Cheesehead
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- Mar 19, 2019
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Mike from Madison, WI
With COVID-19 still a major concern and with talk of players perhaps being able to opt out, what are your feelings about the season? Personally, I would much rather have a canceled season than one started and then canceled without a champion.
If the owners and players can reach an agreement on all the various issues, I expect the season to start. Where or how long it goes from there is anyone's guess. My personal opinion – far from a medical or expert one – is this: Without quarantining essential personnel, keeping the virus sufficiently at bay to avoid a major disruption throughout a full NFL timeline (a month-plus of training camp, 17 regular-season weeks, then playoffs) isn't realistic. The window feels too large and therefore too risky. I so want to be wrong.
Jake from Lansing, MI
Insiders, thank you for all your work! Do you think the Big Ten non-conference decision could work in the NFL? I could see a six-game season and a playoff system working itself out. I understand this is all hypothetical, but it was an interesting thought!
I could see that working, too – an all-division-rivalry, six-game season, with the eight winners advancing to the playoffs. But the league would have to decide that up front before getting going, and that is not its intention.
Mary from Pewaukee, WI
How often will the team and coaches be tested for COVID-19 during the season?
The league's current plan is for three tests per week, but testing frequency apparently remains under discussion with the players as well.
Geoffrey from Rosemount, MN
Just curious as to what you think about Oakley's Mouth Shield.
If the science says it's helpful, I think the players would be foolish not to wear it. Whether or not the league will make it mandatory is another question (and likely negotiation … do you sense a theme today?).
Matt from Waunakee, WI
If the football season is cancelled are you mentally strong enough to handle 19 months of II without a game?
I sincerely hope it doesn't come to that, but I'll do whatever my employer deems necessary to keep my family solvent.
Andy from Verona, WI
Now that the Wisconsin-Notre Dame game will not be played, which matchup would you like to see for Bucky at Lambeau if it was your choice?
I'd still like to see Wisconsin-Notre Dame at Lambeau, for sure. Otherwise, I'd cast my vote for Texas. The Badgers and Longhorns haven't met since 1939.
Matthias from San Antonio, TX
Do you have an underrated athlete who played in Wisconsin who isn't talked about enough? I have one: Eddie Mathews, played in Milwaukee for the Braves for 13 years, hitting 452 home runs with an OPS of .913 in Milwaukee alone, all nine times he was an all-star was in Milwaukee.
Speaking of Badgers, the ones I always think of in this regard are University of Wisconsin products from my youth who went on to impressive pro careers, with their college roots seemingly long forgotten. Mike Richter, Curtis Joseph, Michael Finley, Troy Vincent, Tony Granato, Chris Chelios, Mike Webster, Al Toon, Tim Krumrie, and the list goes on.