Steeler
Footballguy
This is lame. You can certainly talk about COVID and how to deal with it in FF without discussion politics.
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NFL and Covid Issues - Initially Asked in Shark Pool To Keep it 100% NFL (3 Viewers)
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Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
Omg I remember using USA Today box scores in my earliest FBB roto leagues.
Now league members are texting me if CBS misses an assisted tackle they swear they saw.
but I digress. Back to COVID.
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
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Truebluey
Footballguy
Yes I was very puzzled, especially as my suggestion and the situation I was discussing (extra slots, players test positive) had absolutely nothing to do with politics, nor did I mention any political context. Perhaps it goes to show passionately the belief that covid is not a problem is tied up with their personal self-image and belief system . It's probably far, far more common than we realize. It does make discussing reality a problem. And poses a challenge for running a sensible fantasy league.
The Frankman
Footballguy
I tried contacting Yahoo! fantasy about COVID stuff and they were not responsive...
The big thing was to try and help people w/o creating a situation people would exploit. So what I did was this:
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Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
I straight up told people that the new temporary IR spots were *only* for COVID-19, and further, If I randomly perused rosters and saw any injured player on their IR who did not have Covid, I would drop that player to the waiver wire.
Naturally the CMC owner put him on his IR & i sent them a PM asking them to fix it. I wasn’t really gonna drop them, but sometimes ya gotta make a point, right?
Pipes
Footballguy
I have no problem with the everyone play as is and adding temp IR spots for most my leagues. It's a bit more challenging in the 16 team league as we're already fighting over scraps on the WW as it is with all the injuries. Throwing cancellations into the mix they'll be some pretty ugly starting lineups in that league. Small potatoes in the grand scheme of things just a weird year for everyone involved. Really hoping this is an isolated incident and that we can get through a complete season while (most importantly) keeping all parties involved healthy (from covid). No small task that's for sure.
Anarchy99
Footballguy
I posted the workaround in the thread that was closed. Minnesota can move a game with GB to reschedule with HOU. Simple fix like HOU / PIT. Same situation.
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habsfan
Footballguy
In our league you set the best line-up you can today. I have no idea what will be rescheduled and when and I'm not digging into past weeks to apply points based on what people might have done if they could (but couldn't). We also added a (hopefully) temporary "clause" that we will pull the plug on the season if the situation gets too goofy to manage. We'll decide that together when the time comes. Like obscenity, I hope we'll know it when we see it.
QuizGuy66
Footballguy
More to it than that though. Houston plays Green Bay week 7 and is on bye week 8 and Minnesota plays Green Bay week 8 and is on bye week 7.
More has to happen to make it work.
-QG
Anarchy99
Footballguy
- Minnesota vs. Houston moved from Week 4 to Week 8.
- Green Bay vs. Houston moved from Week 8 to Week 7.
- Minnesota bye moved from Week 7 to Week 4.
- Houston bye moved from Week 8 to Week 4.
- Green Bay bye moved from Week 7 to Week 8.
Dez
Footballguy
This kind of stuff makes it tough in the high stakes leagues that only run waivers twice Wed and Fri. Anything popping up on Saturday and your out of luck say your kicker tests positive or your only carrying 1 QB (or your 2nd QB played Thursday). I was concerned about my Matt Ryan teams last Saturday when the Atlanta guy tested positive if they postponed the game I was out of luck.
If the game were to be rescheduled it be treated like a bye week in my leagues (I am commish of 7 leagues).
The problem for someone like myself is in 1 of those leagues I am in its 16 team dynasty and Tannehill is my only QB so if Tenn does not play it isn't like I can hit the waiver wire and grab another QB.
If the game were to be rescheduled it be treated like a bye week in my leagues (I am commish of 7 leagues).
The problem for someone like myself is in 1 of those leagues I am in its 16 team dynasty and Tannehill is my only QB so if Tenn does not play it isn't like I can hit the waiver wire and grab another QB.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
We created 3 extra roster spots that owners can Taxi players on to and pick up a replacement player for that week off the waiver wire.
Anarchy99
Footballguy
So what would you guys do if a game is moved to Monday night and then moved to a different week? Tell owners not to risk it and play someone on the taxi squad instead? Submit a conditional roster (Start PLAYER X if the PIT / TEN is played but PLAYER Y if not)?
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
Obviously, the bigger issue is that there was a Covid outbreak anywhere. That said, that sounds like none of the players involved were fantasy relevant.
rockaction
Footballguy
Such a memorable quote. Potter Stewart, right? Where logic and tests fail, sometimes you just get that sense that something crosses the line...
rockaction
Footballguy
It really does. If you attack the very premise of something existing, it's awfully tough to plan for it. That's not political, that's ontological, really. Though an ontological argument, IIRC, is usually a philosophical axiom which is that when one asserts the existence of a thing its existence is viewed as a good to maintain, the word ontological probably fits here.
Indeed it does. Looked it up.
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Wrigley
Footballguy
We removed our 1 IR spot, and replaced it with a 3 man taxi squad
The wire is bare.
Go DC Yourself
Footballguy
in baseball leagues, the OnRoto stat service put all the players on the teams whose games were postponed because of Covid on the IL until the team resumed playing, so that their fantasy teams could put them on league IR and replace them. Thought that was pretty smart of it. I'm curious as to whether the football stat sites will do the same thing. With that in mine as Commish I've asked my owners to hold off putting in their free agent bids until there is more info from the NFL on its plans for the four teams this week.
Pipes
Footballguy
I think conditional players is fair. I'll push for that especially in my large league.
BoltBacker
Footballguy
What a mess.
I've been arguing the league should be folding in more bye weeks for player safety(and the quality of their product) well, well before Covid was a thing. It's still hard to believe the owners didn't simply add in a few bye weeks this year on the off chance a few games would need to be shifted around.
BoltBacker
Footballguy
It's great that they are saying that(not sure what choice they have, really).
Does anyone know how much the Las Vegas line has moved since the news TEN won't be practicing this week and PIT will be practicing as normal? One would think that will be telling in how much the competitive balance has really changed.
If PIT blows the doors of TEN this week(which would have been possible even if TEN was practicing) it will be interesting how willing coaches will be to "just role with it" if playoff positioning and their jobs are on the line in the second half of the season.
But maybe Allen Iverson was right. We'll see.
rockaction
Footballguy
Favorite sports presser of all time. Nothing even really comes close. The closest might be Jim Mora's playoff one.
Anarchy99
Footballguy
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apalmer
Footballguy
So when does Minnesota play Green Bay (currently scheduled for week 8)? Green Bay/Houston is already week 7; their bye is week 5.
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Anarchy99
Footballguy
I listed the weeks wrong. Should have said GB and HOU moves from Week 7 to Week 8. MIN and GB would move from Week 8 and play Week 7 instead.
apalmer
Footballguy
QuizGuy66
Footballguy
nope Green Bay has a bye in week 5.
I know because it is set to destroy my FBG contest rooster.
-QG
barackdhouse
Footballguy
This is something I brought up but nobody wanted to discuss it. Now it is harder because the season has started.
barackdhouse
Footballguy
barackdhouse
Footballguy
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
I’ll take Mora 1.01 in the all-time coach’s presser draft
Close second for me is Herm, “YOU PLAY...TO WIN...THE GAME.” Edwards.
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rockaction
Footballguy
I thought of him, too, but his voice never hits quite the level of disgust that Iverson's and Mora's do, Iverson in particular. He loved to drag McDonald's to eat just before practice. I mean, guy hated the concept of taking care and keeping squeaky clean and doing right by his body.
rockaction
Footballguy
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
Plus the context of Mora’s speech was just so good… “We’re just trying to win a game!“ is the best part - he’s just incredulous that somebody could even mention the word playoffs.
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rockaction
Footballguy
Sorry for the sidetrack. I'm in two leagues with really no provisions for this and plan on starting two guys from the Steelers and Titans. Redraft for no money this is no problem, dynasty where rosters don't have churn and I'm already out of FAAB dollars, it means I'm reaching for guys like John Hightower to start. That's not going to work out very well.
David Dodds
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I think playing Monday makes the most sense especially if the facilities can be reopened up Friday.
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
KR/PR points count?
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
Shutout
Footballguy
I think they need to set a fair precedent here. Not so much for this game eof Titans and Steelers now (although it could certainly be impactful) but what if this secenario occurs prior to a playoff game? So one playoff team sits t home in their house and the other practices and prepares for a playoff game?
Shutout
Footballguy
I may have missed it but if it takes 7, 10, 14 days to manifest the symptoms then how is it possible to play the game this week at all and not potentially have a big blow up risk? Let's say tannehill and Henry have it but don't show symptoms until after they play this week...then half a dozen Steeler defenders and a ref and a coach or two pop up with it?
Can someone tell me what I'm missing?
Can someone tell me what I'm missing?
apalmer
Footballguy
GoBirds
Footballguy
I like the idea of bumping it until Monday, it sounds like the league was clear up front there could be competitive disadvantages this year.
Say you have a player on one of these teams, when will they have to disclose which players have it? I assume this has to be disclosed on the injury report and we will have time to prepare?
Say you have a player on one of these teams, when will they have to disclose which players have it? I assume this has to be disclosed on the injury report and we will have time to prepare?
Schefter talking about a Monday game this afternoon. https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1311019551543504896?s=20
With so few to no fans attending, they have tons more flexibility to move a game than in normal years.
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barackdhouse
Footballguy
Nothing beats the Cardinals curbstomping my Bears for like 7 turnovers by Rex Grossman (pukes in mouth) and then giving up a 20 pt lead with two defensive scores by Urlacher and Tillman, followed by the housecall by Hester. Followed by Green presser. I don't know if I've ever seen a more lopsided game go the other way.
I'll take Mora next and Herm is pretty low. Iverson even lower.
barackdhouse
Footballguy
Anarchy99
Footballguy
Yeah, it looked doable on a napkin but isn’t doable when fully fleshed out. Not useless the Texans have a split squad and play both GB and MIN in Week 8.
