06-20-2020, 11:11 AM
(06-20-2020, 01:11 AM)jfkbengals Wrote: Doubt it is going to happen. Training camps are shutting down due to Covid outbreaks, and it was reported that there are at least 8 MLB owners who don't want any season. Meanwhile, Florida and Arizona, the two locations proposed to host all of the games, are struggling with outbreaks. I can't see how the two sides are going to be able to come together on an agreement with all of that happening around them.
Agreed. I realize that a certain subset of fans believe that COVID-19 is a joke and that the whole thing is overblown.
I get that.
But what if it isn't? Are you willing to risk the health of hundreds of people ... players, coaches, staff, concession workers, ushers, etc. ... just so that YOU can watch football this fall?
What if one of our starters caught it, was permanently impaired and this season ended his career? Are YOU willing to risk Mixon's career? Burrow's? Jonah's? Your response will likely be "They are always at risk when they play or practice." True ... but at risk from injury, not some preventable virus. Are players LIKELY to get a career ending illness? No ... but WHAT IF THEY DID?
The only way to make sure that EVERYBODY is safe is to quarantine players, coaches and staff for the season. Ensure that all travel and lodging is safe ... airplanes, flight crew, buses, drivers, hotels, etc.
It is either this or cancel the season.
