NFL: Ravens COVID outbreak continues and it leads to Wednesday afternoon football

[PanthersPens62]

Well, I'm relieved that sanity has prevailed at least for now. Lets see where we are Saturday with the Ravens situation & hope it is somewhat under control by then.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

I mean they can, they’re the NFL, and we know they went into the season expecting this to disappear or whatever excuse Darren Rovell has for still thinking he was right.

But they were only on the covid list as close contacts. That’s different than actually testing positive.

Which is still compromising the integrity of the game by keeping healthy players out of a game that could have been easily pushed back.

But as you've said, we knew it would eventually be a gong show from how it was handled to begin with. The other 3 main leagues were much better in just about every conceivable way.

 

[John Price]

GAme will be played Sunday afternoon.

 

[StreetHawk]

Which is still compromising the integrity of the game by keeping healthy players out of a game that could have been easily pushed back.

But as you've said, we knew it would eventually be a gong show from how it was handled to begin with. The other 3 main leagues were much better in just about every conceivable way.

NFL games are scheduled well in advance. So when the nfl sets up prime time games for Monday and Thursday they can’t afford to have these games postponed. Very different to push a Sunday game back a bit.

If you are nbc and given what you paid for your Tv package you were expecting a game for that 4 hour window.

now you don’t get one.

Lots of pressure to get these stand alone games played on time.

 

[StreetHawk]

Which is still compromising the integrity of the game by keeping healthy players out of a game that could have been easily pushed back.

But as you've said, we knew it would eventually be a gong show from how it was handled to begin with. The other 3 main leagues were much better in just about every conceivable way.

Nhl and nba did bubbles. MLB had issues early but managed to get it under control. But we are in flu season so different story now.

see how the nhl and nba handle their upcoming season.

 

[Shockmaster]

 

[JeremyTB]

So they postponed this game and moved it to Sunday but forced the Niners to play with their PS vs the Packers.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

NFL games are scheduled well in advance. So when the nfl sets up prime time games for Monday and Thursday they can’t afford to have these games postponed. Very different to push a Sunday game back a bit.

If you are nbc and given what you paid for your Tv package you were expecting a game for that 4 hour window.

now you don’t get one.

Lots of pressure to get these stand alone games played on time.

They need to amend the cba and allow for games/weeks to be pushed. That would allow the networks to get their money and the players don't have to be exposed due to greed.

 

[GKJ]

More positive tests from the Ravens today. Safe to say they may not play at all this week.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Forfeit or make them play with what they have. The NFL talks a tough game on this issue but plays coward when push comes to shove.

 

[GKJ]

They’re cowards to the networks who don’t want games forfeited and lose ad revenue.

But the Ravens have basically already admitted fault with their conditioning coach or whoever. Steelers should definitely be pushing for a forfeit, especially since their bye week got screwed.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

The Steelers already lost their damn off week due to another team not following restrictions. Forfeit or play with what you have. I'm f***ing sick of this no plan for contingency coupled with the complete inconsistency with the way some teams have had to 'deal with it' and other teams are getting leniency.

There needed to be extra bye-weeks built into things from the start of the season, but that would be far too proactive for a group of shitty billionaires and/or their god-king commissioner.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

 

[Troy McClure]

And the Browns have another player test positive today as well. The Browns will be going into Sunday's game having no real practices.

 

[StreetHawk]

They need to amend the cba and allow for games/weeks to be pushed. That would allow the networks to get their money and the players don't have to be exposed due to greed.

NFL has agreed not to open the season on labour Day weekend, as they leave that for NCAA kickoff.

So, adding another bye week (under normal situations), the NFL would likely not want the Super Bowl to be played on Feb 14. So, they'd have to check the calendar on that to see where it would land. If they can avoid that day, then adding the bye week should be fine moving forward.

I've always felt that the extra bye week would make sense to give the 2 teams who have to play Thursday their bye the prior week. So, if you are to start week 8 with the TNF game, then week 7 is a bye week for you.

Feels as if Pitt got screwed having 2 games postponed. Maybe instead of forfeited a draft pick, those picks are instead given to Pitt to compensate them for the postponement.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

League's explanation of why SF/GB was played is pure bunk, especially when 2 packers who played in that game tested positive RIGHT AFTER THE GAME.

NFL has agreed not to open the season on labour Day weekend, as they leave that for NCAA kickoff.

So, adding another bye week (under normal situations), the NFL would likely not want the Super Bowl to be played on Feb 14. So, they'd have to check the calendar on that to see where it would land. If they can avoid that day, then adding the bye week should be fine moving forward.

I've always felt that the extra bye week would make sense to give the 2 teams who have to play Thursday their bye the prior week. So, if you are to start week 8 with the TNF game, then week 7 is a bye week for you.

Feels as if Pitt got screwed having 2 games postponed. Maybe instead of forfeited a draft pick, those picks are instead given to Pitt to compensate them for the postponement.

Norms are out the window this winter. They can push games back to Easter if need be.

I agree this is different since Baltimore seems to have f***ed up while GB and SF just had some inevitable cases. I don't blame Pittsburgh for feeling slighted.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

RG3 time?! Considering they play in a week as well, he'll get 2 starts it appears.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Just for the sake of the drama, I want RG3 to come in and crush it and then you'll hear "Should they go back to Lamar?"

 

[NJDevs26]

RG3 time?! Considering they play in a week as well, he'll get 2 starts it appears.

If they even play although I'd probably make the Ravens play out of spite since it does seem like they were careless, and thankfully there doesn't seem to be an instance yet of it being transmitted in-game, even when Mahomes and Gilmore bro-hugged just before the latter tested positive.

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

 

[NJDevs26]

Sheesh...forefit them already.

 

[John Price]

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

I don’t care. Make them forfeit. f*** it.

 

[Shockmaster]

I'm guessing those "sources" are people affiliated with the Ravens who don't want to play after a week of no practice?