From a player health standpoint, I understand why they are doing and while I don't know anything about concussions, it seems like the smart way to go.
This is admittedly a bit paranoid, but I just have this nightmare that we are down by 5 with 2:00 to go and the ball, and Watkins and McCoy accidentally tap helmets getting up from the play and the "impartial observers" make them both leave the field.
Ok that's a bit far-fetched, but the NFL has a history of not applying rules consistently and I could see a situation where one of our players has to leave while, say, a Patriots player may be allowed to keep playing after an almost identical hit.
This is admittedly a bit paranoid, but I just have this nightmare that we are down by 5 with 2:00 to go and the ball, and Watkins and McCoy accidentally tap helmets getting up from the play and the "impartial observers" make them both leave the field.
Ok that's a bit far-fetched, but the NFL has a history of not applying rules consistently and I could see a situation where one of our players has to leave while, say, a Patriots player may be allowed to keep playing after an almost identical hit.
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