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With Mauer having his best post-concussion season (it does make you wonder how much the concussion cost him), you have to wonder if he could maybe go help the Vikings offense.  I bet he can still throw a mean pass that goes beyond 5 yards.

Yeah, but he can only throw to left side of the field, so they'd just stack the defense over there.

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With Mauer having his best post-concussion season (it does make you wonder how much the concussion cost him), you have to wonder if he could maybe go help the Vikings offense. I bet he can still throw a mean pass that goes beyond 5 yards.

It is pretty tough to think about what Mauer and Morneau (throw Koskie in there too) could've been without those concussions. Both were basically MVP caliber guys robbed of a few years in (or close to) their prime.

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So what exactly is the deal with Sano? What aren't we hearing?

 

Dick said tonight he couldn't put weight on it and is still in a boot. It didn't sound close to that bad initially (he jogged out an out before leaving the game with the injury), in fact sounded almost precautionary. Kind of curious.

 

Not suggesting a conspiracy, or mishandling, but I must have missed something along the way.

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It is pretty tough to think about what Mauer and Morneau (throw Koskie in there too) could've been without those concussions. Both were basically MVP caliber guys robbed of a few years in (or close to) their prime.

Koskie and Morneau both played hockey in their younger years. Mauer played football through high school. I wonder if their concussion issues are rooted in those sports. Everything suggests the damage is cumulative. That is, each one - no matter the severity - makes the symptoms worse.

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Pretty good bet Niko gets into tonight's game.

It would be nice if they had the bench to get Mauer, Buxton, and Dozier a break.

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This Skoglund guy must be tiring.  The graphic tells me he's thrown 72 pitches....and I know he hasn't been in THAT long.

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Koskie and Morneau both played hockey in their younger years. Mauer played football through high school. I wonder if their concussion issues are rooted in those sports. Everything suggests the damage is cumulative. That is, each one - no matter the severity - makes the symptoms worse.

Could be, but I don't think there's much rhyme or reason to concussions. Some guys get 1 and are done. Some get 50 and somehow continue to function in the short-term (Jordan Leopold).

 

I can't imagine a QB of Mauer's size and ability in MN high school football in 2001 took a lot of devastating head blows. One year we had an offensive guard, and basically 9/11ths of our defense that was smaller than Mauer.

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Could be, but I don't think there's much rhyme or reason to concussions. Some guys get 1 and are done. Some get 50 and somehow continue to function in the short-term (Jordan Leopold).

I can't imagine a QB of Mauer's size and ability in MN high school football in 2001 took a lot of devastating head blows. One year we had an offensive guard, and basically 9/11ths of our defense that was smaller than Mauer.

I played 10 years of football as a 150 pound weakling QB and never got a single concussion

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Could be, but I don't think there's much rhyme or reason to concussions. Some guys get 1 and are done. Some get 50 and somehow continue to function in the short-term (Jordan Leopold).

I can't imagine a QB of Mauer's size and ability in MN high school football in 2001 took a lot of devastating head blows. One year we had an offensive guard, and basically 9/11ths of our defense that was smaller than Mauer.

Yes, but back when Mauer was in high school there wasn't the attention paid to concussions that there is now. 

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I played 10 years of football as a 150 pound weakling QB and never got a single concussion

What's your explanation since then? 

 

(if you're gonna tee it up like that, someone's going to take a hack at it...)

 

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