NFL: Titans have a COVID-19 outbreak (12 players and 10 personnel)

[Shockmaster]

Commissioner suggests forfeiture as potential punishment for COVID-19 protocol breaches - ProFootballTalk

Wonder if Goodell will put his money where his mouth is.

 

[GKJ]

 

[Shockmaster]

Report: Ryan Tannehill among Titans players at workout - ProFootballTalk

 

[misterchainsaw]

Tennessee might be in BIG trouble with the league:

Report: Titans had informal workout after positive COVID-19 tests

 

[YoSoyLalo]

They need to be made to forfeit games. Raiders too. Disgusting irresponsibility, the f***ing morons in this f***ing country make me rage man

 

[YoSoyLalo]

 

[bleedblue1223]

They need to be made to forfeit games. Raiders too. Disgusting irresponsibility, the f***ing morons in this f***ing country make me rage man

Why do we always act like the morons are limited to America? Same stuff is happening in Europe too. Soccer players are breaking protocols too.

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

Appropriate punishment, IMO:

• Forfeit all games missed due to outbreak
• Forfeit first round pick next year
• Heavy fine(s)

 

[misterchainsaw]

"Potentially historic" sounds like they're at least considering forfeits....

 

[Blitzkrug]

That firmly falls under the "play stupid games, win stupid prizes" banner.

This shit is spreading like wildfire (again) pretty much all across North America sans for the most remote of areas (****ing Nunavut thinks they're so big...) and these geniuses decide to expose themselves to it, knowing full well they were putting themselves and other teams at risk?

Drop the hammer on them. I believed the MLB should have done it when the Marlins and Cardinals acted like morons, and the same with the NFL here.

 

[member 157595]

That firmly falls under the "play stupid games, win stupid prizes" banner.

This shit is spreading like wildfire (again) pretty much all across North America sans for the most remote of areas (****ing Nunavut thinks they're so big...) and these geniuses decide to expose themselves to it, knowing full well they were putting themselves and other teams at risk?

Drop the hammer on them. I believed the MLB should have done it when the Marlins and Cardinals acted like morons, and the same with the NFL here.

I'm calling for bubbles in Eureka, Alert and Griese Fiord. Thawed soil is for the weak.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

So if the Titans have games forfeited then their first round pick has to be taken too right? Cannot reward them for their own stupidity with a high draft pick.

 

[bleedblue1223]

So if the Titans have games forfeited then their first round pick has to be taken too right? Cannot reward them for their own stupidity with a high draft pick.

I doubt they forfeit, but losing 1st round pick is probably inevitable.

Sure a forfeit hurts them, but would other clubs allow the Bills and possibly Texans to get a free win? I'd be pissed if I was the Steelers. This is why rules and punishments should've been clearly laid out in the beginning.

 

[Shockmaster]

I doubt they forfeit, but losing 1st round pick is probably inevitable.

Sure a forfeit hurts them, but would other clubs allow the Bills and possibly Texans to get a free win? I'd be pissed if I was the Steelers. This is why rules and punishments should've been clearly laid out in the beginning.

That's the main problem with Goodell's NFL - too reactive instead of proactive.

As far as any potential forfeits go, I realize there are financial reasons why the NFL would not want to do that as they would have to give that money back to the networks. But if they don't force any forfeits, then Goodell was just bluffing and little was done to deter this behavior by teams and players in the future.

 

[GKJ]

 

[DangleCity]

So whats the leagues penalty for forcing 20 patriots players who had close contact with Newton onto a plane the day of a game to play?

 

[bleedblue1223]

So whats the leagues penalty for forcing 20 patriots players who had close contact with Newton onto a plane the day of a game to play?

If they didn't break protocol, nothing. It really just shows that the NFL's plan was very lacking.

 

[bleedblue1223]

My fantasy teams with Allen are screwed.

 

[bleedblue1223]

That's the main problem with Goodell's NFL - too reactive instead of proactive.

As far as any potential forfeits go, I realize there are financial reasons why the NFL would not want to do that as they would have to give that money back to the networks. But if they don't force any forfeits, then Goodell was just bluffing and little was done to deter this behavior by teams and players in the future.

If he takes a 1st and 2nd round picks and a ridiculous fine, that'll change behavior.

 

[GKJ]

Doesn’t seem like forfeiture is in the cards

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

 

[bleedblue1223]

They are still getting positive tests, it's more likely the game won't be played IMO. Especially when it's clear the team hasn't been quarantining since the outbreak started.

 

[GKJ]

There is a presidential debate scheduled (operative word) next 2 Thursdays so fox won’t mind this.

I think there’s a way to make up a future missed game without a bye, without adding to the end of the season, it would just throw conventional nfl scheduling out the window

 

[DangleCity]

If they didn't break protocol, nothing. It really just shows that the NFL's plan was very lacking.

Im asking who is over seeing the league to make sure they are making the right decisions. Kinda hard to come down on the Titans when the league has shown just as much if not worse judgment. We're talking about a league with a horrendous history of overlooking player safety to preserve their bottom dollar. Why would they act any different in this situation

 

[bleedblue1223]

There is a presidential debate scheduled (operative word) next 2 Thursdays so fox won’t mind this.

I think there’s a way to make up a future missed game without a bye, without adding to the end of the season, it would just throw conventional nfl scheduling out the window

Not to be political, but anyone that would typically watch Thursday Night Football, that chooses the presidential debate over a Chiefs/Bills game, is ****ing insane. If I want to watch toddlers bicker at each other, I'll just turn the tv off.