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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
My point has always been that, seeing as that the primary defence was Wideman suffering a concussion, Wideman had reason to play up his concussion symptoms to the doctors. And I believe that's exactly what happened. The doctors should have been aware of that and made an effort to try and determine if Wideman was telling the truth. Certainly not an easy task, but even a little bit of due diligence would have had them asking the medical staff who examined him at the game. Questioning why he said he wasn't woozy after the hit to the media. Etc.
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A few possibilities: Wideman didn't think he was concussed...as has been discussed we can't rely on the patient to self diagnose. He did indicate that his neck and shoulder were sore - I suspect those symptoms were more prevalent and he may not have been as aware of what was happening with his head. People tend to be most aware of their most painful injuries...
His interpretation of 'woozy' may differ from others - to me woozy would involve more of a stomach/nausea/dizzy type symptoms in addition to head being off. 'Dazed' seems more specific to the head to me. Can we all agree that he was at least 'unsettled' for a few seconds after the hit? No one can know exactly what that specifically entailed.
If he did lie, I would find it more believable that it was the denial immediately after the game, as that is what players tend to do, to keep themselves in the lineup, and avoid an negative light on the trainers if he realizes that he should have gone back for treatment. I don't think he would try to mastermind some ruse to trick the doctor into thinking he was concussed.
Obviously I don't believe there are any valid inconsistencies in his stories, but even if there were, I think they are explainable (see above). Even if all you said was true in terms of deceit, I think it is about as relevant as the text to this whole thing...
More on the term woozy - I don't remember hearing it in the scrum (unless it was where Wideman answered about his neck and shoulder - I'll have to watch again when I get home), but it does sound like the question was asked. Anyways, I'm not aware of the word 'woozy' ever coming out of Wideman's mouth, yet it has been used dozens of times in the media and in these discussions. This is some of the purplemonleysishwashering I'm talking about.
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