NFL Master Thread

[Euclid]

What is everyone's response going to be if he is cleared to play a week from Sunday. Let's get those responses on the record now!!! 

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[S209]

Wow. I hope he’s ok. Football is a scary sport. No jokes.

[Yehuda57]

seems like they are

Because the players wouldn't play. The league wanted to give them a 5 minute break.

[TimT]

https://twitter.com/jordonr/status/1610116502845558784

[CountValentine]

The league wanted to give them a 5 minute break.

Fake news?

[Yehuda57]

Fake news?

https://twitter.com/paxton/status/1610105157865377795

This is just one example of many. All the reporters were saying this, it was announced on the field and on the broadcast. I wasn't watching the game when it happened, I tuned in and was flabbergasted to hear Joe Buck saying they were going to restart in 5 minutes.

*Someone* came up with 5 minutes. If the NFL says it wasn't them, then who?

[yuneeq]

This is just one example of many. All the reporters were saying this, it was announced on the field and on the broadcast. I wasn't watching the game when it happened, I tuned in and was flabbergasted to hear Joe Buck saying they were going to restart in 5 minutes.

*Someone* came up with 5 minutes. If the NFL says it wasn't them, then who?

Much ado about nothing. The rules say to restart after 5 minutes, so the refs would default to that. Once the coaches said they were unable to resume, no one gave any pushback.

[yuneeq]

Some perspective, see replies

https://twitter.com/billbradleyLV/status/1610141709920501765?s=20

[Yehuda57]

I wouldn't expect them to cancel the game immediately, it makes sense that that took more than an hour.

Much ado about nothing. The rules say to restart after 5 minutes, so the refs would default to that. Once the coaches said they were unable to resume, no one gave any pushback.

This makes sense too.

ETA: The refs say they didn't say 5 minutes either. So no one admits to being the one to say 5 minutes, but it was announced in the stadium and on TV. Someone had to have decided that

[CountValentine]

Unless someone gives the name of the person in the league office then I am going with fake news.

[Yehuda57]

Unless someone gives the name of the person in the league office then I am going with fake news.

What's fake news?

https://twitter.com/DVNJr/status/1610354785114329088

[herb]

Joe burrow was seen on the sideline warming up. They were clearly told the game would resume

[CountValentine]

What's fake news?

Who from the league office told them this. We know what SOP is, but this wasn't a SOP situation.

Get the person's name that made the decision to start play after 5 minutes and fire that person!!!

ETA: Name names or it is fake news!!!
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/troy-vincent-nfl-did-not-consider-giving-players-five-minutes-to-warm-up-and-continue/ar-AA15UE92

[Euclid]

and fire that person!!!

Fingers crossed it was Goodell

[CountValentine]

Fingers crossed it was Goodell

In my wildest dreams I can't imagine anyone who was watching the game to make such a decision. I am guessing it was a miscommunication like happens all the time.

[Yehuda57]

Who from the league office told them this. We know what SOP is, but this wasn't a SOP situation.

Get the person's name that made the decision to start play after 5 minutes and fire that person!!!

ETA: Name names or it is fake news!!!
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/troy-vincent-nfl-did-not-consider-giving-players-five-minutes-to-warm-up-and-continue/ar-AA15UE92

Why would you believe the NFL over ESPN?

[JMHO]

Get the person's name that made the decision to start play after 5 minutes and fire that person!!!

Why?

[CountValentine]

Why would you believe the NFL over ESPN?

Very easy to prove the NFL wrong. I am guessing ESPN got bad information. It does not make any sense that anyone with the authority to make that call would do so.

You have a player that might just have died, and you are going to tell the players to be ready after 5 minutes? Sorry I am not buying it but won't be the first time I am wrong. 

ETA: First report I have seen where the information actually came from. ESPN just got it wrong.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/damar-hamlin-remains-in-critical-condition-what-we-know-about-bills-safety-s-collapse-cardiac-arrest/ar-AA15UgRp?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=53f65969ed3f44fc90574a12b4302c85
Joe Buck told the New York Post the information came from ESPN's rules expert John Parry, who was in communication with the league (and was actually the one who relayed the news that the game had been temporarily suspended).

[Euclid]

https://twitter.com/ultCLEsports/status/1610638003990573056

Some very good points here

[yuneeq]

https://twitter.com/ultCLEsports/status/1610638003990573056

Some very good points here

It sounds terrible but I agree with the last guy that it’s up to the NFLPA, they were the ones that agreed to these terms. In a league with skyrocketing revenue before and after the last CBA was signed, players aren’t taking less in pension and disability without far greater concessions such as greater revenue sharing, which on the whole greatly outweighs the decreases. But it’s not allocated equally.

The problem with the NFLPA is that the vets and all stars hold all the power and influence, as long as they get paid 20m/year guaranteed and a bigger chunk of of the pie, they couldn’t care less what matters to the average NFL player that gets paid nothing.

Those same players wouldn’t dare go on strike or even talk about it because they’ll get replaced in a heart beat from the practice squad, and there’s no other pro league that can pay them.