Championship Weekend Games Thread

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Originally Posted by Shadowbyte

Really? Rivers could hardly walk and he played. And I know for a fact that the Doctors didn't clear him to play. I've seen players play with broken ribs, players like Ronnie Lott who amputated his finger so he could continue playing. Brett Farve playing with a fracture in his ankle etc. Lastly, NFL team doctors are a joke. These are the same Doctors who use to routinely clear players to play a week after suffering a concussion. That's why the NFL stepped in and required that a player has to get evaluated by an independent neurologist, because they know the team Doctors are often full of shit.

It's a different age. With all the talk on player safety team doctors have to be a lot more picky about who they let back on the field. As I said before I know part of the emphasis on safety has been trying to convince players that they can make the game safer for an 18 week schedule but the net result is more restrictions on letting injured players back into games.

Also keep in mind that Cutler may have in fact torn his ACL and comparing it to Rivers situation is pointless. Especially considering the fact that even though Rivers ACL game was the stuff that legends are made of it was still ridiculously stupid. He put his entire career on the line not to mention that he may have ended up with a terrible limp for the remainder of his life.

On top of that few QB's got their ass kicked as much as Jay Cutler did this past year so suggesting that the guy isn't tough is questionable at best. At the very least Cutler was sacked more then any other player this year with 52 sacks, and the only reason I hesitate is because of the likelihood that Vick is a safe bet for most QB hits, despite missing 3 or 4 games.