Here’s more from today’s memo, which also says the team responsible for a canceled game because of an outbreak among unvaccinated players/staff will be responsible for financial losses and subject to potential discipline from the commissioner. Wow. pic.twitter.com/Q86a2WcG1K
Maybe go to the NFLPA and propose a waiver to be signed by all the players stating they understand the risks, and anyone that comes down with it is out automatically two weeks with no pay? I don't know. This decree of forfeited money and automatic losses is over the top, imho. [Reply]
This is actually an insane policy since someone who test positive can test positive for months after recovering. Thats why a negative test is not used to show a person has recovered etc... [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bowser:
And what happens when the Cardinals forfeit a game and their checks, then Hopkins tests negative for Covid? From everything we're being told, the vaccinated can come down with the variants, right? What if it was Kyler Murray that picked it up from a friend of his mom's housekeeper that wasn't vaccinated? What then?
I don't get punishing the opposing team. I imagine this policy is meant to pressure teams to hit the 85% number. From there, it's the Jon Rahm scenario. We gave you the chance to make this go away and because you chose not to, we now can take strict measures. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Marcellus:
This is actually an insane policy since someone who test positive can test positive for months after recovering. Thats why a negative test is not used to show a person has recovered etc...
There's also a high number of false positives.
The NFL doesn't get to pretend like it suddenly gives a shit about its players. It doesn't. It's protecting itself against litigation... [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bowser:
Maybe go to the NFLPA and propose a waiver to be signed by all the players stating they understand the risks, and anyone that comes down with it is out automatically two weeks with no pay? I don't know. This decree of forfeited money and automatic losses is over the top, imho.
Except that this screws fans of the team and could cost owners millions. I suppose there's a price to this kind of freedom. But realize the implications of superstars being plucked out of games left and right. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rausch:
Not even a forum full of people who love the same things can sustain civility. Draw a line, pick a side, spew the rehearsed canned logic...
I'm not interested in debating the efficacy of the virus or the vax in here. This is about the precedent the NFL is about to set by mandating this. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bowser:
Maybe go to the NFLPA and propose a waiver to be signed by all the players stating they understand the risks, and anyone that comes down with it is out automatically two weeks with no pay? I don't know. This decree of forfeited money and automatic losses is over the top, imho.
Originally Posted by Rausch:
There's also a high number of false positives.
The NFL doesn't get to pretend like it suddenly gives a shit about its players. It doesn't. It's protecting itself against litigation...
One legit outbreak on a team, even if it only hits a few players could mean missing a few weeks of games. They're protecting themselves from teams screwing up the entire season for something that can be easily preventable. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bowser:
I'm not interested in debating the efficacy of the virus or the vax in here. This is about the precedent the NFL is about to set by mandating this.
I agree. I'm not going to be shitty to anyone in here about it. It wasn't their call. [Reply]
Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501:
\They're protecting themselves from teams screwing up the entire season for something that can be easily preventable.
You aren't stopping an airborne virus. You aren't stopping the flu either. Covid isn't going anywhere... [Reply]
Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501:
Except that this screws fans of the team and could cost owners millions. I suppose there's a price to this kind of freedom. But realize the implications of superstars being plucked out of games left and right.
That's why you go by a player-by-player account and not punish entire teams and their fan bases wholesale. That's entirely too excessive. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rausch:
Not even a forum full of people who love the same things can sustain civility. Draw a line, pick a side, spew the rehearsed canned logic...
This is quickly becoming more and more clear that this largely isn't even about vaccination. It's about fear and resentment, and the vaccination issue is the vehicle.
Miraculously, immediately, resolve the vaccine issue, and there will be something new tomorrow for people to call other people stupid selfish fucking assholes for not doing exactly what you want them to. [Reply]
Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501:
One legit outbreak on a team, even if it only hits a few players could mean missing a few weeks of games. They're protecting themselves from teams screwing up the entire season for something that can be easily preventable.
But is it? Like I said, even the vax'd can still get infected. Some security guard's cousin might give it to the guard and the next thing you know you've got 50 people throughout the organization that are asymptomatic with it. [Reply]