YoloinOhio Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 (edited) As expected Preseason weeks 1 and 4 canceled Edited July 20, 2020 by YoloinOhio 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costrovs Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 understandable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 let's just hope the regular season starts on time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negan Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 And no fans this year allowed in the stadium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T master Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 No real surprise there thanks for passing it on . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 I hear NFL is afraid of @plenzmd1 driving a fertilizer truck to NFL HQ so are making some changes. Quote The second week of preseason games is scheduled for Aug. 27-31. Some re-shuffling of the original preseason schedule for Weeks 2 and 3 are underway, as each team will play one home game and one on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 I'm curious how much starters will actually play now that it's only 2 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 10 minutes ago, Gambit said: I'm curious how much starters will actually play now that it's only 2 games. Maybe the 1st half of each game? I think the offense may play more than the defense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuvian Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 those games should be free to season ticket holders 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 20 minutes ago, Limeaid said: I hear NFL is afraid of @plenzmd1 driving a fertilizer truck to NFL HQ so are making some changes. He is an old fart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnCoke11 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, stuvian said: those games should be free to season ticket holders It will be.. on TV. Nobody will be in the stands 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 8 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: Maybe the 1st half of each game? I think the offense may play more than the defense. Makes sense since they will need time to gel. Though I do hope our rookie DE gets a lot of time to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 32 minutes ago, Negan said: And no fans this year allowed in the stadium why do you say that..we are two months away. NYS Guidelines rules issues today https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/no-fans-allowed-new-york-state-issues-guidelines-for-reopening-of-pro-sports/71-58246890-54cd-4bc0-8ae3-5b4f5b4f8496 Quote The guidelines exist "at the time of publication" right now, but are subject to change. From the text..this is meant for baseball right now 9 minutes ago, CaptnCoke11 said: It will be.. on TV. Nobody will be in the stands agree with this..no way they charging for preseason this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 1 hour ago, YoloinOhio said: As expected Preseason weeks 1 and 4 canceled yup. They mentioned dropping 2 games some time ago. the Bills Ravens game was said to be dropped and I forgot the other. At that time it was 1 home 1 away I believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsherd Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 so this is how it begins .....cuts have started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 1 hour ago, Foxx said: let's just hope the regular season starts. Fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillies Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 If the second pre season game is only 7-10 days before week 1, I wouldn't play JA at all in that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iinii Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Not a good sign at all. Smart the league is already taking this step but this may turn into the last man standing. Maybe they should hand out participation trophies now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSBill Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 A no brianer! We can only hope it becomes a permanent reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Boy Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 What it takes to finally get rid of two preseason games? ” What is a Global Pandemic” Alex 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Landing Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 I feel bad for some of the rookies, and especially UDFAs who are going to have a much, much harder time proving themselves. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 ONLY two preseason games? Something good came out of this mess. Keep it that way! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 14 hours ago, Rocky Landing said: I feel bad for some of the rookies, and especially UDFAs who are going to have a much, much harder time proving themselves. maybe that’s who will play in those 2 games. let the starters sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
major Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 This season really will be fantasy football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Will be surprised if they have any preseason games, unless fans are straight up not permitted to attend. Even then, I'd be surprised. The virus will spread through these teams once they are around each other all the time. This is a *GREAT* opportunity, however, to quietly change how the pre-season works forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinky finger Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 18 hours ago, stuvian said: those games should be free to season ticket holders If Bernie re-enters and is looking for a running mate...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Great now let's make it permanent. There is no need for any preseason games. They only exist because guys in the past needed training camp and preseason games to get in shape and learn new stuff. That is not the case anymore. No need to risk injury to any player in a meaningless game. They know maybe 48 or even 50 of the 53 already. The last 3-5 guys are no better than the final 10 guys that get cut and all can be replaced easily. Really all you are talking about is deciding between a couple backup OL, DB, and LBs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Anybody want to bet a nickel, it will be dropped to no pre-season games, and possibly delaying the season later than September. This isn’t getting better so the closer we get to the season, things will keep changing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 37 minutes ago, machine gun kelly said: Anybody want to bet a nickel, it will be dropped to no pre-season games, and possibly delaying the season later than September. This isn’t getting better so the closer we get to the season, things will keep changing. Delaying the season wont do any good. Once we get to October then it will be influenza season as well. Most hospitals get close to max capacity when influenza season hits along with their normal acute and elective business. Once you add COVID-19 to influenza the health care system will buckle. Influenza season was just about over when first case occurred in Seattle and was well over by the time NYC buckled. There is virtually no chance football will be played this year college or NFL. Just passed 50K cases in a day, 10K from Florida alone. Will easily pass 250K dead at this rate. Stay home and wear a mask. Study just showed the curve started to flatten with just voluntary common sense even before lockdowns. But it is just a matter of time before nationwide lockdowns occur again. Probably not entire businesses but those that have crowds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoPoy88 Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Good. Honestly this should be permanent. The only thing more pointless in the NFL than preseason is the Pro Bowl. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 I didn’t mind 4 preseason games. Liked seeing the young guys who were drafted and the nfl journeyman that you likely otherwise never get to see play. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetermansRedemption Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 2 hours ago, JoPoy88 said: Good. Honestly this should be permanent. The only thing more pointless in the NFL than preseason is the Pro Bowl. The pro bowl. It’s actually painful to watch that. Absolutely no point, no competition, just no reason to hold it at all. Does it actually get viewership? I guess it must or the NFL would probably do away with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Landing Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 30 minutes ago, RyanC883 said: I didn’t mind 4 preseason games. Liked seeing the young guys who were drafted and the nfl journeyman that you likely otherwise never get to see play. There are plenty of reasons to enjoy preseason games. We get to follow some of the camp competitions. We get a bead on some the third stringers, who we would otherwise rarely see. You get a first NFL look at the rookies (some of whom we will never see again). I remember last season, they handed off to Motor something like fifteen times in a row, just to see what he was made of. Is it "meaningful" football? Naw. But it's football. I watch, and enjoy all four, every year. And, for all those on here who get all sour at their very existence, I would think that not watching would suffice. 36 minutes ago, PetermansRedemption said: The pro bowl. It’s actually painful to watch that. Absolutely no point, no competition, just no reason to hold it at all. Does it actually get viewership? I guess it must or the NFL would probably do away with it. I watch the preseason games religiously, and enjoy them. But, the pro bowl could be played as a bocce tournament, and probably be more entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Bocce, now that’s funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 11 minutes ago, machine gun kelly said: Bocce, now that’s funny. WAIT! Did someone say PIZZA??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
first_and_ten Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 It took the CoronaVirus to finally achieve what most fans have wanted for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyC81 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 On 7/1/2020 at 2:52 PM, Limeaid said: I hear NFL is afraid of @plenzmd1 driving a fertilizer truck to NFL HQ so are making some changes. I was going to say that 1st and 4th preseason games were on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da webster guy Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 5 hours ago, Ethan in Portland said: Delaying the season wont do any good. Once we get to October then it will be influenza season as well. Most hospitals get close to max capacity when influenza season hits along with their normal acute and elective business. Once you add COVID-19 to influenza the health care system will buckle. Influenza season was just about over when first case occurred in Seattle and was well over by the time NYC buckled. There is virtually no chance football will be played this year college or NFL. Just passed 50K cases in a day, 10K from Florida alone. Will easily pass 250K dead at this rate. Stay home and wear a mask. Study just showed the curve started to flatten with just voluntary common sense even before lockdowns. But it is just a matter of time before nationwide lockdowns occur again. Probably not entire businesses but those that have crowds. Flu season usually peaks between December and February, our hospitals in Roch aren't ever near max capacity even during January of 2017 which was one of the worst we've seen in a long time. Your take is a classic doom and gloom. The game will be played as long as testing is adequate and protocols followed properly by the players. Obviously putting fans in the stands are unlikely until a strong treatment or vaccine is proven, so nobody has a clue on that yet, but to say a team can't accurately rapid test and quarantine well enough in 4 months to put 50 healthy players on the field safely every Sunday is overly pessimistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragoon Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Fine with me. ‘Sides, preseason is nothing but panicking about injuries anyways. And Josh gonna do something stupid like lower a shoulder on a linebacker and scare me....I just know it. So, good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetermansRedemption Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 10 hours ago, Ethan in Portland said: Delaying the season wont do any good. Once we get to October then it will be influenza season as well. Most hospitals get close to max capacity when influenza season hits along with their normal acute and elective business. Once you add COVID-19 to influenza the health care system will buckle. Influenza season was just about over when first case occurred in Seattle and was well over by the time NYC buckled. There is virtually no chance football will be played this year college or NFL. Just passed 50K cases in a day, 10K from Florida alone. Will easily pass 250K dead at this rate. Stay home and wear a mask. Study just showed the curve started to flatten with just voluntary common sense even before lockdowns. But it is just a matter of time before nationwide lockdowns occur again. Probably not entire businesses but those that have crowds. ? is anywhere on this board COVID discussion free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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