Mayor Cantrell says Superdome is still not ready for 20,000 fans; tells Saints they are welcome to play at Tiger Stadium (1 Viewer)

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I tried to follow the money trail about her allegedly trying to get funds to allow fans in? I came up empty on my search so guessing that was mis-information. I then tried to better understand, if she is from LA, that she didn't want to give the Chargers any advantage. But, that seemed pretty far fetched as well. So, perhaps, it is simple that she does care and therefore wants to avoid a super spreader event when it really isn't that necessary to have fans attend. Clue me in if there are facts indicating she just doesn't like fans, the NFL and the Saints.
 
I tried to follow the money trail about her allegedly trying to get funds to allow fans in? I came up empty on my search so guessing that was mis-information. I then tried to better understand, if she is from LA, that she didn't want to give the Chargers any advantage. But, that seemed pretty far fetched as well. So, perhaps, it is simple that she does care and therefore wants to avoid a super spreader event when it really isn't that necessary to have fans attend. Clue me in if there are facts indicating she just doesn't like fans, the NFL and the Saints.
You have to watch here press conference. Apparently she's waiting for more cares act money before holding fans in the dome.
 
I get it. We love our sports. The Saints, etc... it's important, especially now, and for many it's a way of life. It's tradition. But let's look at the other side of the coin for a moment.

Humor me. Imagine you're the elected official who can greenlight this. You know your state has rising corona cases even after mask mandates, stay-at-home orders, and all the precautions you can speak about. Now you give in to public pressure to allow minimum capacity seating at a game. 20k? 10k? less? I don't know.

Best case scenario, folks show up, Saints win, everyone has a great time, no new cases. Worst case, folks show up and regardless of the Saints winning or not, we have a spreader event. Something happened, we have new cases, we have more burden on the hospitals, testing facilities, the fear, and now the liability as it was your decision to allow it. Keep in mind the public rarely blames itself, it is they that wanted it, and you're an elected official in a state with already rising cases. No one will remember how much they complained about wanting to be in a crowd, they'll only remember you allowing it to happen. Now you feel responsible for whatever happens, the strain, the deaths, the fear... and you've lost your job. Your job was to keep people safe and the city running.

I understand both sides, but I wanted to point out the bigger picture. Other cities have done this successfully it seems, I don't have the stats at the moment, but it only takes 1-2 people to cause a mess of it. The mayor simply doesn't trust the public to police themselves and from what I've seen, heard, and read, I don't blame her.
 
/breaking character


As far as my opinion on the matter as a licensed medical expert. This power struggle is more political than based on any scientific analysis presented from any covid sports medical journal that I've read. Acting within the states and CDC parameters and trying to politicized your way out of it by using buzz words like fixed roof arena when no NFL retractable roof has been opened all season shows the gross bitterness of this whole debacle.


It makes matter worse that these words come her own mouth when most mayors direct all decisions and remarks to their top county health physician and team of Infectious Diseases Specialist to act in such way within guidline parameters.

I've witnessed hundreds die from complications with covid, spents months couping with depression, and while I may disagree some choiced philosophy on both sides. Going to a football game is no more dangerous to going out to dinner. Just because 20,000 people are in the stadium. You may only logistically be only in direct contact with a hundred at best under proper precautions and social distancing. The viral coefficient does raise exponentially at around 55-60% capacity where it's precede as an immediate health danger if I'm correct. Full capacity is simply not double under any circumstances till a vaccine is viable.

This decision to withhold fans should be made by a professional team of medical physicians. Not a joke of a politican that'll be luckily to mop the floors of city hall after her term is finished.

Granted... It's not about public safety. It's about money.
Maybe you can speak to this also. Are the numbers that are increasing in Covid right now only in the numbers who have tested positive; or are hospitilizations and deaths trending at the same rate of growth?
 
Maybe you can speak to this also. Are the numbers that are increasing in Covid right now only in the numbers who have tested positive; or are hospitilizations and deaths trending at the same rate of growth?
I strictly work with treating covid patients and not involved with testing or statistics. I haven't followed statistics, because it really doesn't change much for me. My hospitalizion is much lower than at the peak in July where it felt like patients where passing every hour.

I know that people are worried by upcoming Flu/Pandemic season, but influenza and Covid-19 are pretty easy to distinguish and doesn't making it easier to transmite or become some silly super virus. You'll just have to watch out for Covid and flu. I would advise that acute hypoxia and pneumonia is a horrible and painful experience.

Do I expect my numbers to rise over Winter? Most definitely.

Do I think that they'll reach Summer or New York mortality rate? I hopefully believe not. People tend to be more isolated in the winter outside of holidays as apposed to to the other season.

So, I remain optimistic

My only advice for the young and healthy is try to remain healthy. The virus, today, is harmless to most but for when in another virus comes in 20, 30 or 40 years from now. You'll probably regret not taking care of your body.
 
Right. The bubble protected the players. My point is the finale of their season was a success without fans. NFL players will have to suck it up as NBA players did and play ball without the benefit of crowd noise. Those games were still very competitive and to the fan at home it resembled normal play.

I know we love the Saints, but let's be honest. Football is not worth folks getting an illness as serious as covid. And for those that think it is I'm sorry their life is so empty that a football game would take precedence over the well being of the masses.
 
I know we love the Saints, but let's be honest. Football is not worth folks getting an illness as serious as covid. And for those that think it is I'm sorry their life is so empty that a football game would take precedence over the well being of the masses.

Right we don't need people to have stadium jobs, restraunt jobs, or basically ANY other jobs that involve person to person contact. Do you know how many businesses depend on there being games and other events in the 'Dome? How much money this team brings to NOLA? Apparently not if you think their lives are "empty" or this is a trivial matter....
 
Because New Orleans is in Louisiana, but New Orleans is not Louisiana.

Expect if I read Underhill's tweet right not having any events in the Superdome means losses due to expenses and debt payment come from the state's general fund. So all of Louisiana is being hurt by her decision, not just New Orleans.

I just want her to justify her decision when all the science says it's safe.
 
And if those fans led to a covid outbreak and games were subsequently cancelled then most would say how stupid she was for allowing it. Safety vs Entertainment. There really isn't a right decision to make. Either way there could be consequences that aren't favorable. Ultimately, the entire country watched the NBA have a successful Covid free Playoffs without fans. No reason why the NFL can't function the same way.
Actually very few watched the NBA have a successful Covid free Playoffs without fans.
 
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