Austin Collie say's he is unsure if he will play Sunday or not...

[Indyfan4life]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000059055/article/austin-collie-unsure-hell-play-in-colts-week-1-game

I definitely want him to play, but if he doesn't feel he's ready, then he should sit it out...

[TKnight24]

I just want him to do what's best for his Health & Family. Hate to see him go down again.

[oldunclemark]

If he's not sure, he should not play....all things considered...

nobody's going to think any less of him.....and he really hasnt voiced these doubts before

[JoKeR]

He just needs to be cleared by the doctors, thats all it is.

[GoDeep]

Sigh.

[jwilli69]

He needs to be cut. Wasted spot for a one game a year concussion player. Too bad cause I think he could have been a very good player. Too much glass in the head though.

[TKnight24]

Injury report,DNP- P.Angerer,J.Reitz..LTD PART- A.Collie,TY.Hilton..FULL- D.Carter,M.Moore,J.Powers,C.Redding- @JimIrsay

[Hammer]

Sadly, it's time to let him go. He's going to be another one of those; 'If only', players.

[throwing BBZ]

Sadly, it's time to let him go. He's going to be another one of those; 'If only', players.

Hammer may have suffered a concussion too, because he doesn`t have a Clue!

[JoKeR]

He just needs to be cleared by the doctors, thats all it is.

Bump

Collie is just saying if the team doctors clear him , he's playing. If they don't clear him, he's not playing.

This article is the American Dream, turn nothing into something.

[lollygagger8]

I hope he plays, but only if he gets cleared. If he gets another concussion though, the league will probably step in because they can't be having that everytime he's out on the field.

[HtownColt]

pagano said the doctors did clear him. hope he is 100% to doctors standards. could be a strategic move to keep the Bears wondering. love to have him on the field but if your hurt your hurt no need to rush back before your 100% especially with a concussion

[JoKeR]

I hope he plays, but only if he gets cleared. If he gets another concussion though, the league will probably step in because they can't be having that everytime he's out on the field.

That's the only way he can play, lol.

And the league didn't step in for Rodgers last year or for anyone else. If players pass the concussion test, they are cleared. They don't deal with these special studies and such, they deal with " is he normal, healthy rightnow "

[JoKeR]

pagano said the doctors did clear him. hope he is 100% to doctors standards. could be a strategic move to keep the Bears wondering. love to have him on the field but if your hurt your hurt no need to rush back before your 100% especially with a concussion

I think the only grade they pass you on a concussion test is 100% A+

[oldunclemark]

pagano said the doctors did clear him. hope he is 100% to doctors standards. could be a strategic move to keep the Bears wondering. love to have him on the field but if your hurt your hurt no need to rush back before your 100% especially with a concussion

That's what I uinderstood.....He's been cleared......but when he says he's not focused on Subday..only getting better...?

If he's saying that Thursday of the 1st of 16 (or more) games...

To me..that means he has doubts and he should not play...

[chad72]

It is hard enough to get down fast for Collie. It will be even harder in that Soldier field grass for Collie to get down quicker, IMO. Let him start with our 2 home games, and we can take it from there into the bye week.

[indy1888]

Earlier in the week he was a full participant at practice and Pagano said he was fine and would be a "full go".

Last 2 days he has been a limited participant and Collie is now unsure if he will play. My guess is he does not play and i wonder if he wasn't happy with things after the full practice earlier in the week.

[Indyfan4life]

Hey, I was just posting what I read. Collie said it himself, so if he and the doctors (which cleared him apparently) didn't think he could, then there was no reason for him to go out there.

[Vance]

I autodrafted the last round of my fantasy team. It game me Collie. Guhh.

[WSO]

If Collie is out, Hilton takes his spot right?

[JoKeR]

Whatever the doctors say, whatever the coaches say, I'm going to obey," he said.

[swflacoltsfans]

Unfortunately, if he is having a good game someone will take a shot at his head. Players felt Foote took a cheap shot at him in the exhibition game.

They will be headhunting knowing one good shot and he is out of the game.

Please put your health first.

Go Colts!!

[ProblChld32]

Im pretty sure Collie has already made it clear that he wants to play.despite his concussions, lets just hope Defenders have some sportsmanship and not target his head as the season goes on.

[oldunclemark]

I think the coaches wont play him...to be safe....

[ColtsLegacy]

Why would Pagano say he's "full go" if he's not fracking full go?

[Tony Sullivan]

He needs to be cut. Wasted spot for a one game a year concussion player. Too bad cause I think he could have been a very good player. Too much glass in the head though.

Have you seen the shots he's taken?

[Andy]

I think it's worth waiting a couple of weeks and being 100% sure than risking it now.

As much as I like him...Sit Out Austin!!

[JoKeR]

They only clear players on concussions if they think he's 100%.

[Andy]

They only clear players on concussions if they think he's 100%.

Well, I don't think he's 100% if he's unsure if he's going to play or not.

If he was going to play with no concerns, then that'll show us that he's 100%.

Oh and also, I can't tell you how many players have been cleared and they weren't 100%. The numbers are countless.

[funktacious2]

I think he just means he doesn't know if he'll be cleared by doctors to play.

[Jules]

I hope he plays.

[braveheartcolt]

My head is hurting with all this 'will he. won't he' stuff.

I'm not sure if I shall post gain today. Maybe I will, maybe I won't. I'll see how I feel in a minute....

[Hammer]

Hammer may have suffered a concussion too, because he doesn`t have a Clue!

I already have 1 warning point, so anyone who laughs at their own *ic post, probably isn't worth the second.

[Tark The Shark]

I hope he does play, but if he does take another hit to the head, I think retiring should be a strong possibility for him.

I think everyone would hate for him to end up like Seau or Duerson

[JoKeR]

Well, I don't think he's 100% if he's unsure if he's going to play or not.

If he was going to play with no concerns, then that'll show us that he's 100%.

Oh and also, I can't tell you how many players have been cleared and they weren't 100%. The numbers are countless.

He says he's unsure because he doesn't know if the team doctors will clear him or not, he's putting it in their hands. That's the only reason he's saying he's unsure.

This article is just another example of making a story out of nothing, and then the forum makes it bigger than it is

[JoKeR]

Now if Collie is ruled out Sunday, then we have a story

[sixfive]

If Austin isnt ready to go on Sunday, it leaves room for one of the young wr to get some reps. I like Collie but I feel our young Wr can step in and get it done.

[Bleedin Blue]

I was listening to sports radio down here in Phoenix yesterday and they were interviewing one of the 72 Dolphins team members can't remember who but he was a DE. Part of the conversation went to how the game of football has changed over the years and concussions came up. He said he believed he left every game with a concussion. Now I don't know how much of that is true or how much of that is a weird form of boasting, but I think it's too early for Collie to be considering retirement just yet. We're so much more careful with these things now that at least players aren't being left in games to continue to take brain damaging punishment. I think caution is warranted but calls for retirement seem premature at this point. Players that head hunt should receive year-long bans IMO.

[Gavin]

I was listening to sports radio down here in Phoenix yesterday and they were interviewing one of the 72 Dolphins team members can't remember who but he was a DE. Part of the conversation went to how the game of football has changed over the years and concussions came up. He said he believed he left every game with a concussion. Now I don't know how much of that is true or how much of that is a weird form of boasting, but I think it's too early for Collie to be considering retirement just yet. We're so much more careful with these things now that at least players aren't being left in games to continue to take brain damaging punishment. I think caution is warranted but calls for retirement seem premature at this point. Players that head hunt should receive year-long bans IMO.

the problem with the year long bans for head hunting still leaves a gray area in determining what was intentional head hunting and what was a helmet to helmet do to the sport being a collision sport in other words when human bodies collide the neck moves as well as the head and when you take that into account and the actual size of the helmets (they are not small) into consideration helmet to helmet hits will happen regardless, dangerous hits will happen they will never be taken from the game unless you put flags on players, the trick is to decide whats intentional and what isn't, many are not intentional

[indy1888]

Collie will not play today per Phil Wilson of the Star