2020 NFL Season

[Zzzptm]

Yeah, that kid showed some real spunk on the field, but KC will breathe easiest when Mahomes is back on the active roster.

[Jack the Stripper]

Not sure what the concussion protocols are in the NFL but does Mahomes have to pass a series of tests by an independent doctor in order to play next week or does he automatically have to sit out the game for a period of time?

Great to see both the Bills and Bucs into the Championship playoff games. Dam it I was tossing up whether to pick the Ravens or Bucs as an away team win to make up a pick on Typhon who ended up going with the Ravens anyway 

[Zzzptm]

https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2016/9/18/12940926/nfl-concussion-protocol-explained

No set timeline, it's monitoring of symptoms.

I'd say if Mahomes is back, I'd have the Chiefs edge the Bills. If not, it could be the Bills' year to go to the big dance.

I expect both Tampa Bay and Green Bay to win next week, which makes predicting the winner of their game a tough proposition.

[Typhon]

2020 NFL Community Playoff Standings

     Player        Win      Lose

     Typhon        7          3
     Vyn             7          3
     Zzzptm        7          3
     Jack            6          4

[Typhon]

This weekend's schedule.

            Sunday
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         T.B. @ G.B.
         Buff @ K.C.

[Zzzptm]

I'm going with Green Bay over Tampa Bay because I like cheese more than humidity. Oddsmakers give GB a slight edge, but I think the only surprise that could come out of this matchup would be if it isn't a close game.

I expect similar closeness in the Bills-Chiefs game. If Mahomes clears concussion protocol and is truly ready to play, then the game goes to KC. If not, then the Bills Mafia has a very happy Monday morning. I'm thinking Mahomes will be ready on Sunday, and I think they'll be the winner of the AFC championship.

[Vyn]

Packers
Chiefs

[Zzzptm]

Packers
Chiefs

Is it Chiefs all the way, or conditional on Mahomes' status?

[Jack the Stripper]

Tempted to pick Tampa but I’ll play it safe and pick Green Bay and Kansas City.

[Vyn]

Mahomes will take the field tomorrow, according to latest reports. Im unwilling to make a prediction for the SB at this point

[Jack the Stripper]

Well that’s good news for my bet 

[Zzzptm]

Mahomes will take the field tomorrow, according to latest reports. Im unwilling to make a prediction for the SB at this point

Just checked on that, myself. Hoping he's really good to go and not a kid thinking he can push through the disorientation.

STUPID STORY TIME

When I was much younger, I gave myself a concussion when I was fixing something underneath a set of very firm wall-mounted shelves and brought my head up into said shelves and found that the skill with which they were anchored was directly proportional to the amount of bell that got rung in my brain. But that's not the stupid part, that can happen to anyone. The stupid part is that I took a rest for about 20 minutes and then went out and did yard work until I got heat exhaustion. Found out later that one of the symptoms of a concussion is thinking it's no big deal and you can beat this thing.

NOW TO BRETT FAVRE

Which is pretty much what Brett Favre said in interviews, except his bell got rung many, many, many more times. I'm truly hoping Mahomes is playing because he is 100% and not because he's convinced himself and others that he's 100%. I've had the *one* concussion and that alone gives me the jibblies just thinking about it. Favre talks about lifelong consequences and uncertainties from a career of concussions...

... which is why I'd be behind rules changes to designate certain players in high-risk positions (QB, WR, kickers and punters for starters) to be non-tackleable. Give them two flags on either hip and if a flag is pulled, the player is down at that location. Give them distinctive marks on their uniforms so it's easy to recognize them and their status and we can all have some fun with the game and reduce the risk that it has to be interrupted because of an injury that ends a career and impacts the lives around it.

[Typhon]

^^^^^^
Ridiculous, no one would pay to watch flag football.  Instead, design safer equipment.

[Typhon]

     Sunday's Selections
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       G.B., Buff

[Zzzptm]

^^^^^^
Ridiculous, no one would pay to watch flag football.  Instead, design safer equipment.

Impact to the head means the brain moves around in the skull, giving trauma. Doesn't matter how awesome the helmet is, concussions are still a thing if players take a hard hit with each other or the ground. Safer equipment, yes, I'm all for that. But also safer playing styles.