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Rams currently favored by 4.5...

Good thing I told them to keep my number! I already have a jersey so they can put me in pretty easy.

They say chances of spreading covid during play is low. Is it? And if it is low, then why not let asymptomatic players play? On NFLN they hinted changes are coming. Quickly. Lord I hope so.

If the current state for the Rams (16) and the WFT (18) stand, how can the NFL not postpone the games? Neither team broke protocol (as far as we know) and yet games are going to be playing with major playoff implications? DUMB

actionjack wrote:If the current state for the Rams (16) and the WFT (18) stand, how can the NFL not postpone the games? Neither team broke protocol (as far as we know) and yet games are going to be playing with major playoff implications? DUMB

They are thinking on the fly so we have to give them that. But the way it's set up doesn't seem to fit reality if they're trying to maintain fairness too.
If these guys all have it, it supposedly takes up to 21 days or more before negative result comes back. The NFL protocols are shorter than that but I can't see all the guys who just came down with it this week test negative soon enough for Seattle.

PC has been discussing something with league officials as reported. Game canceling?

actionjack wrote:If the current state for the Rams (16) and the WFT (18) stand, how can the NFL not postpone the games? Neither team broke protocol (as far as we know) and yet games are going to be playing with major playoff implications? DUMB

very DUMB

21 players (17 on active roster) now for WFT sheesh

Right now, we have 5 starters on COVID list:

Jalen Ramsey
Rob Havenstein
Darrell Henderson
Jordan Fuller
Odell Beckham, Jr.

Additionally, there are three players who I'd describe as "rotation players" who are on the list:

Donte Deayon
Justin Hollins
Terrell Burgess

If Ramsey can't go, there's obviously a huge drop-off in the defensive backfield. Same is true with the WR corps if OBJ can't go.

Hav is a loss, but the OL held up pretty well on Monday without him, so that's less of a concern.

Getting Henderson back would be nice, but I won't be surprised if Sony Michel gets the lion's share of the carries when Henderson returns.

Hollins is not much of a loss if Terrell Lewis is good to go.

Losing Deayon and Burgess is more of a depth issue than anything else.

Fuller would be a significant loss. Nick Scott is a bit shaky as the next man up.

So... this is a challenging situation, but not insurmountable. My pick:

Rams 24
Seahawks 16