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That's one of the contingency plans. Which would totally F a lot of people including their darling jewel Draftkings.
For that reason it would not happen. They would move the game before they would screw Draftkings.
What does DraftKings have to do with this?
Have you been hiding under a rock?
Pretty much this. DraftKings runs the NFL. More than the owners, the fans, the sponsors, Goodell... they outrank everyone.
Living in Miami. Know what DraftKings is. Are we saying that DK has any influence on how the NFL will make storm contingencies. I must be naive but I think that's ridiculous
It is not the players that the NFL is worried about, they will be fine. It is the 60,000 spectators, the traffic, the gridlock and the ignoring of mandatory hurricane evacuation that may occur if they play the game.
If the NFL cared about spectators and gridlock they would have never built Fedex in the first place. It sucks to go there for a game.
Nothing like waiting in traffic for 2 hours to visit a stadium that looks like it was built 50 years ago.
at Draftkings having anythng to do with the decision. Can't folks change their lineups?
It's a CAT 3 now, expected to hit CAt 4 soon. Right now best guess has it over the outer banks early Sunday...would definately create havoc in DC Sunday afternoon but I don't think any other games would be significantly affected.
Exactly. A postponed game doesnt affect vegas, they still get their rake. You could argue that it will increase their overlay but given how much they are spending on media im pretty sure they arent concerned in the slightest.They could play Saturday evening before the storm hits the Washington area, or Monday night after the worst should be gone. I would think both of those options are more likely than using the bye weeks. Another posible option might be to flip home dates, but the viability of that might depend on a lot of other factors and that decision would need to come sooner rather than later.
But
Fantasy impact should only be to one team..... Philly. With the possible exception of Matt Jones.Insein said:
That lil guy who seems to have replaced Andre Roberts might have some PPR value
The lack of a scheduled bye week is a good point, and I'm sure the Eagles and Redskins will be playing that hand with the league.Kevrunner said:
I don't play daily but can't you change your lineup submissions up until kickoff? Why would DraftKings care if that game was moved to Week 8?mr roboto said:
Saturday isn't a whole lot better. Basically starting tomorrow here through Saturday, there's forecasted to be 3-6" of rain in the DC area. And that's not including whatever the hurricane may bring.
Yes.
lol. Atta boy, 'boni. Knew I could count on you.
Oh no. We're not getting Berman and Dilfer again. Screw that.Insein said:
Gotta be tough for season ticket holders, and those that were planning to go to the week 16 game. I also don't know how hard it would be to fully staff, and get the field, etc ready in a couple days. It is the NFL and they probably can work very quickly but I don't really see them trying to pull that off.
Monday would probably be easier for this to find a venue and have the NFL's full attention getting that all set up and ready rather then a busy Sunday.
Philly is actually further East and near the coast than DC. Probably not much of a difference weather wise.
