the season it seems.

Hmmm...did you miss 2015?

[Manos]

Hmmm...did you miss 2015?

To be fair we didn't play great at the start of last season, it wasn't till around week 6 that we started to really hit our stride. Yeah we won games but there was a reason people didn't trust us to maintain our success.

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[hepcat]

5 minutes ago, ladypanther said:

Hmmm...did you miss 2015?

I mean aside from 2015...1 out of 6 seasons with a strong start isn't super duper now

[MechaZain]

46 minutes ago, Zaximus said:

I thought that was pretty weird too.  You would think he'd be checking in on him asap, especially being his best player.

I don't think it's a good idea for a head coach to be checking in on someone in protocol. Players like Oher and Kuechly especially might be pressured to get back out there prematurely.

[Matthias]

If he has a concussion, I think Kuechly should consider retiring.

Late last night while I was watching the game, I fell asleep, so I didn't see the injury when it happened.  So when I woke up, I was disturbed to see two things.  One, on a lighter note, the Saints almost came back and beat us.  Two and most importantly, I woke to Sportscenter talking about a possible concussion for Kuechly.  I was thinking 'Man, what happened?'.  That's when they showed the replay and I was surprised to see the hit looked like a regular/everyday football collision.  His head wasn't even contacted.  The only thing I could compare this to in being injured on routine type plays is Romo, who injured his shoulder after a routine sack from Thomas Davis last year, or Romo being injured in the preseason against Seattle.  Yet this isn't a back or shoulder we're talking about here, this is Kuechly's brain.  If he gets concussions from plays like the one last night, knowing the tough player he is in general I believe he should retire, as hard as that would be for him.