OT: Mahomes has cleared concussion protocol - is cleared to play Sunday
Headline says it all. I remember a previous thread where some people were saying the average protocol is 19 days, and the chances of him playing were slim. Those of us familiar with things such as money remained confident he would find a way to clear the protocol in time. Henne's chances of a ring have improved - but it is nice to know that the old rocket is still one play away from glory again.
January 22nd, 2021 at 3:12 PM ^
Good for the Chiefs, but I was looking forward to seeing Henne get to play.
January 22nd, 2021 at 4:09 PM ^
exactly what I was going to post +1
January 22nd, 2021 at 6:08 PM ^
And medically bad for Mahomes
January 22nd, 2021 at 3:18 PM ^
Looking forward to seeing Allen and Mahomes in a shootout.
January 22nd, 2021 at 3:37 PM ^
Bit off topic, but I still believe that had Henne landed in a better situation than Miami and Jacksonville he could have succeeded as a starter in the league. He had all the mental and physical skills. Not talented enough to become a star in a bad situation like a Deshaun Watson, but enough talent where had a coach committed to his development and put him in the right system, he would have been a good starter. Just my opinion. Of course, he's not the only QB you could say that about.
Also, he looks to be in much better shape now than he was at Michigan and in the early days of his pro career.
January 22nd, 2021 at 4:09 PM ^
I think his ceiling was essentially Ryan Fitzpatrick's career.
Henne, as shown by that awful interception he threw last week, too often made a couple passes a game that were just inexcusable. But he has an above average arm, OK accuracy, decent athleticism, and is a solid team mate, so he certainly could have led a better team to a 9-7 or 10-6 record and maybe a playoff game.
January 22nd, 2021 at 4:21 PM ^
Agree the interception last week was poor, but I don't know where the perception that he often made poor decisions comes from. Almost all his Michigan career, even much of his freshman season, was him hitting accurate deep balls while playing within himself. And he was poor in Miami for sure, but I rarely saw him make "inexcusable" decisions.
But I generally agree with you, although I think his ceiling was slightly higher. He's much less of a gunslinger than Fitzmagic but he has a stronger arm. Hate to use this comparison, but he should have had a more Cousins-like NFL career imo.
Oh well.
January 22nd, 2021 at 4:54 PM ^
His deep throws were a thing of beauty back in his UM days. Helps to be able to throw to someone like Braylon that could go up and get them, but he hit a lot of them in stride too.
January 22nd, 2021 at 4:56 PM ^
The guy has thrown 60 TDs and 63 INTs lifetime. Even accounting for the fact that Henne missed as a starter the last 5 years or so when we truly entered the age of modern, easy QB play (e.g., they can barely be hit by defenders; offenses have become much more sophisticated and pass-friendly), that is poor.
I suppose *maybe* he could have been like Kirk Cousins if Henne started his career five years later, but I'm not sure Henne would have ever been a guy who completed 67-69% of his passes; Taco Pants existed for a reason.
January 22nd, 2021 at 4:24 PM ^
Henne is a career backup QB for a reason. He's not good enough to be a starting QB and that's okay.
January 23rd, 2021 at 8:21 AM ^
January 22nd, 2021 at 3:40 PM ^
Damn.....was hoping for Henne to pull his best Matt Flynn impersonation.
January 22nd, 2021 at 4:57 PM ^
I was hoping for Henne to perform his best Jeff Hostetler impersonation.
January 22nd, 2021 at 3:45 PM ^
Chiefs sure are "lucky" that Mahomes is cleared just in time for the big game
January 22nd, 2021 at 4:46 PM ^
Yup, shocking...
January 22nd, 2021 at 4:57 PM ^
Upvote because I was going to make the exact same comment... shocker
January 22nd, 2021 at 3:46 PM ^
They were already spinning this as a neck injury and not a head injury as soon as the game ended.
January 22nd, 2021 at 4:14 PM ^
I honestly don't think it was (in my non-doctor, professional opinion). He didn't appear to hit his head on anything, though I realize whip lash can cause it (though, again, it didn't look like that either).
The best theory I saw was that the high tackle (which was blow to and strained the neck area) was essentially ilike one of those karate chops to the neck in movies which knocks people down like a bag of rocks and renders you like a drunk for a minute or so.
http://www.vagusstrike.com/what-is-the-vagus-strike/
Or maybe they're blowing off an actual concussion. Who knows?
January 22nd, 2021 at 4:20 PM ^
It wasn't a concussion. His head never hits the ground but he did get extreme pressure put on his carotid artery when Mack Wilson tackled him. I would bet anything it was this:
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17536-syncope
Remember the old "sleeper holds" in wrestling?
January 22nd, 2021 at 4:43 PM ^
Not really. The Chiefs never said anything other than what the docs told them. I'm not sure anyone has said that it was actually a concussion. I guess you can infer since he was in the protocol, but as others have said, it didn't look like one. Not that that means anything. He very well could have had one, but if you look at the play it could just as easily been a nerve or cutoff airway situation.
January 22nd, 2021 at 3:57 PM ^
Shocking.
January 22nd, 2021 at 3:58 PM ^
The Bills still have a real shot regardless. Should hopefully be a great game.
Side note: who is everyone taking in the Bucs-Packers game? Sure hard for anyone to beat the same team twice, especially when you have to go to Lambeau to do it. I've got 31-28 Packers, but if Brady has the ball in his hands with two minutes to go and is down by a TD or less, then all bets are off.
January 22nd, 2021 at 5:51 PM ^
I like the Packers at home, but they did not look good when they played Tampa earlier in the season. The line according to ESPN is GB -3.5, which means Vegas thinks the teams are pretty evenly matched (i.e., assuming a home field advantage of 3 points).
January 22nd, 2021 at 4:09 PM ^
4d chess, I now expect Henne to line up in the wildcat
January 22nd, 2021 at 4:24 PM ^
Of course he cleared protocol.
January 22nd, 2021 at 4:44 PM ^
Yes. Thanks Chad, but please keep your hat on.
January 22nd, 2021 at 5:25 PM ^
Henne’s worst pass was the miss of a wide open Manningham in 2006 OSU game on the second series. He was always weaker throwing left.
January 23rd, 2021 at 9:03 AM ^
January 22nd, 2021 at 5:42 PM ^
Chicago Trib column today on Mahomes.
LINK: If Mahomes plays Sunday after a concussion, will we not be entertained?
“This is a test for the NFL, right now,” Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre (Packers, Vikings) was quoted as saying by NBC Sports.
The quarterback wants to play in the big game, even though he just suffered head trauma. The league that has spent millions of dollars trying to deal with negative publicity about concussions has marketed itself to moms as “family friendly.”
Because there’s nothing more family friendly than ignoring brain trauma.
So many want him to play. The sportsbooks. The networks. And all those fans who want the Chiefs to repeat as Super Bowl champions.
Of course there's more, although I'm pretty sure the Trib is not an open site.
I don't feel good about Mahomes playing. Of course he wants to play, and of course the Chiefs want him to play. All I'll say is that I hope there is someone unbiased making the decision, with no incentive to rule him able to play. Anyone who is being paid by the Chiefs, and to some degree, by the NFL, has a real incentive to find Mahomes without a head injury and able to play.
January 22nd, 2021 at 6:12 PM ^
Concussion protocol is and always has been a joke. He looked like he got momentarily KO'd. Oy vey.
January 22nd, 2021 at 7:26 PM ^
Because of course.
January 22nd, 2021 at 8:34 PM ^
Of course he did...was there ever any doubt?
January 22nd, 2021 at 9:06 PM ^
Of course he is. No way they were never going to sit him.
January 23rd, 2021 at 9:00 AM ^