Quote:We might have football this season!
"The NFL tonight issued a memo laying out protocols to teams on how club facilities may reopen, including consent from local state government officials, establishment of a club infection response team, social distancing, temperature screening and other measures, per sources."

-Tom Pelissero

(05-07-2020, 07:40 PM)JWW1971 Wrote: Not trying to be funny here but If they say the sun kills this virus, why has two of the sunniest countries in Europe got the highest death rates?

(05-07-2020, 07:21 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: Hopefully, and I'm sure they do, they'll realize that the sun kills the Coronavirus, so being outdoors in the sun wouldn't be a lot safer.

(05-07-2020, 07:48 PM)George Cantstandya Wrote: I'm confused by this.  Not only am I skeptical of the claim that the sun kills Covid-19, but also if said claim was indeed true why would it not be safer to be outdoors in the sun?  

(05-07-2020, 07:57 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: TYPO!!!!

Good catch 

Why are you skeptical that the sun kills Covid-19?  It was reported by the people studying it (saw it on TV).  It was also in a piece I was researching about if it survived on food and what surfaces it could survive on.

Quote: Covid19 Fact or Fiction-Sunlight


Q. Does sunlight kill the new coronavirus?


Fact: There is no evidence that sunlight kills the new coronavirus.

(05-07-2020, 07:21 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: Ian Rapoport Tweeted this:


In a world that there's very little good in right now, that's AMAZING news!  Hopefully, and I'm sure they do, they'll realize that the sun kills the Coronavirus, so being outdoors in the sun would be a lot safer.  

Actually, I did read where they're considering playing all games in sunny, warmer weather states.  

Especially if testing keeps improving, this could be HUGE!  

I need football to fill a big void in my life!

(05-07-2020, 08:24 PM)AussieBengal Wrote: Just move the entire season out here to Australia, lol

(05-07-2020, 08:26 PM)jason Wrote: The days of the Bengals being a team full of criminals are long gone my friend.

You guys probably have murder hornets there and everything.

(05-07-2020, 09:01 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: One day we will have to force ourselves into normalcy, but just a little too early where sports is concerned. 

(05-07-2020, 09:11 PM)Awful Llama Wrote: Yeah, September seems like a long way off (or even August, if you're talking pre-season), but man, that's going to be here in no time.  Empty stadia may be the only responsible action, especially to a lawsuit-wary NFL.  Maybe MLB can be inventive and strike a balance somehow and give the NFL a blueprint.  Guess time will tell.  

(05-07-2020, 09:01 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: The sun doesn’t kill the virus, it just lessons the ability to spread from surfaces I think. I heard something similar about the virus that Brad heard. You don’t see a lot of people with the flu in the summer. Same concept I guess? WTS, a stadium full of people is not a good idea. Heck, a stadium half full of people is not good either. I strongly support no fans at all this year and just playing the game. The risk is far worse than the reward.

One day we will have to force ourselves into normalcy, but just a little too early where sports is concerned.

This thread is legitimate where it’s at as long as politics and religion is left out. Concerns about the season and attending games is definitely Jungle talk.

(05-07-2020, 09:51 PM)George Cantstandya Wrote: Having done some more digging I have seen where there are some thoughts that sun can, over time, kill Covid-19.  That said, as it is most often spread person to person, all the sun in the world won't help if an infected person exposes others to it via droplets.  It isn't like if someone with Covid-19 sneezes or coughs the sun will instantly nuke all the droplets spread and everyone around is safe.

So a lot of people in close proximity cheering and shouting like a stadium probably isn't a good idea for awhile.  I think at best we will be seeing empty stadium games this year.  It's going to be weird in that case. I wonder if they would put in artificial crowd noise for telecasts?   It could get worse though.  If a few players  and staff start testing positive then the season will probably be shut down.

Quote:[url=At the White House coronavirus task force briefing on Thursday evening, President Trump highlighted research at the Department of Homeland Security that found that sunlight and disinfectants — including bleach and alcohol — can kill the coronavirus on surfaces in as little as 30 seconds.]At the White House coronavirus task force briefing on Thursday evening, President Trump highlighted research at the Department of Homeland Security that found that sunlight and disinfectants — including bleach and alcohol — can kill the coronavirus on surfaces in as little as 30 seconds.

(05-07-2020, 09:59 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: The studies that I saw said that it lasted on certain surfaces for as little 90 seconds, but this website says that sunlight can kill it even faster:

[url=At the White House coronavirus task force briefing on Thursday evening, President Trump highlighted research at the Department of Homeland Security that found that sunlight and disinfectants — including bleach and alcohol — can kill the coronavirus on surfaces in as little as 30 seconds.][/url]

(05-07-2020, 09:51 PM)George Cantstandya Wrote: Having done some more digging I have seen where there are some thoughts that sun can, over time, kill Covid-19.  That said, as it is most often spread person to person, all the sun in the world won't help if an infected person exposes others to it via droplets.  It isn't like if someone with Covid-19 laughs, sneezes or coughs the sun will instantly nuke all the droplets spread and everyone around is safe.

So a lot of people in close proximity cheering and shouting in a stadium probably isn't a good idea for awhile.  I think at best we will be seeing empty stadium games this year.  It's going to be weird in that case. I wonder if they would put in artificial crowd noise for telecasts?   It may not even get to that though.  We will have to see how team practices go first.  If a few players  and staff start testing positive then the season will probably be shut down before it starts.

(05-07-2020, 09:59 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: The studies that I saw said that it lasted on certain surfaces for as little 90 seconds, but this website says that sunlight can kill it even faster:

[url=At the White House coronavirus task force briefing on Thursday evening, President Trump highlighted research at the Department of Homeland Security that found that sunlight and disinfectants — including bleach and alcohol — can kill the coronavirus on surfaces in as little as 30 seconds.][/url]

(05-07-2020, 09:11 PM)Awful Llama Wrote: Yeah, September seems like a long way off (or even August, if you're talking pre-season), but man, that's going to be here in no time.  Empty stadia may be the only responsible action, especially to a lawsuit-wary NFL.  Maybe MLB can be inventive and strike a balance somehow and give the NFL a blueprint.  Guess time will tell.