https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/294 ... oronavirus
I’m getting pessimistic that we’ll even have a season.
I’m getting pessimistic that we’ll even have a season.
kf3339":21m5fb0d said:Honestly, it's probably best not to have a football season this year. Even what level they do come up with will be a poor product on the field. You won't know when some virus outbreak will sideline a whole team that ends up having to forfeit a game. There will be miss-matches all thru the season. No eventual SB winner will be based on the best team the league can offer, but who is able to survive. That isn't an acceptable product to watch at all.
It's best to just cancel the season now and kill any false hope . Just saying.
Appyhawk":25ha7l8p said:Just out of curiousity, how many times in the history of nfl play has there been a player fatality on the field of play?
beastalamode":27az0wic said:Here's my problem with no season:
1. Low income "essential" workers being forced to work through the virus to make ends meet.
2. Higher income people who get to sit at home collecting 1k a week.
3. Elite income athletes trying to get the nfl season cancelled while still collecting money from the owners.
It's just not a good look. Why not play a game, make millions of dollars, and bring some happiness to all the low income people who are forced to work through this?
beastalamode":1bhhmsqn said:2.5 percent of NFL players have had covid so far, oh noes!
The link says that many players have tested positive TO DATE, which means the majority of them have already recovered. Guess what? None of those 72 got even close to dying, unlike the thing they do for a living which could kill them on any given play.
BocciHawk":1htle1ul said:2.5 percent is high and suggests that everyone in the league will get sick if they push forward with a season.
Talk to the people with blood clots... I know someone that lost their sense of smell, most of their sense of taste, and has inexplicable tingling in their legs from time to time. This is four months after "recovering".
I know someone else that is often out of breath -- even though they are in shape -- and sometimes gets confused i.e. similar to old folks dementia. They are in their 40s. They also had a relatively mild case, allegedly, and "recovered" months ago.
Keep in mind that players are often fathers, grandfathers, and obviously all of them are sons and grandsons... they could kill their parents, grandparents, wives parents... give it to their kids...
Aros":1htle1ul said:NFL put your damn pride aside and just officially announce what we already know:
There will not be a 2020 NFL season this year.
Sucks but it's for the best. Wait for a cure/vaccine and enjoy the extra time with family. We'll survive.
Cyrus12":v4eynrk6 said:Nhl is starting aug 1st. This will be a trial run. A few players get it and it'll have trickle down effect