But that wouldn’t be an alternative. Going to an early slot still violates the mayor’s orders and violates NBC’s contract. Thus the move to Tuesday night. Really it’s all on the mayor, if he hadn’t declared a state of emergency the game would have gone on as originally scheduled, once he declared a state of emergency complete with curfew, the NFL had no choice. You can’t play a game during a state of emergency even if the emergency is a joke, and you can’t entice 70 thousand people to violate curfew even if the curfew is stupid. The minute the major did that contract law, liability law and PR sense (what happens if the storm really does hit and fans die trying to drive home in it) all say the league has to push the game to another night.
I just heard my two local talkradio show hosts 15 minutes ago talk about why the Eagles vs. Vikings game was REALLY moved for, the answer being in two names: Michael Vick. The Eagles do not want their best player getting hurt. Frankly, it is Vick that is holding the Eagles together, which means it is a very thin holding together. The Mayor of Philadelphia could CARE LESS about the fans and their safety.
Frankly, Governor Randell of PA got it correct, THIS IS A NATION OF WUSSIES.