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Originally Posted by tvp2003
Rewatching the play on Sunday, and then watching tonight — my guess is that he did have a back injury if he’s basically doing everything he can to brace his upper body while leaving his head completely vulnerable. I mean, I’m no expert but I think a healthy player might be better able to brace or absorb those kind of impacts better. In this case, I imagine if his back is tight and his upper body is too stiff, all of that moment and force has nowhere to go except through his head and neck. Scary stuff.
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It looked like taking one of my daughters barbies and rotating it by the waist. No flexibility at all in the back and the head gets hammered into the turf.
This turf is much better than what they used to play on. On one hand you get these non contact knee and Achilles injuries...but you also have natural fields like that one in Washington that did in RG3. I don't know what the answer is here other than to keep trying to improve the artificial surfaces, and use grass where it's practical.