2020 Pats: Gilmore Tests Positive for C-19 but Asymptomatic

[Time to Mo Vaughn]

This seems like the perfect time to be flexible and pick up a few extra weeks of football with more TV eyes due to less concurrent games. Normally this would mess with the plans if fans, but most stadiums are empty and everyone is used to disruptions due to the pandemic. For once the NFL can do the right thing and make extra money.

Hell if the playoffs and Superbowl get pushed out far enough there might be a vaccine.

 

[Saints Rest]

Jason McCourty not pulling any punches with the NFL or NFLPA:

https://nesn.com/2020/10/jason-mccourty-has-realized-nfl-nflpa-dont-care-about-player-safety/


Sounds like the NFL learned all of the wrong lessons from the way this country has handled COVID-19 from day one. There is no plan besides "plow forward." It's every team for themselves.

Rodney Harrison would highly approve of this “us vs the world” approach. Time to go on a 15 game winning streak.

 

[DJnVa]

I thought that plow forward was probably the plan from the beginning. Unless you seal it off like the NBA you are going to have issues, and if you keep interrupting and postponing you risk never getting through. And this is a league that used replacement players for three games and amateur refs for several weeks as well

And we all still watch. There's not going to be a single lesson learned if that's the case.

 

[GreyisGone]

Not looking good:

View: https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1315243371280191489

 

[Time to Mo Vaughn]

If Gilmore became contagious on Monday, then anyone who caught it from him that day would likely become contagious today or tomorrow and be capable of testing positive for a test administered tomorrow or Saturday, which would have results Saturday or Sunday.

Will be interesting to see the Pat's and Chief's tests those days.

Timeline fits.

With a walkthrough yesterday, how many new exposures do we have? I assume way less than a normal practice.

It'll be interesting to see Chiefs results now.

 

[MuppetAsteriskTalk]

I thought the NFL's plan was no testing on Saturday. Did this change? Or is that plan only for teams that haven't had any previous positive tests?

 

[Time to Mo Vaughn]

I thought the NFL's plan was no testing on Saturday. Did this change? Or is that plan only for teams that haven't had any previous positive tests?

I thought it was no testing on gameday so perhaps with Patriots game already on Monday that Saturday test with Sunday results are okay. You likely also want to do extra testing with Patriots having 3 positives in the last 9 days.

 

[Mooch]

View: https://twitter.com/tomecurran/status/1315263812535234566?s=20

 

[BigSoxFan]

View: https://twitter.com/tomecurran/status/1315263812535234566?s=20

I’m interested about this scenario. What happens if a team does this? Seems like forfeit would 100% be on the table...or at least the threat of it.

 

[Mooch]

I’m interested about this scenario. What happens if a team does this? Seems like forfeit would 100% be on the table...or at least the threat of it.

The Broncos would have to accept the forfeit. Given that they may not board a plane this morning, I’m not sure they want to play this game either.