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9 hours ago, B-Man said:
There are very valid economic reason to end the lockdown. The medical claims of that article are complete nonsense. Ending the lockdown right now likely causes more deaths and possibly overburdens the system. It needs to end at some point, but let’s not act as if we’ve solved the problem, and our actions haven’t reduced infections. It does need to end, I just hate to see it end too soon. Articles like that get many of the facts wrong imo.
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6 hours ago, Deranged Rhino said:
The world’s best hope has always been internal strife within China that alters the CCP. Nothing else is likely to actually change the threat posed by China.
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1 minute ago, shoshin said:
Tracing only works once you reduce the initial case count. That’s for sure.We’re definitely on the same page. Hopefully cases are reduced to the point where contact tracing can be helpful. I just think some people are confused, seemingly believing contact tracing is useful right now. With the possible exception of remote rural areas, there’s no use in contact tracing at this time. I can’t believe how many health departments are still wasting their time doing so.
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57 minutes ago, shoshin said:
it is definitely impossible now. It only gets possible when the cases are very low after the distancing.
If we aren’t going to do that, we might as well just not have shut down.
Other countries are making tracing work. You can’t say it doesn’t work.
The chart shows that this is much more deadly given how we will have gone from 0 (where the flu never is) to 30-60K deaths in 5 months, swamped some health care systems...and that’s with distancing in place.
This isn’t the common flu.
What countries have made contact tracing work? In nations such as Italy, and the US it’s spun too out of control to do so. If you’re referring to nations such as South Korea and Singapore, you are correct. However, those nations are smaller in size without multiple waves of infections and patient zeros in hundreds of huge cities. They caught it early on when contact tracing was still viable. Contact tracing isn’t practical right now in the United States imo.
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9 minutes ago, shoshin said:
If we lost the battle, we’d all be at work.
Distancing quells this outbreak. Tracing and testing can keep bigger waves from coming.
Because this is more contagious, requires much more care, and is more deadly than the flu.Distancing helps, I completely agree. I just believe it’s too prevalent for contact tracing to work. When we trace someone’s contacts, do we quarantine them all ? Quarantining every contact is impossible at this point. Also, who did the person testing positive get the virus from? Lastly, we have no idea how many are asymptotic, so trace all my contacts, but the asymptomatic person who gave me the virus is still passing it around. Contact tracing works with a very rare virus, or if you immediately catch it entering the country. Contact tracing is almost worthless when a virus has entered every community. Keep in mind, this is not an expert opinion, but just my belief based on what I’m seeing.
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58 minutes ago, Foxx said:
it's just about ready... are you?
Apple and Google have unveiled an app – soon to be built into their mobile operating systems – that will trace users’ contacts to fight Covid-19. They insist it will be ‘opt-in’ and respect privacy, but we’ve heard that before.
The tech giants announced they were working together on a Bluetooth-based contact-tracing app on Friday. The platform will debut as an API – a tool programmers can use to integrate the functionality into their own apps – next month, the companies said, and will eventually be built into the iOS and Android operating systems themselves. ...
I hate the idea of this pandemic being used to end privacy, and I’d really like someone to explain to me the point of contact tracing. Contact tracing is used for containment of disease. Aren’t we past the point of contact tracing when the virus is everywhere? I haven’t read anything discussing this point either. We need to admit we’ve lost this battle as far as containment, and the virus will do what it’s destined to do. I’m in favor of maintaining the lockdown, and keeping people as safe as possible, but contact tracing is meaningless at this point imo.
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59 minutes ago, John from Riverside said:
In rewatching this I still feel one of the main mistakes was not sitting Gore who had clearly lost it and going with Singletary/Yeldon
Gore getting handoffs inside of two minutes at the end of the first half was boneheaded. I’m not sure why, but that sticks with me more than Knox missing the block.
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I don’t care how they do it; it’ll still be the most exciting sports program during this virus insanity.
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18 minutes ago, MrSarcasm said:
How often is a fourth WR personel used? More than what other personnel groupings?
Answer: Yes. More than the 5 WR personel.
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After further digging, Arizona was the highest user of the 4 WRs personnel last year at....(drumroll)... a whopping 18% of the time followed by Seattle at 10%. ?
Fair enough, but it’s not just about having four guys on the field at the same time. It’s about the rotation throughout the game. Guys come off the field during the game, and although four WR’s might not be on the field at the same time, they all
get playing time. I’m not overdramatizing the need for a fourth WR. We will be fine, but an upgrade over what we have couldn’t hurt. That’s all I’m saying. If any of our top three are out, I really don’t want to see Williams, McKenzie, or Foster play. I’d rather give a rookie a chance.
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42 minutes ago, Warcodered said:
The 4th WR doesn't just sit on the bench I mean we had 5 active in the Texans game with Brown, Beasley, Roberts, McKenzie, and Duke. Out of the five four of them all had 4 receptions.
Good point. People who act like the fourth WR doesn’t get any playing time aren’t aware of how football is played in the 21st century.
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9 minutes ago, MrSarcasm said:
That's most backups for many teams. Is their a free agent WR that would be an upgrade in your opinion?
I get your point, but there are teams who have a fourth WR I like more than Foster, Williams, McKenzie, or Roberts. Those guys are not NFL caliber wideouts imo. If they are pressed into service, we’d make due, but I’d draft someone in hopes of them being an upgrade. I’d just attempt to upgrade depth at that position in the draft, as opposed to free agency.
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56 minutes ago, Augie said:
I’m saying I feel like we really have only THREE quality NFL WR’s right now, and 2 of them are in their 30’s. Plus they often have injuries to deal with. (It seems like fast guys and hammys are an issue.) It’s a seriously talented WR draft pool this year. If they feel they can get the right guy at the right value, I’d fully support that.
Tell me, what is your reasoning for NOT wanting a WR?
Yeah, our top three WR’s are a nice group, but no one below them on the depth chart should be on the field as an NFL WR imo. That’s a problem, and could be easily remedied by drafting a wideout. John Brown had a spectacular 2019, but he’s had an inconsistent career. I don’t count on him repeating last years production. Obviously, Diggs will more than make up for whatever drop in production Brown could have, but if Brown or Beasley slow down a bit, another option would be nice.
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50 minutes ago, CommonCents said:
Who’s the say that some of the failed passing plays were on the players and not him? I get your point but look at the execution on the perfectly called QB sweep at the end of the game.
I think Daboll needs to develop a better grasp of what his players are capable of. He does a poor job of instinctually feeling the situation, and calling plays accordingly imo. That QB sweep was the perfect call, but the execution was poor. However, I just got done watching the season on game pass, and it seemed like called QB sweeps failed often last year due to poor execution. I’m not sure that’s the play I’m running, as opposed to keeping an unstoppable Singletary involved.
I know it’s probably an unpopular opinion around here, but Allen’s best runs generally come on scrambles. I don’t want to take that part of his game away. Personally, I’d like to see fewer called runs with Josh this season. He’s a QB whose competitive nature causes him to take lots of big hits. A big guy like Allen isn’t going to be protected by the refs either. Scrambling is a great part of his game, but I’d like to see Daboll lessen his wear.
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1 hour ago, NoName said:
I agree with you. This is the year we find out what Josh Allen is all about. He has the weapons, he has a true #1 receiver, he has a run game, he has a strong defense, a solid offensive line, he's had minimal changes to personnel, same offensive coaches and it's year 3 for him. This is it, Josh.
I really like Josh’s potential. He has already inspired more hope than any QB since Kelly imo. However, it’s all up to him this year. I’m not going to be here making excuses or listening to others excuses for him if he doesn’t progress this season. It’s a make or break year, and if he can’t get it done, he’s not the QB of the future. I believe that he will get it done, and he’ll move up everyone’s ranking if he does so.
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2 minutes ago, chris heff said:
Wasn’t hurt at all. I found the premise to be absurd regardless of Allen’s ranking. You can rank a player on ability, you can rank contract value, but what is the point of merging those two things?
I get that, and thanks for posting the link because I like these type of articles. I just meant that some people tend to overreact to these type of things. I really like Allen’s potential, but I wouldn’t expect him ranked higher than 20 something by any non-Bills fan. If he progresses the way he should, there’s no way he won’t move up in these type of rankings, even if the writer isn’t great.
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Josh Allen has a chance to prove himself
big time this season, no need to be all hurt over a low ranking.
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7 hours ago, Captain Hindsight said:
I do appreciate all the jokes, but in all honestly this is a wonderful gesture. I give him a ton of credit.
I wish I had the ability and influence to do something like this in a time of crisis and I give anyone who does and delivers like this all the credit in the world
I agree, kudos to him. He actually stepped up to get much needed supplies. How many billionaires have billions tied up in their “charities and foundations”, yet haven’t stepped up to provide in this time of need. He contributed something quite useful right now.
6 hours ago, buffalostu2 said:Karft, no way. It will be a charitable tax write off. Many thanks to his publicist who thought it up though.
It might be, but at least it will be utilized. It’s better than some useless donation stashed away for unknown purposes.
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Just now, Doc Brown said:
I'm guessing the weeks long incubation period contributed to many of these deaths before the more drastic social distancing measures were put in place. Still concerning though given we've increased testing.
Also concerning because we’re not at the point where the entire system is overwhelmed, and the numbers are already a bit ugly.
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3 hours ago, purple haze said:
Not taking away optimism. I don't have that power. I was responding to a specific comment.
I'm also listening to what the doctors are saying. This will not end in a month or so if you listen to them because there are different curves in different states. Why? Because we had no uniformity of response. Some states governors gave stay at home directives others did not. Equipment in the hospitals is lacking as well which is causing healthcare providers to get sick. States aren't on the same timeline. Here in California our peak is thought to be in mid-May, 6 weeks from now. In New York it is the end of April. But those are just peak levels. There will still be cases after the peak.
Social distancing seems to be having a good effect. I have no doubt it will stop the worst case scenarios from occurring in individual states. However, the lesser case scenarios, at this point, are still not good and will take time to dissipate. That's if you listen to the doctors. Maybe tonight they have other thoughts/projections. Either way keep your head up.
Yep, Social distancing is enacted to “flatten the curve” and avoid unnecessary deaths due to an overwhelmed health care system. The virus isn’t going anywhere until 60-80% of the population has immunity via infection or a vaccine that will take over a year. Our only hope is that it dissipates for the summer, or magically vanishes (unlikely, but possible).
10 hours ago, MJS said:For swine flu they projected 50% of the population would be infected and 500,000 deaths in the US. The real numbers were 18% of the population and 12,500 deaths.
Projections are always wrong except for demographic projections. Demographics work because there is so little variance and historical trends are very predictive of future trends.
Yep, the swine flu numbers were way off, and I hope these will be as well. However, this is already far more real of a threat than swine flu ever was.
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45 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:
Anyone watching? This feels good...put it on! Breathe it in folks!
I’m not usually a big fan of rewatching non-Bills football, but this does feel great. I might tune in every Monday. I have yet to determine if I can stomach the Bills game though. Dick Jauron/Trent Edwards might be my least favorite coach/QB duo ever.
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6 minutes ago, ScottLaw said:
They struck out on a guy from Carolina so they roll with what they have. I agree with you. I don’t like their TE group. Although Knox does have potential, his drops and mental mistakes were head scratching.
Yep, he has the potential to be a beast, but much work needs to be done to get there. It seems that Daboll wants the TE to be a big part of his offense, but you need a competent one to run such an offense. I hope that he improves this season, because another year like last will hold this team back.
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5 hours ago, C.Biscuit97 said:
What a pathetic thread.
1) Tyrod helped led a top 10 scoring offense. What other Bills qb of the last 20 years could say that?
2). Might what to compare Tyrod’s Bills passing stats with Allen’s before you make fun of him. Allen basically is Tyrod right now.
I was never a big fan of Tyrod because he was too conservative and didn’t “win” enough games by elevating the team. But he rarely cost us game and won more than he lost. Pretty pathetic to try and trash the guy that helped break the drought for trying to be confident with his new team.
gotta love some fans. We’ll love you when you’re here but trash you as soon as you leave!!! Go Bills.
I was ready to part with Tyrod because his inability to take chances was maddening. We all knew we were never going to be a Super Bowl team with him under center. That’s the ultimate goal, so why waste time on a guy who can’t get your there? With that said, he was clearly the best QB of the drought era imo. He was our only QB during that era who could make just enough plays to always give you a chance to win, yet also minimized mistakes. Look back at the other guys we had: Trent Edwards was a game manager who made way too many mistakes to excel in that role, while Fitz was gunslinger who will never be a playoff QB because he can’t minimize boneheaded throws. Tyrod gave us what we needed for a while.
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Honestly, I don’t think Knox earned the right to be the starting TE this season, and I wish there was a better option. He has potential, but I’m not comfortable with him as the starter before he learns a little more. This quarantine madness has allowed me the opportunity to rewatch the 2019 season. Knox was very detrimental to this offense. Championship teams don’t have players who make the same blunders every game. Knox dropped critical passes on a regular basis, and we would have been a much better offense without that liability. I recognize the fact that he made a few big plays, but I’m not convinced they come close to making up for all the drops.
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If there’s a season, I’m sure there will be International games. Heck, Goodell will probably want a game in Wuhan as a sign of goodwill.
The Next Pandemic: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19
in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
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I’ve always been a non-partisan thinker, as I believe there is right and wrong regardless of party affiliation. Honestly, no one got this right. There are no hero’s in this story, except for the first responders and people working the front lines. China and then much of the Western world failed with an adequate response. No one was prepared, it’s as simple as that.