It’s looking more likely that NFL season will be cancelled.

[45catfan]

3 minutes ago, Waldo said:

I wonder how many fans come out. 50%? 

I'm watching from home this year. I was already headed that way with Ted as QB and not wanting to waste the hours and money going to a game I would vastly enjoy more from home. Now it's a lock and with all of the idiots out there that I have no desire to be at their mercy. 

On the bright side, people like me are going to flood the market with cheap tickets I guess. 

I don't want o get political, but pandemics come and go.  Life has to resume at some point and people have to assume some risk.  For society to be cut off nearly completely and try to sustain indefinitely in bubble wrap mode is completely unrealistic.  People will develop antibodies and vaccines will be developed like they have now for influenza A and B.

They key point is if you are sick, don't go the games and if you are in the high risk category of succumbing to the virus, stay at home as well.  

[Teddy Time]

Even if slightly delayed the NFL season will go on as planned.  As for doing it in front of fans?  probably not in September at least.  And the NFL can survive. the TV, licensing, and sponsorship revenue dwarfs live gate (ticket sales).

[Waldo]

20 minutes ago, 45catfan said:

I don't want o get political, but pandemics come and go.  Life has to resume at some point and people have to assume some risk.  For society to be cut off nearly completely and try to sustain indefinitely in bubble wrap mode is completely unrealistic.  People will develop antibodies and vaccines will be developed like they have now for influenza A and B.

They key point is if you are sick, don't go the games and if you are in the high risk category of succumbing to the virus, stay at home as well.  

It's not political, I avoid over-sided medical bills like they are ex-wives. Edit: when there is a choice.

Life goes on but right now there are scenes of people that give me reason to keep distancing, wearing a mask, washing my hands and not going to confined spaces with tens of thousands of other people. There has been a shift, not sure how much or how deep but it's there. I'm not sure we are close to the end but the end of the beginning. 

[scpanther22]

8 minutes ago, 45catfan said:

I don't want o get political, but pandemics come and go.  Life has to resume at some point and people have to assume some risk.  For society to be cut off nearly completely and try to sustain indefinitely in bubble wrap mode is completely unrealistic.  People will develop antibodies and vaccines will be developed like they have now for influenza A and B.

They key point is if you are sick, don't go the games and if you are in the high risk category of succumbing to the virus, stay at home as well.  

I mean...if we have to start justifying our actions with "pandemics come and go" at what point is the action not really worth the risk? lol

[1989]

17 minutes ago, Waldo said:

It's not political, I avoid over-sided medical bills like they are ex-wives. Edit: when there is a choice.

Life goes on but right now there are scenes of people that give me reason to keep distancing, wearing a mask, washing my hands and not going to confined spaces with tens of thousands of other people. There has been a shift, not sure how much or how deep but it's there. I'm not sure we are close to the end but the end of the beginning. 

How many ex-wives do you have??

[45catfan]

2 minutes ago, scpanther22 said:

I mean...if we have to start justifying our actions with "pandemics come and go" at what point is the action not really worth the risk? lol

Once states lift nearly all closures/bans, then it would have to be up to the individual.  I can't tell someone to go to a NFL game no more than someone can tell me not to.

The risk is up the individual and some people won't venture out in public for months still while others are venturing out now.  All this is, obviously, predicated on things not getting worse.  If things get better (as most are suggesting) then large events such as NFL will go on.  If people chose not to attend, that's fine, however, they shouldn't project their fears and reservations on the folks willing to attend.

 

[Waldo]

Just now, 1989 said:

How many ex-wives do you have??

None. 100% successful.

[Sgt Schultz]

9 minutes ago, Waldo said:

None. 100% successful.

I've got one you can have!

[Panthera onca]

20 minutes ago, Sgt Schultz said:

I've got one you can have!

Same here

[Waldo]

22 minutes ago, Sgt Schultz said:

I've got one you can have!

There is this life skill where you should say no and just take the screaming. This would be one of those time. I would give you more beer if I could.

[Mister]

lets all be positive 

[micnificent28]

On 4/14/2020 at 10:12 PM, bigdavis said:

Sorry my copy and paste didn't transfer here correctly.  In essence, this tabulation showed that, in comparison to many other causes of death, COVID-19 is overblown -- and indeed, as President Trump surmised, the cure might be worse than the disease.

Some comparable stats from the list: Worldwide deaths from 1/1 - 4/1/20, from...

COVID-19:  46,438

Seasonal Flu:  121,993

Malaria:  246,121

Suicide:  269,076

Traffic Fatalities:  338,715

HIV/AIDS:  421,808

Alcohol:  627,571

Cancer:  2,060,730

Hunger:  2,806,314

Abortion:  10,665,130

 

Was the country shut down (are you saying it should have been?) for any of these other reasons?   No.  With not even 26,000 deaths (to date, not 4/1) attributed to COVID-19 in the U.S., is there not a good argument to make that the lifeblood of our economy -- the jobs of its citizens -- might not be more important than the isolation measures now in place to fight a disease that has been way over-estimated in its dangers?

I am not likening any disease to a previous irrational fear that was non-medical, yet swept the country, but fears of Y2K proved to be similarly over-hyped.

While the poster to whom I respond has my sincere sympathy for his association with several people who've been directly effected by this pandemic, I doubt few or many of us have such associations.

Put this into some perspective -- this 'pandemic' won't kill a fraction of the people who die of the flu.

 

[Bytes]

45 minutes ago, micnificent28 said:

Just curious. How many of those can I fall ill from, seriously ill from walking being in a crowded space? And can you site the source of your numbers?

[Camp Fodder]

1 hour ago, 45catfan said:

Once states lift nearly all closures/bans, then it would have to be up to the individual.  I can't tell someone to go to a NFL game no more than someone can tell me not to.

The risk is up the individual and some people won't venture out in public for months still while others are venturing out now.  All this is, obviously, predicated on things not getting worse.  If things get better (as most are suggesting) then large events such as NFL will go on.  If people chose not to attend, that's fine, however, they shouldn't project their fears and reservations on the folks willing to attend.

 

Exactly and what if only 10000 people show?  Easier to social distance.