Master-Debater131

Well this has been a fun few days. Not sure Ive ever quite seen chaos like this before.

Well you are a Jets fan after all. Your just emulating their performance. *ducks*

Today was freaking weird. I cant figure out the NFL anymore.

Rodgers no longer takes the stupid cake for his Covid stuff. AB just swooped in and took that top spot.

Avs broadcast with another one

Im a little surprised it took this long to have games delayed. Thats a good thing actually.

Man the Broncos freaking suck. At least we cant lose this week

Jags beat the Bills WTF is going on today........

So the Broncos stomped the Cowboys. Im in shock.

Its halftime and the Broncos are winning. Didnt see that coming.

Jets arent allowed to have nice things Ever

Nope. But the security check here is basically "dont set off the metal detector and your good". So its suuuuuuuper easy to sneak stuff in. Or be open about it in a vape pen.

Really? They serve here until the start of the 4th. And even then thats a bit more of a guideline than an actual rule.Its more like first change of possession in the 4th is when they stop. People do tend to try and hotbox the stadium though.

I mean, it is New York/New Jersey. Soooooo........ None of that side eye out here for people masking. Its honestly like no one really gives a shit anymore. I do think that has to do with our vaccination rates though. Were at 80%, but here in the city that rate is much much higher. Its some of the, lets just say, more rural parts that are pulling our numbers down. We start tailgating earllyyyyyyy as well. The trick is to stop drinking about an hour before the game so you start to sober up as the game gets going.

Yea I get it. We have friends with tickets who havent gone to a game this year for similar reasons. They dont want to be in a big crowd, mask or not. There are people that go with us who mask up, and others who dont. Totally a personal choice. And if you dont go, no big deal. Gotta do what you gotta do to protect yourself and be safe.

You basically are a prisoner in your room. You cant go out, cant go to team activities, have to eat all meals alone in your room, tested weekly(or more often), have to travel desperately from vaccinated players. For the NHL, who can spend a few weeks at a time in hotels, that sounds absolutely miserable. They basically tried to make your life suck if you decided to not get a vaccine. Mile High doesnt require anything either. Its highly recommended, but nothing is required yet. Ive been to all the games this year and am not worried. I'm vaccinated, and my state hit the 80% mark the other day. Plus, its outside. plus plus, we suck so the stadium isnt exactly full these days. I honestly figure that at this point Ive been exposed to it but the vaccine either stopped me from getting sick or stopped me from getting symptoms. Either way I consider that a win.

There were a couple of factors. One of the big ones was Canada. Canada let the NHL know that any player who was not vaccinated could not cross the border. Depending on your team, that could be a ton of games you couldnt play in. So that added a lot of pressure. A lot of players are Canadian, and they are very pro-vax up there. Lots of players are also from Northern Europe or played in College where vaccinations rates tend to be higher. Theres also a cultural thing honestly. The NHL, and hockey in general, tends to adopt things like this quickly. Most pro-teams have a flu shot drive before the season gets rolling and the participation rate is very high here as well. You even see that in youth hockey out here. As youth hockey gets rolling, so does the mobile flu shot van. It parks in front of the rink when the season gets rolling. Parents can get their shot at the same time their kids do. Maybe thats just a thing here, but it seems pretty prevalent from what I can tell. Players who had covid have been very outspoken about it and very pro-vax. A few wont be able to play this year because of covids long-term effects on their hearts. So the openness, and outspoken players, really did help shift feelings on covid. Theres other reasons like the NHL making the unvaxxed lives hell on the road(same as the NFL) but I think that was a secondary factor to this other stuff.

Hes into weird shit, but he also will do anything he can to win and gain any competitive edge possible. Being 100% vaccinated gives teams an edge. There are different protocols for returning, thats why Rodgers is out on Sunday. he cant get back in time because hes not vaccinated. The NHL has the same sort of rules, but there are a grand total of 2 players who are not vaccinated at this point. So those rules dont really ever come into play.

Sucks to lose your only reliable performing player Hello darkness my old friendddd........

The team had to know right? They have all sorts of rules they have to follow for unvaxed players. No way they just take people at their word, right? Brady all but chased down his teammates with a shot in his hand at the start of the season. He absolutely made it clear that if you play with him you better get the shot.

Good point. The whole "will he, or wont he" saga was a major distraction. And I guess it worked.

Vegas playing this like its a video game with teh Cap turned off. They better win in the next couple years, because they are in Cap Hell and its only going to get worse.