Ex-GM Hurney: I'd sit Luke Kuechly

[pstall]

Yeah nothing to gain by playing but 2 yrs in a row guys he sat for a long period of time.

No bueno

[Mr. Scot]

37 minutes ago, CLG said:

I agree but whatever.. you can tell the way Luke even is on the sideline that there's no way in hell he's going to be cleared and not play.

He walks the sideline like a WWE wrestler walks out to the ring.

My first thought.

Great players don't usually make great coaches, but with Luke's skill set I could see it.

[panthers55]

Part of clearing him is determining whether he stands a good chance of having another concussion if he plays now versus waiting until next year. If there is no increased chance then you play him. If not you dont. Everyone here saying sit him assumes the longer you wait the less risk you have.  The research is becoming more clear and we know that having a concussion makes you more susceptible to another one. But timeframe is less clear. Some research says you are vulnerable for a year while other studies say once you are cleared to play, you aren't more likely to have another one at 2 weeks versus 2 months or longer and each person is different. It seems that many of the folks with brain damage suffered multiple concussions sometimes minutes or hours apart when the brain is very vulnerable trying to recover from a concussion which causes a mini-seizure.

[OneBadCat]

20 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

That's a comparison I really don't wanna think about.

True. But they are similar talents and to be honest I'm completely okay with Luke being IR'd. Even if he could play tomorrow.

Dan Morgan is Anakin Skywalker to Luke's Luke Skywalker. We are talking about the best MLB in NFL history. His health and preserving it are the utmost importance.

[motocross_cat]

Luke will play, we will win out, miss the playoffs and fug our top 5 pick up thus resulting in another shitty year next year coached by the same ole coaching staff and ran by the same owner and GM resulting in cam demanding a trade to atl who will skull fug us for the next ten years.

Grawhwhwhwhwh

Amirite?

 

[Mr. Scot]

3 minutes ago, OneBadCat said:

True. But they are similar talents and to be honest I'm completely okay with Luke being IR'd. Even if he could play tomorrow.

Dan Morgan is Anakin Skywalker to Luke's Luke Skywalker. We are talking about the best MLB in NFL history. His health and preserving it are the utmost importance.

I wouldn't argue that.

But Luke might.

[TheSpecialJuan]

If Luke plays and gets another concussion, Ron might get kicked out of the city!  Imagine the backlash

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

If Luke plays and gets another concussion, Ron might get kicked out of the city!  Imagine the backlash

i.e. Shanahan and RG3

Ugh.

[pepaw]

41 minutes ago, AceBoogie said:

And then draft Luke, Cam, and trade a 3rd for Greg Olsen. We can play that game alll day 

I'm not really trying to play a game.  Just taking a shot at a mediocre GM who was rightfully fired. 

[Daddy_Uncle]

2 concussions in 2 years.. I hate to say it but the chances of that pattern not continueing is very slim. I can't handle the thought of that. I also can't handle the thought of us having Cam and Luke at the same time for many years and wasting that

[pantherphan96]

2 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

i.e. Shanahan and RG3

Ugh.

except RG3 had no business playing because he wasn't close to 100% and the Redskins field is arguably the worst in the league. If Luke passes the protocol he will play.

[Krovvy]

4 hours ago, pepaw said:

I'd trade a first for Everette Brown. 

Or a third for Greg Olsen.

[csx]

2 minutes ago, Krovvy said:

Or a third for Greg Olsen.

You don't get credit for making trades anyone on earth would want to make

[Krovvy]

2 minutes ago, csx said:

You don't get credit for making trades anyone on earth would want to make

If other teams wanted Olsen that bad they would have offered Chicago more. Carolina obviously made the best offer, this isn't really debatable.