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As opposed to only a two-game preseason, the NFLPA board of representatives unanimously voted to recommend that the league scrap the remaining two games altogether, per Dan Graziano of ESPN, and laid forth a proposal that would see the league go directly from training camp into the regular season slate of games in September. |
How are rookies expected to prepare?
I’ll believe any of the big four play when I see it. The only reason I have even a shred of hope is the EPL is playing now so maybe sports can play here.
2021?
Then of course we have all read about the new Pig virus that is on it's way from China.
No movies
No sports
No concerts
No Travel
No theater
Where is leisure time spent?
Athletes and performers can do what they want for their safety, but carrers are being jeopardized, yeah I know what about someones life......when does this end with no vaccine?
Might be spring of 2022 but who knows
I don’t think they have the discipline to pull it off but I don’t see any other way they can have a season.
You have this summed up correctly. They signed a CBA that calls for 17 regular season games and 3 preseason games, and now they see a chance to not play the preseason. They have limited practice time, cancelled OTAs, and minicamps....so how they believe they'd be ready to play week 1 is beyond me.
Might be spring of 2022 but who knows
no guarantees in spring that it will be any safer as coronaviruis are tricky to get vaccinated for
would you say that if it was 3 or 4 years before enough people got it to create herd immunity? At some point we just have accept that there will be cases and take as many precautions as possible and accept the consequences
I don't know what the answer is, but it's obvious somebody has to figure something out as society cannot function with starts and stops.
I don't know what the answer is, but it's obvious somebody has to figure something out as society cannot function with starts and stops.
My gut tells me that over the next few weeks with more and more data from around the world coming into play, we will know more and more.
Personally, I'm in my early 50's and generally healthy with O+ blood type. I also eat an organic lifestyle and have solid gut microbiome. If I got CV19 I'm guessing it would be fairly mild for me. So if I got it I would not care. I'm hoping as time goes on my thoughts become truth for many.
The only solutions are to ignore the virus and charge ahead regardless of the outcome or shut down the season. Option #2 is the one I see coming.
Yes, it would result in an abbreviated offseason (or some of those things getting pushed back), but apart from that, could it be done?
Of course the lack of preseason games will suck. It will keep teams from improving over last year, but it won't cause total chaos. Covid 19 may cause chaos, but not the lack of the preseason games.
Yes, it would result in an abbreviated offseason (or some of those things getting pushed back), but apart from that, could it be done?
What would be the point of that?
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the whole deal (preseason, regular season, playoffs) can't just be pushed off into the late fall, concluding the season next spring?
Yes, it would result in an abbreviated offseason (or some of those things getting pushed back), but apart from that, could it be done?
What would be the point of that?
So we could have a full season?
Why the fuck would you care if they get paid or not? Coming out of your pocket?
More importantly, no preseason is just another disadvantage that teams with new coaching staffs face because those are the teams that need a preseason most. But such is life this year for Big Blue. On the plus side, no preseason means one or two less season-ending injuries before the season has even started.
The quality of play will be lower without a preseason and even more so for teams with new coaching staffs, but this was always gonna be a season of lower quality than we're used to. It's not the year to complain about the quality, it's a year to just enjoy the entertainment value. If it's the reason the Giants go 4-12 instead of 12-4, so be it. The consolation prize will be another top 5 or 10 pick come April 2021.
p.s.--The reality isn't that there will be no preseason, it's that there will be a 16-game preseason and no regular season.
It will be real interested to see the percentage of football players/staff that test positive.
I'm not following. Nothing has been proposed that would limit the regular season. Are you suggesting that the NFLPA is proposing eliminating the pre-season as a first step to a reduced regular season?
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So we could have a full season?
I'm not following. Nothing has been proposed that would limit the regular season. Are you suggesting that the NFLPA is proposing eliminating the pre-season as a first step to a reduced regular season?
The way things are trending, I'd be surprised if we didn't see a reduced regular season.