This Game Should Not Be Played

I hate to say this, but it is true. It is Tuesday evening and the Ravens are still getting positive tests. If this game is played it is highly likely the Steelers will be going through a similar outbreak the next two weeks.

Chances are the Steelers will beat a depleted Ravens team tomorrow. This will mean absolutely nothing, if a depleted Steelers team loses the next two games because half our roster is on the Covid list.

The Ravens team threatened to strike if they had to play Tuesday. The Steelers should consider threatening their own strike, if they are forced to play this disease ridden bunch of rodent birds.

A victory tomorrow will not mean much if it ends up ruining our season.

 

Seems the NFL is not going to add another week to their whole schedule for this one game. I hated the idea of forfeit, but maybe they should after all this, with the situation being the way it is now.

I have never even heard as a fact that a team has a right to forfeit a game, just heard it said so. What happens with the TV money? Is it a fact or not?

 

Steelers need to gather as much information as possible before noon tomorrow and then decide whether the Rats should be allowed to enter the stadium. If they don't feel comfortable about it then they should seek immediate compensation for having to play if they are forced to. If they are still uncomfortable but must play due to the NFL decision to play the game, they should then socially distance the entire game and embarrass the NFL on National TV. Totally screw over the league for one game and make a point. Have the score end up 476-0 with the Rats winning and make it the talk of the universe.

BTW-I'm only half kidding.

 

I would threaten a strike if they don't make the Ravens forfeit. F them

 

Just cancel the damn thing at this point. Chances are the Ravens may not even be ready to play their next game. There will be teams with an uneven amount of games played. If this is the case so be it. The NFL can easily use winning percentage to determine playoff seating. There will be some lost revenue for sure. Work out a deal between the Players Association and the TV Networks to split up the loss.

The NFL isn't doing itself any favors here. They are just kicking the can down the road. At some point they are going to hit a road block they can not get past.

 

Its obvious the NFL isnt gona make them forfeit, if they dont play tmrw they will move it to week 18..... or might even call it a tie..

 

the mayor should not have let them across the ft pitt bridge!

 

Wouldn't that be a slap in the face.

 

Maybe this is the answer. Have government officials step in and say no way. Keep your Covid in Baltimore.

 

I can see it now. 0-0 Tie. 60:00 minutes played with goose eggs filling in the entire stat sheet.

 

If they do cancel i hope they do it by 12 central time, i dont wana call into wrk tmrw if the game is not being played

 

They’re not canceling. This game is happening tomorrow.

 

Steelers got an extra bye. Be thankful. Sit back and relax and stop (bleep) whining. Jesus, how much whining can one fan base do. Grow a pair and shut up and enjoy the game tomorrow. Or don't.

 

Has any athlete on the pro or collegiate level of any sport died of Covid? And how many have been hospitalized?

 

No one is being taken advantage of. Everyone's lives have been affected. Most of us have had jobs affected. NFL players aren't immune to that. The league has been impacted, that's just the nature of the world we live in right now.

Yes, the Steelers routine has been impacted. To that I say they are professionals and I expect them to come out and play their best anyway, which I know they will.

They will play on short rest. So what? They're professionals in better shape than most people on earth. They'll be just fine. It's a pandemic, these things are going to happen.

We're just lucky to get to see a full season. No other sports league was fortunate enough to even come close to a full season

 

What has changed in Raven land that they couldn't play Tuesday but won't throw a fit about playing today?

 

They get their 2 running backs back today.
Also pushes next game back so they get their starting QB back too.
If they played on Monday or Tuesday vs Steelers and then Cowboys on Sunday, Lamar would've missed 2 games.

 

I know 60-70 year old guys who have gotten it and they tell me they have had worse flu's. These athlete's are way stronger and I would think it's pretty minor for them.

Although I think the talking heads of the media did dig up a female lacrosse player that died from it. Can't remember where. I'm sure there must be a few if they look hard enough.

 

Play the game...beat the ratbirds to smithereens....hear Harbough cry....move on.

 

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl...:text=Mark Ingram and J.K.,on Monday, Nov. 23.

 

Good!

 

Total BS. Play the damn game. Wang Harbaugh has been undermining the play of this game since day 1.