Official 2015 NFL News and Notes for Offseason Non FA Non Draft

[Patler]

Got it. Its fantastic they worked through the entire assembly and wreckage like that and didn't go with the first, obvious answer. I am sure that information proved valuable elsewhere, even if only as a cautionary tale.

Agreed. Much like plane crash investigations to discover what can be learned to prevent similar events in the future. Unfortunately, sometimes it is difficult to determine if something caused or was caused by the event.

[pbmax]

If you perform the 2015 San Francisco 49ers offseason to the Packers, here is who you lose:

Green Bay would have lost Mike McCarthy, Jordy Nelson, Jarrett Boykin, Jeff Janis, Eddie Lacy, Josh Sitton, Bryan Bulaga, Don Barclay, BJ Raji, Nick Perry, Mike Neal, AJ Hawk, Brad Jones, Tramon Williams, Sam Shields, Demetri Goodson, and Tim Masthay.

Frightening part is, they have lost four of them on their own (Nelson, Boykin, Hawk, Jones and Tramontana). Plus Goodson is hurt.

You can do this with any team: http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2015/9/4...-as-the-niners

[Guiness]

Chicago did steller as well, hitting on 9 of 17, which is far more than the number of games they'll win this year!

Chicago would have lost Marc Trestman, Brandon Marshall, Josh Morgan, Marquess Wilson, Matt Forte, Matt Slauson, Jordan Mills, Eben Britton, Stephen Paea, Lance Briggs, Shea McClellin, Jon Bostic, DJ Williams, Tim Jennings, Charles Tillman, Terrance Mitchell, and Pat O'Donnell.

[smuggler]

Chicago 5-11, pretty much a foregone conclusion for everyone except Chitown betters, keeping the Vegas over/under nice and high for the rest of the world to take advantage of. (over/under is 7 games, the best play in the entire league)

[pbmax]

So RG3 had a run-in with Doctors who made one diagnosis, then changed it, now has resigned. The guy who reversed the decision has a history of mis-judging concussion severity.

Resigning: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sport...11441452417119

Reversed Original Decision last Friday: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sport...8e4_story.html

Its not clear that Dr. Robert N. Kurtzke reversed himself, which seems to be what some headlines imply. Seems like he reversed the team Docs. However, there seems to have been a report that cleared RG3 at some point. So the timeline and process itself is very unclear. Its also not clear whether the League, NFLPA or the Team forced the resignation.


Alecko Eskandarian @alecko11 5m5 minutes ago
Anyone that has followed me on social media knows I HATE talking about my struggle w/ this. But reading this man's name just hit a nerve...

Alecko Eskandarian @alecko11 9m9 minutes ago
After practice that week my headaches + pressure in my head got so bad, I swerved behind the wheel + had to pull over. I knew I wasn't OK...

Alecko Eskandarian @alecko11 11m11 minutes ago
I've never had a doctor be so condescending while spewing BS. But I wanted to play, and he told me I was fine to play. So I played...

Alecko Eskandarian @alecko11 16m16 minutes ago
When I explained that taking painkillers and continuing to play w/ bad symptoms didn't seem smart, he asked me who the doctor was...

Alecko Eskandarian @alecko11 18m18 minutes ago
He cleared me to play just days after. So I began practicing w/ headaches + what felt like a 5 lb weight in my head. Alecko Eskandarian added,

GCinDC @grcanty
@alecko11 did he advise that it was ok to keep playing?

Alecko Eskandarian @alecko11 50m50 minutes ago
The fact that this quack still works w/ high profiled athletes is A JOKE. This man put my life at risk and is a name I will never forget.

Alecko Eskandarian @alecko11 54m54 minutes ago
10 years ago when I suffered a Grade 3 concussion that took me a year to recover from, Dr. Kurtzke suggested to "just keep taking Tylenol".

Alecko Eskandarian @alecko11 55m55 minutes ago
I cannot tell you how much pent up anger I have towards this man, as he is the same doc who nearly caused me brain damage and maybe worse...

Alecko Eskandarian @alecko11 57m57 minutes ago
I have just read that the neurologist involved in the RG3 concussion fiasco is Dr. Kurtzke...


From Wiki:
Alecko Eskandarian (born July 9, 1982) is an American former soccer player of Armenian-Iranian descent. He is the assistant coach for New York Cosmos and head coach for their reserve team, New York Cosmos B.

He attended the University of Virginia as an undergrad.

[pbmax]

The source of the confusion is, of course, the Redskins.

From the above WaPo article about Griffin being declared out for the Friday contest:

On Thursday night, the Redskins announced that an independent neurologist had cleared Griffin to resume competition.

[pbmax]

Tebow is available to be a backupWR/RB/FB/TE/quasiQB.

[pbmax]

wrong thread again.

[Guiness]

So RG3 had a run-in with Doctors who made one diagnosis, then changed it, now has resigned. The guy who reversed the decision has a history of mis-judging concussion severity.

Resigning: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sport...11441452417119

Reversed Original Decision last Friday: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sport...8e4_story.html

Its not clear that Dr. Robert N. Kurtzke reversed himself, which seems to be what some headlines imply. Seems like he reversed the team Docs. However, there seems to have been a report that cleared RG3 at some point. So the timeline and process itself is very unclear. Its also not clear whether the League, NFLPA or the Team forced the resignation.


Alecko Eskandarian @alecko11 5m5 minutes ago
Anyone that has followed me on social media knows I HATE talking about my struggle w/ this. But reading this man's name just hit a nerve...

Alecko Eskandarian @alecko11 9m9 minutes ago
After practice that week my headaches + pressure in my head got so bad, I swerved behind the wheel + had to pull over. I knew I wasn't OK...

Alecko Eskandarian @alecko11 11m11 minutes ago
I've never had a doctor be so condescending while spewing BS. But I wanted to play, and he told me I was fine to play. So I played...

Alecko Eskandarian @alecko11 16m16 minutes ago
When I explained that taking painkillers and continuing to play w/ bad symptoms didn't seem smart, he asked me who the doctor was...

Alecko Eskandarian @alecko11 18m18 minutes ago
He cleared me to play just days after. So I began practicing w/ headaches + what felt like a 5 lb weight in my head. Alecko Eskandarian added,

GCinDC @grcanty
@alecko11 did he advise that it was ok to keep playing?

Alecko Eskandarian @alecko11 50m50 minutes ago
The fact that this quack still works w/ high profiled athletes is A JOKE. This man put my life at risk and is a name I will never forget.

Alecko Eskandarian @alecko11 54m54 minutes ago
10 years ago when I suffered a Grade 3 concussion that took me a year to recover from, Dr. Kurtzke suggested to "just keep taking Tylenol".

Alecko Eskandarian @alecko11 55m55 minutes ago
I cannot tell you how much pent up anger I have towards this man, as he is the same doc who nearly caused me brain damage and maybe worse...

Alecko Eskandarian @alecko11 57m57 minutes ago
I have just read that the neurologist involved in the RG3 concussion fiasco is Dr. Kurtzke...


From Wiki:
Alecko Eskandarian (born July 9, 1982) is an American former soccer player of Armenian-Iranian descent. He is the assistant coach for New York Cosmos and head coach for their reserve team, New York Cosmos B.

He attended the University of Virginia as an undergrad.

Twitter is the worst interview format EVER.

[pbmax]

Deadspin says that Kurtzke pulled a double move. He overruled the team Docs apparently on Thursday, then reversed himself on Friday.

http://deadspin.com/report-neurologist-who-switched-rg3s-concussion-diagno-1728910401?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

[pbmax]

Peter Burns @PeterBurnsESPN

Montee Ball 924 college carries
Eddie Lacy 355 college carries.
But the #Broncos felt Lacy had been “worked” too hard. HUGE whiff in draft.

[red]

Tebow is available to be a backupWR/RB/FB/TE/shittyQB.

fixed it

[Joemailman]

Browns have suspended OL coach indefinitely:

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...r-indefinitely

The Cleveland Browns on Monday announced that offensive line coach Andy Moeller has been suspended indefinitely by the team effective immediately.

"Over the weekend, Andy was involved in an incident, involving allegations that we take very seriously," the team said in a statement. "We have followed our internal protocol, determining that right now it is best for the team and for Andy to take time away from the organization to focus on his personal matters. We are going to respect the process of investigation on this personal matter and will have no further comment at this time."

The Browns provided no further details. Moeller has encountered trouble before, serving a two-game suspension for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy as a Ravens assistant in 2011. That ban stemmed from Moeller's arrest on drunken-driving charges.

[mraynrand]

[mraynrand]