I watched that game when they played Buffalo Sunday and when Tua took that hit and got up, you could clearly tell something wasn't right. My first thought was that he hit the back of his head and was trying to shake the cobwebs out and needed to be evaluated.
I was actually surprised when he walked out of the tunnel and finished the game.
So, when McDaniel said after the game that Tua hurt his back on a QB sneak then aggravated it on that hit, with all that I saw him do in the 2H, I didn't think that explanation was crazy. I was skeptical because of what I saw with my own two eyes but on the field in the 2H, he looked normal.
Like most of you, I didn't give it another thought. Tua entered concussion protocol and was evaluated and cleared by the independent neurologist to play against the Bengals. So, here are my questions...
1) If it was his back that was injured, why was he evaluated for head trauma following the Buffalo game?
2) What did the medical team, including the neurologist, tell McDaniel about the nature of Tua's injury during/after the Buffalo game? Did they tell him it was Tua's back but it was really his head or did Tua lie to them?
3) Was he evaluated for a concussion in the lockerroom during HT of the Buffalo game?
4) Who evaluated him this week and cleared him to play?
5) Did any of his teammates voice their opinion that maybe him playing was a bad idea?
There's going to be much blame to go around but I'm not willing to do that until we have additional information. I've been in a leadership position before where I have had to rely on the advice/counsel of medical professionals before returning a person back to the job. I am no medical expert so I followed the doctor's rules/orders. That said, McDaniel saw what we saw when Tua got up from that Buffalo hit. Surely he asked additional questions? I would hope so.
More to come.
I was actually surprised when he walked out of the tunnel and finished the game.
So, when McDaniel said after the game that Tua hurt his back on a QB sneak then aggravated it on that hit, with all that I saw him do in the 2H, I didn't think that explanation was crazy. I was skeptical because of what I saw with my own two eyes but on the field in the 2H, he looked normal.
Like most of you, I didn't give it another thought. Tua entered concussion protocol and was evaluated and cleared by the independent neurologist to play against the Bengals. So, here are my questions...
1) If it was his back that was injured, why was he evaluated for head trauma following the Buffalo game?
2) What did the medical team, including the neurologist, tell McDaniel about the nature of Tua's injury during/after the Buffalo game? Did they tell him it was Tua's back but it was really his head or did Tua lie to them?
3) Was he evaluated for a concussion in the lockerroom during HT of the Buffalo game?
4) Who evaluated him this week and cleared him to play?
5) Did any of his teammates voice their opinion that maybe him playing was a bad idea?
There's going to be much blame to go around but I'm not willing to do that until we have additional information. I've been in a leadership position before where I have had to rely on the advice/counsel of medical professionals before returning a person back to the job. I am no medical expert so I followed the doctor's rules/orders. That said, McDaniel saw what we saw when Tua got up from that Buffalo hit. Surely he asked additional questions? I would hope so.
More to come.
