piranesi Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 (edited) The fact that they all just assumed they would keep playing just shows that when there's enough money involved every one of these fucker owners and league is Vince McMahon at heart until someone has the guts to step up (the two coaches I guess) and say no. Good on McDermott and Taylor for realizing they have the power to shut it down and doing it. Edited January 3, 2023 by piranesi 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 The shield need to cancel the game, give both teams a tie and move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 I don't know how they can possibly strap back up and play this now. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Definitely don't want to see what happened to Hamlin but this is freaking me out. Hope things end up okay. But they did just suspend the game with the crowd respectfully clapping so that's something. I would not continue the game though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 I would agree they should cancel the game and maybe play tomorrow but depending on what actually happens if that is too soon. I do love the players forming a shield around Hamlin so that the vultures at ESPN and NFL can't show close up of it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, Kuetsar said: The shield need to cancel the game, give both teams a tie and move on. Probably a bad time to mention this but... that idea could have consequences for playoff seeding and also possibly cause these teams to play each other again in 3 weeks. So there really isn't a "good" solution here, just a "least shitty" solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 (edited) Stopping this game feels like a very big moment in what's left of our collective conscience. Whatever happens, if they had just kept going and we all just shrugged and said "of course, what else can you don?" it would have been hard to ever think of ourselves as anything other than a death cult. I mean, it doesn't mean we're not a death cult, but it say something that I'm genuinely surprised they stopped it. Edited January 3, 2023 by piranesi 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 4 minutes ago, piranesi said: Stopping this game feels like a very big moment in what's left of our collective conscience. Whatever happens, if they had just kept going and we all just shrugged and said "of course, what else can you don?" it would have been hard to ever think of ourselves as anything other than a death cult. I mean, it doesn't mean we're not a death cult, but it say something that I'm genuinely surprised they stopped it. I love football, but Jesus if they made those guys just keep playing as soon as they got Hamlin off the field... This is horrific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 So according to report Hamlin has a pulse but it isn't on his own terms for lack of a better term Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizium Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 This should be cancelled Apparently he has a pulse, but they are breathing for him. This is scary and thoughts are with him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister TV Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Just now, elizium said: This should be cancelled Apparently he has a pulse, but they are breathing for him. This is scary and thoughts are with him It will be, the Bills players most likely have their pads off and are getting Uber’s to the hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 motherfuckers on twitter already using this to pump "it was the vaccine" and try to grift a few pennies. I take back what I said about us not yet being a death cult. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Seriously there has to be something better to show than talking heads say the same things over and over again. Especially when there is no update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 14 minutes ago, Cobra Commander said: Probably a bad time to mention this but... that idea could have consequences for playoff seeding and also possibly cause these teams to play each other again in 3 weeks. So there really isn't a "good" solution here, just a "least shitty" solution. I don't disagree, but it might be the least worst. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Just now, hammerva said: Seriously there has to be something better to show than talking heads say the same things over and over again. Especially when there is no update Those poor announcers and studio panellists have no idea what to say. And you can't possibly blame them, there's nothing to say. They need to just throw some archive thing on or something. This is just Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Didn't Len Bias and and hank Gathers both collapse and die from heart conditions during play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizium Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 (edited) No Len Bias collapsed 2 days after getting drafted e: googled to make sure I had the dates correct Edited January 3, 2023 by elizium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, piranesi said: Didn't Len Bias and and hank Gathers both collapse and die from heart conditions during play? Bias partied himself to death the night of the NBA draft and died of a cocaine overdose. Edited January 3, 2023 by Mario Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 1 minute ago, piranesi said: Didn't Len Bias and and hank Gathers both collapse and die from heart conditions during play? Len OD'd celebrating be drafted, not in play, but yes on Gathers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 1 minute ago, piranesi said: Didn't Len Bias and and hank Gathers both collapse and die from heart conditions during play? Len Bias was a cocaine overdose during the offseason, Hank Gathers was a heart attack during the last game of the regular season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 The fact that the coaches had to tell New York to fuck off and go into the locker room, tells you all you need to know. Obviously a mans life is bigger than legacies and other bullshit, but this will be Goodells. "Five minutes". . . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 5 minutes ago, Kuetsar said: I don't disagree, but it might be the least worst. . . the decision probably would have already been made by now if it was Texans/Colts or some other similarly 'irrelevant' game This game also has implications for Week 18 scheduling (for when the Bengals play next week). So the League is basically in a giant fucking mess right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 (edited) Supposedly a player in 1970 for the Lions did die on the field during a game. No idea if they knew he died during the game but given how the NFL was back then probably didn't matter anyway So the "5 minutes" thing is an actual thing that happened? If so thank god the coaches had a lick of sense and hopefully these officials never see a game until September 2023 Edited January 3, 2023 by hammerva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Figure something out about scheduling and seeding cause fuck playing this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizium Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Everything can be pushed back a week, it literally does not matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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