Peter King: Teams wondering if they can travel day of game

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Peter King: Teams wondering if they can travel day of game May 11, 2020 14:29:07 GMT -6

Post by GrizzlyBear on May 11, 2020 14:29:07 GMT -6

I wonder how much of a physical and mental impact this would have on the players. butkus3595 what do you think?

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Chicago Bears Opening Day Game Could Include a Brutal Twist
By Erik Lambert - May 11th, 2020

One thing that everybody can agree on is the Chicago Bears 2020 schedule is going to be anything but normal. The hard reality of the COVID-19 virus could lead to any number of unexpected twists and turns. For example, a player who tests positive would immediately be shut down for two weeks. So if Khalil Mack got flagged? The Bears lose their star pass rusher for two games. Same goes for Allen Robinson, Eddie Jackson, and so on.

According to Peter King of NBC Sports, this will force the NFL into some pretty harsh measures in order to limit the potential spread of the virus as much as possible. One of them includes some tweaks to the travel schedule. Something that could impact the very start of the season for the Bears.

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Peter King: Teams wondering if they can travel day of game May 11, 2020 15:38:39 GMT -6 JABF and GrizzlyBear like this

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May 11, 2020 14:29:07 GMT -6 GrizzlyBear said:

I wonder how much of a physical and mental impact this would have on the players. butkus3595 what do you think?

sportsmockery.com/2020/05/chicago-bears-opening-day-game-could-include-a-brutal-twist/

Chicago Bears Opening Day Game Could Include a Brutal Twist
By Erik Lambert - May 11th, 2020

One thing that everybody can agree on is the Chicago Bears 2020 schedule is going to be anything but normal. The hard reality of the COVID-19 virus could lead to any number of unexpected twists and turns. For example, a player who tests positive would immediately be shut down for two weeks. So if Khalil Mack got flagged? The Bears lose their star pass rusher for two games. Same goes for Allen Robinson, Eddie Jackson, and so on.

According to Peter King of NBC Sports, this will force the NFL into some pretty harsh measures in order to limit the potential spread of the virus as much as possible. One of them includes some tweaks to the travel schedule. Something that could impact the very start of the season for the Bears.

Read the article.

Man...that would give the home team a huge advantage. I'm still wondering how they will pull it all off with testing and what not. We don't have enough tests as it is now...how could they possibly do the testing necessary? And it's not just players...it's coaches, staff, administration, workers in the team building and the stadium...ALL OF THEM...then you have hotel workers, flight staff, bus drivers, etc. Seems pretty daunting to me.

Also, what do you do with a team that has multiple players test positive...are there going to be roster exemptions? You're not going to want to put them on the season ending IR...how will that impact the salary cap of teams, etc.

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May 11, 2020 15:38:39 GMT -6 butkus3595 said:

May 11, 2020 14:29:07 GMT -6 GrizzlyBear said:

I wonder how much of a physical and mental impact this would have on the players. butkus3595 what do you think?

Man...that would give the home team a huge advantage. I'm still wondering how they will pull it all off with testing and what not. We don't have enough tests as it is now...how could they possibly do the testing necessary? And it's not just players...it's coaches, staff, administration, workers in the team building and the stadium...ALL OF THEM...then you have hotel workers, flight staff, bus drivers, etc. Seems pretty daunting to me.

Also, what do you do with a team that has multiple players test positive...are there going to be roster exemptions? You're not going to want to put them on the season ending IR...how will that impact the salary cap of teams, etc.

Injuries already are a huge factor in a team's season success/failure. This Covid-19 could take that to a much higher level. As contagious as it is, you could see teams having to forfeit games if an outbreak happened during a season with several players testing positive during the season and having to quarantine.

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May 11, 2020 15:38:39 GMT -6 butkus3595 said:

May 11, 2020 14:29:07 GMT -6 GrizzlyBear said:

I wonder how much of a physical and mental impact this would have on the players. butkus3595 what do you think?

Man...that would give the home team a huge advantage. I'm still wondering how they will pull it all off with testing and what not. We don't have enough tests as it is now...how could they possibly do the testing necessary? And it's not just players...it's coaches, staff, administration, workers in the team building and the stadium...ALL OF THEM...then you have hotel workers, flight staff, bus drivers, etc. Seems pretty daunting to me.

Also, what do you do with a team that has multiple players test positive...are there going to be roster exemptions? You're not going to want to put them on the season-ending IR...how will that impact the salary cap of teams, etc.

I don't think the testing is the same state to state, maybe even county to county. Where I currently live in Tennessee, they have multiple drive-up testing locations. You can just go get tested if you're a hypochondriac. The outpatient clinics are also offering an antibody test if you're the curious type. I think testing, mask, and the sick staying home are the keys to getting past this.

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May 11, 2020 17:52:02 GMT -6 mikegolf said:

May 11, 2020 15:38:39 GMT -6 butkus3595 said:

Man...that would give the home team a huge advantage. I'm still wondering how they will pull it all off with testing and what not. We don't have enough tests as it is now...how could they possibly do the testing necessary? And it's not just players...it's coaches, staff, administration, workers in the team building and the stadium...ALL OF THEM...then you have hotel workers, flight staff, bus drivers, etc. Seems pretty daunting to me.

Also, what do you do with a team that has multiple players test positive...are there going to be roster exemptions? You're not going to want to put them on the season-ending IR...how will that impact the salary cap of teams, etc.

I don't think the testing is the same state to state, maybe even county to county. Where I currently live in Tennessee, they have multiple drive-up testing locations. You can just go get tested if you're a hypochondriac. The outpatient clinics are also offering an antibody test if you're the curious type. I think testing, mask, and the sick staying home are the keys to getting past this.

True. I have a drive up testing station here in Norcal maybe a mile from the Raiders HQs.

I think there is major variance in the state of California alone.

I dont know how a positive test wouldnt shut a team down. Still seems to he a lot of unknowns.

My dad tested positive for it in March as 3 people were positive in his retirement home. I took pretty badly... as if he died because he checks nearly every box for high risk patients. However, he never got sick. He had a 99 degree temp 1 day and that was the day before we found out the results.

I was watching the latest Vice and there are supposedly a 33% false negative rate on the tests?
Lot's of unknowns.

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May 11, 2020 17:52:02 GMT -6 mikegolf said:

May 11, 2020 15:38:39 GMT -6 butkus3595 said:

Man...that would give the home team a huge advantage. I'm still wondering how they will pull it all off with testing and what not. We don't have enough tests as it is now...how could they possibly do the testing necessary? And it's not just players...it's coaches, staff, administration, workers in the team building and the stadium...ALL OF THEM...then you have hotel workers, flight staff, bus drivers, etc. Seems pretty daunting to me.

Also, what do you do with a team that has multiple players test positive...are there going to be roster exemptions? You're not going to want to put them on the season-ending IR...how will that impact the salary cap of teams, etc.

I don't think the testing is the same state to state, maybe even county to county. Where I currently live in Tennessee, they have multiple drive-up testing locations. You can just go get tested if you're a hypochondriac. The outpatient clinics are also offering an antibody test if you're the curious type. I think testing, mask, and the sick staying home are the keys to getting past this.

A lot of those tests for antibodies aren't that accurate though. Either way the amount of tests required to test everyone associated with a sport is pretty large. You're looking at 300+ tests a day just for a team. Over a season for the whole league you're looking at 1,478,400 tests! And thats just for the teams...not stadium staff, hotels, travel, etc.

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May 12, 2020 10:45:15 GMT -6 butkus3595 said:

May 11, 2020 17:52:02 GMT -6 mikegolf said:

I don't think the testing is the same state to state, maybe even county to county. Where I currently live in Tennessee, they have multiple drive-up testing locations. You can just go get tested if you're a hypochondriac. The outpatient clinics are also offering an antibody test if you're the curious type. I think testing, mask, and the sick staying home are the keys to getting past this.

A lot of those tests for antibodies aren't that accurate though. Either way the amount of tests required to test everyone associated with a sport is pretty large. You're looking at 300+ tests a day just for a team. Over a season for the whole league you're looking at 1,478,400 tests! And thats just for the teams...not stadium staff, hotels, travel, etc.

Tests have actually been getting more accurate it appears. There are a number of competing types out there. I just read a study about one that after testing is looking at about 99.5% accuracy. I have a feeling all of us getting tested on a regular basis is going to be normal for a while, barring the creation of a miraculous vaccine.

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May 12, 2020 11:38:17 GMT -6 paytonisgod said:

May 12, 2020 10:45:15 GMT -6 butkus3595 said:

A lot of those tests for antibodies aren't that accurate though. Either way the amount of tests required to test everyone associated with a sport is pretty large. You're looking at 300+ tests a day just for a team. Over a season for the whole league you're looking at 1,478,400 tests! And thats just for the teams...not stadium staff, hotels, travel, etc.

Tests have actually been getting more accurate it appears. There are a number of competing types out there. I just read a study about one that after testing is looking at about 99.5% accuracy. I have a feeling all of us getting tested on a regular basis is going to be normal for a while, barring the creation of a miraculous vaccine.

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