Current Events > NFL is now pondering a third postponement of the Ravens-Steelers game

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https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1333524132433113088



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Waiting until Lamar is cleared is a good move.

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Fuck that, look what happen with the Broncos.

Yeah there is no other way to spin this and the DEN QB situation into anything other than a major inconsistency in covid rules enforcement

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Postponed to Wednesday now. Wonder how Broncos and Steelers fans feel about this.

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Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5, not 6, not 7

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Thats pathetic

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What does a whole fucking day longer matter?

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if i was in the Steelers organization i'd be absolutely livid right now. not playing Thursday led to multiple Steelers positive tests during the delay. Delaying a third time will now pretty much guarantee that there will be no playoff byes, which the team is still in line for. And then watching the league not delay the Broncos game but going out of their way to not punish Baltimore?

RAGE.

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TommyG663513 posted...

Yeah there is no other way to spin this and the DEN QB situation into anything other than a major inconsistency in covid rules enforcement

This. They're not even trying to hide how shady and unfair it is.
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Ravens should have had to forfeit, this is fucking ridiculous

Pro Bowl is shitcanned anyway, just push the playoffs up a week.

Why is the league bending over backwards to placate the Ravens? Meanwhile, Denver plays without a QB. Fuck Baltimore. Either play tomorrow or forfeit, enough of this bullshit

GallisOTK posted...

This. They're not even trying to hide how shady and unfair it is.

Over a third of the team was on the Covid list. I don't know what it's at now, but at the time at least there was no real comparison to be made of the situation.

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Medussa posted...

not playing Thursday led to multiple Steelers positive tests during the delay.

Is that what caused them?

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MonkeyBones23 posted...

Over a third of the team was on the Covid list.

If Denver can get fucked into playing without a QB, Ravens can get fucked into playing ironman football.

antfair posted...

Is that what caused them?

i have no idea what caused them.. Probably thanksgiving. not at all trying to give the steelers players a pass for getting exposed. but that doesn't change the fact that it should only have affected the game against Washington.

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Questionmarktarius posted...

If Denver can get fucked into playing without a QB, Ravens can get fucked into playing ironman football.

It's really not the same situation at all. I don't think Denver should have been made to play either, but I'm tired of people pointing at the Ravens as a reason why. It's two totally different situations. People pointing to Lamar as some sort of preferential treatment is ridiculous.

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MonkeyBones23 posted...

It's really not the same situation at all. I don't think Denver should have been made to play either, but I'm tired of people pointing at the Ravens as a reason why. It's two totally different situations. People pointing to Lamar as some sort of preferential treatment is ridiculous.

It's not the same because the NFL treated these two teams so VASTLY differently

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Hey, maybe the Cowboys now have a chance against the Ravens now.

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Ravens had an uncontrolled COVID spread. Broncos had it contained to just a small group. The NFL sent out a memo earlier this year that decisions weren't going to be made based on positional groups, i.e. if you have four people out it doesn't matter if it's 4 QBs or 4 random players: if it's contained, you're playing.

Broncos QBs lied about their exposure which is the whole reason why this thing changed so late in the week.

There's this weird idea that this postponement is going to help the Ravens, even though anyone who tested positive can't play for 10 days, so they're still absolutely fucked when it comes to the Steelers game. And they're going to be fucked for more games because of the actual illness. So the idea that the Broncos are "punished more" and should have let it spread so that they could get a postponement is idiotic.

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GregShmedley posted...

It's almost like it was a terrible idea to have professional sports during a pandemic.

All things considering the NFL has done a decent job, better than I ever imagined. I didn't think there would be a week 12 yet here we are.
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Anteaterking posted...

so they're still absolutely fucked when it comes to the Steelers game

unless it gets moved to week 18. or cancelled, leading to a 16 team playoff, denying the steelers (or chiefs) a bye week.

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Medussa posted...

unless it gets moved to week 18. or cancelled, leading to a 16 team playoff, denying the steelers (or chiefs) a bye week.

Fair caveat.

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cancelled again.
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Vermander posted...

cancelled again.

Wait wat?

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Still Wednesday, which is apparently what the NFL wanted all along. NBC didn't want to skip the tree lighting.
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BudDupree48 posted...

Wait wat?

It was supposed to be tomorrow. I actually am disappointed cause I actually was supposed to have a date and we were gonna order wings and watch the game.

But alas being excited for anything in 2020 seems like a strategical mistake.
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Vermander posted...

It was supposed to be tomorrow. I actually am disappointed cause I actually was supposed to have a date and we were gonna order wings and watch the game.

But alas being excited for anything in 2020 seems like a strategical mistake.

I thought you cancelled again after Wednesday. Damn tho that sucks sounds like a great time move it to the game day

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