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[quote=Number44;1248286]Are you sure about that? According to the Stephens City website, the town offices are closed until further notice and at least thru March 30. I see no mention of planned activities later in the year. Could that just be a rumor that's going around? Like maybe the phrase "end of the month" got twisted into "end of the year" as word spread from person to person?[/quote]

One of my friends is a groundskeeper for the Park in Stephens City. He told me on Wednesday that everything there for the rest of the year was cancelled. They were supposedly calling vendors this week that they normally use for 4th of July and telling them that the event has been cancelled.

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[quote=solidsnake84;1248277]i don't see any way where the us is able to resume any sort of functional life the rest of this year. I would fear by years end, there are potentially millions of foreclosed homes, probably 100 million people or more out of work. My greatest fear is that this event turns the usa into a "third world country", with a food shortage / outages, no jobs, government and treasury out of money / disbanded, etc. Sort of an every man for himself scenario. This belief is not scientifically based, i want to point out these are my personal fears as a person who battles severe anxiety, this event is hard on me, maybe more so than most people due to underlying anxieties.

Locally, my town has cancelled all public events through the rest of this year. July 4th at the park has been cancelled. Even the christmas parades, festivities have been cancelled for the rest of the year.

As far as an nfl season, i think there is zero chance we have one. I think the only reason why they haven't announced it yet is to try and not cause more panic.[/quote]thank you !!!

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Trump just extended the social guidelines thing by 30 more days. And this is coming on the heels of the report from the Feds that unemployment may get over 35% with over 50 million people out of work before the end of the year.

That right there says to me, that there is zero chance of an NFL season this year, hell there may not even be an NFL or any other professional sport league still in operation at this time next year.

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[quote=SolidSnake84;1248452]Trump just extended the social guidelines thing by 30 more days. And this is coming on the heels of the report from the Feds that unemployment may get over 35% with over 50 million people out of work before the end of the year.

That right there says to me, that there is zero chance of an NFL season this year, hell there may not even be an NFL or any other professional sport league still in operation at this time next year.[/quote]


Extended the social distancing to the end of April because the estimated peak of the virus is mid-April.

How about this for a scenario ....

The virus begins its retreat in mid-April ... bans are lifted for most of the country at the end of April, businesses get back to work in May, and the economy starts to roar in June.

NFL starts season as scheduled.

Life returns to normal for most everyone.

See?

We can all make predictions.

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[quote=SolidSnake84;1248277]I don't see any way where the US is able to resume any sort of functional life the rest of this year. I would fear by years end, there are potentially millions of foreclosed homes, probably 100 million people or more out of work. My greatest fear is that this event turns the USA into a "third world country", with a food shortage / outages, no jobs, government and treasury out of money / disbanded, etc. Sort of an every man for himself scenario. This belief is not scientifically based, i want to point out these are my personal fears as a person who battles severe anxiety, this event is hard on me, maybe more so than most people due to underlying anxieties.

Locally, my town has cancelled all public events through the rest of this year. July 4th at the park has been cancelled. Even the Christmas Parades, festivities have been cancelled for the rest of the year.

As far as an NFL season, i think there is zero chance we have one. I think the only reason why they haven't announced it yet is to try and not cause more panic.[/quote]

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If this is all it takes to topple the USA then I’ve been wrong about how great this country is !! The REAL story here is that the MEDIA loves this stuff !! It scares the hell out of people and they love gloom and doom !! Turn the damn TV off .. go outside and do some yard work .. practice the hand washing and social distance guidelines .. use common sense ! The world is not ending !

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[quote=Pervis_Griffith;1248458]Extended the social distancing to the end of April because the estimated peak of the virus is mid-April.

How about this for a scenario ....

The virus begins its retreat in mid-April ... bans are lifted for most of the country at the end of April, businesses get back to work in May, and the economy starts to roar in June.

NFL starts season as scheduled.

Life returns to normal for most everyone.

See?

We can all make predictions.[/quote]

That is the most optimistic estimate i've seen since this thing started, and it certainly doesn't seem to be the opinion of the white house or public health experts.

I hope your prediction is more likely to come true than mine.

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Humans have survived many, many pandemics and this will be no different


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[quote=MTK;1248486]Humans have survived many, many pandemics and this will be no different


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Sanity has spoken and it's name is MTK

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[quote=SolidSnake84;1248480]That is the most optimistic estimate i've seen since this thing started, and it certainly doesn't seem to be the opinion of the white house or public health experts.

I hope your prediction is more likely to come true than mine.[/quote]


I think mine will be more likely ... because your prediction is that the USA won't resume normal functioning by the end of the year ....

Hate to break it to you but this country will decide long before that, that resuming the economy will out weigh the loss of life the coronavirus takes naturally.

At some point, the cure is worse than the disease. And with a mortality rate of 1% (currently less than that in the US), it's a no brainer to get back to work.

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You’re being pretty cavalier with the numbers. With about 150,000 confirmed cases and 3,500 fatalities we’re talking about a lot more than 1%. Be all that as it may, while I realize economics are important, a 1% mortality rate is still huge when you come to understand that well over 50 million of us are going to get this thing sooner or later. Let’s just hope that we have effective vaccines before the second wave hits.

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[quote=SCRedskinsFan;1248527]You’re being pretty cavalier with the numbers. With about 150,000 confirmed cases and 3,500 fatalities we’re talking about a lot more than 1%. Be all that as it may, while I realize economics are important, a 1% mortality rate is still huge when you come to understand that well over 50 million of us are going to get this thing sooner or later. Let’s just hope that we have effective vaccines before the second wave hits.[/quote]

we won't. Second wave will be in the fall and a vaccine will still be 6-12 months away at that point. And many months after that before everyone can get vaccinated. I dont know why vaccines take so long to develop, but evidently they do.

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[quote=SCRedskinsFan;1248527]You’re being pretty cavalier with the numbers. With about 150,000 confirmed cases and 3,500 fatalities we’re talking about a lot more than 1%. Be all that as it may, while I realize economics are important, a 1% mortality rate is still huge when you come to understand that well over 50 million of us are going to get this thing sooner or later. Let’s just hope that we have effective vaccines before the second wave hits.[/quote]


An economic depression will kill far more people than coronavirus on it's best day.

The longer we shelter in homes, the closer we get to the conditions needed for an economic depression.

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We can get this under control and still keep the economy from ruin. This talk of sacrificing Grandma for the economy is a little disturbing. Let’s flatten the curve and go from there.


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[quote=BigHairedAristocrat;1248528]we won't. Second wave will be in the fall and a vaccine will still be 6-12 months away at that point. And many months after that before everyone can get vaccinated. I dont know why vaccines take so long to develop, but evidently they do.[/quote]

the development is quick, but human trials and tests have designated wait periods and time delays built in to ensure any side effects or after effects aren't worse than the original disease. If they push out a vaccine, and 9 months from now the baby boom that IS coming ( you think this stay at home order isn't increasing our population !!!!) could see babies born with serious birth defects or other unknown complications.

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[quote=MTK;1248530]We can get this under control and still keep the economy from ruin. This talk of sacrificing Grandma for the economy is a little disturbing. Let’s flatten the curve and go from there.


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This is absolutely true. But the opposite is also true. We aren't keeping the US economy shut down for multiple months. Just not happening. I applaud every state and the feds that have worked to shut down as much as is possible. And I am glad to see the basic halt in place for the month of April. And if the scientists are right, and social distancing makes a difference, by end of April we should be able to see the beginning of the next phase of restarting things.

I hope and believe that will be the case.

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[quote=rocnrik;1248461]If this is all it takes to topple the USA then I’ve been wrong about how great this country is !! The REAL story here is that the MEDIA loves this stuff !! It scares the hell out of people and they love gloom and doom !! Turn the damn TV off .. go outside and do some yard work .. practice the hand washing and social distance guidelines .. use common sense ! The world is not ending ![/quote]No the world is not ending...but the NFL season will,wishful thinking is great but -FACE REALITY!!

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Stop with the all-caps crap. It's annoying and doesn't make your post more EMPHATIC. It just makes your post more annoying.

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If we don't have football it'll suck but it's not the end of the world... We'll get through it like anything else. Also if by July/Aug. this is still a pandemic we will be in a bad spot to begin with..

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We will have football but it might be played in empty stadiums.

TOO MUCH TV REVENUE IS ON THE LINE.

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If this shit is still a pandemic by the fall we're gonna have bigger problems than no football.

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[quote=mooby;1248618]If this shit is still a pandemic by the fall we're gonna have bigger problems than no football.[/quote]

Wait... no porn ?!?!

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[quote=FrenchSkin;1248630]Wait... no porn ?!?![/quote]

As long as two people and cameras exist, we'll never have to worry about that buddy.

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[url]https://www.kron4.com/news/california/los-angeles-mayor-says-no-concerts-or-sporting-events-until-2021/[/url]

uh oh

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At this point, my expectation is that there won't be a season this year. But I'm gonna enjoy through the draft, then worry about that at another time. Hope I'm wrong. But definitely better to prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

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I think there will be a season with games played in front of no fans. Players will basically have to be sequestered in hotels and tested regularly.

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[quote=skinsfaninok;1249434][url]https://www.kron4.com/news/california/los-angeles-mayor-says-no-concerts-or-sporting-events-until-2021/[/url]

uh oh[/quote]

Shit.. I hope this is not the beginning of the butterfly effect for NFL. If it's only LA then I can see NFL trying to work out with towns/cities nearby to gain access to football fields for Rams and Chargers.

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is the stadium even in LA. It is likely in an outlying suburb.

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My expectations are:
The season to open, possibly delayed because of the training camp delays.
Club level seating will be available
Nose bleed seats will not.
ground level and 2nd tier will be available as a lottery to season ticket holders, but a majority won't even want to go.

In all honesty, would anyone here go to Fedex with a risk of Covid versus staying at home and hosting watch parties???

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I think by August things should be getting much better.. If not we have bigger worries

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[quote=skinsfaninok;1249482]I think by August things should be getting much better.. If not we have bigger worries

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I agree, but I think a lot of people will be hesitant to go in large group events even after the pandemic aspect has passed.

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I think the league can get creative, how about offering seats at a distance apart? So you lose some $ but not empty stadium money.. I mean Fedex could basically be the norm lol

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I just don't see the NFL taking the risk of putting any amount of people in the stands.

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[quote=MTK;1249494]I just don't see the NFL taking the risk of putting any amount of people in the stands.[/quote]

I think they delay the start of the season to Oct 1st, and then implement caps on attendance. I doubt they close the stands completely. Preseason in September will likely be played in front of empty stadiums though (not that that is anything new)

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[quote=MTK;1249467]I think there will be a season with games played in front of no fans. Players will basically have to be sequestered in hotels and tested regularly.[/quote]

I think this is right. By August the spread of the disease will have trailed off significantly and the momentum will have built up with calls to reopen the economy. The TV deals are worth so much more than ticket sales are, so the NFL will lean towards playing in front of empty stadiums and broadcasting on TV. And we'll all rejoice that we have SOMETHING.

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[quote=Schneed10;1249505]I think this is right. By August the spread of the disease will have trailed off significantly and the momentum will have built up with calls to reopen the economy. The TV deals are worth so much more than ticket sales are, so the NFL will lean towards playing in front of empty stadiums and broadcasting on TV. And we'll all rejoice that we have SOMETHING.[/quote]

Yeah I said a few weeks ago that was a scenario, thought it was unlikely but it's becoming more likely every day it seems.

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[quote=Schneed10;1249505]I think this is right. By August the spread of the disease will have trailed off significantly and the momentum will have built up with calls to reopen the economy. The TV deals are worth so much more than ticket sales are, so the NFL will lean towards playing in front of empty stadiums and broadcasting on TV. And we'll all rejoice that we have SOMETHING.[/quote]

Wonder how youth / school sports handle all of this. Maybe the same way

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[quote=skinsfaninok;1249509]Wonder how youth / school sports handle all of this. Maybe the same way[/quote]

SIAP

If they play in an empty stadium will all the players, coaches, and staff have tested negative?

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[quote=Irrefutable;1249513]SIAP

If they play in an empty stadium will all the players, coaches, and staff have tested negative?[/quote]

I Think you could have social distancing for school sports with parents watching games 6 feet apart.

Paul Finebaum said he's spoken to a few schools and they will not play in empty stadiums

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When deaths fall in late August it will not be because the virus has gone away, it will be because social distancing, by means of keeping everyone in doors, has worked. But if you let everyone go back outside, even wearing face masks, the virus is still out there ready to infect. That is why "reopening" would require an extremely thorough testing system to make sure that exposure to the virus is very, very limited. I do no see how the NFL with all the sweat, blood and other bodily fluids that are exchanged on almost every play can go forward without endangering the players unless every player is tested the morning of every game and only those who test clean can play.