Draft may get pushed back (tug-o-war ensuing) (1 Viewer)

Yeah...that's the only way I can see that happening. Yes this sucks. But it sucks for everyone fairly equally. I dont know if there is a "good" solution.
I'm not buying the GM's argument. With the technology we have today? They can view physicals live with their medical staffs giving instructions. All tests mri's etc.. are available.
As for background checks. There are scouts and yes even PI's all over country who can do interviews on facetime. Voice stress analysis is better than regular lie detector tests.
Nope. Have the draft on schedule.
 
Point out to Jerry Jones that face lifts are considered non-essential surgery and are not being performed right now, and he'll quickly realize just how serious things are.

If you've got money you can get things done right now. When they're saying they have a shortage of tests so you shouldn't get tested without symptoms...Then you hear of actors, athletes and politicians testing positive without symptoms it's clear people with money and power do what they want.
 
Loomis is clearly not happy about keeping the draft date as is:

 
I don't see an issue with delaying it at least 45-60 days to see how the landscape evolves.
 
If the draft gets pushed back, then watch out. It won't be a good sign of things to come.

If the draft goes as planned or is delayed, it has nothing to do with the current situation and a possible delay of the season.

General Managers are looking for the draft to be postponed because they don't have the tools to carry evaluations, trade proposals, medicals, etc. They just want to do their job in the best conditions possible in order to bring the best results. Just like any one of us.

The NFL may want to keep the draft on the current dates because, since nothing else is happening, it would be the only subject of discussion from here to the end of April. This is not about competitive balance, it is about controlling the narrative.

And finally, as we explained to you on a different thread. The possible delay on the start of the season, won't be because of the decision of the NFL owners. The delay will be a consequence of municipal, state and federal decisions about when people can return to have social gatherings, and the amount of people that can be together in one room.

Right now, nobody knows how long this will last, and we should be patient and listen to the scientists and people who are building statistical models to understand when it will be safe for the population to return to normal life.
 
I had read this was the plan going forward. Old-school, pre-1990s style draft done by phone. With perhaps a remote announcement of each pick by the commish for the purposes of TV. No rock concert going on during each selection like last year.


I feel the draft has gone way past what is should be with the red carpet and concerts. I would welcome a basic draft with attention to team needs and players.
 
As it has been said by others, teams want to meet these guys in person so they can play mind games with them and let the team docs examine them. I don't see that happening with skype or face time.
 
I think the NFL as a hole is taking a wait and see with respect to this as the draft is still a month away. Testing is ramping up in a big way in the coming days and in the next week or so, we will have a much better understanding of this covid19 pandemic. The way it is looking, New YorK is the epicenter and is accounting for more than half the cases. LA county is pretty bad too but nowhere near New York. I also think that the optics is going to fade as the number of cases begins to level off as well and the people will be pushing more of a get-back-to-normal existence. My take is currently there is a 75% chance the draft will go forward as planned.
 
I think the NFL as a hole is taking a wait and see with respect to this as the draft is still a month away. Testing is ramping up in a big way in the coming days and in the next week or so, we will have a much better understanding of this covid19 pandemic. The way it is looking, New YorK is the epicenter and is accounting for more than half the cases. LA county is pretty bad too but nowhere near New York. I also think that the optics is going to fade as the number of cases begins to level off as well and the people will be pushing more of a get-back-to-normal existence. My take is currently there is a 75% chance the draft will go forward as planned.
Makes sense but I'll suggest a 50% possibilty. Most of the progress is still slow to be implemented on a national scale (quick and widely available testing, protective gear for health workers and venalators for the sick).
 

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