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1 minute ago, CaptnCoke11 said:

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.  

 

So why couldn't they play on Tuesday too?

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If I am the Bills physicians there is no way I advise the Bills to walk into the Titans stadium on Tuesday.  No idea how many Titans are infected plus you have to question their protocols for disinfection and such.

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Just now, oldmanfan said:

If I am the Bills physicians there is no way I advise the Bills to walk into the Titans stadium on Tuesday.  No idea how many Titans are infected plus you have to question their protocols for disinfection and such.

 

The other hammer is held by Cuomo.  Currently, professional sports teams have an exemption for the out-of-state quarantine rules.  That can easily be pulled if the NFL is deemed to be reckless.

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3 minutes ago, CaptnCoke11 said:

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.  

 

What about the CBA rule that's been brought up here, that players are supposed to be able to have 2 practices before they play a game?

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10 minutes ago, Success said:

 

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.

 

What benefit is there to telling the public? They're gathering real time information to make the best decision possible. Things are fluid, even when you have a well laid out plan. You have to adjust based on new information otherwise you're just as poor of a leader as the guy who doesn't make a plan in the first place. EDIT: My point on this is that you see the chaos associated with constantly changing what's going on... sometimes it is better to wait to make a decision rather than whipping back and forth between outcomes. It avoids panic and confusion.

 

I would say the plan was probably predicated on professional athletes and adults being able to follow a simple set of rules in order to avoid this situation.

 

I think the league in conjunction with the NFLPA were well within in their right to believe that all 32 organizations and their players would understand the magnitude of a global pandemic and follow the rules that were agreed upon via collective bargaining in order to conduct the season. 

 

 

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Just now, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

What about the CBA rule that's been brought up here, that players are supposed to be able to have 2 practices before they play a game?

Great point Hap.

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1 minute ago, Real McNasty said:

Great point Hap.

I just heard on NFL Network that it's possible that TN could open their facility later today.  Sounds to me like they are hell bent to get this game in.

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Just now, 4merper4mer said:

Um uh well um I uh.

 

- Rodger Goodell

 

Exactly!  

 

If a Tuesday game is a viable option for the Bills/Titans game it should be a viable option for ALL teams under these circumstances.

WTF NFL!

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3 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

What about the CBA rule that's been brought up here, that players are supposed to be able to have 2 practices before they play a game?

They’re talking about opening the facility later today, which would allow them today and tomorrow

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Just now, realtruelove said:

I just heard on NFL Network that it's possible that TN could open their facility later today.  Sounds to me like they are hell bent to get this game in.


Yep.  This game will be played if no new tests tomorrow.  

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1 minute ago, realtruelove said:

I just heard on NFL Network that it's possible that TN could open their facility later today.  Sounds to me like they are hell bent to get this game in.

 

If the NFL doesn't lay out their decision making process transparently, that's exactly what it looks like

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1 minute ago, realtruelove said:

I just heard on NFL Network that it's possible that TN could open their facility later today.  Sounds to me like they are hell bent to get this game in.

Yup.  Hard to say for sure, but it looks like they’re going to try their best to get this game in.

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13 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.

 

I believe they do owe it to us.  The NFL would not exist without fans.

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Posted (edited)
8 minutes ago, Golden Goat said:

 

 

Sounds completely fair......  No competitive advantage for Bills opponents at all.  NFL punishes the Titans by making their opponent this week prepare for 2 teams at the same time. 

 

And, in addition as pointed out by other posts, the NFL bends over backwards for the Pats* by moving their game to next week so they can get their star QB and CB healthy so they can play and be at full strength.

 

Yeah......sounds fair.....

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Posted (edited)
12 minutes ago, CaptnCoke11 said:

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.  

Without practice for two weeks?  Seems to me they couldnt care less about the safety of the Titans/Bills.

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