New Miami Dolphins HC Mike McDaniel

Originally posted by thl408:
Not McD's fault. He's not the one examining Tua's head and clearing him medically. Logic says Tua should not have been playing, but if the team docs say he's good to go, then the head coach's job is to field the best team.

Yes I agree and the organization hung there first year coach out to dry today by not sending the GM or team doctors or the owner or anyone to join him on today's press conference. He looked very awkward and uncomfortable having to answer all those medical questions.

Originally posted by Oilcan:

Originally posted by thl408:
Not McD's fault. He's not the one examining Tua's head and clearing him medically. Logic says Tua should not have been playing, but if the team docs say he's good to go, then the head coach's job is to field the best team.

Yes I agree and the organization hung there first year coach out to dry today by not sending the GM or team doctors or the owner or anyone to join him on today's press conference. He looked very awkward and uncomfortable having to answer all those medical questions.

I'll have to watch but shame on him if he couldn't answer the questions. Not like it was a surprise.. there was a social media firestorm yesterday.. should have known hard questions were coming today..

It's simple.. he was cleared by the protocol last week and this week to play. That's all you gotta say. It's not a club decision it's an independent medical protocol.

Earlier today,McDaniel and Tua were on a plane laughing together watching Magruber.

INB4 the,"he has brain damage confirmed," jokes.

THERE WILL BE NO MAGRUBER SLANDER IN HERE!

Crazy the society we live in today. The NFL has already changed all the rules and made their product as soft as it can possibly get.

Tua got hurt twice, so be it! There was no launching by the defensive player or helmet to helmet contact, he simply hit his head on the ground which could happen to the best of 'em. Now everyone says he shouldn't have played, well that was HIS choice and his team and team doctors were okay with him playing so now he has to deal with the "injury".

We seem to have a bunch of Covid & Concussion experts in the media all of a sudden. Football is a mans game until they put flags on them, step aside and let the men do what they do and if someone doesn't want to watch it then that is their choice.

Boxers and MMA fighters must be looking at this like WTF???? The goal in their sport is to try to give one another a concussion.

I know you guys are out for blood,...but let's not completely absolve Tua.

It's his responsibility as well to at some point tell the truth. If he says it was his back while on the field trying to get back in the huddle, that's one thing.

If he's saying this well after the game, that's another. You can't hold the Dolphins completely liable here if a player's not fully forthcoming on what's going on.

Or maybe he has been? Who's to really say. The main expert in the midst of all of this chaos is Tua.

expect more flags against us now cause tua got hurt when our dline just looks at stafford.

Originally posted by glorydayz:
Crazy the society we live in today. The NFL has already changed all the rules and made their product as soft as it can possibly get.

Tua got hurt twice, so be it! There was no launching by the defensive player or helmet to helmet contact, he simply hit his head on the ground which could happen to the best of 'em. Now everyone says he shouldn't have played, well that was HIS choice and his team and team doctors were okay with him playing so now he has to deal with the "injury".

We seem to have a bunch of Covid & Concussion experts in the media all of a sudden. Football is a mans game until they put flags on them, step aside and let the men do what they do and if someone doesn't want to watch it then that is their choice.

Boxers and MMA fighters must be looking at this like WTF???? The goal in their sport is to try to give one another a concussion.

Hitting on the back of the head is banned from both boxing and MMA. Yes KOs are part of it, but not all head trauma is the same. Tua took the equivalent of a baseball bat to the back of his head twice in 4 days. Fighters spend months/years between fights. Big difference.

Originally posted by glorydayz:
Crazy the society we live in today. The NFL has already changed all the rules and made their product as soft as it can possibly get.

Tua got hurt twice, so be it! There was no launching by the defensive player or helmet to helmet contact, he simply hit his head on the ground which could happen to the best of 'em. Now everyone says he shouldn't have played, well that was HIS choice and his team and team doctors were okay with him playing so now he has to deal with the "injury".

We seem to have a bunch of Covid & Concussion experts in the media all of a sudden. Football is a mans game until they put flags on them, step aside and let the men do what they do and if someone doesn't want to watch it then that is their choice.

Boxers and MMA fighters must be looking at this like WTF???? The goal in their sport is to try to give one another a concussion.

The back of the head is one of the worse hits you can take. And no MMA fighters arent looking at this like WTF, they are looking at this like f****ck thats bad. You have the chin, the back of the earlobe/temple and then the back of the head... thats also the order of how severe a knockout concussion can be. Getting knocked out from your brain stem is no bueno.

Getting hit in the chin or earlobe temple is how most fighters get knocked out, every now and then a punch does go past those points and hits the back of the head and the fighter drops instantly. Theres no such thing as a "good chin" when you go past a certain point of the head... there is the least amount of cushioning from the brain to the skull. Organizations have to have rules in place against hitting the back of the head just to get sanctioned in every state for the very reason that it is the worst possible way to get a concussion/knock out. Twitter is littered with doctors right now saying this.

Edit: Also on ESPNs front page.... https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/34696155/junior-welterweight-luis-quinones-25-dies-5-days-ko-loss-colombia

I said this would be the first controversy of the McDaniel era. He was going to have to face the press, regardless to how little he knew.

Originally posted by LifelongNiner:
I said this would be the first controversy of the McDaniel era. He was going to have to face the press, regardless to how little he knew.

first was the owner getting suspended..

Originally posted by TonyStarks:
Earlier today,McDaniel and Tua were on a plane laughing together watching Magruber.

INB4 the,"he has brain damage confirmed," jokes.

THERE WILL BE NO MAGRUBER SLANDER IN HERE!

You aren't supposed to fly or watch screens after a concussion. The Dolphins sure do know how to protect their players..

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by TonyStarks:
Earlier today,McDaniel and Tua were on a plane laughing together watching Magruber.

INB4 the,"he has brain damage confirmed," jokes.

THERE WILL BE NO MAGRUBER SLANDER IN HERE!

You aren't supposed to fly or watch screens after a concussion. The Dolphins sure do know how to protect their players..

McDaniel kinda stupid too

Originally posted by glorydayz:
Crazy the society we live in today. The NFL has already changed all the rules and made their product as soft as it can possibly get.

Tua got hurt twice, so be it! There was no launching by the defensive player or helmet to helmet contact, he simply hit his head on the ground which could happen to the best of 'em. Now everyone says he shouldn't have played, well that was HIS choice and his team and team doctors were okay with him playing so now he has to deal with the "injury".

We seem to have a bunch of Covid & Concussion experts in the media all of a sudden. Football is a mans game until they put flags on them, step aside and let the men do what they do and if someone doesn't want to watch it then that is their choice.

Boxers and MMA fighters must be looking at this like WTF???? The goal in their sport is to try to give one another a concussion.

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