Was a terribly uneasy look for anyone to see. That was horrific.
Normally, when someone gets their bell rung like that, they keep him on the carpet for a few minutes but once he got up, quickly, it was obvious that his mental state was dimished to the point he couldn't even walk. Scared the shit out of me to see our QB, or any player at any level look like that.
Not a doctor but he sprang right up, should the refs/trainers upon seeing this immediately instructed him back to the ground to lay it out for a few minutes?
Should they hold him out regardless if he passes the protocol?
It will be interesting how this plays out health concerns aside as a big part of his game is the ability to take off with the football and pick up first downs with his legs.
Granted, that play doesn't warrant a slide first approach at the goal line but going forward, wonder how gun shy he will be to take off and run.
After that play, any helmet to helmet ( happens on sacks ) going forward is going to warrant major concern.
I saw this too ... it also looked like a cowboy defender was going over to help him just before the Giants med staff got there.
If Andrew Thomas is not playing and/or Peart does not replace Solder at RT then Glennon should start versus the Rams.
Clint Frazier banged his head against a wire fence and to me it was not even hard. Yet, he still is having issues almost two years on.
I am pretty certain, unlike the Eagles med staff, Jones will be properly treated.
Oddly the concussion passed within about 3 days. Sometimes the looks of these things aren't indicative of how serious the concussion really is.
Oddly the concussion passed within about 3 days. Sometimes the looks of these things aren't indicative of how serious the concussion really is.
As I said earlier, everybody is different.
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The second the ref saw him stumble, he went over and grabbed Jones to protect him.
I saw this too ... it also looked like a cowboy defender was going over to help him just before the Giants med staff got there.
I saw this as well. Even the Cowboys defender looked like he was going to try to help him. That was no joke.
same. At this point all I hope to see is him come back and get his own game back on track and stay healthy going into the offseason.
Didn't think there could be a more joy-killing injury than Cruz.
Then didn't think there could be one worse than Barkley last year.
And then seeing the close up of Jones dazed and stumbling was somehow worse than both by a lot.
I thought maybe he had whiplash or something with his inner ear that caused his balance to be lost, but the spit on his lips said it all. It was a bad concussion.
I always have hope that a man can beat the odds and rise from adversity. But I also understand that we may not see him again this year. I understand that we may not see him start another game again. I understand that if we see him again, he may not ever be the same player. Never mind how far back it set the Giants back yesterday, this season, and potentially well beyond. I’m not saying any of this will happen, but all possibilities are on the table after a hit like that - I honestly don’t remember ever seeing someone that out of it due to a concussion and then playing meaningful games again in their career. And all of this makes me very sad, really, because I had grown to really like the player and the person. He was the guy I looked forward to watching the most.
Wishing him all the best for a full recovery…
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The second the ref saw him stumble, he went over and grabbed Jones to protect him.
I saw this too ... it also looked like a cowboy defender was going over to help him just before the Giants med staff got there.
yes. I forget who it was, but one Cowboy saw it and immediately went over to him. That was scary. He looked like fighter who had been pummeled for 6 rounds but wouldn't go down.
Scarier is that a generation ago they would have said he had his bell rung, gave him some smelling salts and sent him back in to start the 2nd half. That's one thing Aikman knows all about.
Whoever above said he might be back in a week if he passes protocol: yeah, maybe the same, crack Giants' medical staff who in 2020 put him back out there the 2nd game after what was an obvious bad hamstring pull, where Jones was a statue.
When Jones hit the turf after the helmet-to-helmet, you could see white spittle coming out of his mouth. It's true that each individual reacts differently to head trauma, but with that hit--protocol be effing damned--if he doesn't sit at least a month to be ultra cautious with the kid, this franchise can go to hell.
Whoever above said he might be back in a week if he passes protocol: yeah, maybe the same, crack Giants' medical staff who in 2020 put him back out there the 2nd game after what was an obvious bad hamstring pull, where Jones was a statue.
When Jones hit the turf after the helmet-to-helmet, you could see white spittle coming out of his mouth. It's true that each individual reacts differently to head trauma, but with that hit--protocol be effing damned--if he doesn't sit at least a month to be ultra cautious with the kid, this franchise can go to hell.
I guess you did not notice he had the little black rubber pieces in his mouth and that was what he was spitting out...
He may be out a month, he may be done for the year. Can all you neurosurgeons wait until the report comes out.
But in football, you're usually out of active for 2 weeks
Weird
But in football, you're usually out of active for 2 weeks
Weird
if boxers are wobbly the ref stops the fight - even if they don't go down.
they have 10 seconds to get up if they get knocked down.
Just as a human being - watching him try to get up and continue or at least get to the sideline? ... and then him stumble like that. That was scary and sad.
The fact that they had to take him off the field on a cart .... dam.
Get well DJ.
Just as a human being - watching him try to get up and continue or at least get to the sideline? ... and then him stumble like that. That was scary and sad.
The fact that they had to take him off the field on a cart .... dam.
Get well DJ.
I agree. I had no idea how much this kid meant to me until I saw that horrible moment on television. My heart sank.
I do believe however, that he will return a smarter player, and if this team doesn’t rally around their leader, then they need to question their integrity.
In comment 15409056 Keaton028 said:
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It's weird how, when boxers are concussed, they have 10 seconds to shake it off..get up and continue fighting
But in football, you're usually out of active for 2 weeks
Weird
if boxers are wobbly the ref stops the fight - even if they don't go down.
they have 10 seconds to get up if they get knocked down.
The concussion is the reason a boxer goes down in the 1st place. They have 10 seconds to shake off the concussion
Another neurologist heard from. Right, it is better to be knocked unconscious then a bit loopy.
And how are the Cowboys a juggernaut with McCarthy after one season?
You should be banned for saying the OC should be fired for calling a play...you are better than that. We all knew Jones was going to be hurt sooner or later.
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is supposed to be the worst. The ones that knock you off balance are worse than the ones that knock you out. Can't remember why. Hope for the best.
Another neurologist heard from. Right, it is better to be knocked unconscious then a bit loopy.
I'm not sure I'd classify that as a bit loopy. I've been a bit loopy after slipping on ice and slamming my head.
For all of us, including Jones, it's wait and see for the next couple of days. But based on how he looked, in my uneducated opinion, I don't think he'll be playing against LAR
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is supposed to be the worst. The ones that knock you off balance are worse than the ones that knock you out. Can't remember why. Hope for the best.
Another neurologist heard from. Right, it is better to be knocked unconscious then a bit loopy.
I'm not sure I'd classify that as a bit loopy. I've been a bit loopy after slipping on ice and slamming my head.
For all of us, including Jones, it's wait and see for the next couple of days. But based on how he looked, in my uneducated opinion, I don't think he'll be playing against LAR
Like I said earlier - Clint Frazier banged his head on a cyclone wire fence about two spring trainings ago and never had any immediate symptoms and yet has had recurring issues.
As some one else said, Mahomes was clearly woozy in a game where he banged his head hard on the ground and cleared immediately. Every head injury is different. I would not rule out next week nor would I be surprised at over two weeks.
You are an idiot.