2020-21 NFL Season

[ChuckyChip]

8 people in the Titans organization tested positive. 3 players.

It will be interesting how the NFL handles this. They can't do double headers like MLB.

Titans\Steelers game has been pushed back until Monday or Tuesday.

[GooooMarquette]

Titans\Steelers games has been pushed back until Monday or Tuesday.

I don't understand the benefit of a one or two day delay since people might not test positive for several days after exposure. They might just as well play on Sunday....

[tower912]

Probably because of the quarantine window.   

[rocket surgeon]

the big apple likes aaron, but i beg to differ about his concern for jordan love.   aaron is more familiar with and liking matt's offense.  he's gonna show the young fella how it's done

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/sports/football/aaron-rodgers-green-bay-packers.html

[GooooMarquette]

Probably because of the quarantine window.

In most cases I have seen, the window used is 14 days. I thought the players and staff just tested positive a few days ago.

[The Sultan]

the big apple likes aaron, but i beg to differ about his concern for jordan love.   aaron is more familiar with and liking matt's offense.  he's gonna show the young fella how it's done

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/sports/football/aaron-rodgers-green-bay-packers.html

I think it's a little of both.  Apparently Rodgers, Lafleur, Hackett and Getsy spent days on Zoom calls taking about the offense...what worked...what didn't...and how to improve it.  I think that is what you are seeing.

I am sure though that a lot of this was motivated by the Love draft.

[GooooMarquette]

NFL says Steelers-Titans game won't be played in Week 4 after two more positive tests

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30015123/nfl-says-steelers-titans-game-played-week-4-two-more-positive-tests

And here we go....

[#UnleashSean]

In most cases I have seen, the window used is 14 days. I thought the players and staff just tested positive a few days ago.

14 days went out the window months and months ago. Its usually 3 to 7 now.

[cheebs09]

I think it's a little of both.  Apparently Rodgers, Lafleur, Hackett and Getsy spent days on Zoom calls taking about the offense...what worked...what didn't...and how to improve it.  I think that is what you are seeing.

I am sure though that a lot of this was motivated by the Love draft.

I think we are seeing Rodgers do a better job of taking what the defense gives him. His time to get the ball out has dropped significantly. I'm thinking he's a lot more comfortable with the system and receivers.

It sounds like Rodgers is taking Love under his wing. I saw an article about how active he is in meetings explaining what he's seeing to the other QBs.

[GooooMarquette]

14 days went out the window months and months ago. Its usually 3 to 7 now.

CDC still says 14. If people are following 3 to 7, it might be a factor in the recent surge in cases.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/quarantine.html

[cheebs09]

CDC still says 14. If people are following 3 to 7, it might be a factor in the recent surge in cases.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/quarantine.html

With the frequency of testing the NFL players get, does that shorten the timeframe? I figured the 14 days was in lieu of getting tested.

[GooooMarquette]

With the frequency of testing the NFL players get, does that shorten the timeframe? I figured the 14 days was in lieu of getting tested.

It might shorten the time frame a bit. But it still often takes several days from exposure until the test turns positive.

[GooooMarquette]

AP source: Titans' outbreak now up to 17 with 3 more results

https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-nfl-tennessee-titans-minnesota-vikings-football-1d47b23f90eb64c79b229c148bd16f83

Another Tennessee Titans player and two staff members tested positive for COVID-19, raising the team's total to 17 since Sept. 24, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Saturday.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because neither the NFL nor the Titans had announced the latest results.

This is the fifth straight day that at least one member of the Titans' organization has had a positive test result return. The Titans placed a cornerback from their practice squad on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Sept. 24.
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The Titans had hoped to return to work inside their own building Monday or Tuesday. But with continued testing still returning positive results that propect is at risk as is the Titans' next scheduled game, Oct. 11 against the Buffalo Bills in Nashville.

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Given that positive tests can continue to roll in for a week or two after exposure, this shouldn't surprise anyone.

[jesmu84]

Cam newton covid positive

[MU82]

Cam newton covid positive

I just saw that.

I don't know what he did to get it. Maybe was somewhere he shouldn't have been. But I still feel badly for him. Here's a guy who did absolutely everything he had to do to rehab from a number of injuries, he joined a new team and fit in right away, and he was having a great season for a team with SB aspirations, and now this.

[jesmu84]

Chiefs practice squad QB positive

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

This season ain't ending unless they bubble up.

[JWags85]

This season ain't ending unless they bubble up.

They said the same thing about MLB when the Marlins and Cardinals had outbreaks. If they have their measures in place, they will weather this just fine.

[jesmu84]

They said the same thing about MLB when the Marlins and Cardinals had outbreaks. If they have their measures in place, they will weather this just fine.

Baseball can play doubleheaders. And back to back game days.

[The Sultan]

Baseball can play doubleheaders. And back to back game days.

And in the end everyone didn't play the same number of games. Will the NFL do the same?

[Dish]

And in the end everyone didn't play the same number of games. Will the NFL do the same?

No, because the NFL's broadcast partners aren't going to let that happen.

[GooooMarquette]

And just like the initial NFL statement on the Titans' outbreak, they are talking about moving it to 'Monday or Tuesday.' Totally irresponsible, and inconsistent with CDC's quarantine guidelines for direct contacts.

[Pakuni]

And in the end everyone didn't play the same number of games. Will the NFL do the same?

Unlike baseball, there's nothing (such as the weather) stopping the NFL from extending the season, if necessary. If they need to push the playoffs back to February and Super Bowl to March, they can. Heck, they can push it into April or May. Not like the stadiums and hotels are going to be booked up.

[#UnleashSean]

Baseball can play doubleheaders. And back to back game days.

And the NFL can extend the season by a week. Sonething much harder in baseball.

[wadesworld]

So if a team misses 3 weeks due to covid either on their own rosters or their opponents rosters they'll play "weeks 18-20." And the teams that played all 16 games as scheduled and get a 1 seed need to sit 4 weeks between the end of their regular season and their first playoff game?

No bueno.