So I really don't want to litigate the actual hit by Reid. I will say that I respect the fact that Reid made a specific attempt to reconcile with Ben before he left the field.

What I think is more questionable, is how was Ben allowed to stay on the field and play? There is an supposed to be an independent neurologist on the sidelines. To my line of thinking, if a QB just took a hit to the head that caused the ejection of a player for delivering the blow -- how can I legitimately NOT trigger the "independent review" process and put the QB in the magic blue tent for a play?

I'm not saying that I think Ben was concussed or that the Steelers did anything wrong. I am saying that the NFL's process is laughable. IF the defensive hit is so egregious that it triggers a disqualification, then by definition the offensive player has just experienced a significant blow to the head. Which, should, then mean that the player must pass an independent evaluation prior to being able to resume play. How can the NFL claim the process is legitimate if you get one and not the other? Because we have seen it the other way across the league as well -- no penalty and a concussed player. If the league is serious about this then it should be an automatic relationship - one guy penalized then one guy goes in the tent. Guy goes in the tent, someone is getting a penalty.