A mildly concussed Shane Morris, after his final snap (and handoff) Brandon’s statement this morning basically hits all of the points I outlined here in my unpaid intern Crisis Management 101 lesson. It assesses what happened, admits faults, discusses plans to fix the problems and so on. But—why was Hoke hung out to dry and not told this was all happening? This isn’t just a “medical report”. If Hoke was told this was all happening, at the Monday presser could have talked about his responsibility and perspective on Saturday, but then he could have added, ‘..but we’re reviewing everything that happened to understand what mistakes (if any) were made’ and that the ‘details will be coming soon’, etc. etc. It looks like they didn’t tell him? What? From the statement: As of Sunday, Shane was diagnosed with a probable, mild concussion, and a high ankle sprain. That probable concussion diagnosis was not at all clear on the field on Saturday or in the examination that was conducted post-game. Unfortunately, there was inadequate communication between our physicians and medical staff and Coach Hoke was not provided the updated diagnosis before making a public statement on Monday. How is that possible? Again, I don’t think Hoke is lying. I’m not suggesting Hoke is absolved of any ownership here – far from it. …