Tomorrow's game is cancelled

[Risen Star]

Something tells me this was not a "league" decision. Rather, I believe the two teams both recognized how meaningless this game would be.

The game itself is the anticlimax of the preseason. Most starters would sit this one out, and any coaching staff who needed this game to make any kind of evaluations must have been napping through the last five week.

I believe this was a decision born out of concern for the travel, not the game itself. Specifically, it was the Texans having to find a way to get out of Houston, and putting those people in danger by having them out on the roads. No amount of money is worth that risk.

Umm, teams can't decide to cancel games.

 

[SilverStarCowboy]

# 22 Dallas Cowboys Bias - The Flood Rule

 

[jobberone]

I need to approve this before it's final. They aren't going end around me on this one.

 

[dallasdave]

Cancelled not postponed. Preseason is over. We now enter the Rush era.

What a RUSH !!!!

 

[xwalker]

The Texans players and staff have bigger issues than another preseason game right now.

Definitely, but I don't think they can go home yet. Airplanes were under water the last I saw.

 

[ThreeandOut]

Definitely, but I don't think they can go home yet. Airplanes were under water the last I saw.

I think they were taking buses home today. There were reports very early on that if they could get home on Wednesday that they would cancel the game. But they probably weren't able to make that decision until today.

 

[rpntex]

Umm, teams can't decide to cancel games.

Well, I didn't say the TEAMS made the decision. Of course the ultimate decision came down to the NFL office. I didn't do a good job of stating it, but my belief is that the NFL asked for input from the teams, and (once again, IMO) gave a lot of weight to whatever input the Texans expressed.

 

[rpntex]

I think they were taking buses home today. There were reports very early on that if they could get home on Wednesday that they would cancel the game. But they probably weren't able to make that decision until today.

That was what I was hearing as well. Supposedly, the plan all along was to play the game if the Texans couldn't get home by today, but if they could, it would be cancelled.

Earlier in the week I had heard the phrase "travel concerns for the Texans", and wrongly assumed they meant concerns with them getting out of Houston and to Dallas. Turns out it was just the opposite.

 

[rpntex]

The Texans had been in NO/DAL since their game in NO over the weekend

They were going to just stay in DAL and play tomorrow but a safe route to Houston opened and the team decided to go home and TCB immediately

They all wanted to get HOME to Houston, not out of Houston

Yeah, my bad on that point. Earlier in the week I heard some guy on the radio say something about "travel concerns" for the Texans. I wasn't really paying attention, and wrongly assumed he was referring to issues for them getting TO Dallas.

 

[rpntex]

I don't know about that. But people might like some distraction from the suffering for a few hours too. There is nothing wrong with that.

Oh, I agree with you, but I've seen distractions lead to guys getting hurt, and nobody wants that, either.

Point is they haven't seen their families in a week. It's one thing to speak on the phone of or FaceTime with them, but in that situation, it's a far cry from personal contact.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Big Dog I have no idea why the airport has anything to do with their decision.

They didn't want to risk anything happening by landing planes on a flooded runway.

It stopped raining last night, the runways cleared, time to go home so they cancelled the game.

You think the Texans were going home on a magic red carpet that flew above the water?

 

[AbeBeta]

That was what I was hearing as well. Supposedly, the plan all along was to play the game if the Texans couldn't get home by today, but if they could, it would be cancelled.

Earlier in the week I had heard the phrase "travel concerns for the Texans", and wrongly assumed they meant concerns with them getting out of Houston and to Dallas. Turns out it was just the opposite.

"If the disaster worsens, you must stay and play. If things get better, you can leave."

Yeah. Totally plausible.

 

[rpntex]

"If the disaster worsens, you must stay and play. If things get better, you can leave."

Yeah. Totally plausible.

Sure is...heard it one of the Cowboy call in shows (don't recall whether it was "the break" or the combined show they did Monday morning. Rob Phillips was answering a question regarding whether the game would even be played, and he said (paraphrasing) "if the Texans can get to their homes and families, the compassionate thing to do would be to cancel the game. If they can't, there's no reason to not just go ahead and play".

It's backwards, I hear you...considering this particular set of circumstances, however, it makes a lot of sense.

 

[AbeBeta]

Sure is...heard it one of the Cowboy call in shows (don't recall whether it was "the break" or the combined show they did Monday morning. Rob Phillips was answering a question regarding whether the game would even be played, and he said (paraphrasing) "if the Texans can get to their homes and families, the compassionate thing to do would be to cancel the game. If they can't, there's no reason to not just go ahead and play".

It's backwards, I hear you...considering this particular set of circumstances, however, it makes a lot of sense.

Wow. I heard speculation on the radio.

Did ja think that maybe if players couldn't make it home the compassionate thing might be to not force them to play?

They are sitting around worried about family and friends but since they can't get home, let's trot them out?

Think things through. After that process, post. You've got the order wrong

 

[PhillyCowboysFan]

They didn't want to risk anything happening by landing planes on a flooded runway.

It stopped raining last night, the runways cleared, time to go home so they cancelled the game.

You think the Texans were going home on a magic red carpet that flew above the water?

I'm sorry Big but I still don't understand why they had to wait until the airport reopened to conceal the game. You're not making since. Whether the team could have gotten back to Houston or not has nothing to do with them canceling the game out of respect. So you're saying if the airports didn't reopen they would then still be playing the game. What are you taking about?????

 

[Nightman]

Wow. I heard speculation on the radio.

Did ja think that maybe if players couldn't make it home the compassionate thing might be to not force them to play?

They are sitting around worried about family and friends but since they can't get home, let's trot them out?

Think things through. After that process, post. You've got the order wrong

That is exactly what happened........ the Texans were already in Dallas on buses from NO where they played Saturday........ they were IN Dallas and set to play Thursday.... they never went home to Houston

But when the rain stopped they were able to find a safe route home on the buses and chose to go home instead of playing.,,,,, the buses made it back to Houston Weds afternoon and the players dispersed to their homes and the game was cancelled

 

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That's all I did, but if that in and of itself is against the rules...

 

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That's all I did, but if that in and of itself is against the rules...

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[noshame]

We should get a extra week to make final cuts.