More Positive COVID tests

**Desert Raven** · 11-24-2020, 02:00 PM

Originally Posted by Jam31

Totally. I have no idea obviously, pure speculation! More a Murphy's Law kind of feeling for me.

But as you rightly raise the issue and regarding our potential pandemic turkey bowl, I get that they want to allow Pittsburgh to pummel us in primetime but why would the NFL want to risk exposure to their flagship gloryboy franchise???

If they make them go up there with the inability to field a competitive team just to play whipping boy to the Steelers on Thanksgiving the Ravens should refuse to play and just forfeit.

**BcRaven** · 11-24-2020, 02:02 PM

Originally Posted by Corey

This just proves the NFL contact tracing is bull shit.

LOL, yeah you just try to track 53 players/their familes and friends (plus Practice Squad) and coaching staff plus support personnel. As if it's an easy task because the NFL is a multi-billion dollar industry. So pray tell how you would so it? ... Bc

**xiao_ke** · 11-24-2020, 02:02 PM

Originally Posted by Desert Raven

If they make them go up there with the inability to field a competitive team just to play whipping boy to the Steelers on Thanksgiving the Ravens should refuse to play and just forfeit.

That might be the best idea depending how many (and which) players are going to be forced to sit out Thursday night.

**GirlsKickButt** · 11-24-2020, 02:03 PM

Originally Posted by Ravenboy2003

Didn’t the league trip over itself trying to reschedule a Patriots game because Cam got Covid? Funny how the new normal is “deal with it” but 3-4 weeks ago that wasn’t the case when other teams were involved

**camdenyard** · 11-24-2020, 02:07 PM

Originally Posted by Desert Raven

If they make them go up there with the inability to field a competitive team just to play whipping boy to the Steelers on Thanksgiving the Ravens should refuse to play and just forfeit.

Or Bisciotti can tell Goodell they his guys will cut and clip everyone in sight.

**LC_Ravens_87** · 11-24-2020, 02:11 PM

Originally Posted by BcRaven

LOL, yeah you just try to track 53 players/their familes and friends (plus Practice Squad) and coaching staff plus support personnel. As if it's an easy task because the NFL is a multi-billion dollar industry. So pray tell how you would so it? ... Bc

Maybe, just Maybe, because it is so damn hard, as you rightly point out, adjust the schedule a bit to allow for a reduced number of games and to build in some buffer for these types of events.

If Thanksgiving is so damn important for the NFL, give the teams scheduled to play a bye before. Reduce to 14 games. DO SOMETHING to acknowledge the reality of business as usual ain't going to work.

**VermontRaven** · 11-24-2020, 02:13 PM

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Work is ongoing to confirm multiple new positive COVID-19 tests overnight among #Ravens players and staff and determine whether they’re connected or product of unrelated community spread, I’m told. As of now team plans to travel Wednesday and game on Thursday night in Pittsburgh.

**Ravenswintitle** · 11-24-2020, 02:14 PM

forfeit the game? what a buncha....

they will play

**Mmcclend** · 11-24-2020, 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by Ravenswintitle

forfeit the game? what a buncha....

they will play

Yeah doesn’t get much more pussy than that. Forfeit the game you might as well forfeit the season.

**Corey** · 11-24-2020, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by BcRaven

LOL, yeah you just try to track 53 players/their familes and friends (plus Practice Squad) and coaching staff plus support personnel. As if it's an easy task because the NFL is a multi-billion dollar industry. So pray tell how you would so it? ... Bc

Do you really think every person that tested positive contracted outside the building? Heck, no! More likely one of the initial positives contracted it and spread it within the facility.

What I am saying is that the NFL contact tracing is a joke because Bwill was the only player identified as close contact and not even a day later 4 more people test positive. They didn't all catch it outside of the facility. They most likely got it from patient 0 in Owings Mills. This tells me the NFL couldn't even identify where it started. Either that or they don't care.

**Desert Raven** · 11-24-2020, 02:26 PM

Originally Posted by Mmcclend

Yeah doesn’t get much more pussy than that. Forfeit the game you might as well forfeit the season.

It’s more of a protest statement than a forfeit. They made special accommodations for other teams that had the same thing happen but the Ravens just have to deal with it because it upsets their plans for big Thanksgiving night ratings? There are two other games on, and Thanksgiving night hasn’t always even been a thing. It would be garbage if the Ravens get treated differently than everyone else, and if they make them play anyway the Ravens shouldn’t just accept that.

Move Dallas into prime time if it’s that important.

**Ravens4Real** · 11-24-2020, 02:30 PM

What a fucking shocker that there is more than Ingram and Dobbins after they played a complete game surrounding our entire team within inches/feet.

We got lucky as hell with Humphrey only coming down with it last time. Wish guys would take shit seriously. They are obviously bringing this from outside the building.