Interestingly on the Irma front they mentioned this morning on the Sirius sports update that they were looking at either Thursday or Friday nights rather than Saturday if they decide to move it so in that case the decision would need to come down sooner rather than later.
With the issues the secondary had in the Pre-Season, the Tampa offense scares me, specifically Evans.
If they have a Thursday game, Goodell could go to that instead of The Blade. Support for the community as the storm approaches yadda yadda yadda...
From what I read yesterday, seemed a majority of players from both teams absolutely did NOT want the game to get postponed to Week 11. Moving the game to a neutral site, playing the game earlier or later in the week were all options on the table.
I'm sure money is the #1 reason for all this, and that's shitty.
I certainly agree there's a human element to this.
Of course not. Also, Miami is supposed to play at Wembly and there's something like 90K tickets already sold. The NFL could do it if they wanted to. No one in the US would question the decision. They won't do it. They care more about growing the brand and cashing in than about the individual players or teams.
Miami is actually going to LA Week 2 so there were rumblings they might play somewhere like Arizona (also open) and stay out on the west coast until after the Chargers game. Atlanta seemed to make a lot of sense as well. Close enough to FL, vacant, and should be out of range of the storm Sunday.
It could be ... if you volunteered to be responsible for moving all of their family members out of the hurricane zone
Guessing the preference was to not take another home game away from the fans with one already lost to London. Would be a shame to only get a chance to see Jay Cutler 6 times.
Funny thing is if Miami and Tampa didn't conveniently share a bye week, there's a 1000% chance they figure out a way to move the game and play this weekend. The NFL doesn't care about players or their families. This was just the path of least resistance.
FL governor declared a state of emergency on Tuesday which means all first responders are on mandatory 12 hour shifts to aid in preparation and evacuation. Once that happened, Miami didn't really have the resources to play the game in Miami. I believe playing Thursday was everyone's first choice.
Agreed. Jones hasn't typically matched up in single coverage with Gronk, and even if he did, man coverage isn't his best attribute. Few people can do what Eric Berry did last night, which is basically erasing one of the most dominant players in the game from the field.
Amen brother. Almost turned the game off 5 minutes in after NE marched down the field on possession, and immediately recovered Hunt's fumble. His turnaround in that game was impressive for a rookie, to say the least.
This is such a true statement. As a Pats fan I feel way less bad about being 0-1 after watching all this garbage
This is a valid statement. There's been some bad, bad football played over the last week. Some teams that were expected to be competitive (Houston and Cincy immediately come to mind) are trash.
But, did they? The game was 24-7 (Denver) at the end of the 3rd and until the 2 Broncos' turnovers in the final quarter. The Chargers averaged less than 3 yards per carry, and Rivers was hit a ton while throwing 1 interception. The pressure directly up the middle on passing downs seemed considerable.
Certainly vs. the pass, but less so vs. the run, which is why I'm expecting a heavy dose of Ajayi in this one. Denver had some good success on the ground last Monday night, and I'm expecting similar results for Miami. If this turns into a Cutler, pass-happy game, things probably aren't going well for the Dolphins.
