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MTS1972
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posted: 2013-11-19 22:52:33 (ID: 100013912) Report Abuse |
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Interesting set of games played out this week - Denver, as expected, handing the Chiefs their first loss of the season - although you may see a different game at the Arrowhead Stadium.....Pittsburgh find some offence (despite wearing an atrocious uniform - wtf??) and outscore the Lions - whilst Cincinatti put Cleveland in their place in the battle of Ohio. Most notably to me though was the Carolina beating of the Pats and the Saints beating of the Niners - these two teams arguably posing most threat to the seemingly dominant Seahawks in the NFC.
But my question this week relates to home stadia and the variance of weather conditions experienced - the Baltimore/Chicago game was suspended for a while and the Bengals/Browns game was on constant tornado alert. High winds affected the Bills/Jets game, so this i ask a series of questions : 1) Which team do you think has the biggest 'edge' via its home stadium? 2) Should all NFL stadia be of 'one type' for consistency - ie all domed/indoor stadia - all 'open' and exposed to the elements? 3) How much and to what extent do you think the Superbowl will be affected by the fact its being played in New York this year - as opposed to indoors or an open stadium in the sunnier, Southern states of the USA? To me..... 1) I think the Saints are a much better team at the Superdome than on the road but i think the ultimate edge goes to Seattle at the awesome QWest Stadium. 2) No - but i think some teams could benefit from not having to endure such extreme conditions at times. 3) Id hate for a stadium or the conditions to be the determining factor at the big dance - cold, windy conditions and the SB turns out to be the Patriots v New Orleans - anyone give the Saints much hope? |
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Gambler75
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posted: 2013-11-20 00:27:35 (ID: 100013929) Report Abuse |
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MTS1972 wrote:
1) Which team do you think has the biggest 'edge' via its home stadium? 2) Should all NFL stadia be of 'one type' for consistency - ie all domed/indoor stadia - all 'open' and exposed to the elements? 3) How much and to what extent do you think the Superbowl will be affected by the fact its being played in New York this year - as opposed to indoors or an open stadium in the sunnier, Southern states of the USA? - - - - - - - - - - - 1) Conventional wisdom says ... homefield advantage is more of a boost to your defense than your offense. Crowd noise makes audibles difficult and the defense can 'open the playbook' a bit more. So I'd have to agree, probably Seattle (at CenturyLink Field, Qwest gave up the naming rights a few years back) ... and I'd probably even throw Arrowhead in 2nd. Both have rabid fan bases that hadn't had a whole lot to cheer about for a long while ... so I think crowd noise at both gets the nod. They've been arguing back and forth who has the record, think KC topped out at 137db ... Seattle at 136db ... either way, definitely deafening lol. 2) Having played on turf, I detest it. I'd like to see them all on natural grass tbh ... but no, I wouldn't be in favor of homogeneous stadiums. Makes less of an impact in football than in baseball, where some of the fields make a disturbing level of impact. (Coors Field HR derby nonsense) 3) Love it ... I understand for financial reasons why they don't choose cold weather, open air stadiums often ... but watching through the NFL Films collection of greatest games ever played, seemed like half them were in the snow. |
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Chareos
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posted: 2013-11-20 07:02:59 (ID: 100013946) Report Abuse |
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Gambler75 wrote:
3) Love it ... I understand for financial reasons why they don't choose cold weather, open air stadiums often ... but watching through the NFL Films collection of greatest games ever played, seemed like half them were in the snow. the situation i remember best of any football game was a game in Green Bay, I think it was a Wildcard playoff game and Mr Brett Favre threw a snowball at his receiver :-) |
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gtjohn
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posted: 2013-11-20 12:12:32 (ID: 100013962) Report Abuse |
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MTS1972 wrote:2) Should all NFL stadia be of 'one type' for consistency - ie all domed/indoor stadia - all 'open' and exposed to the elements?
3) How much and to what extent do you think the Superbowl will be affected by the fact its being played in New York this year - as opposed to indoors or an open stadium in the sunnier, Southern states of the USA? 2) Stadiums are part of the team, look at the Vikings historically, they loved playing on a snow covered field, I'm sure it made teams from sunnier climates hate visiting! Make a field too clinical and it makes for consistency at home (in easy conditions) but a struggle on the road in harsher ones 3) I don't think it will make a difference other than the clothing the fans will be wearing.....the teams that reach the Superbowl will have played in various conditions and excelled in them |
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Strange
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posted: 2013-11-20 15:41:32 (ID: 100013975) Report Abuse |
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Gambler75 wrote:
MTS1972 wrote:
1) Which team do you think has the biggest 'edge' via its home stadium? 2) Should all NFL stadia be of 'one type' for consistency - ie all domed/indoor stadia - all 'open' and exposed to the elements? 3) How much and to what extent do you think the Superbowl will be affected by the fact its being played in New York this year - as opposed to indoors or an open stadium in the sunnier, Southern states of the USA? - - - - - - - - - - - 1) Conventional wisdom says ... homefield advantage is more of a boost to your defense than your offense. Crowd noise makes audibles difficult and the defense can 'open the playbook' a bit more. So I'd have to agree, probably Seattle (at CenturyLink Field, Qwest gave up the naming rights a few years back) ... and I'd probably even throw Arrowhead in 2nd. Both have rabid fan bases that hadn't had a whole lot to cheer about for a long while ... so I think crowd noise at both gets the nod. They've been arguing back and forth who has the record, think KC topped out at 137db ... Seattle at 136db ... either way, definitely deafening lol. 2) Having played on turf, I detest it. I'd like to see them all on natural grass tbh ... but no, I wouldn't be in favor of homogeneous stadiums. Makes less of an impact in football than in baseball, where some of the fields make a disturbing level of impact. (Coors Field HR derby nonsense) 3) Love it ... I understand for financial reasons why they don't choose cold weather, open air stadiums often ... but watching through the NFL Films collection of greatest games ever played, seemed like half them were in the snow. I echo Gamblers thoughts exactly. |
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BQNinja
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posted: 2013-11-21 01:31:40 (ID: 100014014) Report Abuse |
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Regarding #3...
On one hand, it would be fantastic if they had to play in some harsh weather up in the New Meadowlands. I think that would make for a very interesting game, and it's always cool to see players play in difficult conditions. On the other hand, I think if that does happen, the NFL will never have Super Bowl north of the 38th parallel, and as an Eagles fan and Delawarean I'd like to see one in Philly sometime in my life. |
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manothehouse
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posted: 2013-11-23 00:52:05 (ID: 100014180) Report Abuse |
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I remember seeing Green Bay listed as having the coldest average temperature. It would be cool to see a SB happen there in light of the history there. On the other hand, I used to live in Wisconsin and have been to a Packers game - I don't know if the community can support a SB.
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DeMaddin
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posted: 2013-11-28 11:01:53 (ID: 100014640) Report Abuse |
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MTS1972 wrote:
3) Id hate for a stadium or the conditions to be the determining factor at the big dance - cold, windy conditions and the SB turns out to be the Patriots v New Orleans - anyone give the Saints much hope? Generally, there is always some hope somewhere. As for the Saints, the WhoDat Nation give a lot of hope for their Saints, Believe Dat.  |
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DeMaddin
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posted: 2013-11-28 11:31:03 (ID: 100014642) Report Abuse |
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MTS1972 wrote:
1) Which team do you think has the biggest 'edge' via its home stadium? I think the Saints because the team plays normally always on a high level and with high self-confidence in the Superdome. The crowd noise is an additional factor. I heard that Seattle is in the Guinness Book, because of their crowd noise. But I do not know if they play extremely better at home than on the road. The Raiders stadium must be horrible for fans from other Teams espacially for Broncos fans. The fourth could be the Broncos because of their thin air. But this is a point of view from Europe via TV, I never been in the USA so I could not compare the stadia practically. MTS1972 wrote:
2) Should all NFL stadia be of 'one type' for consistency - ie all domed/indoor stadia - all 'open' and exposed to the elements? No, the mix is the spice. Cold weather stays for tough running game and physical defense. MTS1972 wrote:
3) How much and to what extent do you think the Superbowl will be affected by the fact its being played in New York this year - as opposed to indoors or an open stadium in the sunnier, Southern states of the USA? The Game will be one dimensional, I think this event should be played in a Dome or in a stadium with stable and warm weather conditions. |
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