Should the NFL Be responsible for Covid?

[Wi. Mike now in Florida]

Or should it be controlled inside each team headquarters?

 

[Half Empty]

As long as each team can avoid contact with the other team, let's go with that. I'm sure there are jokes about somebody's defense in there, but...

 

[I asked LT to delete my acct]

Yes, I think they should, then there are no grey areas.

 

[Half Empty]

Yes, I think they should, then there are no grey areas.

You mean like the one we're discussing?

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

As long as each team can avoid contact with the other team, let's go with that. I'm sure there are jokes about somebody's defense in there, but...

You mean like 6 feet apart flag football? Let's face it, if Football wasn't such a popular sport and mega billion dollar business, it would have been shut down. I will say the NFL, NBA and MLB did an ok job last seasons with no fans or very limited fans in the stands. But as we saw in those sports and at the Summer Olympics, the fan element adds a huge layer to it. Unfortunately, it also adds a huge uncontrollable layer to it. Players, coaches, personnel, they can all be required to follow safe guidelines, with consequences if not followed. Those guidelines help reduce the dangers quite a bit. Trying to do that with packed venues of screaming fans, you might as well just take the lids right off the beakers and let everything leak into the experiment.

 

[realitybytez]

i have always felt that the nfl is responsible for covid, and should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

i have always felt that the nfl is responsible for covid, and should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

Now the way you said that could be construed 2 ways. One as a broad joke and punchline. Or and the way that I interpret it, they should be held responsible for their actions or inactions that create undue harm to others.

 

[realitybytez]

while many blame the bat-eating chinese or the ineptitude of a chinese lab for covid, i think the nfl should be held responsible. who's with me?

 

[I asked LT to delete my acct]

You mean like the one we're discussing?

exactly

 

[milani]

Or should it be controlled inside each team headquarters?

Interesting question. Many big and medium companies have multiple sites with sizeable numbers if employees. Or at least they did. Some have a centralized policy. Others let the site determine its needs.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

Or should it be controlled inside each team headquarters?

Interesting question. Many big and medium companies have multiple sites with sizeable numbers if employees. Or at least they did. Some have a centralized policy. Others let the site determine its needs.

You do know that football isn't played by only one team, inside a bubble right?

Imagine that the Cowboys decide that they will no longer test, vaccinate, mask, social distance, wash their hands, etc. Would you want to go down to Dallas and play against that team?

While the NFL is collectively made up of 32 "businesses", all of those businesses, in most cases, need to operate under similar rules and regulations when it comes to things like player safety and competitive advantages/disadvantages.

 

[Wi. Mike now in Florida]

You do know that football isn't played by only one team, inside a bubble right?

Imagine that the Cowboys decide that they will no longer test, vaccinate, mask, social distance, wash their hands, etc. Would you want to go down to Dallas and play against that team?

While the NFL is collectively made up of 32 "businesses", all of those businesses, in most cases, need to operate under similar rules and regulations when it comes to things like player safety and competitive advantages/disadvantages.

Good Point

 

[milani]

You do know that football isn't played by only one team, inside a bubble right?

Imagine that the Cowboys decide that they will no longer test, vaccinate, mask, social distance, wash their hands, etc. Would you want to go down to Dallas and play against that team?

While the NFL is collectively made up of 32 "businesses", all of those businesses, in most cases, need to operate under similar rules and regulations when it comes to things like player safety and competitive advantages/disadvantages.

That is a good observation. Many companies send their folks out of the building to other locations and to other customer locations as well.

 

[OldSchool101]

You do know that football isn't played by only one team, inside a bubble right?

Imagine that the Cowboys decide that they will no longer test, vaccinate, mask, social distance, wash their hands, etc. Would you want to go down to Dallas and play against that team?

While the NFL is collectively made up of 32 "businesses", all of those businesses, in most cases, need to operate under similar rules and regulations when it comes to things like player safety and competitive advantages/disadvantages.

I was thinking more of the Bears.

It’d be like mixing a black mold with bacteria and a viral load and being the fan operator.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

That is a good observation. Many companies send their folks out of the building to other locations and to other customer locations as well.

Sure, but not to get sweaty, tackle each other and breath in each other's faces. Unless of course you are talking about the worlds oldest profession.

 

[ARPackFan]

I don't understand the basis for the question as the NFL cannot act unilaterally due to the CBA and the covid protocols/rules for all teams were a collaboartive effort with the NFLPA. Teams are required to follow these rules with the NFL as the enforcement agency. Short of placing a compliance officer at each team facility I really don't see what more they can do than hand out fines. I would bet the NFL & all owners would like to mandate Covid-19 vaccinations but the NFLPA would have to agree to it. So if you want to point a finger I would suggest starting with the NFLPA.

 

[milani]

I don't understand the basis for the question as the NFL cannot act unilaterally due to the CBA and the covid protocols/rules for all teams were a collaboartive effort with the NFLPA. Teams are required to follow these rules with the NFL as the enforcement agency. Short of placing a compliance officer at each team facility I really don't see what more they can do than hand out fines. I would bet the NFL & all owners would like to mandate Covid-19 vaccinations but the NFLPA would have to agree to it. So if you want to point a finger I would suggest starting with the NFLPA.

Yes. They do have to agree with it. And this can backfire. If the league comes down on a player the union by law must represent him whether or not the rank and file in the union support him. Players can impact a lot. Recall when Joe Montana crossed the picket line.

 

[G0P4ckG0]

Are the Packers even "owned" by the NFL? That is an answer I have yet to get confirmation on

 

[I asked LT to delete my acct]

You mean like the one we're discussing?

Smartass.