Ray_T 740 Posted October 5, 2024 https://ca.yahoo.com/sports/news/nfl-addresses-tagovailoa-situation-where-183401703.html I dont know that he returns that quick, but apparently hes currently symptom free Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nobody 2,568 Posted October 5, 2024 I think he's back week 8. I'm not sure why the media keeps thinking the Dolphins or the NFL are going to forbid him from playing or something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weepaws 3,157 Posted October 5, 2024 For his safety. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nobody 2,568 Posted October 5, 2024 If he's cleared to play by doctors, what standing does anyone else have to keep him out? None. All praise to Allah in every situation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray_T 740 Posted October 5, 2024 I will pray to the flying Spaghetti Monster in the hope that that will help. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JagFan 149 Posted October 5, 2024 9 hours ago, weepaws said: For his safety. This. It’s inevitable that someone is going to suffer a very bad, life altering if not ending, concussion in a NFL game. Concussion symptoms, and the damage to the brain gets worse with each new concussion. Tua is getting dangerously close to a horrible outcome. If you look at this last concussion, the impact didn’t even look that violent…there is already a lot of damage done. The Dolphins could choose not to play him for his own safety. Time will tell. Here’s hoping for the best for the guy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BufordT 428 Posted October 5, 2024 10 hours ago, Ray_T said: I will pray to the flying Spaghetti Monster in the hope that that will help. You'd have better luck if it was the Green-Eared Spaghetti Monster. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray_T 740 Posted October 6, 2024 12 hours ago, JagFan said: This. It’s inevitable that someone is going to suffer a very bad, life altering if not ending, concussion in a NFL game. Concussion symptoms, and the damage to the brain gets worse with each new concussion. Tua is getting dangerously close to a horrible outcome. If you look at this last concussion, the impact didn’t even look that violent…there is already a lot of damage done. The Dolphins could choose not to play him for his own safety. Time will tell. Here’s hoping for the best for the guy. no it didnt look all that bad. concussions have a cumulative effect. a hit like that on someone who had no history of concussion may not have even forced the guy from the game. I admit this was complicated a bit by the fact the guys neck was in a funny position when he was hit. that makes it harder for the muscles to stabilize the head when the hit comes. but the bottom line is yes.... it is easier to get a concussion if you have already had one or two of them. that is what makes this so dangerous for him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weepaws 3,157 Posted October 6, 2024 1 hour ago, Ray_T said: no it didnt look all that bad. concussions have a cumulative effect. a hit like that on someone who had no history of concussion may not have even forced the guy from the game. I admit this was complicated a bit by the fact the guys neck was in a funny position when he was hit. that makes it harder for the muscles to stabilize the head when the hit comes. but the bottom line is yes.... it is easier to get a concussion if you have already had one or two of them. that is what makes this so dangerous for him. So concern for his health would be a very reason to delay a return. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray_T 740 Posted October 6, 2024 2 hours ago, weepaws said: So concern for his health would be a very reason to delay a return. of course. its THE reason they put him on IR immediately. It sounds like hes returning if he gets cleared. I honestly hope he at least waits out the year before returning but it is not my call to make. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nobody 2,568 Posted October 6, 2024 Doctors say he's good. But weepaws wants Mike McDaniel to decide when he's healthy. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray_T 740 Posted October 6, 2024 1 hour ago, nobody said: Doctors say he's good. But weepaws wants Mike McDaniel to decide when he's healthy. we all want different things, but its not our call to make. I want him to retire because I dont wanna see the guys career end in a terrible incident I wont be able to unsee on live TV. in the end, its up to Tua and the doctors I suspect. I dont know that anyone else has much input into this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kilroy69 1,216 Posted October 6, 2024 Tua is going to be a vegetable by the time he is 30. He is going to be like Muhamad Ali and people are going to be like "wow. I can't believe he is that bad so young" He is giving up his lifespan in order to make sure his family is provided for in the years to come when he is not going to be able to help them physically. I have seen a lot of concussions in my life as a football fan. I had never seen fencing till Tua and now I have seen it twice. As a selfish Tua owner I want him to come back. He could help me win my 3qb league. As a human I would like him to never return to the football field and enjoy the time he has with his kids. Give back to the community before the cte takes over. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
easilyscan 869 Posted October 6, 2024 On 10/4/2024 at 9:22 PM, nobody said: I think he's back week 8. I'm not sure why the media keeps thinking the Dolphins or the NFL are going to forbid him from playing or something. Agreed. If he wants to play and take a chance of it ending badly for him, it's up to him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weepaws 3,157 Posted October 6, 2024 4 hours ago, easilyscan said: Agreed. If he wants to play and take a chance of it ending badly for him, it's up to him. It is, but I do think it’s up to others to protect him from what could be a very poor decision, I think he needs to retire Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LaChup 229 Posted October 7, 2024 It....is....not....a....Tua. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nobody 2,568 Posted October 7, 2024 I'd play if I was Tua. It wouldn't even be a question. As I get older, I started to really understand that phrase "Live fast. Die young." I never did before. Probably because I thought I was invincible, but month after month, year after year all I see in myself is decline. I fell off a cliff physically. I'm losing my fastball mentally, and I'll probably erode for another 30 years, but that's not living. That's waiting to die. I'd give up a lot to be able to fight and die in the arena instead of eroding away like I am now. That's what living is. "Saving" his health for later is just like not being healthy now. No one should discourage this man from living his fullest life if that's how he chooses to live it. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Super Cubs 153 Posted October 7, 2024 Personally I think he needs to call it a career. on a sidenote did anyone else have an owner change their team's name to hawk tua this season? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vikings4ever 538 Posted October 7, 2024 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Super Cubs said: Personally I think he needs to call it a career. on a sidenote did anyone else have an owner change their team's name to hawk tua this season? I saw a couple Hock(enson) Tuas. Edited October 7, 2024 by Vikings4ever Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
