Per PFT - Multiple coaches want to cancel all games tomorrow, put a pause on season 😢

[1ManRaid]

1 minute ago, loedward22 said:

 

I think it would hurt the Bills a little though, because the 2 of the 4 games which would be removed from their schedule would be against the Dolphins and Jets...

If they rescheduled the rest of a shortened season, they would likely preserve divisional games.  Cross conference games and those with the most travel would probably be cut first.

[Mango]

3 minutes ago, loedward22 said:

 

I think it would hurt the Bills a little though, because 2 of the 4 games which would be removed from their schedule would be against the Dolphins and Jets...

I would assume a shortened season includes a reschedule. I highly doubt division games are going anywhere. 

[Not at the table Karlos]

I’ve been saying all week that they need to shut it down for two weeks push the games back and add a bye week or two for make up games. 

[loedward22]

1 minute ago, Mango said:

I would assume a shortened season includes a reschedule. I highly doubt division games are going anywhere. 

 

According to the PFT article (take it for what it's worth) the reschedule would cut the divisional schedule for every team down to one:

 

"As one coach mapped it out, teams would play their division rivals only once, and one of their interconference games would be scrapped."

[Thurman#1]

25 minutes ago, whatdrought said:

 

False positive in the Saints, no other positives in Chiefs- Pats, titans game rescheduled easily...

If anything, week four is shaping up to be a statement that the battle plan can survive enemy contact. 

 

 

No other positives in Chiefs - Pats ... yet.

[Bills!Win!]

Covid has been going on for what, 7 months now? Why do people think it’s just going to go away? 

[eball]

2 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

I think they will play today. I can however see an emergency meeting after these week 4 games to work out what next. I do think a shortening of the season and some sort of break probably occur. 

 

 

The tweet is great click-bait — how many are “multiple?”  Two?  Ten?

 

Obviously Goodell is keeping a very close eye on things with the recent spikes, and I won’t be surprised if they make some changes, but I think a lot depends upon the testing after this week’s games.

[Rochesterfan]

10 minutes ago, Mango said:

This has been discussed a bunch. Moving the super bowl is incredibly difficult given sponsors, hotels, security, etc. 

 

 

This is absolutely true - on a normal year.  The Super Bowl is played in a nice city with lots of tourists and lots of other events.

 

This year those tourists are way down, number of fans is way down that can go, number of media and events in the city have been curtailed - if the NFL decides they want to move the Super Bowl back - this is the one year they can do it.  
 

They would have the ability to shift the date with less other events going on - or even move the venue because there are fewer events happening.  I believe early on before the season started - the NFL stated the Tampa area was free 3 weeks later and was available as a fall back date if needed.  They would review that and adjust from there.

 

I believe the NFL has built in a ton of contingency plans - most just have not been shared.  People are freaking out like they don’t have a plan and that is crazy.  CFB - they don’t have a plan - what is happening in college football is a disgrace.  Some leagues postponed the season and are now being forced to reconsider, some teams are postponing games, others are playing with an obvious outbreak occurring.  They have no set of rules or testing they are following and they are just out for the money.

 

The NFL has a plan, but it is being tested right now.  They are adjusting and will try to get through.  They stated early on if outbreaks start occurring - they would look at every option including pausing the season for a week or two to get everyone way for 10 days and hitting reset.  They have contingency plans to be able to move the Super Bowl back if needed and they had plans to shift Sunday games back to Monday-Tuesday to allow for additional testing.  They added additional PS players to allow people to slide to COVID IR and still get games in.  
 

All of their plans are being tested and some are going to fail and need adjusting.  Ideally they would have bubbled, but the NFLPA was against that - maybe this changes their mind and that gets adjusted?  I expected hiccups about this time - how the NFL reacts is the next step, but I am actually more confident that they are going to get through this than I was this summer - probably with some more disturbances, but eventually get through the season and have a champion.

[thenorthremembers]

Quarantine the players who tested positive.  Test the remaining players if negative play the game.  If the Titans broke protocols the ppd games should be counted as losses.   How is dropping four games going to stop COVID?   

[RalphWilson'sNewWar]

Good Morning *****
The league says HELLO!

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You Asterisk below!

[RichRiderBills]

We're fine because the SB can be pushed back. Not going to be a high dollar, in person SB kind of year. Probably a very reduced capacity. The sports overlaps for TV time are out the door. 

[RiotAct]

10 minutes ago, RalphWilson'sNewWar said:

Good Morning *****
The league says HELLO!

You Asterisk above us!

You Asterisk below!

can’t spell ASTERISK without RISK!!!

[SoTier]

2 hours ago, ColeB said:

 

With the Bills in Vegas, what are the chances they all behaved and stayed in their rooms?

 

Better than the chances of the Raiders players following league policies and local regs on Covid-19 IMO.   I think McDermott always runs a tight ship, and with what's happened this week in Nashville and NE, I think that everyone on the Bills -- administrators, coaches, players, and support staff -- will be diligent about taking precautions even in Vegas.

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

29 minutes ago, eball said:

 

The tweet is great click-bait — how many are “multiple?”  Two?  Ten?

 

Obviously Goodell is keeping a very close eye on things with the recent spikes, and I won’t be surprised if they make some changes, but I think a lot depends upon the testing after this week’s games.

I suspect the multiple coaches who want to cancel the season are all on the Jets’ coaching staff. 

[mjd1001]

I don't know if we have enough info yet to see if any pausing and shortening of the season is needed.

 

If the NFL decides to 'pause' things for 1-2 full week after today, gather information and do what they can to lock things down, I'd understand it and not be opposed to it.

 

Take a measured, cautious approach without going overboard.  Doing nothing and considering nothing while plowing full speed ahead with the season may not be smart....but then on the other side, announcing you are going to be shutting everything down for weeks and weeks...might not be needed either.  

 

Again, more info is your friend...and the league office probably has more info now than anyone (fans and coaches of individual teams included)

 

From what we have learned though, when you do have 1 positive test that is confirmed, you probably need to remove that person from the team and give it 2 more days of negative tests from the rest of the team before committing to playing.  It seems someone can have Covid and not test positive for 2 days.

Edited October 4, 2020 by mjd1001

[ehfeuh57]

1 hour ago, Beast said:

But, from what I understand, and I could be wrong here......is that sometimes you may not test positive for up to 48 hours after exposure. Could multiple players be taking the field that are carriers?

 

 

Take a Chill Pill

 

Just cause anything COULD be happening doesnt mean you shut down everything

 

1 positive test = quarantine that player and play game

[mjd1001]

3 minutes ago, DrDare said:

 

Take a Chill Pill

 

Just cause anything COULD be happening doesnt mean you shut down everything

 

1 positive test = quarantine that player and play game

As I just mentioned in a post above, I disagree also.

 

If a player tests positive and has been with other players, it is likely they have been carrying covid before the test. The only prudent thing to do is removed the positive player/coach from the team and not play against another team until everyone else has 2 full days of negative tests.

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

As far as I can tell, there is 1 team that really is the issue— the Titans. I would basically sideline that team for several weeks to effectively quarantine that organization. My understanding too is that they violated protocols, which has led to this. 
 

I know I don’t want the bills playing those guys next week. 

[Estro]

1 hour ago, nucci said:

NHL and NBA played tournaments in a "bubble". They didn't attempt a full regular season. MLB had problems with Marlins and Cardinals . Both teams didn't play for 2 weeks. 

Right, which goes to my point, that at no time did an entire league suspend play.  The Marlins took a break while the rest of MLB went on as scheduled.

[HOUSE]

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