More Of The Same Insane: NFL Concussion Protocol Handling Of Tagovailoa's First ConcussionUnity Consciousness #2811

(9azzzzzzzzzzzx of 11)

What The NFL Said

“the step-by-step process outlined in the concussion protocol was followed, the outcome in this case was not what was intended" during Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa's concussion evaluation during the Dolphins' game against the Bills on Sept. 25.”
https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-nflpa-agree-to-modify-concussion-protocols-following-completion-of-tua-tagov

“ESPN, who cited a National Football League source, said the neurotrauma consultant made “several mistakes” while evaluating Tagovailoa, who seemed to exhibit concussion symptoms after hitting his head on the ground.”
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/oct/01/doctor-fired-for-clearing-miami-qb-tagovailoa-despite-likely-concussion#:~:text=The%20Dolphins%20failed%20Tua%20Tagovailoa,agreement%20from%20the%20other%20party.

The subtext of what the NFL said was to not blame Coach Mike McDaniel or the team physician or the NFL Player Association Reps, the trainers, doctors, commissioner, referee, owner and others. No, we'd rather blame the unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant (UNC), even though we still say the concussion protocol was followed. But to further blame someone else, they cited “a failure to understand his role as the UNC and hostility during the investigation process among the factors contributing to his dismissal.” https://www.nfl.com/news/nflpa-approves-updated-concussion-protocol-next-step-is-for-nfl-to-sign-off-on-c and https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-nflpa-agree-to-modify-concussion-protocols-following-completion-of-tua-tagov

What The NFL Should Have Said

1. We Screwed Up!
2. Not only did multiple people fail on game day when Tua Tagovailoa was injured in the game against Buffalo, but multiple people also failed in the four ensuing days that allowed Tua to play in the game against Cincinnati Bengals on Sept. 30.
3. The problem is not that the UNC made several mistakes, that multiple people present in the locker room did not catch any of the mistakes the UNC supposedly made. https://www.kktv.com/2022/10/08/review-dolphins-followed-protocol-with-tagovailoas-injury/
4. The failure is not with the protocol but a failure of common sense.
5. It is also a failure of group think, that despite multiple persons giving input into concussion protocol development and subsequent management of each incident, that no one, despite the many concussions since implementation, foresaw the human failure that was obviously an accident waiting to happen based on the unnecessarily unclear wording in the concussion protocol that allowed human failure to find an escapegoat clause, if ever called to task about a failure of judgment.
6. This then means, we failed to have the input of a regular person with common sense to remind the rest of us what common sense is.
7. The problem is not with the word ataxia being listed as no-go or with gross motor instability or with concussion diagnosis being an inexact science. There's nothing wrong with the protocol, but something wrong with multiple people more worried about saving face and jobs and winning games than telling the truth and protecting player safety.
8. The loophole is loopy logic of protocol writers, approvers and implementers.

This is the same failure prevalent in all institutions in all societies, which is why foolishness, contradictions, ineptitude and self-destruction abounds and the cover-up is not big enough to protect the NFL from another tragedy of insane judgment that will surely happen.

There's a Geico commercial that says, “when you're in a horror movie you make poor decisions.”

Societies with the masses of mentally ill people relying on mentally ill people is a horror movie that causes all problems.