Week 5: Bills at Titans on Tuesday Night Football

[JaCrispy]

1 minute ago, BillsMafi$ said:

Its a conspiracy! The NFL will stop at nothing to prevent the Bills from winning a championship! 😷

1 minute ago, Jaraxxus said:

That guy is an ass.

I don’t even understand the purpose of the video...

[4merper4mer]

3 minutes ago, BillsMafi$ said:

I really hope they provide an explanation as to why seemingly different standards are being applied to Buf/Ten vs. Den/NE.  I doubt it though.

[JaCrispy]

1 minute ago, 4merper4mer said:

I really hope they provide an explanation as to why seemingly different standards are being applied to Buf/Ten vs. Den/NE.  I doubt it though.

Money...and probably to force Pegula to build a new stadium...🤔

Edited October 11, 2020 by JaCrispy

[Hapless Bills Fan]

46 minutes ago, jkeerie said:

I was making an analogy on rationale used to justify hypocritical decisions.  The NFL argues player safety, yet they are willing to expose players of a team to players clearly exposed to covid.  It just isn't right.

 

It is theoretically possible that given contacts/exposure etc the positive test of this coach is not a deal breaker.  Suppose, for example, he has been away from the facility and not in contact with any players since Sept. 26, and the positive test results from that known cluster.

 

But the NFL needs to be 100% transparent about their findings from the investigation in Tennessee and 100% transparent about the exposures behind this new positive test and their decison-making process.

 

Because otherwise it looks like you're right on, the NFL is saying "screw player safety, screw our own rules, Play the Game because we say it's safe"

[sodbuster]

1 minute ago, 4merper4mer said:

I really hope they provide an explanation as to why seemingly different standards are being applied to Buf/Ten vs. Den/NE.  I doubt it though.

Especially when the Ten situation seems much wose than NE.

[Real McClappy]

1 minute ago, 4merper4mer said:

I really hope they provide an explanation as to why seemingly different standards are being applied to Buf/Ten vs. Den/NE.  I doubt it though.

exactly, and why our players have to be placed at risk. 

[Success]

6 minutes ago, JGMcD2 said:

I think this a pretty poor take. While I admit that my confidence in the NFL is not particularly high, it's ridiculous to think that there is not next-level planning.

 

Everything is not on the fly, and while they're operating based on new information as new information comes in, that's how decisions should be made. 

 

Just because the general public isn't aware of the plans that the NFL has (and why would we be privy to every detail of a business, it's not like Target has their COVID contingency plan out for the public to see at all times) doesn't mean there is no plan. 

 

It's so funny how the psychology of being a fan v. a consumer works. Fans react so emotionally to everything, it's quite funny.

 

There is no reason to keep aspects of a plan like that secret, or hidden from the public.  What is the threshold of players/staff infected before they postpone a game?  Where is the "extra" time built into the season or the end of the season for make-up games?  What are the consequences for a team that breaks protocol?

 

From any objective point of view, this looks thrown together.  It looks like they based their entire plan on wishful thinking.

 

[zow2]

5 minutes ago, Awwufelloff said:

Yeah I really need to set my fantasy lineups before 1... Need info before then.

 

I hear ya man 🤞.   I have Diggs, and picked up Tre'Quan Smith of NO as a placeholder for Diggs' spot.  Figured by the Monday night game, we will know for sure if Buf plays.

 

The NFL not only has to worry about real player safety, but optics too. They are in a tough spot.  If Buffalo/Tenn play and the Bills get one positive test over the following week (whether from the Titans, from the travel or just by chance)..the league will get blasted.

[Hapless Bills Fan]

1 minute ago, 4merper4mer said:

I really hope they provide an explanation as to why seemingly different standards are being applied to Buf/Ten vs. Den/NE.  I doubt it though.

 

They absolutely need to do this.  They don't owe it to us (the fans) but they owe it to the players.

[NewEra]

8 minutes ago, Logic said:

No, they don't. 

Stop spreading disinformation.

Go study the topic before you post nonsense like this.

He’ll get hit with the ban hammer soon enough

[Real McClappy]

2 minutes ago, sodbuster said:

Especially when the Ten situation seems much wose than NE.

right? Titans situation is like 10X worse from those infected.

Edited October 11, 2020 by Real McNasty

[Hapless Bills Fan]

8 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

 

 

WTF?

[sullim4]

The Bills should just flat out refuse to play on Tuesday out of player safety.  We've bent over backwards long enough for Tennessee.

[PrimeTime101]

1 minute ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

They absolutely need to do this.  They don't owe it to us (the fans) but they owe it to the players.

standards are different cause the only way now to deal with titans game is add extra week at end of season

[CaptnCoke11]

3 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

They absolutely need to do this.  They don't owe it to us (the fans) but they owe it to the players.

Because Tennessee can test two more days and if they don’t have any more positives they can play by the NFL rule.  Patriots positive today made playing Monday night out of the question.   A Tennessee positive tomorrow will put an end to Tuesday’s game.  

Edited October 11, 2020 by CaptnCoke11

[ColoradoBills]

2 hours ago, scribo said:

 

 

 

What is scary is that Americans still don't know this.  

 

26 minutes ago, Real McNasty said:

Roger Goodell and the entire NFL look like a bunch of friggin clowns right now. How does a multi Billionaire league that had 6 months to prepare for this not have a legit plan/flow chart laid out for this already?

 

Morons.....

 

Exactly.  NFL is getting it's ideas from the "Incompetent Managers Handbook".  Don't have a real plan, just wait until the circumstances overwhelm

you and you're left with no good choices.  

[Real McClappy]

Just now, sullim4 said:

The Bills should just flat out refuse to play on Tuesday out of player safety.  We've bent over backwards long enough for Tennessee.

kinda here as well at this phase. 

[4merper4mer]

1 minute ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

It is theoretically possible that given contacts/exposure etc the positive test of this coach is not a deal breaker.  Suppose, for example, he has been away from the facility and not in contact with any players since Sept. 26, and the positive test results from that known cluster.

 

But the NFL needs to be 100% transparent about their findings from the investigation in Tennessee and 100% transparent about the exposures behind this new positive test and their decison-making process.

 

Because otherwise it looks like you're right on, the NFL is saying "screw player safety, screw our own rules, Play the Game because we say it's safe"

Bingo. 

 

The skeptic in me says they won't because the "facts" they'd need to present would involve a lot of pretzel logic.  They need to show Den/NE was a no-go because "xyz" and Buf/Ten is on because "abc".  If there is logic behind that then fine.  Personally, short of any new info, I think the Den/NE game was easier to reschedule than Buf/Tenn and that is all there is to it.

 

[co_springs_billsfan]

10 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

 

That's right Taylor. You keep making stupid videos while the Bills prepare

[The Wiz]

6 minutes ago, 4merper4mer said:

I really hope they provide an explanation as to why seemingly different standards are being applied to Buf/Ten vs. Den/NE.  I doubt it though.