SirAndrew

Yes, white women have Journey music.

Yeah, everyone wants to say that Cam has lost it, but that misses the point imo. Stidham just isn’t going to be the starting QB for a competitive football team. Regardless of what point Newton is at in his career, he’s an upgrade over Stidham. The Pats were going to be really bad with Stidham. Cam Newton even at fifty percent is always better than Stidham.

Right, the Pats might be good this season, but that doesn’t mean we can’t contend. It seems like some people think the Pats need to be bad for us to have a chance. If we want to be good, we need to beat good teams.

Exactly, it’s just frustrating that we know so little about this virus, and sometimes it seems like people forget that. No one knows what a positive a month after the first positive means. Are you still contagious? Or is it dead virus ? False negatives are a huge problem because the test is miserable. People flinch, or the healthcare provider doesn’t administer it correctly. Additionally, those placed on quarantine as asymptomatic people (potentially longer than a month, if they keep testing positive), only result from people being tested by their employer, or for a medical procedure. What about the millions of young people, unemployed, and those who aren’t required by work to be tested ? They are all running around as asymptomatic carriers, and the only people being forced into quarantine are the ones who were made to tested. That’s not how you eliminate the virus from society. It’s everywhere at this point, I wish we’d quit acting like testing is going to stop it. Testing only gives us numbers, but isn’t really stopping anything. Wear a mask, maintain social distance, and be smart. That’s the best we can do. It’s too late for testing to eradicate the virus.

The fact that you get placed on a potentially endless quarantine (unable to work) based on a test with questionable accuracy, feels like a witch hunt. I’m not saying it is, I’m just saying that we are using limited scientific knowledge to make big decisions that impact people’s lives. The accuracy of the Covid 19 swab test is terrible, but you rarely hear that in the media. I expect my position on this to be very unpopular, but the reliability of the test is a joke.

No one is getting burned at the stake, but we’re using a test that has extremely questionable accuracy to determine who is safe vs unsafe to leave their home. That has some of the markings of a witch hunt to me. I wish more “experts” would begin to speak out about how inaccurate the COVID 19 test is. A positive test can alter someone’s life, and it’s not even reliable, nor do we have enough knowledge to really know when someone is no longer contagious, but simply colonized with the virus. I have a major issue with that.

I’m not fitting Josh for his jacket in Canton, but I can’t agree that 2004 Bledsoe > Josh Allen. The numbers are similar, but Allen’s ability to run adds another dimension. Bledsoe was an average or below average QB at the time, who was a total statue in the pocket. Bledsoe lost to the Steelers backups to miss the playoffs. Allen has many flaws, but he doesn’t lose that type of game. Bledsoe was checked out and well past his prime. Criticize Allen all you want, but he plays with fire. Bledsoe played older than his chronological age in 2004, and was completely washed up.

Additionally, it seems like everyone makes the playoffs in hockey. It’s really difficult to be that futile for this long, without being at least somewhat to blame. I’m a causal hockey fan, and I’ve given up on following the Sabres at this point. The worst drought years of the Bills were never as bad as this Sabres futility imo.

Our current offensive line is overrated, and actually not all that good.

This virus is real, and it can be dangerous, but some parts our reaction to it are taking on a “Scarlet Letter”, Salem witch trial feeling to me.

I mostly agree, I think I misunderstood some of what you said. We will have to face the music, and I think most people are going on with their lives at this point. However, I do think there is a chance for a vaccine or better therapies within a year, so taking precautions can’t hurt. This pandemic is more about the hospitals, nursing homes, and other institutions this illness rips through. Even if we reach herd immunity, not everyone will catch it. The average guy might be able to go about his life, hanging out at the bar, hanging out with friends, and living it up, but that doesn’t mean the hurt isn’t being felt in other places. That’s what it’s all about at this point. Right now, the medical world and world governments are praying for an answer within the next year. If it doesn’t come, everyone will have to reassess the situation.

I never said that Kim plans on calling plays. That is a major stretch from what I had written. I was merely making the point that Pegula is McDermott’s boss. There are certain places a boss doesn’t belong if they want their employees to feel trusted and free to perform their jobs. It’s not a big deal, but if a bunch of small things like that happen behind the scenes, it becomes a big deal over time. I’m not one hundred percent convinced that McD would have loved it.

Exactly, I’d like to know how many people who are good with it would like their boss being part of something they typically aren’t. Regardless of how good a relationship you have with your boss, there are limits to how involved you want them to be. The best employees don’t want their bosses in on every conversation. I don’t want to make this into a big deal, but it’s not how professional organizations are run, and feels amateurish. What good can come out of the boss eavesdropping on the coaches headset ? I don’t see any upside.

Exactly, the idea of isolating athletes has been discussed, but I just can’t see that happening. I realize they get paid well, but I can’t imagine these guys agreeing to it. Would pro athletes really agree to not seeing family, friends, and various female friends for six months or so ? I find it hard to believe. It’s easy for us to say “sequester them”, but they are human beings. I understand that many people have professions which take them away for long periods of time, but NFL players will have a job waiting for them in 2021 if the players union says no.

This probably shows my age, but I couldn’t care less about the Jets or Dolphins. I don’t love either team, but I don’t feel a legitimate rivalry. On the other hand, I can’t stand the Pats. It’s hard to worry much about the Jets and Fish when they never win anything.

I don’t think any backup is valuable enough to their team to worry about quarantining one. Backup QB generally equals season over.

I think he meant if every player got Covid 19, there would be a 50% chance that one would die. He is basically correct imo.

What do we know now about handling the virus that we didn’t several months ago ? If players continue to test positive during the season, it would hurt the season. That’s all I’m saying. Wal Mart is different then an entire football team who has been exposed engaging in physical contact with another team.

Chances of getting hit by lighting are around 1 in a million, so that’s not true. How are they going to expose everyone to the virus? Please inform. You are correct, just saying the narrative that a healthy young person can’t die from Covid at all is false. The odds aren’t great, but it’s enough to be a little scary.

Not a ton, but they did in NYC at the peak. My point was that young, healthy people can be affected, contrary to the beliefs of some. Obviously, the elderly and immunocompromised are but the hardest, but young people have died. That’s scary in and of itself. That’s not the point though. It’s the idea that when someone is “exposed” to the virus, everyone they came into contact with at the workplace is quarantined. This would make the NFL season very tough to play. I’m not sure why this confuses people. It’s not a matter of “ let them play, who cares if they have Covid”, it’s a matter of regular testing causing issues.

And random people who are healthy, you never know if you could be the one, that’s what makes it scary. I know a 20 year old nurse who worked in NYC, ended up hooked to a ventilator. I’m sorry, but that’s scary. We know nothing about the virus, and I’m not advocating prolonged shutdowns. I’m just saying it’s not factual to say you must be immunocompromised to die from the virus. Being immunocompromised is a huge risk factor, as it is with every illness. However, perfectly healthy people have perished. I encourage you to look up deaths of nurses and doctors in NYC. It’s a scary virus, that doesn’t mean I’m telling you to stay home living in fear. I don’t believe we should, but to minimize the danger is a mistake imo. We also have no clue about long term effects.

I’m over the social distancing myself, but this virus is far more scary than many want it to be. Most people are fragile, and older, but the fact that 1,000’s of 30 somethings have been placed on ventilators is frightening. Life is better when we choose to ignore that though, I get it. I just don’t see how a season works, unless we as a nation change our quarantine/exposure policies.

Love your positive attitude, but the fact that people are required to be quarantined when they test positive, makes it hard for me to believe there will be a season. It’s not a matter of these guys being young and healthy, it’s the point that every positive test results in a huge process that needs to be followed. I’m seeing this at my workplace right now with asymptomatic test results every week. It’s creating a major headache, and I don’t see how the NFL season can carry on when players will inevitably test positive all season. The fact that you believe most of these guys will be fine, and many of us have it (you are correct) doesn’t change the fact people who come into contact get quarantined. The NFL season makes no sense, unless the virus disappears or society changes how we will deal with it.

This is the part that people miss. The NFL isn’t out to do the right thing. The league is all about revenue, and positioning themselves to be the premier sports league for years to come. The first protests damaged their product, so they put an end to it. I think the league is taking a gamble to position themselves for the future, nothing more. It isn’t about the players. They see everything that’s going on as an opportunity to become more hip like the NBA, and appeal to younger fans. They are afraid of ending up on the wrong side of history, and don’t want to become a league of older fans like MLB, with no future fan base. They are basically saying they accept losing one demographic, in hopes of picking up others. It will be interesting to see if it actually works, or this really hurts the league again.

The social justice fight will live on, but I predict the kneeling thing will be forgotten by the time the 2021 season begins. Regardless of how you feel about the kneeling business, I think people should just be happy to see a 2020 season. This season is in greater jeopardy than most realize. The kneeling is the least of my concerns.