yup. like maybe just run the wildcat.….. giving the ball to Nick Chubb
A LOT
As @amnesiacsaid, we’re currently down 2 from last week. We can fill those gaps but here’s the dilemma, and it really runs across all positions, we can’t afford for anyone to get hurt in the game. That happens and we’re pulling guys out of the stands.Brown aficionados - how many OL from last week are expected to miss this week? Any decent depth behind these guys? How do you feel about trotting Chubb out this week (and many of us will be starting regardless)?
Losing Teller hurts the run game, but I think that gap can be filled. I don't think we're filling any gap at LT though... especially given the health issues at TE. Just a sample size of one, but while Hudson was a revelation last week the only reason he was given another shot is because all other options had been exhausted. And it only takes one hole for an OL to come crumbling down.As @amnesiacsaid, we’re currently down 2 from last week. We can fill those gaps but here’s the dilemma, and it really runs across all positions, we can’t afford for anyone to get hurt in the game. That happens and we’re pulling guys out of the stands.
Look back on the last game Keenan started and see what the RB numbers looked like, probably something similar this week. They will pass to keep the defense honest but Keenan isn’t going to be chucking it 30-40 times IMO. If he is, we’re down by 20 in the 1st quarter and have lost the game already.
I've already posted an article but listen to Dr. Gene from last night's Audiblewhat exactly was the rule change?
how late can a player test and be cleared?
can they do it on Saturday?
5 PM. I’m going to have to close the office early.Game rescheduled to Monday.
are there any players left to be out?Doesnt change much as far as who will be available (maybe even MORE players will be out) but at least the scrubs can get a little more up to speed.
If someone tests positive, they will continue to test positive for weeks if not months. Good luck getting anyone back within 10 days of testing positiveare there any players left to be out?
i think it’s possible they get several guys back by Monday with the new guidelines.
that’s not how it works anymore. they are changing the threshold. it’s no longer a binary test.If someone tests positive, they will continue to test positive for weeks if not months. Good luck getting anyone back within 10 days of testing positive
Hunt out now. Not that it matters but just saying, we will probably have more guys out by monday
Positve yes. Positive players have been playing all year once they are 10 days past their first positive test.that’s not how it works anymore. they are changing the threshold. it’s no longer a binary test.
you can be positive and still play.
they are going to measure what their viral load is. Once it falls below a certain threshold they are considered “negative.”Positve yes. Positive players have been playing all year once they are 10 days past their first positive test.
In what way are they changing this?
Well, to this point in hospitals people are considered "covid recovered" 10 days after their first positive test. I believe this time frame was based on viral load, being contagious, etc...they are going to measure what their viral load is. Once it falls below a certain threshold they are considered “negative.”
that’s how I understand it anyway. i may be wrong.
If someone tests positive, they will continue to test positive for weeks if not months. Good luck getting anyone back within 10 days of testing positive
Hunt out now. Not that it matters but just saying, we will probably have more guys out by monday
In what time frame?Ummm....50 if not 100 players have tested positive and have been back.
"Under the previous protocols, a vaccinated individual who tests positive for COVID-19 has to produce two negative tests 24 hours apart before being cleared to return. The new protocols relax that requirement and could enable teams such as the Cleveland Browns, Los Angeles Rams and Washington Football Team to get some players back for this weekend's games.In what time frame?
Because you can test positive for 2 months, but you are considered Covid recovered 10 days after your first positive test
That would be great news if they do that because many of the players in the league who have tested positive probably would have tested positive several days earlier and needlessly had to sit out a game."Under the previous protocols, a vaccinated individual who tests positive for COVID-19 has to produce two negative tests 24 hours apart before being cleared to return. The new protocols relax that requirement and could enable teams such as the Cleveland Browns, Los Angeles Rams and Washington Football Team to get some players back for this weekend's games.
In creating the new return-to-play protocols, the NFL and NFLPA focused on a new metric that measures the viral load of a player, known as the "cycle threshold" (CT). In essence, the CT value can measure whether a player is still contagious, even if in some cases he would still test positive on a traditional test.
That testing can begin as soon as one day after the initial positive and could significantly shorten the amount of time a vaccinated player spends away from the team facility.
There are now three ways for a vaccinated player to return under the new protocols:
• Two PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests that are either negative or produce a CT value of 35 or greater.
• One PCR test that is either negative or produces a CT value of 35 or greater, and a negative Mesa test result taken with 24 hours of the PCR test. (Mesa tests usually return results in less than an hour.)
• Two negative Mesa tests.
According to NFL chief medical officer Dr. Allen Sills, previous NFL test analysis has shown that players with CT values at the level of 35 or higher do not transmit COVID-19 and thus would not be contagious."
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32883210/nfl-new-covid-19-rules-include-changes-return-play-protocols-return-intensive-restrictions
From what i have gleaned there is hope for everyone but Clowney, who is legitimately sick. Probably others with zero chance, but I'm not aware of them.Mongidig said:Is there any hope Hooper plays tomorrow?
A lot of guys are going to get clearedBrowns are back to 3 point favorites. Wow.
Vegas knows something we dont???
too bad to hear Clowney is actually sick, but great news on everyone else.From what i have gleaned there is hope for everyone but Clowney, who is legitimately sick. Probably others with zero chance, but I'm not aware of them.
What? I know people personally that tested positive and then a couple days later testing negativeIf someone tests positive, they will continue to test positive for weeks if not months. Good luck getting anyone back within 10 days of testing positive
Hunt out now. Not that it matters but just saying, we will probably have more guys out by monday
And I know people who tested positive and continued to test positive for 2 months. Plus hundreds of patients.What? I know people personally that tested positive and then a couple days later testing negative
I am guessing neither of us can be right if we are trying to debate what the NFL will actually do.i would like to humbly suggest that perhaps we are arguing semantics here.
let’s see who the Browns get back tomorrow.
Let’s hope we’re saying that next week as well!!Thanks Green Bay
they’re not going to make the moves til the last minute.So is no news good news? I am not optimistic.