Cam Newton Tests Positive; Out for KC game

[PATRIOTSFANINPA]

For those who said they should cancel this game because Cam isn't playing and they don't have a fighting chance?....... I want to let you know that the 2007/08 Super Bowl Giants said Hi

 

[bresna]

There is a lot of alarmism about COVID, much of it sadly political.

There's been a lot of stupidity around COVID-19, all of it sadly political.

 

[203Pat]

I assume it’s already been posted but Doug Kyed said that they get tested in the morning and get results at the end of the day or next morning. So he got tested Friday morning and was in the building all day.

If that’s the case I can’t imagine how many people he was in contact with.

 

[Bill Lee]

If you have to host a ton of families and staff in a bubble, just saying, might not be a bad option...

The flip side of this is to rely on 3200+ mostly well paid mostly young adults to follow "community guidelines" to protect a business with $15B revenue per year.

Yet we know which direction the NFL chose...

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Rather than speculate baselessly, I am going to wait for BB's daily medical press conferences with Cam's & other players' details.

 

[MoreBellhorn]

Rather than speculate baselessly, I am going to wait for BB's daily medical press conferences with Cam's & other players' details.

No. You should blame people for getting a virus.

 

[Bill Lee]

For those who might want to consider the big picture, a bit from SI:

On Saturday, many pointed out that teams have gotten by with one or two positive tests, so the Patriots would be fine. The Falcons got by without a cornerback (kind of!). The Titans were ready to barrel ahead with three quarters of their roster and no practice. But the question is: Why? Why is the league content with the continued dilution of the product for the sake of throwing results on the board? How will they calibrate and explain a season where teams could spend various amounts of time operating without critical players and staff (and please, my goodness, don’t be oafish enough to compare this to a typical football injury)? As a fan, does the familiar whiff of regular football really provide enough of a distraction when the core of the product can become so hollow?​

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Ref: The NFL Should Pause the Season

I don't think I'm there yet, but I think I might after watching four quarters of Hoyer vs KC.

 

[MoreBellhorn]

For those who might want to consider the big picture, a bit from SI:

On Saturday, many pointed out that teams have gotten by with one or two positive tests, so the Patriots would be fine. The Falcons got by without a cornerback (kind of!). The Titans were ready to barrel ahead with three quarters of their roster and no practice. But the question is: Why? Why is the league content with the continued dilution of the product for the sake of throwing results on the board? How will they calibrate and explain a season where teams could spend various amounts of time operating without critical players and staff (and please, my goodness, don’t be oafish enough to compare this to a typical football injury)? As a fan, does the familiar whiff of regular football really provide enough of a distraction when the core of the product can become so hollow?​

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Ref: The NFL Should Pause the Season

I don't think I'm there yet, but I think I might after watching four quarters of Hoyer vs KC.

Not quite sure what the point of that SI article was. Yes, if several star players test positive around the same time, I’m guessing the season will be PPD. The NFL at this very moment is still a great product.

 

[Kontradiction]

Postponing the season would be absolutely ridiculous.

 

[italian pat patriot]

Not quite sure what the point of that SI article was. Yes, if several star players test positive around the same time, I’m guessing the season will be PPD. The NFL at this very moment is still a great product.

The article imho is quite clear...

 

[italian pat patriot]

For those who might want to consider the big picture, a bit from SI:

On Saturday, many pointed out that teams have gotten by with one or two positive tests, so the Patriots would be fine. The Falcons got by without a cornerback (kind of!). The Titans were ready to barrel ahead with three quarters of their roster and no practice. But the question is: Why? Why is the league content with the continued dilution of the product for the sake of throwing results on the board? How will they calibrate and explain a season where teams could spend various amounts of time operating without critical players and staff (and please, my goodness, don’t be oafish enough to compare this to a typical football injury)? As a fan, does the familiar whiff of regular football really provide enough of a distraction when the core of the product can become so hollow?​

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Ref: The NFL Should Pause the Season

I don't think I'm there yet, but I think I might after watching four quarters of Hoyer vs KC.

Yes...and we are ONLY Beginning october...

 

[MoreBellhorn]

The article imho is quite clear...

Tell me.. where’s the dilution right now? Please explain. I must be too stupid to understand SI, the sports juggernaut publication.

 

[Bill Lee]

 

[Bill Lee]

Tell me.. where’s the dilution right now? Please explain. I must be too stupid to understand SI, the sports juggernaut publication.

We haven't seen what TEN looks like down five players, nor have we seen the drop off with Hoyer instead of Cam, but we will soon.

 

[MoreBellhorn]

We haven't seen what TEN looks like down five players, nor have we seen the drop off with Hoyer instead of Cam, but we will soon.

If it was a player like Cam, don’t you think that’d be announced?

 

[Bill Lee]

If it was a player like Cam, don’t you think that’d be announced?

I don't know, I thought the reason it was not being announced was to protect the players privacy. As far as I know Cam is entitled to as much privacy as the rest of the players.

Now, I just found an article that lists all of the Titans players except for the last one. I did not realize that they are up to nine players on their covid list.



As you suggest, no particularly famous players are on that list.

 

[Bill Lee]

Seems the odds of getting this game in this week are going down by the hour.

 

[DropKickFlutie]

Cam was in a lot of piles with opponent players after running the ball. Wouldn't be surprised if he got covid from a week1 or week2 game. Miami seems to have a lot of covid in their area, what if he got it from opposing players during a prior interaction.



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[ralmat55]

You have to think Tuesday is just a placeholder at this point and the game will get rescheduled. It’s just too risky for a mass conflagration spreading to the Broncos, Raiders and Bills (who the Chiefs play 10/15).

 

[MoreBellhorn]

Cam was in a lot of piles running the ball. Wouldn't be surprised if he got it from a week1 or week2 game. Miami seems to have a lot of covid in their area.

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