Titans-Steelers game postponed til later in the season...Titans now effectively have a bye week to prepare for Bills

[Bangarang]

3 minutes ago, K-9 said:

It’s not a big deal, but it’s a definite advantage. Regardless of the fact that the players can’t meet and practice, the coaching staff and their assistants will be pouring over the film and given extra time to craft a game plan. That extra time is valuable. 

Sounds like the league is going to move some games around and this will effectively be the BYE week for the Seelers and Titans.

[JohnNord]

Teams lose off bye weeks all of the time.  It it an advantage?  Maybe.  But I don’t think it’s as big of an advantage that’s Impossible to overcome 

[atlbillsfan1975]

Should make them travel to Buffalo, I don’t want our guys in that facility. 

[Johnnycage46]

If this ends up being the Steelers and Titans bye week, I guess they can be thankful its week 4 and not week 1 like a few years ago when Tampa's game was moved to their original bye week due to a hurricane.  They basically got their bye, week 1 lol.

[Da webster guy]

3 hours ago, Process said:

They are not allowed in the building at all this week.

 

We are in the middle of a pandemic, we knew things like this were going to happen. All teams will end up being affected at some point. 

 

There is absolutely no reason we should feel cheated or cry about them having a week off. **** is going to happen this year.

 

yup.   The only slight disadvantage might be getting rested players but some NFL coaches in the past have said after a week off you can come out flat too.

 

Plus the way we are changing up things each week, there isn't a whole of gameplanning they can do until they see how we beat the Raiders.

[iinii]

2 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

I posted this on the other titans thread but Chris spielman’s brother is the GM of the Vikes and therefore given the information on what occurred with the titans as they had just played them. Spielman said on his podcast yesterday that it’s his understanding that a PS player on the titans tested positive on Saturday before the team left for minny. The player didn’t travel. That player had been in contact with a coach, who then held a meeting with a group of players while on the road in close quarters, and didn’t wear a mask. No one is tested on Sundays (Gameday). Monday the positives came back. If true, and no reason to not believe Spielman but of course it is second hand from Rick, but it was a break in protocol.

Previously, last Saturday, Tennessee outside linebackers coach Shane Bowen was placed in the league’s virus protocols and did not travel with the team to its game in Minnesota.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/tennessee-titans-game-postponed-indefinitely-as-teams-covid-19-case-count-rises-11601560639

[Warcodered]

It does make sense they want the Titans to finally get ahead of this quick I mean if they keep having cases pop after playing us Bills vs. KC is going to be screwed.

[YoloinOhio]

42 minutes ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:

 

Its been 4 days.   Lets hope it holds out. 

 

The Raiders questionable practices then the Titans and their 9 players is worrisome 

Vikes opened their facility today 

5 minutes ago, iinii said:

Previously, last Saturday, Tennessee outside linebackers coach Shane Bowen was placed in the league’s virus protocols and did not travel with the team to its game in Minnesota.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/tennessee-titans-game-postponed-indefinitely-as-teams-covid-19-case-count-rises-11601560639

Interesting - I don’t think that was a the coach who was in the meeting. That coach didn’t test positive until Monday 

[billsfan89]

I think the Covid outbreak disrupting their practice is more of a disadvantage than the bye week leading into the game is an advantage.

[Bill Lewes]

4 hours ago, krf139 said:

We'll beat them regardless, but agree this is crap.

agreed

and in the end it might help us against either the Titans/Steelers during the playoffs

winners deal with crap like this and make the most of it

[Special K]

I'm more concerned about our team having to play two teams in a row that have not followed proper covid protocols than I am about the Titans getting an extra week to prepare for the Bills.

[RyanC883]

4 hours ago, matter2003 said:

I don't like this...it effectively gives the Titans a major advantage because they screwed up and are now rewarded with extra time to prepare for us that we don't have.

 

I agree it’s kind of a benefit for Tenn, but I’m not sure they “screwed up.”

[Doc Brown]

Vrabel's Titans are 2-0 coming out of the buy dominating the Cowboys and Jaguars.  This isn't ideal.  WTF covid.

[BuffaloMatt]

14 days - so it effects next weekend too. 

[CIrvine]

2 hours ago, atlbillsfan1975 said:

Should make them travel to Buffalo, I don’t want our guys in that facility. 

And I don’t want their guys in our facility.

[BillsfaninSB]

Would not be surprised if the Bills game is postponed too. 

[machine gun kelly]

There’s nothing that indicates MN or TN did anything wrong.  This was going to happen, and it’s no ones fault as far as what has been reported.  The Raiders haven’t had any positive tests, but you can make an argument there.  Moving forward.  How about we just focus on beating the Raiders, and you know that teams facilities will be cleaned to the nth degree.  If we do our job, I’m fine.

[dollars 2 donuts]

5 hours ago, Success said:

It's part of having a season in the time of COVID.  It's not going to be perfect.  

 

I'll take this w/ the trade-off that the season continues.

 

But I think the NFL was shortsighted on this. They should have built in at least 2 weeks between the regular season & playoffs for make-up games. They can't do double-headers like baseball.

 

 

 

Agreed.

 

Maybe something like a season with no individual group byes, but the entire league is open in let's just say week 8 and week 16 during an 18 week season.

 

If something were to happen in weeks 17 (15th game) and 18 (16th game)...well...too bad.  I mean, just we should know where we are at all over the league by then.

 

Titans and Steelers would just, as of now, be the only teams meeting up in Week 8.

 

 

Edited October 1, 2020 by dollars 2 donuts

[Doc Brown]

10 minutes ago, BillsfaninSB said:

Would not be surprised if the Bills game is postponed too. 

A week and a half to prepare for the Chiefs would be nice.  Another disadvantage of the game being cancelled is there's no chance for injured Titans.

[YoloinOhio]

Love Tomlin!