# NFL 2021: Week Eight in the Box **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-nfl\ **Created:** [October 28, 2021, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-eight-in-the-box/953409 "2021-10-28T17:56:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2021, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-eight-in-the-box/953409/101 "2021-11-03T21:03:05Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > When asked previously if he was vaccinated, he said he’s been “immunized”. He also petitioned the league for approval of some alternate treatment instead of vaccination, but was denied. What a douchecanoe. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-eight-in-the-box/953409/102 "2021-11-03T21:10:26Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Cam finally got vaccinated but I assume the Packers went with Bortles because he worked with them while Rodgers was having his hissy fit. That’d be my guess, too – Bortles was with the Packers from May-July, essentially until Rodgers agreed to return to the team at the start of training camp. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-eight-in-the-box/953409/103 "2021-11-03T22:20:12Z")
And, it could get worse for the Packers in the immediate future. As per the Green Bay Press-Gazette: > [@](#): > > Earlier this week, the Packers placed practice-squad quarterback Kurt Benkert on the COVID-19 list. There is a chance Love could also test positive. If that were to happen, the Packers could be forced to face the Chiefs with a fill-in quarterback such as receiver Randall Cobb. Or they could sign a veteran such as Blake Bortles, who spent time with the team in training camp. One may recall when the Broncos lost all of their quarterbacks to the COVID protocol for a game last year, and wound up having to start a wide receiver as quarterback. > **[Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is not vaccinated and tested positive for...](https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2021/11/03/aaron-rodgers-miss-chiefs-game-after-positive-covid-test/6251586001/)** > > A source confirmed to PackersNews that Aaron Rodgers' impending placement on the COVID-19 list is because he is unvaccinated. ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2021, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-eight-in-the-box/953409/104 "2021-11-03T22:31:25Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > She was quite vocal about her belief that Vick should have faced the death penalty, or at least been incarcerated for far longer than he was; And I agree with her. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-eight-in-the-box/953409/105 "2021-11-04T00:09:44Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > Wouldn’t he be contagious even after ten days from now? He ought to miss the game against the Seahawks too after that. That’s not how the rule works. He’d be eligible the evening before the game, so in theory he should be able to make the game. However… He will not be able to participate in practice or even enter the practice facility. And if he is symptomatic within those 10 days, or has some health setback due to Covid-related issues, it could extend that wait. It will only take 1 day of a delay to force him to miss the game. So Green Bay has to hope everything goes perfectly. Who knows, maybe Jordan Love will be a phenom in the next game. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-eight-in-the-box/953409/106 "2021-11-04T00:21:25Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Who knows, maybe Jordan Love will be a phenom in the next game. Or maybe he will have gotten COVID from the ignorant asshole sitting next to him in the film room. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-eight-in-the-box/953409/107 "2021-11-04T00:25:41Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > One may recall when the Broncos lost all of their quarterbacks to the COVID protocol for a game last year, and wound up having to start a wide receiver as quarterback. Worse than that, the NFL figured out the Broncos’ QBs tried to game the COVID protocols and refused to postpone the game. [https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/09/07/broncos-quarterbacks-attempted-to-cheat-contact-tracing-last-year](https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/09/07/broncos-quarterbacks-attempted-to-cheat-contact-tracing-last-year) ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-eight-in-the-box/953409/108 "2021-11-04T01:18:06Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Who knows, maybe Jordan Love will be a phenom in the next game. Well, if there’s a defense that can make him look great this year, it might be the Chiefs. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-eight-in-the-box/953409/109 "2021-11-04T03:57:00Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > I agree with **Folacin** , a lot of people care more about animals than humans. Well Ruggs not only killed the woman, he also killed her dog. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-eight-in-the-box/953409/110 "2021-11-04T14:45:42Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > One may recall when the Broncos lost all of their quarterbacks to the COVID protocol for a game last year, and wound up having to start a wide receiver as quarterback. I don’t think we’ll get a repeat of that this year. Part of the problem there was there was a mandatory quarantine period for free agents. There’s no waiting for vaccinated players. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-eight-in-the-box/953409/111 "2021-11-04T14:47:34Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > I don’t think we’ll get a repeat of that this year. Part of the problem there was there was a mandatory quarantine period for free agents. There’s no waiting for vaccinated players. Probably not an exact repeat, but if Love comes down with it (and he’s been sitting in the QB room with Rodgers and Benkert), they are going to be down to either an emergency QB like Cobb, or Bortles, who hasn’t been with the team since July. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-eight-in-the-box/953409/112 "2021-11-04T15:28:11Z")
I know this would never happen, but it would tickle me pink if Love comes in and lights it up so spectacularly that GB tells Rodgers they’re sticking with Love until he gets vaccinated. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-eight-in-the-box/953409/113 "2021-11-04T19:41:13Z")
Not quite. His reference to having been “immunized” was referring to a homeopathic treatment he received to boost his immune system last summer. So, equally scientifically valid to copper undergarments. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-eight-in-the-box/953409/114 "2021-11-04T21:21:48Z")
The copper thing was a joke. Especially since it’s also something a _lot_ of athletes fall for. I have no idea what a homeopathic immunization for Covid would be, unless it involves taking a dose of a real vaccine and diluting it repeatedly until there is no vaccine left. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-eight-in-the-box/953409/115 "2021-11-04T21:28:22Z")
Don’t tell me the Packers are going to strike gold for the 3rd time in a row by getting Favre, Rodgers and now Love… ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2021, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-eight-in-the-box/953409/116 "2021-11-05T13:32:43Z")
> [@zimaane](#): > > So, equally scientifically valid to copper undergarments. Or collodial silver ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-eight-in-the-box/953409/117 "2021-11-11T15:02:47Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > Don’t tell me the Packers are going to strike gold for the 3rd time in a row by getting Favre, Rodgers and now Love… Evidently not gold. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-week-eight-in-the-box/953409.md?page=5)