Coaching staff to be at team's facilities next week

[StickyBun]

Mini-camps with players in mid-June. Let's do this.

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MY first concern is for the players, coaches and staff, then my asz as a fan. Can they keep them/us safe? 

Is there alignment on what "safe" means? 

For me? A season tix holder since Warren Moon days? I have no intention of stepping foot in a stadium this fall. Already paid for my season tix for 2020 too. Not without a vaccine...

Hell, I'm already figuring out ways to spend my season tix refund cause its clear there won't be a vaccine this calendar year. Not for 300mm Americans. 

That said, I suspect this will be the reaction of many if there isn't pro/college FB this fall:

[Guest]

I think we should all just expect that several players are going to get Covid. I'm sure the NFL knows this, but what I'm curious about...is there a percentage they will tolerate before shutting it all down again? These players are some of the most fit humans on the planet. I'm sure the danger to their lives/careers is infinitesimal.

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@MaroonBells said:
I think we should all just expect that several players are going to get Covid. I'm sure the NFL knows this, but what I'm curious about...is there a percentage they will tolerate before shutting it all down again? These players are some of the most fit humans on the planet. I'm sure the danger to their lives/careers is infinitesimal.

Probably right...but what do they do when inevitably the Left OT, R OG comes down with Covid for a big game?

Treat it the same as an injury and next man up? Quarantine the whole positional group for 14 days? 

So many details to work through re meetings, therapy etc...I'm sure those discussions are going down now. 

As a season tix holder, I just hope they can keep the players safe and I have ZERO intention of going to a game with 70,000 other people as of May. 

Will be interesting to see the player proposals - which should be soon

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@purplefaithful said:

@MaroonBells said:
I think we should all just expect that several players are going to get Covid. I'm sure the NFL knows this, but what I'm curious about...is there a percentage they will tolerate before shutting it all down again? These players are some of the most fit humans on the planet. I'm sure the danger to their lives/careers is infinitesimal.

Probably right...but what do they do when inevitably the Left OT, R OG comes down with Covid for a big game?

Treat it the same as an injury and next man up? Quarantine the whole positional group for 14 days? 

So many details to work through re meetings, therapy etc...I'm sure those discussions are going down now. 

As a season tix holder, I just hope they can keep the players safe and I have ZERO intention of going to a game with 70,000 other people as of May. 

Will be interesting to see the player proposals - which should be soon

i think when an antibody test is available for wide spread distribution we will be surprised to find out how many are already exposed.

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@purplefaithful said:

MY first concern is for the players, coaches and staff, then my asz as a fan. Can they keep them/us safe? 

Is there alignment on what "safe" means? 

For me? A season tix holder since Warren Moon days? I have no intention of stepping foot in a stadium this fall. Already paid for my season tix for 2020 too. Not without a vaccine...

Hell, I'm already figuring out ways to spend my season tix refund cause its clear there won't be a vaccine this calendar year. Not for 300mm Americans. 

That said, I suspect this will be the reaction of many if there isn't pro/college FB this fall:

PF, as you've said before as a self proclaimed germaphobe, you seem to be deeply effected by this. We have 1 other friend that is a germaphobes and she too is extremely worried and paranoid still. I feel badly for people that are still severely impacted mentally and emotionally. It must be exhausting. 

IMO, its time to move forward smartly and that's being done. People are going out. Overwhelmingly, people not only survive this, but do so with medium to low symptoms. My wife and I have gone out, eaten out, gotten drinks and been out with larger groups in outside restaurant settings. It won't be perfect. But if there's NFL games, I would attend them. I will go to a sports bar. And I know a lot of others will to. NYC is by FAR the epicenter. They'll have to abide by different rules longer. I think more people have been infected than anyone really knows, in a way that would bring down the mortality rate further than it currently is. 

Again, JMO. No better than anyone else's. 

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There is no way we can survive with a locked-down economy and we have to open-up smartly. So I get that in spades - but I'm not aligned with how some states are doing it. GA vs CA or MN for example. 

My current job means I am out with the public, meeting new folks and selling 5 days a week. We're required to wear a mask, gloves and hope for some good luck and an angel on the shoulder too. 

But yah, we all have different tolerances for things and Covid exposure for sure. It will be very interesting to see what happens between now and September or Sept vs November regarding packing stadiums with fans. 

As of today, I have no intention of going to a stadium with 68,000 other people this fall.

Granted, a long ways away. 

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@purplefaithful said:
My current job means I am out with the public, meeting new folks and selling 5 days a week. We're required to wear a mask, gloves and hope for some good luck and an angel on the shoulder too. 

But yah, we all have different tolerances for things and Covid exposure for sure. It will be very interesting to see what happens between now and September or Sept vs November regarding packing stadiums with fans. 

As of today, I have no intention of going to a stadium with 68,000 other people this fall.

Granted, a long ways away. 

Colleges are opening in August....hotels are opening back up in June. Life is to be lived and we aren't talking about the bubonic plague here with COVID. We are social animals, its in our DNA. We need our creature comforts, our entertainments, our escapes. And we will have them as a human race to our detriment at times. But its like getting mad at the fox for eating the chickens when you put him in the chicken coop: its its nature. And that is ours. 

Again, I want to stress this: its just my opinion. I don't want this to be some kind right/wrong scenario. I respect your feelings on it. 

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@purplefaithful said:



That said, I suspect this will be the reaction of many if there isn't pro/college FB this fall:

I fully suspect the modern Roman coliseums will be open for the appeasement of the masses.
If your refund isn't successful, please consider me in your will.    I would happily go to a game.

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@StickyBun said:

@purplefaithful said:
My current job means I am out with the public, meeting new folks and selling 5 days a week. We're required to wear a mask, gloves and hope for some good luck and an angel on the shoulder too. 

But yah, we all have different tolerances for things and Covid exposure for sure. It will be very interesting to see what happens between now and September or Sept vs November regarding packing stadiums with fans. 

As of today, I have no intention of going to a stadium with 68,000 other people this fall.

Granted, a long ways away. 

Colleges are opening in August....hotels are opening back up in June. Life is to be lived and we aren't talking about the bubonic plague here with COVID. We are social animals, its in our DNA. We need our creature comforts, our entertainments, our escapes. And we will have them as a human race to our detriment at times. But its like getting mad at the fox for eating the chickens when you put him in the chicken coop: its its nature. And that is ours. 

Again, I want to stress this: its just my opinion. I don't want this to be some kind right/wrong scenario. I respect your feelings on it. 

Each of us has to make our choices and we'll have different tolerances to things...As of now, I won't live life too scared - but also have my personal lines I won't cross if I have to regarding Covid. 

Edit: Didnt mean to s hit all over your thread SB...I hope they can pull of a season reasonably safely and fans get some well earned diversion too.