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Think the MLB is probably regretting not doing it at this point though. Couldn't even make it a full week without games being cancelled.
Allison was a hard worker. Tough player. Had to earn everything he’s ever gotten in the NFL.YoHoChecko wrote: ↑02 Aug 2020 15:47Geronimo Allison opted out for the Lions, as well.
The Funchess-Allison comparisons continue.
Thats a good point. A team with good WRs would never have had Alison on the field as much as we did. And he wasnt very good. But one must admit he had grade A effort. Try Hard to a fault, but he tried.lupedafiasco wrote: ↑02 Aug 2020 15:49Allison was a hard worker. Tough player. Had to earn everything he’s ever gotten in the NFL.YoHoChecko wrote: ↑02 Aug 2020 15:47Geronimo Allison opted out for the Lions, as well.
The Funchess-Allison comparisons continue.
Funchess has never taken the NFL serious. He’s lazy and a bum and took a free check. He’s finessed two teams into signing him.
The problem is a lot of athletes don't have common sense.packman114 wrote: ↑04 Aug 2020 08:16I'll probably get banned for this take but here goes. The elephant in the room is that even though players are testing positive, none of them are hospitalized. The virus just isn't as severe as we are led to believe. Not sure why we are saying everything must be shutdown in sports when players test positive. We don't even know if they are showing symptoms. Protect the elderly and most vulnerable but these guys can play and stay away from family members and friends who are vulnerable. Then go donate blood to help protect others once they test negative.
My parents are 89 & 87 and I protect them from me because I am out and about for work. It's not rocket science, just common sense.
And they don't stay away from others and their families. And it isn't just about symptoms and death, there are long term effects of it, even among this demographic.TheGreenMan wrote: ↑04 Aug 2020 10:08The problem is a lot of athletes don't have common sense.packman114 wrote: ↑04 Aug 2020 08:16I'll probably get banned for this take but here goes. The elephant in the room is that even though players are testing positive, none of them are hospitalized. The virus just isn't as severe as we are led to believe. Not sure why we are saying everything must be shutdown in sports when players test positive. We don't even know if they are showing symptoms. Protect the elderly and most vulnerable but these guys can play and stay away from family members and friends who are vulnerable. Then go donate blood to help protect others once they test negative.
My parents are 89 & 87 and I protect them from me because I am out and about for work. It's not rocket science, just common sense.
so then you expect people that will play, to quarantine themselves from family for the season? who's going to go along with anything like that, you say your protecting your parents,and I applaud you for that, but it's not the same for a young husband with young children, those are illogical demands, and people pass this on and don't even realize they have it to people just like your parents.packman114 wrote: ↑04 Aug 2020 08:16I'll probably get banned for this take but here goes. The elephant in the room is that even though players are testing positive, none of them are hospitalized. The virus just isn't as severe as we are led to believe. Not sure why we are saying everything must be shutdown in sports when players test positive. We don't even know if they are showing symptoms. Protect the elderly and most vulnerable but these guys can play and stay away from family members and friends who are vulnerable. Then go donate blood to help protect others once they test negative.
My parents are 89 & 87 and I protect them from me because I am out and about for work. It's not rocket science, just common sense.
I strongly feel the opposite.BF004 wrote: ↑12 Aug 2020 15:22I feel like teams who are patient and keep a little free cap going into next year might get a lot of really really good looking 1 year bargains on a lot of really good players.
These new contracts are being thrown out like the salary cap is going to keep rising at the rate is has been over the last decade.
Just not gunna be money to go around for everyone next offseason, and players who are going to get underpaid won't be likely to take long year deals.
https://www.timesunion.com/sports/artic ... 472702.phpYoHoChecko wrote: ↑12 Aug 2020 15:42Because after the COVID hit next year, the cap WILL grow with the TV deals. It will grow like it did the past ten years. It will potentially spike 30-40% in one year if they don't smooth out the proceeds (coming off a historically and non-repeatable downturn in 21 plus a huge new tv deal hitting the books in 22).
The fact that these teams keep doing these very long deals should be evidence that the people in the know are bracing for the short term impact with full expectations that there is money always money in the banana stand (tv deals) coming down the pike.
I 100% think the NFL should be concerned about longer-term viability; the golden goose doesn't lay forever and football can easily go the way of Boxing and the way baseball is heading--I think this is especially true if they don't work to speed the pace of play and cut down breaks in the game and tv stream.Waldo wrote: ↑12 Aug 2020 16:17Kids these days just aren't in to old school sports. If you start seriously looking at the revenue generation from esports, not just the competitions but also the huge number of streamers, its approaching other pro sports (Twitch just signed a streamer for >10M, Fortnite worlds prize money was in the millions for winners).
The NFL needs to really start getting serious about attracting a youth audience, because it is failing miserably. Their nonexistant streaming footprint is going to kill them otherwise. This next round of deals is make or break for the league long term. They need to ditch the DirecTV "monopoly" (sit on it and ignore) on streaming rights because while it has made them money in the short term, it is killing their long term prospects far more than the concussion issue is/has been. Noone under 30 has cable TV or satellite TV, nor any interest in getting either. The younger cohort is going to be even harder. Few under 16 have any interest in watching anything other than streamers.
Genius move for Pettiti. Activision Blizzard has probably the 4th or 5th best eSport in the world with the Overwatch League. I started watching with the lack of sports going on and I have to say it’s incredibly exciting between the top teams. They do a tournament playoff once per month with big money on the line. Activision also has Call if Duty which is still popular.Waldo wrote: ↑12 Aug 2020 16:17https://www.timesunion.com/sports/artic ... 472702.phpYoHoChecko wrote: ↑12 Aug 2020 15:42Because after the COVID hit next year, the cap WILL grow with the TV deals. It will grow like it did the past ten years. It will potentially spike 30-40% in one year if they don't smooth out the proceeds (coming off a historically and non-repeatable downturn in 21 plus a huge new tv deal hitting the books in 22).
The fact that these teams keep doing these very long deals should be evidence that the people in the know are bracing for the short term impact with full expectations that there is money always money in the banana stand (tv deals) coming down the pike.
If this doesn't seriously concern the NFL, it should....
Granted, this is more of a long term thing than short term, and baseball is definitely bearing/going to bear the brunt more than Football, at least early.
Covid is only making it worse, but...
Kids these days just aren't in to old school sports. If you start seriously looking at the revenue generation from esports, not just the competitions but also the huge number of streamers, its approaching other pro sports (Twitch just signed a streamer for >10M, Fortnite worlds prize money was in the millions for winners).
The NFL needs to really start getting serious about attracting a youth audience, because it is failing miserably. Their nonexistant streaming footprint is going to kill them otherwise. This next round of deals is make or break for the league long term. They need to ditch the DirecTV "monopoly" (sit on it and ignore) on streaming rights because while it has made them money in the short term, it is killing their long term prospects far more than the concussion issue is/has been. Noone under 30 has cable TV or satellite TV, nor any interest in getting either. The younger cohort is going to be even harder. Few under 16 have any interest in watching anything other than streamers.