I'm confused about the whole protocol thing, I guess. Has it been determined that he does, indeed, have a concussion, or is that what today's tests are for? I mean, he passed initial tests in the tent and locker room, right? I keep seeing stuff about him going through concussion protocol, but don't the results of today's test have to come in first? [Reply]
Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88:
Yesterday was also further confirmation that Andy made 100% the right decision to rest his starters in week 17.
The Chiefs had no rust and Mahomes' injury shows how one fluke play can happen.
Imagine that happening in week 17 if Mahomes had played in the first quarter to get the ambiguous "positive momentum for the playoffs" that some here were clamoring for.
AND Henne got some live snaps in a real game. No way that didn’t help him from getting overwhelmed by the moment. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88:
Yesterday was also further confirmation that Andy made 100% the right decision to rest his starters in week 17.
The Chiefs had no rust and Mahomes' injury shows how one fluke play can happen.
Imagine that happening in week 17 if Mahomes had played in the first quarter to get the ambiguous "positive momentum for the playoffs" that some here were clamoring for.
It also allowed Henne to get some game time reps which were invaluable yesterday. [Reply]
Originally Posted by luv:
I'm confused about the whole protocol thing, I guess. Has it been determined that he does, indeed, have a concussion, or is that what today's tests are for? I mean, he passed initial tests in the tent and locker room, right? I keep seeing stuff about him going through concussion protocol, but don't the results of today's test have to come in first?
I created a thread with the latest info and how the protocol works. Updating it as stuff comes in. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
The Bills don't have a running game, so the Chiefs will need to cover Diggs with Sneed, who wasn't available during their first matchup this season, and provide some over-the-top help from Matheiu, Sorenson or Thorhill, then force Allen to beat them.
Reid schemed up the offense for Moore last year, who outright beat the Vikings and nearly beat the Packers. Henne's been with the Chiefs for 3 full seasons and most assuredly has command of the offense but would definitely benefit from some more reps this week.
That said, Mahomes will be the starter.
I think they really value what Sneed can do right now from the slot as a blitzer and run defender, so I do expect him to follow Cole Beasley as the slot corner.
But to your point, there should be a safety helping the CB who covers Diggs on every. single. play. Some combination of CB + Mathieu probably. [Reply]
I think Andy knows Pat will play and is 100%...but I wonder if he wants to use the possibility of him but playing not only as gamesmanship toward Buffalo needing to prepare for 2 different styles, but also for added motivation for the rest of the team to step up a little more to compensate for possibility of the drop off from Pat to Chad. [Reply]
From The Aftermath: #Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes is in the concussion protocol, despite not sustaining a hit to the head. I'll explain ������������ pic.twitter.com/kLxg7hKZcc
Do we actually know its turf toe? I feel like we are jumping to conclusions on the toe. It very well be a devastated injury but there have been alot of toe injuries that you dont hear about them the rest of the year and they dont affect the player much. Then there are severe ones that forced Deion Sanders to retire early. [Reply]
Originally Posted by luv:
I'm confused about the whole protocol thing, I guess. Has it been determined that he does, indeed, have a concussion, or is that what today's tests are for? I mean, he passed initial tests in the tent and locker room, right? I keep seeing stuff about him going through concussion protocol, but don't the results of today's test have to come in first?
I think it is because it was an injury at or near the head/neck area and he exhibited concussion-like symptoms which initiated the concussion protocol and they now have to complete that process, even if he ultimately sustained a brachial stun and not a concussion. [Reply]
“Patrick passed all of his tests last night. He didn’t actually hit his head, there was a nerve in his neck that got tweaked that made him out of it. He’s getting testing done on his neck/nerve today but did clear all tests last night.” @610SportsKC
I think the important thing here is that if Mahomes does play he isn't more likely to suffer a second concussion. That's very important.
I wouldn't want to rush him out if he suffered a concussion and run the risk of getting another one or long term CTE.
But if it is a Brachial Stun there's no risk of that happening. I'm betting he'll pass the protocol because there's nothing lingering and they'll take all week to do so because of optics and he'll be tip top other than his toe (which is its own set of worries) [Reply]