OT: Philadelphia Eagles (NFL): When You're Up, It's Never As Good As It Seems, And When You're Down, You Never Think You'll Be Up Again

[Rich Nixon]

The league protocol in that situation a five minute break. the refs were literally just following protocol in the immediate aftermath and obviously as more information became available/they discussed it more, no one forced anyone to play. the game was suspended.

This is probably valid, and yet the outrage is still coming from a real place. This is a nasty and deletrious sport. The NFL is its cartel at the highest level. The anger towards it, in this case, probably in part stems from a certain dissonance in folks who want to watch and support an institution that inevitably maims its participants, but don't ever want to reckon with that reality.

It's a big rage-inducing bummer for somebody's fantasy team when a solid WR is hurt, right? But his ankle tear or mid-grade concussion wasn't a game-ending spectacle. Suddenly, when the reality of it all is laid bare in a situation like this, the league is HEARTLESS AND CRUEL for having a contingency plan.

The league knows these situations will happen. We know these situations will happen. But we'll be damned if we admit to ourselves that inevitability, so some cog in the machine must be blamed (rather than the machine itself). A few months ago, it was the Dolphins coaching/medical staff. Tonight it's the NFL. Never, ever will it be the game itself, or our collective fascination with it.

 

[trostol]

just a wonder..but i wonder if robots were capable..would people still watch football if it was entirely played by them lol

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

So it is or it is not protocol?

 

[DancingPanther]

So it is or it is not protocol?

 

[snoop88]

[Ari Meirov] NFL EVP Troy Vincent says the NFL never informed the teams they had five minutes to warm up to resume play. That never crossed their minds and he doesn't know where that came from.


But muh fake internet outrage

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

[Ari Meirov] NFL EVP Troy Vincent says the NFL never informed the teams they had five minutes to warm up to resume play. That never crossed their minds and he doesn't know where that came from.


But muh fake internet outrage

Enjoy that propaganda. Troy Vincent lies all of the time to defend the shield.

I’m sure the ESPN broadcast just made it up and some players started warming up for absolutely no reason.

What happened to it being protocol?

 

[trostol]

wow..was not aware

 

[Beef Invictus]

I don't believe Troy which is funny because he had no reason to lie but he felt the need to anyway.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Cringe.

 

[BrindamoursNose]

Cringe.

What an absurdly dumb post

 

[swami24]

Nfl would of course back pedal on the '5.min to get ready-to-play" line. It probably came from someone on site, who without further instruction, made the statement on their own to the teams.

Bills had no choice but to fly home, that was always their plan, so they simple didn't have rooms.

Expect them to finish the game Wed or Thurs, and their week 18 games moved to Mon night.

Hoping for continued improving news on Hamlin today.

 

[FLYguy3911]

wow..was not aware

Damn that dude had enough life threatening injuries on the ice for dozens of careers.

 

[Starat327]

Enjoy that propaganda. Troy Vincent lies all of the time to defend the shield.

I’m sure the ESPN broadcast just made it up and some players started warming up for absolutely no reason.

What happened to it being protocol?

It's fine because its protocol amd you are all absurd, the NFL ISNT BAD. but we definitely didnt enforce the protocol because we recognized the seriousness of the situation so we abandoned protocol because the NFL is good.

This isn't hard. Keep up, Hollywood Guy.

 

[Beef Invictus]

The timeline as laid out on the broadcast actually makes the league look fine, but by lying about it they ensure they cannot look fine. Elite stuff.

 

[snoop88]

“THey’rE LYIng abOut tHe 5 mInuTe wArmUp”. What a weird thing to get worked up over.

 

[Beef Invictus]

“THey’rE LYIng abOut tHe 5 mInuTe wArmUp”. What a weird thing to get worked up over.

It's nothing compared to the Watson handling or the DC handling. It's just amusing that they can't get out of their own way even when they'd be fine.

 

[Kermit the Prog]

It's nothing compared to the Watson handling or the DC handling. It's just amusing that they can't get out of their own way even when they'd be fine.

 

[CutOnDime97]

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Wooooof.

 

[DancingPanther]

Looking like no real updates. Still tubed in ICU

Wooooof.

Unagated. Shut up bro, crawl back into your hole

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Wooooof.

Bart last night thinking about hoping on First Take this morning with that awful take like…

 

[Flybynite]

So are they going to play like Wednesday of next week? short rest and then short-rest going into the playoffs?

Or would the NFL push back the first round a week. Just play this one game and then the Super Bowl doesn't have the extra week before it?

 

[dragonoffrost]

So are they going to play like Wednesday of next week? short rest and then short-rest going into the playoffs?

Or would the NFL push back the first round a week. Just play this one game and then the Super Bowl doesn't have the extra week before it?

Cancel the game and call it a tie...

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

So are they going to play like Wednesday of next week? short rest and then short-rest going into the playoffs?

Or would the NFL push back the first round a week. Just play this one game and then the Super Bowl doesn't have the extra week before it?

I’m thinking the NFL is hoping that the scenarios that play out this weekend will render the Bills/Bengals moot.

I don’t think they even know what they’re going to do.

 

[dragonoffrost]

I’m thinking the NFL is hoping that the scenarios that play out this weekend will render the Bills/Bengals moot.

I don’t think they even know what they’re going to do.

I think no matter what happens next weekend that game would have impact.