NFL GAME DAY DISCUSSION Week 2 "Other Games" Thread

[Triumph]

So much for Buffalo having an off season.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

I said comedy, Football Gods, not concussions.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

Dolphins took a huge risk signing Tua to that contract. They must have protections against Tua concussions

Not really. Apparently that $167M they guaranteed him is guaranteed for injuries.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

Really? That was heartless of him.

If you watch the play, you'll see that Hamlin didn't do anything wrong here. Just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

 

[n1997y]

thinking we’re facing skylar Thompson week 5. Probably a break for us but sucks to see that

We could be facing Bailey Zappe…

 

[UGAPatsfan]

Jesus. I hate the Dolphins as much as anyone but that’s just fandom.

My reaction immediately after seeing it was “oh no”.

Someone has to do the right thing for the kid and ask the question…should he really keep playing football at all?

That’s TWO severe concussions…

Dudes have had horrific CTE later in life with far less traumatic blows.

And who knows how many undiagnosed ones he’s had going back to H.S. ?

Hate to see it.

 

[1960Pats]

Ryan Fitzpatrick still has that disgusting beard. That thing stinks. Guaranteed.

I heard a rumor he went to Harvard. May have heard that once or twice.

Ah... good old Ryan Fitzpicksix.

 

[PatsFan2]

Tua should be thinking retirement after this lastest episode it won't get anybody better. He's a lucky man signing that contract when he did.

 

[1960Pats]

Its really odd. Broadcasting crew avoiding any discussion about Tua’s concussion. They must be under strict orders from Goodell

There's no money in concussion talk. The NYFL is going with gambling talk instead.

 

[1960Pats]

I am sick of the Bills ruling the AFC East but now it's pretty much a sure thing . Miami won't win much without Tua !
Hope Tua is okay , hate seeing that on anyone.

Imagine how the Bills fans felt during the Brady years.

 

[Rob0729]

So much for Buffalo having an off season.

It is week two. They looked great last night, but it is a long season. Every year over the first few weeks, there are teams that people are touting as Super Bowl contenders who either miss the playoffs or barely make it in and have an early exit. And there are teams people leave for dead who go deep into the playoffs.

Now more than ever. Teams come into the season barely in shape and organized. Because of practicing rules many teams take a few weeks to be clicking on all cylinders. The teams that come into the season ready tend to look far better than they are early. Not saying that is Buffalo, but it could be.

 

[PP2]

Really? That was heartless of him.

I'm wondering if you're conscious of the joke you just made.

 

[Rob0729]

Tua needs to retire. He really does. He has had three major concussions that we know of. How many minor ones that we do not know about has he had over the years? The longer he plays, he will become more concussion prone.

We have seen several NFL players who were concussion prone lives end tragically with ALS. Hell, Steve McMichael couldn't even go to his own Hall of Fame induction this year because he is bedridden with ALS. And he is only 66 years old.

Tua is only 26 years old. I know he loves playing football, but he should also want to live a healthy life until his 80s or 90s not his 50s and spending his final years in a lifeless body not being able to even move a finger.

I fear he will continue to play, but I think he will regret it later in life.

 

[Rob0729]

The Dolphins needed to take seriously that first concussion he had a few years ago. Rushed him back for a quick Thursday Night turnaround and got his brains scrambled again. Mike McDaniel talked flippantly that Tua was enjoying a movie on the plane so he wasn’t worried about the concussion. Since then it’s been a matter of time in my book before a concussion would cost Tua his career.

Forget his career. How about his life?

Remember Mike Turner? The former Patriots fullback died at age 46 from ALS (although BU researchers said it was CTE that killed him). Steve McMichael wasn't even able to travel to attend his Hall of Fame induction last month because he is crippled by ALS and he is 66. A study showed that NFL players are four times more likely to die of ALS than other people.''

EDIT: Kevin Turner

 

[KCSVEN]

So much for Buffalo having an off season.

When you have the best QB, you rarely have "off" seasons but the Bills as a team are not as good as they've been the last couple years. Allen makes up for that, however so the drop off is limited. Like the Brady years here.
Dolphins have gotten worse also. Jets got better at QB, but the roster is worse overall.
This game might be more an indictment of the Dolphins than a coronation of the Bills.

 

[StockingAnarchyNumber12]

Jesus. I hate the Dolphins as much as anyone but that’s just fandom.

My reaction immediately after seeing it was “oh no”.

Someone has to do the right thing for the kid and ask the question…should he really keep playing football at all?

That’s TWO severe concussions…

Dudes have had horrific CTE later in life with far less traumatic blows.

And who knows how many undiagnosed ones he’s had going back to H.S. ?

Hate to see it.

Yeah he should retire now before he sustains irreversible damage, if he hasn’t already. Dude might be a dolphin so we’re not supposed to like him, but dude doesn’t deserve this

 

[Betterthanmost]

Mac Jones can be a star if the Dolphins trade for him. He will have everything he wanted on offense.

 

[StockingAnarchyNumber12]

Mac Jones can be a star if the Dolphins trade for him. He will have everything he wanted on offense.

I don’t think Mac Jones will ever be a star. I’d be ok being proven wrong but it’s not even his physical attributes. It’s his mental.

 

[Sicilian]

Mac Jones can be a star if the Dolphins trade for him. He will have everything he wanted on offense.

I think star is a bit much, but this is the exact scenario I was thinking of when I thought his best destination this offseason was Miami. Get into a QB friendly system, with tons of YAC weapons, behind another Alabama alumni who has a history of injuries. You get in for a couple games, put up decent numbers because you throw a slant to Tyreek Hill and he takes it 60 yards for a TD, then you hit the market next year looking for a place that will pay you to compete for the starting role. It would have been a good potential rehab spot for him.

On Tua, hope the kid is alright. Forget football, I want him to remember his kids names in ten years.

 

[Real fan 02]

anyone watching the bills/fins?

its on Prime

and is streaming on Twitch tv (legal stream) if you don't have Prime

Bills up by 7...

Really hard to see Tua continue to go through this. He's a young man and he needs to think about his long term health. He's got generational wealth now. He needs to do some hard thinking.

On the game. Mami seems like frauds.. on defense they couldn't stop 1 guy a RB, on offense I don't know where Tua was going with the ball. Buffalo literally had no one of all pro or even pro bowl caliber on defense and they still couldn't take advantage. Now Tua is out and I don't see Miami as a contender.