PaoloBillsFanFromItaly

Democrats and republicans should be unite against this thing, in Italy the populist right wing tried to exploit the situation against the government, worsening the thing even more. By reading this forum, it's like reading Italian debate ten days ago, it can be the plot for a movie.

According to the data covid spread in USA is behind Italy of 9-10 days. Technincally you can still save your country but you should start taking counter measures right NOW.

In Lombardia, the Italian region most covered by the infection, the regional government is asking the national government to shut down for two weeks public trasportation and all private companies. The national government is neglecting it for now, due to the power of Confindustria (the Association of Industry), but the thing can happen in the very next days. An entire region (Milan included) can be completely shut down for two weeks.

I took this photo from my office today at 9AM. You can see the main train station of my city, and it is always crowded. Now no one is around.

The measures are taken not to spread the disease to the south. South italy hospital capacity is way lower than northern one. If people will follow the rules, everything will be fine.

I don't know anything about meds, my brother treats melanoma, he does not know. For now situation is under control, doctors and nurses are working very very hard, we have meds and we have equipment, right now. There is no lack of medical equipment, the percentage of dead people is way higher in Italy because we made a lot of testing of people badly compromised by existing diseases that were posititive to the test (after death). There was, and there is a lot of public debate about the difference betweem dying FOR coronavirus and dying WITH coronavirus. In Italy both categories were counted, we suspects that many people dying from viral pmeumonia in other countries are not counted. Of course this is just speculation. Also Italy has the most percentage of old people (second only to Japan). But, the situation is CLOSE TO THE EDGE, and so extraordinary measures took place. Measures very similar to the ones taken in China. The legislative decree that took places yesterday was named "Stay home".

This is true, we used to say the same things... Problem is that if hospitals are full of covid cases and you will have a car crash, no one will take care of you and will will die. Read my post above please, no country is taking straordinary measures for no reason.

Hey guys, as my nick states, i am Italian, I didn't read the topic, I want to tell you about the situazion in Italy. From yesterday the whole nation has been elevated to "red zone" status, meaning that no one is supposed to leave home without a valid reason (work, health or "strict necessity"). The vast majority of companies is switching to partial or full "smart working". Gyms, swimming pools are closed, in every shop people is allowed to enter one at time and outside people is waiting in queues with at least one meter of distance between each other. Even when walking (in european cities people is mostly walking, not driving) people are keeping the distance on one meter by rule. Hospitals begin to be full of covid cases, situation is critic, my brother that works in oncology department said that most of medical examinations are postponed not to expose immunosuppressed patients to potential infections. I am 37 years old, my parents are 73 and 69 years old, my brother prohibited me to visit them, unless stricty necessary, in case I have to go there with clean clothes. I don't take trains or public transportation to go to work, but I decided to make a 40 minutes walk. Three weeks ago, when in China the martial law ruled and people where cared of in military tents, our politicians told us not to stop economy, to continue going on to restaurants, cinemas, museums. In Europe now no one is caring too much, I cannot blame them, we kept the same behaviour until the situation got critical. Probably we thought "they are chinese...", now French and German are probably thinking "they are Italians", until the disease will spread up VERY fast. And beware, problem is not the letality of the virus, which mostly kills people with bad pre-conditions, the problem is the number of people required to sustain intensive therapy. If the situation will get worse, hospitals will decide to treat the young people and let the old people die. I'm telling you this knowing that we still have one of the best national healt system in the world. I don't want to imagine how the situation will be handled in the USA. So please spread the word and keep it safe. Paolo

I enjoyed both games, hard fought football and some glimpses of good football

I am a 37 years old man from Italy and here a few people follow American Football. I have been following American Sports since I was a child (6 years old) and in particular american football was my favourite, even though I was playing basketball at that time. I have a vivid memory of watching Superbowl XXV (for sure it wasn't live) and I remember I was already a diehard Bills fan. I remember the wide right episode and the following superbowls. After some years the american sports channel was trasfered to pay tv and I didn't follow the Bills for quite some time. Then Internet came and I was able to follow the matches on NFL gameday site and radio streams. Then again my parents purchased pay tv and football was back on TV!!! Since I have been living on my own I use to purchase NFL Game Pass every year. But I have another vivid memory of my childhood years. When my soccer ball used to get punctured I didn't throw it in the thrash can, instead I used to throw it with my hand like an NFL QB, and in particular the player I was "interpreting" was.....JOE MONTANA. So probably somewhere back in time I switched to the Bills from the 49ers :-)

Not in a good way, a team dominates but scores 3 field goals, the other ties with one score... Not fair

No way, I want the NFL to shorten the play clock, from 40 to 35 will be a good start

great throw and catch, but this 3 points conversion is sooo gimmicky...

Very good football so far.

Great interception

St Louis has great attentance because they are eager of a pro team. In my opinion the league had to invest on markets like that, or San Antonio, and other "big" markets without a pro football team.

It was a clear fumble on the Renegades touchdown. Play was not reviewed to keep Dallas (and spectators) in the game.

Last year interest for AAF was much higher in this forum, but I don't understand why

I am enjoying so far the products, in particular: 1) Clock rules I like them for the most part, the up tempo is nice to see. Having same rules in time stoppage for both tackles and incomplete passes will limit the usual strategies of running to consume the clock or to pass to come back from behind, but maybe this is not bad. I think that having constant comunication between QB and OC will favor offense over defense though. I fear I will see the NFL as too slow when it will start in September... 2) Kick off rules I like it 3) Punting rules I like the rule that gunners have to wait until the kick, I absolutely don't like the touchback on 35 yds line (while I like it for the kick off). 4) All microphoned Hmmm, it's nice to hear everything but it will never be adopted by a big league for the sake of signal "stealing". 5) Hit on defenseless receiver Still inconsistent calls, if DB leads with shoulder, does not target neck/head, and does not "launch", it should not be called.

I like 17 regular seasons games with 2 byes. I don't like expanding playoff grid.

I also don't know how much double forward pass will be used, in any way, it is something that favors the offense, defense will have one more thing to be prepared to. In the last years a lot of rules favored the offense so we live in a time in which defending is more and more difficult. Another rule that I don't like, for the same reason, is the one foot in bound for completed passes, it also put out from the game the toe dragging which is a receiver craft. I will be happy to see rules that can balance the things out, for example in my opinion the DB should be allowed to make contact with the WR on the top the route (without holding of course), while the WR should be banned from pushing off in this scenario. For the playclock I fear that the 25 seconds playclock will put out a lot of strategy from the game, same for the rules that don't stop the game clock in case of incomplete passes. I think that the Alliance changed the clock from 40 to 35, this was enough in my opinion.

I don't like the double forward pass rule and I think the play clock is way TOO extreme, anyway, I hope the League will succeed. I watched a lot of games of the Alliance and I was very disappointed when it failed.;;

I don't know, I use to take the morning off after the Superbowl. My boss and coworkers know about it, it's like a well estabilshed tradition.

The infamous phantom PI by Mickell Roby...

Good news for me, I can fly to London for less than 100 euros. I hope this time it will be better than against the Jags. I saw the Bills two times, one against the Eagles in Philly, one against the Jags in London, both losses, but I am sure this will be the right one!!! GO BILLS!!!