Week 9 NFL random thoughts

[Maynard]

[Maynard]

Falcons Reportedly Disinfected Locker Room After Buccaneers Departed


Throughout the 2013 NFL season, opposing defenses have cleaned up against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' struggling offense. Now, it seems teams are literally cleaning up after the Bucs.

According to a report from Fox 13 in Tampa Bay, a cleaning crew entered the visiting locker room after the Falcons' 31-23 victory on Sunday in an attempt to scrub any possible traces of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from the Georgia Dome.

The workers, clad in hazmat suits, were hired by the Falcons because they worried that Tampa Bay players could be carrying the very antibiotic-resistant infection. The city of Atlanta is famously the home of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Kevin O'Donnell of Fox 13 sent out a picture of the hazmat crew in action:



This comes on the heels of three Buccaneers players being diagnosed with MRSA this season. Guard Carl Nicks and kicker Lawrence Tynes were diagnosed in August. Tynes has been inactive throughout 2013, while Nicks missed the entire preseason and the first two games of the regular season.

Concern grew within NFL circles when Nicks' condition recurred and cornerback Johnthan Banks was diagnosed before last week's game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Banks, whose condition was contained, was cleared to play by independent doctors and has not missed any time.

Nicks underwent surgery this week to finally clear his body of the staph infection. It's unclear when the All-Pro guard will return to the lineup—if at all—this season. Nicks, who signed a five-year, $47.5 million contract before last season, also missed the final nine games of 2012 while dealing with a toe injury.

Tynes filed a grievance against the organization when it placed him on the non-football injury list, essentially claiming his MRSA diagnosis was unrelated to the team. Although the Bucs have kept Tynes under contract, he's unable to receive benefits, accrued service time or pension payments while on the NFI list.

According to the Mayo Clinic:

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by a strain of staph bacteria that's become resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat ordinary staph infections.

Most MRSA infections occur in people who've been in hospitals or other health care settings, such as nursing homes and dialysis centers. When it occurs in these settings, it's known as health care-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA). HA-MRSA infections typically are associated with invasive procedures or devices, such as surgeries, intravenous tubing or artificial joints.

The Buccaneers have twice cleaned their facilities as a precautionary measure, and the league even briefly considered postponing or moving Tampa Bay's game against the Philadelphia Eagles last week before Raymond James Stadium was independently cleared.

[JimLeavy59]

[Influence]

[ram29jackson]

LOL Tom Brady can barely throw 5 yards lately.

poor kid, a little stage fright there.....jocks

[Maynard]

[Glenbino]

I like Vontae Davis a lot now for some reason. I watched like three more interviews after seeing that last night.

He just seems like a big kid. Super happy with a smile on his face every time.

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[JimLeavy59]

The Minnesota Vikings should never be on primetime again.

[dave]

Seattle vs. Arizona: Until the Cardinals solve the QB and O-Line spots, a solid D has no chance.
Buffalo vs Miami: A month ago people thought Miami might approach elite status. Ooops.
Dallas vs Philadelphia: Did Nick Foles get the concussion before the game started? All kidding aside, when a team can play simple man coverage and only allow 3 points, there's something wrong.
Atlanta vs Tampa Bay: Who cares
Cincinnati vs Detroit: Are the Bengals actually elite?
N.Y. Jets vs New England: Hall of Fame coach doesn't know the rules of football?
Washington vs Chicago: OK, RG3 is regaining his touch, but who the hell saw Josh McCown playing like that?
Carolina vs St. Louis: Calamity in St. Louis as Sam Bradford lost for season. Oh, wait, maybe not. Bring on Tebow!
San Diego vs Jacksonville: Philip Rivers having one of the best seasons of his career and his team won't make the playoffs. Ugh.
San Francisco vs Tennessee: Niners will get back at Seattle at Candlestick. Clearly the best 1-2 rivalry in the NFL right now.
Green Bay vs Cleveland: All I saw were those ugly Packers' uniforms. Damn you NFL Sunday Ticket.
Kansas City vs Houston: I'm sorry, but I don't buy KC as #1 in any power rankings. Congrats, you're improved, but that team is gonna get exposed the second they start playing elite competition.
Pittsburgh vs Baltimore: Four years ago, I cared.
Indianpolis vs Denver: Great TV. Loss of Reggie Wayne officially takes Colts out of the big picture.
Minnesota vs N.Y. Giants: I'm so old I remember when Monday Night Football meant something and Jon Gruden wasn't around to gargle players' balls.

[ram29jackson]

I bet Tebow would do better then 16 for 46 any day

[dave]

I bet Tebow would do better then 16 for 46 any day

Not gonna write off Freeman based on one game with less than three weeks practice. Frankly, I thought the Vikings were stupid to play him so quickly. They had nothing to lose by getting him fully immersed in the playbook before throwing him out there.

[JimLeavy59]

BREAKING: Minnesota Vikings sign Brucie to play quarterback

[Hasselbeck]

The Minnesota Vikings should never be on primetime again.

Don't worry.. they won't be.

[f16harm]

Another terrible week of Monday Night Football. I went to bed at halftime, willingly, because the game was just to awful to watch. I understand Freeman didn't know the whole offense, but the guy was throwing the ball 2 feet over receivers heads on 6-7 yard check downs.

[ram29jackson]

LOL old one