Patsgofor4
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This may be jumping the gun, but now that the draft is over, and without any other sports to watch) speculation is all that we have right now. There are some really intriguing NFL dynamics (potential) because of COVID.
1. If there is no college football in the fall, a ton of players could end up entering the supplemental draft. Will some "students" entering their (true) junior years petition the NCAA to be allowed to enter the supplemental draft or even go to court to push for this?
2. If NFL games are played without fans....long way away but this is a definite possibility, this will take away a big advantage for the teams with the loudest stadiums/crowds...KC, Seattle and several of the dome teams. Gillette is considered a tough place to play but anyone who has attended games on a regular basis knows that the crowd is NOT consistently loud, especially for day games (too many kids/families, stadium designed for aesthetics not noise optimization like Seattle). KC will be a huge challenge because of their offensive weapons but they also feed off of their crowd. No need for silent snap counts. In addition, no crowd noise would be a big plus for teams with young, inexperienced starting quarterbacks (not naming any names).
3. If the season starts in mid October, this is going to take away some of the September home field advantage for teams who play outdoors in hot and humid climates. As we all know Pats often struggle in Miami in early season games in part because of the oppressive heat (and in part because Brady usually sucks balls in Miami). You'd also have one or two additional games in the cold weather cities in the dead of winter.
PS. How is this not basis for the main article in the Athletic/ESPN/NFL.com? I sometimes even surprise myself when my big brain spits hot fire like this.
1. If there is no college football in the fall, a ton of players could end up entering the supplemental draft. Will some "students" entering their (true) junior years petition the NCAA to be allowed to enter the supplemental draft or even go to court to push for this?
2. If NFL games are played without fans....long way away but this is a definite possibility, this will take away a big advantage for the teams with the loudest stadiums/crowds...KC, Seattle and several of the dome teams. Gillette is considered a tough place to play but anyone who has attended games on a regular basis knows that the crowd is NOT consistently loud, especially for day games (too many kids/families, stadium designed for aesthetics not noise optimization like Seattle). KC will be a huge challenge because of their offensive weapons but they also feed off of their crowd. No need for silent snap counts. In addition, no crowd noise would be a big plus for teams with young, inexperienced starting quarterbacks (not naming any names).
3. If the season starts in mid October, this is going to take away some of the September home field advantage for teams who play outdoors in hot and humid climates. As we all know Pats often struggle in Miami in early season games in part because of the oppressive heat (and in part because Brady usually sucks balls in Miami). You'd also have one or two additional games in the cold weather cities in the dead of winter.
PS. How is this not basis for the main article in the Athletic/ESPN/NFL.com? I sometimes even surprise myself when my big brain spits hot fire like this.