SirAndrew

Please search for news about Australia. The idea that anyone is “past” this is funny.

I’m not convinced the Jets ditch Gase if he goes 8-8 or something like that. People on this board have more faith in that franchise doing anything right than I do. I can see how my words were confusing. I mean the Jets are instantly weaker without Adams. The draft picks are the good part, but acquiring and keeping talent is also important. Nothing about that franchise convinces me they’ll make wise choices with the draft picks, and actually keep the players if they do. The Jets have been a revolving door roster wise for years, and while the trade got them nice draft picks, at some point the revolving door needs to close. It can be just as good to keep and build around talent, as it is to acquire draft picks. That’s why I see this trade from both angles. It just seems like the Jets are in a constant state of upheaval.

The Jets got a good deal, but it’s funny how many people think this will be good for the Jets. They aren’t going anywhere with Gase in charge. The guy isn’t a leader, and he alienates everyone. Additionally, I’m not even convinced about the QB guru stuff with this guy.

That Fitz contract was one of the more ridiculous moves I’ve seen made by a front office. There was no need to make that move in the middle of the season, with a guy who had yet to prove he could get it done consistently.

It’s amazing how poorly managed this franchise was for years, and I’m so glad the front office is finally competent. It’s one thing for fans to be unreasonably positive, but how could our management have ever considered guys like Losman, Edwards, and Fitzpatrick as long term solutions at the QB position ? No one in their right mind should have thought any of those were the answer after watching a full season of each. I held the opinion at the time that we should have drafted QB’s more frequently during the mid rounds. This franchise spent years acting like they were all set at QB, until they were forced to draft one when each starter finally completely failed.

Yeah, he’s done. That’s not saying someone might not sign him, but his career is declining fast. I assumed Andy Reid would be able to utilize him some last season. The fact that Reid was unable to find much use for him, makes me think his career wouldn’t be so hot elsewhere. KC seemed like a perfect fit reuniting with Reid, and we all knew he wouldn’t be the feature back, but I expected more.

Glad I’m not alone in this experience. It’s a great store, but I don’t want to be anywhere near one during the busy hours. It’s just not a pleasant experience.

I kind of like the store, but I can’t get over the narrow crowded aisles. Every Wegmans I’ve been to seems like the busiest store I’ve ever been to. I just can’t enjoy shopping in a mosh pit. The only enjoyable experiences I’ve had are going late at night.

I thought he was talking about drag racing Dareus for a moment from the topic name. That’s about all I can see at this point of his career.

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I think some of us are consistent though. I’m in the stop complaining or stay home (not just play football) camp, but I’ve been tired of Aaron Rodgers attention seeking nonsense for years. This dude is just full of tabloid drama, I’ve never seen anything like it from an NFL QB. I also get the feeling he enjoys every second of it.

I respect your opinion, and completely understand most of it. I just don’t understand how some people finding players making statements about “having families” coming across as a bit prima donna is a selfish statement. They would be taking a risk, you are correct, but it’s a risk they can choose not to take. This isn’t conscription, no one is being forced to go to battle. I’m fine with a guy choosing to sit out, so I don’t see my opinion as being selfish. A selfish opinion would be criticizing someone for not playing. I just don’t get the social media posts reminding us they have families. They aren’t the only people with an employer asking them to work. It seems like some guys want to sit out, and get a full paycheck. That’s generally not how it works, but everyone has the choice to stay home. There has been a trend long before Covid where players positioned themselves as being victims of some evil system. Personally, it’s never been something I’ve agreed with.

Or he can just go to work, see his kid, and take that chance like most do. You know, like the person that bags the elite athletes groceries at the store, or the nurse that takes care of them when they get carted off the field. I have no problem with anyone sitting out the season, that’s their choice. I would never criticize a guy for doing that. It’s just the public grandstanding that gets a bit old with these guys. I’m not sure where they are expecting to find sympathy. You are absolutely correct, he has three options: sit out, hire a nanny, or just go home to his family after games. It’s quite simple, and it seems like some players are hoping to persuade the league to call off the season, but still get full pay. I think that’s ultimately what some of these public statements are hoping to accomplish.

Yeah, I don’t want to sound like I’m writing off the Titans. Tannehill deserves credit for last season. They just seem like the type of team that needs a lot to go right to maintain their success. Henry needs to remain elite, and Tannehill needs to keep showing this new and improved version of himself. I don’t fully trust the Tannehill of old won’t return and/or Henry won’t continue to play at such an elite level.

I agree, it’s just the idea of a heavy investment in a long term contract on a team led by Ryan Tannehill that would frighten me. Tannehill played well in his role as a game manager who made plays when they needed him. His numbers didn’t need to be great with a player like Henry carrying the team. Tannehill’s most important attribute was his ability to not make mistakes. I’m not convinced that he can repeat that success again, without the mistake prone Tannehill of the past reappearing. If Tannehill continues leaning on Henry, but starts making mistakes, that team declines in a hurry. I absolutely agree with you, they had to extend Henry, but I don’t count on the Titans being a contender in the future.

I can’t criticize the move, but I’m in the never pay a RB big money camp myself. I’m sure the Titans have more faith in themselves as a franchise than I do. I don’t see them repeating their success from last season anytime soon, and they might want to start spending in other areas if they do falter. He certainly doesn’t shy away from contact, and those type of players longevity always scares me. I think he can repeat last years success, but he’s the type of back I could see declining quickly. If they get at least two more elite seasons, I’d call it a win for the team.

Yep, I think we all understand the business aspect, but that doesn’t make the reality any better. We’re going to see lots of business/companies go under, and Covid will get blamed for it. Covid already has destroyed many businesses (particularly small business), but many of the larger ones who fall apart were already struggling prior to Covid. Covid is basically the nail in the coffin for many American businesses/corporations who would have been able to survive a few more years without it. New Era seemed to have issues before Covid ever became a thing.

I could play devils advocate, and say anyone genuinely worried about brain damage wouldn’t watch/support the league.

You seem very well informed on testing, so I thought you might be able to answer this. I’m curious as to why saliva testing hasn’t become more common ? I’ve witnessed poor technique, and lack of patient cooperation to be a HUGE problem with the nasopharyngeal sample. It confuses me as to why we aren’t trying harder to find something that’s a little more fool proof. I’ve seen countless people have tests that read negative, positive, negative, positive. They have told me the test was more uncomfortable when they got the positive result, and I’ve witnessed questionable swab technique many times. We have tons of medical personal who don’t usually do this kind of thing, attempting to swab people. It seems like another method might be more optimal.

Loved the signs back in the 90’s as a kid. We could back it up as Rich Stadium wasn’t very welcoming to visitors. Talking trash about Brady might have been fun for over a decade, but it never resonated with me when he kicked our butts regularly.

Yeah, that was always the biggest hurdle. If it worked out well, I didn’t understand what all the fuss about not playing was about. However, getting quick test results is much easier said than done right now. There are plenty of essential workers whose test results affect the safety of others, and they’re having trouble getting results back in a timely manner. That makes the idea of NFL teams getting them seem less likely, and it’s possibly a bad look for them even if they could. That was my first thought as well, our very own Donte Whitner seemed to practice social distancing on defense years ago as well. The dude was either not in on the play, or used his back to make a tackle while avoiding face to face contact.

Apparently I’m too accustomed to the traditional names of NFL teams, because everything looks and sounds very CFL, XFL, Arena League like to me. This is probably less of a criticism, and more a commentary on my dislike of change.

I have seen much of the same in NY. We’ve done some things right, but that doesn’t mean we are some utopia where everyone is wearing a mask, and maintaining social distances at all times. Yes, we’re doing better than states where masks weren’t even suggested, but behaving according to protocol is far from universal, even in NY. Masks are “required” in NY, but there’s only so much that can be done. So, you’re going to fight with a random customer over not wearing a mask for $12.00/hr, I don’t think so. I know someone who got spit on calling out a person for not wearing a mask. Conditions are far from ideal, as this pandemic as made people crazier than usual. I’d prefer to be on an NFL field than in a grocery store. Thanks for the great point, my experiences have been much the same in the field. In fact I’d go out on a limb, and say I’d feel safer playing an NFL game than working in health care, or being a patient. There’s just a lot going on that blows my mind, and the safety of NFL players ranks low on my list of major concerns. I’m sure they won’t be reusing contaminated equipment for a week, putting both themselves and others at risk.

I agree, if the testing thing works out, I could name a hundred other careers where I’d feel more at risk. Even in NY, the shining example of how to deal with the virus, only long term care workers are tested. Most other health care workers aren’t tested on a regular basis. The truth is, some HCW’s don’t even have the proper PPE yet, reusing masks for days, no N95’s, etc. I also think of all the construction workers and roofers I see packed together everyday, somewhat wearing their masks. NFL players rank somewhere mid level of the workers I’m most concerned about.

I truly respect your opinions, and you come across as being very educated and informed. I apologize if I came across as thinking I know anything about this. I’m not a scientist, educator, or epidemiologist. I’m simply sharing personal anecdotes of what I’m seeing in the communities I work. I don’t have an appropriate link to the data I want, because it’s not out there on the web. Sure, I can find the numbers of positives for each county, but nothing shows when they occurred, such as using a line/bar graph with the months. Our local paper has the totals everyday. The numbers from back in early June have probably increased by about 1/4 in the last month, showing that our graph would be level, and not the downhill slope you really want. Health care workers in some of these rural areas are seeing more positives in the last month, than they saw in the first three months of this pandemic. It’s not raging out of control like it was in NYC, and our hospitalizations have gone down. Many of these positives are attributed to pre-op testing, and health care workers. I’m actually seeing this, and not just assuming this. When I see that, I can’t help but think this widespread in the community. I live in NY, but I don’t feel all warm and fuzzy about going out, even with a mask. We’ve seen a direct correlation between this increase and the opening of indoor dining and bars as well. I’m not denying NY state’s success, and the numbers aren’t a complete lie. NYC was a disaster that slowed greatly. The shutdown did its job of not overwhelming hospitals. We are not at risk for that up here at the time, so that’s a job well done. I’m just making the point that it’s reduced to a slow burn. If we don’t have a vaccine within the next few years, there’s going to be a ton of people who get this virus, even in NYS. It didn’t go anywhere, we just slowed it down. Eventually, all these states that are a disaster will slow the spread, but it’s still going to spread everywhere slowly until we have a vaccine. You understand that, so I’m not attempting to sound condescending, I just mean the sole purpose of this is to avoid overwhelming the system. The majority of the population will get this virus at some point if we can’t create a vaccine ASAP (I hope we can soon). As far as your suggestion that people other than HCW, pre-op testing, and sick people are being tested regularly, I’m curious to know who else you think is regularly tested ?