Broncofan Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 (edited) 12 minutes ago, warfelg said: I keep seeing players missing time as a competitive disadvantage...I get the practice part but how is a player being ruled out any different from getting hurt? It's that the exposed players would get ruled out so late in the week, and likely not just 1 guy. I mean, in theory that could have been the entire LB corps. That kind of sudden inactive doesn't happen with injury. And teams usually have time to adjust and make roster moves. Imagine if the entire LB corps is ruled out Saturday because the LB coach tested positive on Friday. That's not an injury type scenario, and it's a massive disadvantage to the team affected (yes injuries happen, but rarely on Fri/Sat, and not more than 1 guy). Edited September 29, 2020 by Broncofan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpulse Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 11 minutes ago, Broncofan said: It's that the exposed players would get ruled out so late in the week, and likely not just 1 guy. I mean, in theory that could have been the entire LB corps. That kind of sudden inactive doesn't happen with injury. And teams usually have time to adjust and make roster moves. Imagine if the entire LB corps is ruled out Saturday because the LB coach tested positive on Friday. That's not an injury type scenario, and it's a massive disadvantage to the team affected (yes injuries happen, but rarely on Fri/Sat, and not more than 1 guy). Broh Life is Life James White was pretty sudden absence week 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broncofan Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Deadpulse said: Broh Life is Life James White was pretty sudden absence week 2 Again, though - would all the RB's get inactivated? That's what happens when a RB coach tests positive, if he's been with the RB group at practice. If it's one guy, sure - them's the breaks. But you can have whole units ruled out if you go with ruling out exposed players, and late in the week. That is just something you don't see. People trying to look at "it's happened before" aren't looking at the unique part about ruling out exposed players with contact tracing once someone tests positive - it's not just 1, it's likely a cohort, at one position. The UNC - Charlotte game was cancelled outright because the Charlotte entire OL had to go on quarantine, IIRC. FWIW, I'm all for ruling out exposed players, and playing the games where possible, cancelling if they can't - doing nothing was the wrong call. It's just that if a coach/player tests positive, most likely their contacts wipe out a group of players in the same unit from playing. Edited September 29, 2020 by Broncofan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warfelg Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 We don’t even know what players tested positive yet. So how about we wait for that before making all these assumptions that an entire positional group will be out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warfelg Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Perfect timing: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragnarok Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Just now, warfelg said: We don’t even know what players tested positive yet. So how about we wait for that before making all these assumptions that an entire positional group will be out. DaQuan Jones, the long snapper, and a practice squad TE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broncofan Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, warfelg said: We don’t even know what players tested positive yet. So how about we wait for that before making all these assumptions that an entire positional group will be out. The UNC-Charlotte game was cancelled among others because the OL were in quarantine. It's not an assumption, it's already happened. Some situations will have a clear imbalance created, some won't. And again, FTR, regardless, I'm all for isolating, ruling out exposed guys, and playing the games (or cancelling it if teams can't field the team). Edited September 29, 2020 by Broncofan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 25 minutes ago, warfelg said: Perfect timing: Good luck contact tracing everyone who was within 6 feet of the starting NT who played 45 snaps on Sunday. This is not good for the NFL. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CKSteeler Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 No one appreciates the long snapper until he gets hurt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesa_Titan Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 1 minute ago, CKSteeler said: No one appreciates the long snapper until he gets hurt. For real. 😆 Glad we're still going to play the game, though. Sick of the flu shutting everything down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warfelg Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, CKSteeler said: No one appreciates the long snapper until he gets hurt. Don’t give me James Harrison at LS flashbacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrOaktown_56 Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 If there's one thing we know about NFL players, it's that they're not bright when it comes to things like this. The Raiders held an event this week and no one wore a mask. At a time when accountability is key, the stupidity of individuals whose only responsibility is to wear a mask, stay 6 feet away from strangers, and not interact in close proximity with people outside their familial bubble is incredible. The coaches not actually wearing their masks is yet another instance of this. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramxel Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 9 minutes ago, Mesa_Titan said: For real. 😆 Glad we're still going to play the game, though. Sick of the flu shutting everything down. 200k likes on your post. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TecmoSuperJoe Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 44 minutes ago, MrOaktown_56 said: If there's one thing we know about NFL players, it's that they're not bright when it comes to things like this. The Raiders held an event this week and no one wore a mask. At a time when accountability is key, the stupidity of individuals whose only responsibility is to wear a mask, stay 6 feet away from strangers, and not interact in close proximity with people outside their familial bubble is incredible. The coaches not actually wearing their masks is yet another instance of this. Last night Harbaugh pulled down his mask to yell at an official. Should be fined for that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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