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AsylumGuido 06-24-2020 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II (Post 891192)
The young people have always thought that they were indestructible. I did too but now I'm beginning to question if I'm indestructible or not.

Seriously though, These athletes who want to go ahead and get it before the season are willing to put themselves in grave danger so that they don't get it during the season. That's a questionable move to me. COVID does lung damage and you can get it more than once. That is not the way I think. I've been in lock down for months. The rugby teams are practicing again....not me! I guess I'm getting too old for this ****! :p

Or you should say that COVID could cause lung damage. It has been tied to severe cases, but as of yesterday there is no evidence that it can be a result of asymptomatic or mild cases. And also, as of another article I read yesterday, there is no evidence that a person can get the virus more than once. It may be some time before that can be denied or confirmed.

Most players appear to not be very concerned about their own welfare and unless one or more of the discovered cases is somewhat serious I would expect that their concerns will become even less so. But to date none of the cases found in any of the athletes from any sport has been significant. At least none have been reported as such to my knowledge.

K Major 06-25-2020 08:30 AM

Re: Starting to think NFL season not feasible
 
More NFL news ...

NFL cancels Hall of Fame Game, Class of '20 enshrinement postponed due to coronavirus

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...ed/3256131001/

ChrisXVI 06-25-2020 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by K Major (Post 891220)
More NFL news ...

NFL cancels Hall of Fame Game, Class of '20 enshrinement postponed due to coronavirus

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...ed/3256131001/

First of many unfortunately.

73Saint 06-25-2020 11:07 AM

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I really don't see it happening. I am generally optimistic but at this point I don't even feel confident about basketball. Hope I am wrong.

AsylumGuido 06-25-2020 01:15 PM

Re: Starting to think NFL season not feasible
 
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Originally Posted by K Major (Post 891220)
More NFL news ...

NFL cancels Hall of Fame Game, Class of '20 enshrinement postponed due to coronavirus

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...ed/3256131001/

That was totally expected. The plan, although not finalized, has been to only have two preseason games, one home and one away, for each team starting in what would have been the second week of preseason. This will give an off week before the start of the regular season. It will also give each team a dry run on safety protocols for both home and away prior to the start of the season.

AsylumGuido 06-25-2020 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ChrisXVI (Post 891221)
First of many unfortunately.

Unfortunately if you value preseason games. Very few in the game do value them much at all anymore. The proposed elimination of two of the four preseason tilts is being welcomed by coaches and players alike. There's been talk of eliminating the HOF game itself for years now.

AsylumGuido 06-25-2020 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by 73Saint (Post 891223)
I really don't see it happening. I am generally optimistic but at this point I don't even feel confident about basketball. Hope I am wrong.

Eight billion dollars in guaranteed revenue will assure that the season takes place. They discussed this yesterday on NFL Radio. The concern is not for the players, but for some coaches, personnel and mostly the fans. That $8 billion guaranteed comes with zero fans in the stands for the entire season. That would totally negate the concern for fans. The rest can be controlled via protocols. There is FAR too much revenue to be lost for the games to not take place. Somewhat the same with the NBA and MLB, but to a much lessor extent.

K Major 06-25-2020 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by AsylumGuido (Post 891230)
That was totally expected. The plan, although not finalized, has been to only have two preseason games, one home and one away, for each team starting in what would have been the second week of preseason. This will give an off week before the start of the regular season. It will also give each team a dry run on safety protocols for both home and away prior to the start of the season.

Pre season games & cancellations are probably the "easiest" obstacle to tackle right now for the league. I go back to my previous post as it relates to having a full season of football ... logistics.

There is no baseball or restart of the NBA since Covid 19. NFL is a major operation & need to be very careful here. IMO I don't see a full season of football being played for 2020.

The best thing the league has on their side right now is time.

AsylumGuido 06-25-2020 03:22 PM

Re: Starting to think NFL season not feasible
 
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Originally Posted by K Major (Post 891239)
Pre season games & cancellations are probably the "easiest" obstacle to tackle right now for the league. I go back to my previous post as it relates to having a full season of football ... logistics.

There is no baseball or restart of the NBA since Covid 19. NFL is a major operation & need to be very careful here. IMO I don't see a full season of football being played for 2020.

The best thing the league has on their side right now is time.

Exactly. They have time. MLB would have restarted sooner if it wasn't for their disagreements on how the players were to be paid and how many games were to be played. "Spring training" is to begin July 1st with the "regular" season starting July 26th, I believe. The NBA is targeting July 30th as their start date.

OldMaid 06-25-2020 05:36 PM

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August. I am hoping and waiting for best outcome. A lot can change in a month.


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