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But we already know how a few players feel about us. We are just little people with little jobs. Not that they care that it literally takes some people a day or 2 of labor just to come support their career and a way for them to provide for their families.

No, I’m being genuine here. Nobody wants to talk about the big picture. Frankly not many people care about it.

I guess the plight of the poor is funny, oh well. I guess nobody cares.

The city of Buffalo and surrounding areas depend on the Bills to play. The tax payers are too involved. The Bills need to do the right thing and play the game, even if that means losing 64-0. You are not looking at this through the lens of the community. Buffalo is already a struggling economic location, it doesn’t need more pain.

I’m not really arguing against you. Just simply stating options. I personally don’t think it’s fair to Americans that depend on the games for a forfeit. The game should be played no matter what. If that means finding 22 people off the street to suit up for a match until the team feels mentally prepared, so be it. We can’t expect others to suffer in the process of their grievances. I personally would still go watch the game, even if it meant 22 untalented Joe’s scrambling around. The game must be played. That doesn’t mean, our current players have to play, if they don’t want to, they can sit out, but the game will be played no matter what.

That’s true though, nobody has to do anything. We can all go to the basement or go for a walk and just wallow around. If certain players need time to grieve, that’s fine, they can sit at home, if the whole team needs time to grieve, that’s fine, they can stay home, but life is going to keep going on, and it’s only fair to the rest of the league that if we are unwilling to field a team for the game, that we forfeit and deal with the repercussions that come with that choice.

We can all quit our jobs tomorrow. The NFL could come out with a statement saying the season is canceled. Life is still going to keep going, and Hamlin’s condition will be the same dependent on medical intervention, just as it would if the season wasn’t canceled. I’m not understanding the purpose of this. What does it accomplish?

For entertainment. But watching for something for entertainment is purely different than being dependent on money from NFL events to feed a family and keep a roof over their heads. Which is precisely why the game must go on. If it means we play backups, so be it.

It’s not about the companies. It’s about American’s living paycheck to paycheck that have no other options but to work for these companies that rely on a NFL to such an extent. You guys don’t get it, it’s why our country is the way it is. People don’t care about the poor mans situation. Just keep watching more tents pop up, and then wonder why. The world can’t just shutdown. It didn’t shutdown for 9/11 and it isn’t going to shutdown now. Maybe if the economic security was different in this country, I’d be more inclined to say let’s all grieve for a week or 2, but that’s not the reality for most Americans, or most people living on this planet.

Sure, if Peg pays for the direct workforce, that would help. What about the indirect workforce? Those that prepare food, those that depend on restaurant tips from the added traffic?

How dare you speak so arrogantly from a level of security. Just because you don’t need the income, doesn’t mean thousands don’t. I’d love to see anyone here live a week in some of these peoples shoes. Maybe you can go a week without a paycheck, but not everyone has that privilege. This is the problem with the world, not everything revolves around elite people when you guys pee on everyone else. The world is more than just 1 person.

Because it was physically impossible to play the game. Come on. It’s not physically impossible to play the game this weekend, it’s a mentality thing.

It’s foolish if they don’t think they could watch a teammate die. Why would anyone think otherwise? You are talking about violent contact. You could die from internal bleeding if hit just right. Just because it hasn’t happened doesn’t mean the probability is low. Perfectly fit soccer players have died on the pitch from heart attacks, etc. If they want to take personal time off from the game, that’s fine, but the game must go on, even if it’s played by practice squad players. Even if we lose 64-0. Nobody cares about the poor family that needs these games for the local economic benefit. Nobody cares that 60% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck and having a hard time affording rent/mortgage or buying food. The game must be played for that simple fact alone. Well, I have wise words for everyone here. You might want to do personal risk assessments at your place of employment, because something as simple as a frayed computer monitor cable could kill you. The players might want to do some deep thinking if they didn’t think they could die playing a violent game.

It’s foolish if they don’t. If they don’t think that, they need to re-evaluate their life decisions. Maybe the NFL isn’t for people after this incident, which is fine, everyone is free to make life choices. Nobody is forcing these players to play a violent game, they choose to play on their own accords. Nearly every job comes with a risk of death, which is exactly why a lot of employers or self employed people take out ADD policies.

I know I would. In fact, I would be mad if they didn’t.

As a player, you should be prepared for everything, including possible death. It comes with the territory of violent contact. If they aren’t , then they should look for a new profession. We have linemen in this country that work with dangerous conditions 24/7 and some get electrocuted. It’s sad, and it’s tragic, but it’s a known risk. Unfortunately we have to deal with the best we can with risk assessments. Nobody is forcing them to suit up, if individual players don’t want to play fine, put in backups and take a loss. There are too many people that are dependent on games being played for the local economy. 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, and need the money to provide for their families. The game must go on, even if we lose 64-0.

I mean, you have 60% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck, but nobody cares if they are dependent on a game being played for the local economy.

Exactly. What about Tom, that gets paid based on working at events, and now can’t get paid to feed his family because a game doesn’t get played. This isn’t just about Hamlin. Nobody cares if Tom has food to provide for his family.

NFL players play a violent game, they know the deal. I’ve literally seen accidents as a standard civilian (I’m not medical) where dead bodies are hanging out of a vehicle. It sucks, and I always wish their loved ones the best, but life goes on. You clean up the mess, and you would never know anything every happened. They must play or forfeit. You can’t hold the rest of the league back because you are scared to move forward. There are hundreds of sponsors, hundreds of workers that are dependent on game play (otherwise they can’t support their families). It’s not that we are heartless or we don’t care, many people care, but life doesn’t stop for anyone.

Because nearly everyone in existence does it. Our jobs expect us back within reasonable times, nobody is on bereavement. If people need time to console themselves, they can take personal time off and let the players that want to play, play. If you are in a fox hole and your comrade get’s blown up, you don’t sit in the corner of the trench and curl into a fetal position. Life demands us to keep moving forward, otherwise we de-evolve.

Or a Gatorade bottle and sweatpants.

LOL I guess we are just little people who have to cook for ourselves all the time vs isolated via blizzard.

Well he did draft Cody Ford. Needs to do better on the front.

Kick the Vicodin habit and the wallet will be fatter.

Nobody here is wanting to be repressive China, but you guys don’t know what nuance is, so here we are. It’s possible to recognize the good and the bad. The problem is, our country has major major issues. We need to fix it and become great again the right way. Access to education, churn out engineers, and build America with the best technology the world can see. Stop designing products to fail artificially, and make something worth being proud of.