Yes, that’s right. We are about to be screwed out of the number one draft pick by the NFL. Adam Schefter was saying he thinks the nfl is strongly considering going into an expanded playoff format soon. I am sure there will be a cut off and even if there’s not, we still would be on the outside looking in with the highest SOS for the first pick as both the giants and the falcons are above us currently. Better not trade Sam yet but you better consider signing him to a real friendly contract.
With the way things are going I'm not shocked to hear it. As for the number 1 pick. Two things. A. Hopefully the Falcons and Giants can find a win in the next few weeks. B. I could be wrong. We'll definitely be in the top 5. At this point I believe we'll take Lawerance at 1 no problem but also feel if we are top 5 Fields or Lance could be our pick. I can see Douglas pulling a Cardinals getting his guy and going from there.
0-16 and not the first pick. Count on it. this could be the year where more than 1 team wins zero games.
I don’t think y’all understand what I’m saying. I could see the season being over within 2/3 weeks. Having some sort of playoff bubble then after that for those who qualify. That doesn’t guarantee us anything
I don't think so. The NFL is too stubborn and wants all 16 games played. They're not going to go down that road until this becomes a league wide epidemic. Don't ever, EVER underestimate the greed of the NFL and it's owners. Even though players have been testing positive here and there on different teams - there doesn't seem to be a league wide issue. AJ Terrell tested positive on the Falcons a couple weeks ago and you haven't heard much about it. The Chiefs backup QB was positive at the same time as Cam Newton and nothing happened to the team. The NFL has already shifted towards blaming the Titans and looking to punish them for the players violating the protocols. There's also word that they got together for unauthorized practices after their 14 person outbreak at a high school. This seems like a bit of an isolated incident. Schefter and friends on ESPN are pushing the fact that the rest of the league is infuriated about the Titans situation because of their negligence.
Just End The Season is my best fantasy not my worst nightmare. I dont want to lose the 1st pick, but ending the season early and not ruining my Sunday every week would be AWESOME!
that sounds like something vrabel would do. after all the motto of his entire career was if you aint cheatin you aint tryin.
Of course you are right! There would have been a "bubble " system installed like basketball and baseball from the start of the Season..In the NFL this was not the case Should a bubble been used ? for health and safety IMO yes... but Goodell was selling out to owners and getting a raise lol
I'm sick and I need to see a psychiatrist. No matter how bad the Jets are I still sit through the 3 hours of misery. Two things. 1. First time ever I am really rooting against this team. Until Gase is gone that will not change. He is awful 2. If they cancelled the Jets the rest of the season like someone said in the next month and just go to a playoff bubble would be the best thing to ever happen to us. We all get three hours back and get to watch fun games. Hopefully everyone is healthy and that's number one but number two ending the Jets season would be great and so 2020.
Not getting the 1st pick is not the worse case scenario. The draft is 7 rounds... plus undrafted free agents. You need a great scout team with great connections to big and small schools. Eli Manning is the last number 1 pick QB to win a super bowl before that it was his brother Peyton Manning. The last QB to get to the SB I think was Cam Newton. In the 90's you also had Aikman and you have Drew Bledsoe who won with a 6th Round pick as the starter. If we do happen to get a #1 pick, I would rather trade down for more picks.
The bubble concept is a logistical nightmare for the NFL. 53 man rosters + injuries and roster call ups/cuts puts it at around 60 total after changes each week (give or take a lot). That's 4-5x what NBA teams have. NFL teams have staffs of 20-30 coaches. Tons of trainers, strength and conditioning coaches and equipment/water management staff that aren't even factored in as position coaches and coordinators. I can't even think of any place that could logistically house like 4,000+ people and have enough football fields for all the teams to practice, play games, etc. Florida seems like it would've been the best place with the amount of Florida teams + resorts. Maybe California but they wouldn't have wanted a thing to do with it. Maybe Texas. They should've built a bunch of bye weeks into the schedule and they could've used it as a trial to see if some of the poor aspects of football get better anyway (better tackling, less injuries, more rest = maybe better play). The ACC and SEC did it with bye weeks and what not and anytime there's a problem they have the ultimate flexibility. But the NFL had to be arrogant and just figured a lot of testing would work. Which is the dumbest thing in the world considering the incubation period of 2-14 days and how many false positives and negatives this virus garners.
You beat me to it. Logistically they would have to have at least four bubbles, where the scheduling would be internal to those bubbles (which is impossible). Doing anything for an entire season was always impossible. People forget that the NBA and NHL cut 1/3 of the teams out at the start, and then weeded them out fairly quickly, so most players didn't stay for a very long time. They naturally thought of the baseball model, ignoring that baseball teams are smaller, and much more importantly have vastly easier opportunities to reschedule (including doubleheaders). The NFL's number 1 priority should have been to have the most scheduling flexibility possible, and then gone from there. It's especially stupid because there was no reason not to do it - playing football in January or playing it in February is the exact same thing from a weather point of view, and a Super Bowl played in March would still kill in the ratings. In fact, having extra bye weeks stretching out the season would probably help total ratings for the season, not hurt it (there would be a big national game or two every week for 20 weeks rather than 17).
It may ultimately work out but it is a big risk not to plan a bubble system before the season started. Regional bubbles would have been the way to do it, it would have been logistically way harder but a safer option for all involved. So far we haven't hit the landmine yet but it could happen any time.
Also even if the full season is played, it's hardly a guarantee of the #1 pick. Everyone thought the Dolphins were going to have the number 1 pick for at least half the season and they picked 5th.
Yeah and the Jets are getting healthier. I don't think people quite understand how difficult it is to not win an NFL game. It takes one good focus week for an NFL franchise to make sure they're not historically bad. Plus a lot can change. A lot of teams are built around their QB and if they go down they could go ofer for the rest of the year.
Exactly! It's silly the way some posters here are so focused - and really believe! - on getting the #1 pick. I can't blame them I guess...when your season is over after 1 game, it's only natural to want the whole season to end and to fast forward to the draft. But as you pointed out, you can't ever count on getting the #1 pick, no matter how bad your team seems. No coach or player is ever going to willingly throw games (unless they're paid off by gamblers and that doesn't really happen very often). And there is also the aspect that the NFL "manages" outcomes with the directions they give officials. Their "On any given Sunday" is sacrosanct to them, as well as helping to keep the betting lines profitable, and they will dictate to the refs to be harder or softer on certain teams depending on their objectives. And then there is good old fashioned luck, in the case of the Jets, mostly bad, and sometimes a team wins a game or two despite their lack of ability. In short, banking on getting the #1 pick, not to mention getting Lawrence, is a very long shot.
