The NFL is a joke

Last weekend the Denver Broncos had no quarterbacks.  All three of their QB’s had tested positive for COVID.  (Why?  Starting quarterback Drew Lock admitted they did not strictly adhere to mask policies.  Hint hint, everyone.)   A wide receiver had to fill in.  They lost to New Orleans 31-3. You sort of need a real quarterback in the National Football League.  

The San Francisco 49’ers can no longer play their games this year in their home stadium.  Santa Clara County has banned contact sports due to spiking levels of the virus.  So now they’re going to play three home games in Arizona.  They still don’t know where they’re going to practice.   If you have a big yard, give 'em a call.

A big Thanksgiving showdown was canceled and rescheduled, then rescheduled again for tonight and now is rescheduled for tomorrow night (Steelers - Ravens) because so many of the players tested positive.   Ten Raven starters are out (assuming the game actually get played at all).  

The White House has a tighter bubble.  

Cancellations and postponements have become commonplace this season.  And it’s not like baseball or basketball.  When you only play a limited number of games a year, missing one or two is huge.  

I get it.  The NFL is merely a television show.   Networks pay insane rights fees so if Rudy Guiliani has to play quarterback for the Denver Broncos they’ll still play (he'd have more success with that than being an attorney).   But players are at risk during a worsening pandemic.  Teams are depleted so they’re not at their competitive best.  You never know when games are scheduled.  Teams aren’t allowed to play at home.  

I look forward to Super Bowl Thursday (rescheduled from Sunday because one team’s entire offensive line is out with COVID), and the game will be moved from Tampa (because, well it’s Florida and by then everyone in the state will test positive) to Dallas (where they don’t care if everyone tests positive) and everybody has their traditional Super Bowl parties for three.  The halftime show with Weeknd should be spectacular -- one guy on the field.  

If the NFL was smart it would just junk the rest of the season and play it out on Playstation. 

from By Ken Levine