Big Turk Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) 2 GM's anonymously stated that Titans and Raiders to a lesser extent were significantly featured in slides of behaviors that are specifically in violation of COVID protocols and the sense was they were about to face significant penalties. Both GM's were in favor of significant penalties as well... Also, and this is important, both the NFL AND NFLPA believe the Titans violated the policies in place. https://sports.yahoo.com/sources-titans-likely-to-face-league-discipline-for-safety-protocol-violations-found-in-covid-investigation-221142734.html Edited October 8, 2020 by matter2003 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Quint Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 They should make them pay lost revenue for the game and players salaries. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 forfeit? 5-0?? 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, Foxx said: forfeit? 5-0?? would you want that? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirAndrew Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, Foxx said: forfeit? 5-0?? Yeah, but does Josh throw for 300 ? 1 17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1ManRaid Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 This is news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Caveman Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Just now, mattynh said: would you want that? YES We already (hopefully) dodged a bullet against the Raiders, we should not have to play these two dumb franchises, much less back to back. 25 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 1 minute ago, mattynh said: would you want that? Hell yes, win with no injuries or even wear and tear? Sign me up, I get the competitive aspect of it but overall it would be such a huge advantage for the Bills to get a win/bye for free into the hardest game of the season 11 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Success Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, mattynh said: would you want that? I want to play, because I think we'd beat them. But getting the W by forfeit would drive Patriots fans bananas. So, there is some benefit there. 7 10 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLTbills Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, mattynh said: would you want that? While not ideal, I'd rather do that than either: A.) lose our week 11 bye, or B.) Have to play them week 18 and lose a potential week of rest before the playoffs. 22 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Pretty sure that's per yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 1 minute ago, CLTbills said: While not ideal, I'd rather do that than either: A.) lose our week 11 bye, or B.) Have to play them week 18 and lose a potential week of rest before the playoffs. I hate the idea of getting a win (or a loss) by forfeit, ******************************************** There are other options, go by win % and play 15 games vs give one team a loss and one a win. They could decide what to do later. If a bunch of other games end up in this same situation, then an 18th week is more reasonable. I said this before the season, get ready for an unfair season. But I was figuring different teams would play different amounts of games and they would go by win%. Win by forfeiture is cheap and will be seen as cheap by the public. I say that with the understanding the Titans screwed up.....I still dont like it. 6 minutes ago, billsfan89 said: Hell yes, win with no injuries or even wear and tear? Sign me up, I get the competitive aspect of it but overall it would be such a huge advantage for the Bills to get a win/bye for free into the hardest game of the season And that woudl be fair to the OTHER teams, not talkign about the Titans....how would you feel if the NFL starts gifting wins to the Pats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocrat Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 8 minutes ago, mattynh said: would you want that? why not? In other years there are games that are basically forfeits if one team had a rash of injuries or is just flat awful. Different circumstances but titans are basically an injured squad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) 1 minute ago, aristocrat said: why not? In other years there are games that are basically forfeits if one team had a rash of injuries or is just flat awful. Different circumstances but titans are basically an injured squad I disagree with the bolded completely. I have never seen a forfeit in major sports, are there examples? And why not? Because its not fair to the other 30 teams Edited October 8, 2020 by mattynh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Doug Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) I don’t want a forfeit win, but given the very abnormal circumstances, I can’t provide a good enough reason why it shouldn’t be the prudent thing to do. Let’s get away from all the stats, fantasy football, bragging rights angles. We’re in a pandemic. The team that we are to play next week was grossly negligent in their handling of the NFL’s protocol. We didn’t ask for this. They did. The Commish has specifically said forfeiture is on the table. It should be used to not only keep players safe, but also to continue the NFL season as intended. Edited October 8, 2020 by Saint Doug 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLTbills Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, mattynh said: I disagree with the bolded completely. I have never seen a forfeit in major sports, are there examples? And why not? Because its not fair to the other 30 teams I Googled it earlier today. There has never in NFL history been an actual forfeit. Never. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 12 minutes ago, billsfan89 said: Hell yes, win with no injuries or even wear and tear? Sign me up, I get the competitive aspect of it but overall it would be such a huge advantage for the Bills to get a win/bye for free into the hardest game of the season the biggest drawback would be no Bill's football this weekend. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda Triangle Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 17 minutes ago, mattynh said: would you want that? I'd rather a forfeit than the Bills players risk being infected by sharing the field with the Titans. 10 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 I've thought about this, and if the Bills did it, I would understand if they had to forfeit. The league just can't keep accommodating teams that violate the rules. On some level, the Bills would get a break because maybe their game could have been rescheduled instead of the Steelers game, so who knows. Either way, I think the NFL should add a bye week in Week 18, but the Titans have already gotten their pass with the re-schedule 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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