National Football League reviewing Keenum concussion procedures
“I don’t think I’ve ever been this upset or mad after hitting a game-winner, but this is kind of unchartered territory for me”, said Tucker. It’s definitely been a great blessing and something I’ve been very grateful for over the years. He’s an iron man. I told the team he’s an absolute iron man, warrior-type of a player out there, and now it’s his turn. “I didn’t play well at all”, Gurley said. “I knew I had to go out there and step up”.
Unlike the Bengals, the Cardinals did show solid situational awareness at the end of the game when they had just over one minute to drive down the field with no timeouts. It happens. It gets guys. “However, as we well know, those are always things that get determined based on how the rehab goes”.
-WR Wes Welker is still looking to become a bigger part of the game plan. It remains to be seen how the injury might impact those discussions. Matt Schaub will get the nod due to Joe Flacco tearing his ACL last week. Baltimore will also need to sign a backup because there are no other quarterbacks on the active roster or the practice squad. The Ravens didn’t have anybody in for a tryout Monday as Harbaugh said that isn’t the most important part of the determination.
“We definitely want to take them out of play and keep an eye on them so they don’t go back in before it’s too soon”, Dr. Douglas Smith, who runs the Center for Brain Injury and fix at the University of Pennsylvania, said of players with concussions. “We’re going to have one”.
Seahawks: Uncertainty surrounding the health of Marshawn Lynch will likely mean rookie running back Thomas Rawls will start for a second straight week for the Seattle Seahawks. However, when it comes to player safety, the situation should not matter.
– PASSING OFFENSE: C minus. Quarterback Joe Flacco had another pair of costly interceptions, but still managed to make plays with a patchwork of wide receivers. While Flacco does occasionally surprise people with his speed and athleticism on scrambles, he only has 13 rushes for 23 yards this year. Keenum was missing several key pieces of his offensive line with Jamon Brown (fractured leg) out for the season and right tackle Rob Havenstein inactive with a calf injury.
-PASS DEFENSE: C plus. Two plays later, Keenum fumbled, a crucial late-game turnover that enabled the Ravens to win the game, 16-13. Keenum was 12 of 26 for 136 yards with a touchdown.
However, Keenum returned to the huddle and on second down threw a high but catchable ball that Wes Welker, who also has concussion issues, couldn’t snare.
When Forsett went down, Allen finished with 67 yards on 22 carries.
Forsett was stopped for a 5-yard loss on a first-and-10 from the St. Louis 41.
-SPECIAL TEAMS: C minus. The Ravens took over possession and won a game-winning field goal, but the events on the field are irrelevant. Baltimore committed several careless penalties – a problem that has plagued the team all season.