Team Tebow
How many doctors does it take to treat a concussion?
Here's a statement Florida released this afternoon: ``Tebow's primary Medical Team consisted of Dr. Pete Indelicato, University of Florida Athletic Association Team Physician; Dr. Jay Clugston, University of Florida Athletic Association Team Physician and
Anthony Pass, Head Athletic Trainer, University of Florida Football
Team.
``In addition, Dr. Patrick Jacobs, Shands at the University of Florida
Neurosurgeon, Dr. Bayard Miller, Shands at the University of Florida
Neurologist and Dr. Mickey Collins, Assistant Director of the Sports
Medicine Concussion Program at the University of Pittsburgh Medical
Center served as consultants.''
Of course when former USC quarterback Matt Leinart suffered a hernia, a specialist was flown down from Vancouver, British Columbia. When other players suffered similar injuries, a phone call was made instead.
WWJC? ("What would Jesus Cost?")
Scott Wolf once again shows how truly little a man he is.
Let Tebow Tweet Jesus and have them figure it out.
Do you think Urban learned his lesson on leaving the starter in too long in a blow out?
I don't even know how Tim Tebow is a topic of conversation on an "inside USC" blog.
The answer is a great many doctors if you want to rush the patient back on the field before he's recovered sufficiently. For the rest of us, the doctor rests us so as not to take any chances with our lives, but for QB1 on the #1 team in America staying #1 is more important than his safety.
How many doctors does it take to treat a concussion?
Probably only 1...if he's an every-down type of doctor.
But when you've got this kind of medical talent, you can go doctor-by-committee, taking care to give each one some billable hours. After all, there's only 1 patient to go around.
No one has given Carroll heat for keeping Sanchez (last year) or Barkley (this year) in games where there is a blow out. Sanchez got his bell rung in the fUCLA win long after the victory was secure. Barkley was still playing against Cal after the victory was secure. The back-up QBs get less experience and the starting QB is subject to unnecessary risk of injury.
As for Tebow, couldn't he heal himself just by touching his own skull?
JAG:
With ALL due respect:
If you're a teacher you wouldn't appreciate a doctor telling you how to teach. The point is let doctors be doctors or physicians. Neurologists make concussions decisions.
Before I go any further my only problem with SW is that he could give us a Stafon Johnson update instead he opted for the Tebow hot story.
The plus side to this story is the seriousness of concussions. The NFL is currently conducting an extensive post concussion study with former players "donating' their brains for the study.
Thank you
Now I know why Wolf is such a lousy beat reporter...he thinks he is actually a DOCTOR!