rackmonster said:
This has happened before.....Oct 24, 1971. Tiger Stadium, Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions.
Chuck Hughes was a back-up wide out for the Lions. He wore #85. Late in the game, the Lions trailed 28-23. With 1:02 left in the game Hughes was running back to the Lions huddle and suddenly collapsed and went into convulsions. There was no contact involved. Dick Butkus, MLB for the Bears, leaned over Hughes and became immediately alarmed and frantically motioned for the Lions medical staff. Hughes was taken off the field on a stretcher and declared dead at the hospital at 5:35 local time....but he was actually dead on the field. He is still the only NFL player to die on the field.
I was in high school in 1971. Chuck Hughes was a familiar name to me because he spent his first 3 NFL seasons (67-69) with my Philadelphia Eagles. He was born in Philadelphia, but moved to Texas with his family as a child. He attended Abilene High School and played his college ball at Texas Western (now called UTEP). He still holds numerous records there and was inducted in UTEP HOF in 2006. He was a 4th round pick by the Eagles in 1967. He was mainly a back up, but very reliable when given the opportunity.
An autopsy revealed that Hughes had congenital heart disease....and very advanced for a man that young. One of his arteries was 75% blocked. He had complained of chest pains earlier in that season, but continued to play. He left behind a wife and a 1 year old son. He was buried in San Antonio, Tex.
They couldn't play during the week after the regular season ends. Because at least one of them would have a playoff game to play. Only one team in the AFC gets a bye. They'd have to push the entire postseason back aside from maybe the super bowl.jokershady said:
Someone here posted a scenario where the game is played during a normal postseason bye week or just push everything back a week to allow the game to take place.
A few pages back and seemed like a reasonable idea without having to squeeze in 2 games in a short period of time.
annie88 said:
Don't they usually have two weeks between the last playoff game and the Super Bowl? If that's the case, that might be the answer.
Meaning, pushing all the playoff games back a week. Obviously not playing this game after the playoffs.
Why? Those teams don't know where or who they will be playing yet, so logistically not an issue.Lake08 said:annie88 said:
Don't they usually have two weeks between the last playoff game and the Super Bowl? If that's the case, that might be the answer.
Meaning, pushing all the playoff games back a week. Obviously not playing this game after the playoffs.
U can't push games back. Logistically a disaster
redag06 said:Why? Those teams don't know where or who they will be playing yet, so logistically not an issue.Lake08 said:annie88 said:
Don't they usually have two weeks between the last playoff game and the Super Bowl? If that's the case, that might be the answer.
Meaning, pushing all the playoff games back a week. Obviously not playing this game after the playoffs.
U can't push games back. Logistically a disaster
You can't move the Super Bowl, that would be a logistical nightmare, but just eliminating the extra week in between the Super Bowl isn't an issue.
oh yeh.. we all forgot, money is more important than safety.Lake08 said:redag06 said:Why? Those teams don't know where or who they will be playing yet, so logistically not an issue.Lake08 said:annie88 said:
Don't they usually have two weeks between the last playoff game and the Super Bowl? If that's the case, that might be the answer.
Meaning, pushing all the playoff games back a week. Obviously not playing this game after the playoffs.
U can't push games back. Logistically a disaster
You can't move the Super Bowl, that would be a logistical nightmare, but just eliminating the extra week in between the Super Bowl isn't an issue.
Pro bowl that week. HUGE corporate week
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if KC loses, then Bengals could get #1 seed if they beat Bills. don't think that's a "better option" for cancellingW said:
a lot rides on the result of Chiefs-Raiders on Saturday.
if KC wins...then Bills-Bengals needs to be resumed
if KC loses...then cancellation of Bills-Bengals becomes a better option
you have this backwards.W said:
a lot rides on the result of Chiefs-Raiders on Saturday.
if KC wins...then Bills-Bengals needs to be resumed
if KC loses...then cancellation of Bills-Bengals becomes a better option
If the Bills win out (with a 17th game) and the Chiefs win out, the Bills have #1 seed. The bills have the head to head over the Chiefs62strat said:you have this backwards.W said:
a lot rides on the result of Chiefs-Raiders on Saturday.
if KC wins...then Bills-Bengals needs to be resumed
if KC loses...then cancellation of Bills-Bengals becomes a better option
Chiefs loss means bills could be conference winner if they potentially finished this bengals game and won.. Chiefs win, and a 17th bills game doesn't really change anything, so may not need to finish it.
62strat said:you have this backwards.W said:
a lot rides on the result of Chiefs-Raiders on Saturday.
if KC wins...then Bills-Bengals needs to be resumed
if KC loses...then cancellation of Bills-Bengals becomes a better option
Chiefs loss means bills could be conference winner if they potentially finished this bengals game and won.. Chiefs win, and a 17th bills game doesn't really change anything, so may not need to finish it.
meant to clarify - if chiefs win next week and bills lose, then the bengals/bills game doesn't matter.redag06 said:If the Bills win out (with a 17th game) and the Chiefs win out, the Bills have #1 seed. The bills have the head to head over the Chiefs62strat said:you have this backwards.W said:
a lot rides on the result of Chiefs-Raiders on Saturday.
if KC wins...then Bills-Bengals needs to be resumed
if KC loses...then cancellation of Bills-Bengals becomes a better option
Chiefs loss means bills could be conference winner if they potentially finished this bengals game and won.. Chiefs win, and a 17th bills game doesn't really change anything, so may not need to finish it.
Wow. I've seen so much hate over this tweet. It was not the best worded post obviously, but some people are acting like it was the worst thing ever said. I didn't think about it at the time before he said it, but the NFL is going to be in a tough spot rescheduling that game. Also, like he said, that all seems very irrelevant after watching what happened with Damar Hamlin.Psycho Bunny said:If Skip was looking to be the number one hated guy in America, he defiantly did it with this post.Brian Earl Spilner said:No doubt the NFL is considering postponing the rest of this game - but how? This late in the season, a game of this magnitude is crucial to the regular-season outcome ... which suddenly seems so irrelevant.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) January 3, 2023
Wow.
ac04 said:
skip is an absolute clown, his entire bit is trying to get a reaction. he's not an analyst, he's an attention *****. the world would be a better place if people just ignored him.
You sure about that? If Chiefs lose next week, Bengals winning out would give them the Conference since they won H2H with Chiefs. But if game is never played, Bengals have no way of catching up.62strat said:meant to clarify - if chiefs win next week and bills lose, then the bengals/bills game doesn't matter.redag06 said:If the Bills win out (with a 17th game) and the Chiefs win out, the Bills have #1 seed. The bills have the head to head over the Chiefs62strat said:you have this backwards.W said:
a lot rides on the result of Chiefs-Raiders on Saturday.
if KC wins...then Bills-Bengals needs to be resumed
if KC loses...then cancellation of Bills-Bengals becomes a better option
Chiefs loss means bills could be conference winner if they potentially finished this bengals game and won.. Chiefs win, and a 17th bills game doesn't really change anything, so may not need to finish it.
I don't care about Skip Bayless one way or another but you people are using the Hamlin situation as an opportunity to virtue signal and dogpile on someone for no coherent reason, and yet you think you have the moral high ground? Bunch of performative assholes. Get over yourselves
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) January 3, 2023
This is how it goes on the internet. You are pretending to be angry. But you know you aren't angry. And I know it. And we all know that none of this is real. It's a game. And if you think the game of football is stupid, the game of Performative Internet Outrage is far dumber.
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) January 3, 2023
Man, I love all of this. Internet culture is largely a wasteland of BS.Texas A&M said:
I'm not a huge fan of Matt Walsh, but he nails this one....I don't care about Skip Bayless one way or another but you people are using the Hamlin situation as an opportunity to virtue signal and dogpile on someone for no coherent reason, and yet you think you have the moral high ground? Bunch of performative assholes. Get over yourselves
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) January 3, 2023This is how it goes on the internet. You are pretending to be angry. But you know you aren't angry. And I know it. And we all know that none of this is real. It's a game. And if you think the game of football is stupid, the game of Performative Internet Outrage is far dumber.
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) January 3, 2023
SB is a sports commentator (but definitely not one of my favorites). This was the biggest sporting event on TV even before the episode on the field. God forbid he share his thoughts.The Porkchop Express said:
Is it OK with Matt Walsh if I hate Skip Bayless for being an insufferable ******bag who inserts himself into every situation?
jjtrcka22 said:Wow. I've seen so much hate over this tweet. It was not the best worded post obviously, but some people are acting like it was the worst thing ever said. I didn't think about it at the time before he said it, but the NFL is going to be in a tough spot rescheduling that game. Also, like he said, that all seems very irrelevant after watching what happened with Damar Hamlin.Psycho Bunny said:If Skip was looking to be the number one hated guy in America, he defiantly did it with this post.Brian Earl Spilner said:No doubt the NFL is considering postponing the rest of this game - but how? This late in the season, a game of this magnitude is crucial to the regular-season outcome ... which suddenly seems so irrelevant.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) January 3, 2023
I
Wow.
Maybe people didn't read the whole tweet? I guess he should have lead with the irrelevant part. I think some people just want to target their anger / frustration at something or someone.
And skip says plenty I don't like.
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This is how it goes on the internet. You are pretending to be angry. But you know you aren't angry. And I know it. And we all know that none of this is real.