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New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick dodging questions about why the turf at Gillette Stadium has been left uncovered through a series of rain and snow storms in New England this week (Via The Boston Herald).
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Comments (22)
Good old fashioned home fie... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Don | January 13, 2005 10:57 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Good old fashioned home field advantage...nothing wrong with that. Now if they watered down the field or took some other affirmative action other than leaving the tarp off and letting nature take its course, that might be different.
1. Posted by Don | January 13, 2005 10:57 AM |
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Posted on January 13, 2005 10:57
2. Posted by Jack Tanner | January 13, 2005 11:06 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Rain's good for grass.
2. Posted by Jack Tanner | January 13, 2005 11:06 AM |
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Posted on January 13, 2005 11:06
3. Posted by Derik | January 13, 2005 11:13 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Is Tony Dungee going to cry about it like he cried about the Monday Night Football "scandal"?
3. Posted by Derik | January 13, 2005 11:13 AM |
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Posted on January 13, 2005 11:13
4. Posted by albo | January 13, 2005 11:14 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
You don't coach a team to the Super Bowl by being sweet polly purebred. You take your honest advantages. This is football, not a multi-culti bake sale.
4. Posted by albo | January 13, 2005 11:14 AM |
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Posted on January 13, 2005 11:14
5. Posted by Rick13 | January 13, 2005 11:19 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Go PAT's!!!
Maybe Payton will have a career ending injury!
5. Posted by Rick13 | January 13, 2005 11:19 AM |
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Posted on January 13, 2005 11:19
6. Posted by soxfanscott | January 13, 2005 11:44 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Taking a page from Red Auerbach's playbook...Never gave the Lakers hot water or heat in the locker room. I see man press coverage on wide-outs. Belichek's boys will smack 'em hard at the line of scrimmage to knock them off their track. Disrupt Manning's timing is the key
6. Posted by soxfanscott | January 13, 2005 11:44 AM |
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Posted on January 13, 2005 11:44
7. Posted by Big Bang Hunter | January 13, 2005 11:44 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
- Vince Lombardi would shrug and wonder what all the fuss was about... Football is best when played under hellish conditions.....
7. Posted by Big Bang Hunter | January 13, 2005 11:44 AM |
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Posted on January 13, 2005 11:44
8. Posted by Steve | January 13, 2005 11:51 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
We pats fans can only hope for some good sub 0 temps on sunday.. freeze ol' peyton's hot arm up some, and hope he doesn't realize that he has 3 wicked good wide receivers against injury decimated patriot cornerbacks. and while I don't hope for a career ending injury, i'd settle with a game ender :)
8. Posted by Steve | January 13, 2005 11:51 AM |
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Posted on January 13, 2005 11:51
9. Posted by Jack Tanner | January 13, 2005 12:04 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
No bad weather in the forcast - clear and around 30 at game time.
9. Posted by Jack Tanner | January 13, 2005 12:04 PM |
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Posted on January 13, 2005 12:04
10. Posted by Brian | January 13, 2005 12:15 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Hmm...I'm wondering how you Pats fans are going to feel when Tom Brady or Corey Dillon plants a leg in the mud and gets it turned 180 degrees, if you will still be chuckling about "Home Field Advantage".
What would be even funnier is if the NFL stepped in Sunday night and said "This field is unplayable...move the game to Monday Night in Indy".
Likely? No. But I hope you feel as proud when you see someone writhing on a cart from an obvious turf-related injury. Maybe it will make that win so much more tasty...
10. Posted by Brian | January 13, 2005 12:15 PM |
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Posted on January 13, 2005 12:15
11. Posted by Jack Tanner | January 13, 2005 12:19 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Go screw crybaby.
11. Posted by Jack Tanner | January 13, 2005 12:19 PM |
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Posted on January 13, 2005 12:19
12. Posted by Brian | January 13, 2005 12:32 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
What's funny is watching these Pats fans quipping and chuckling about "Home Field Advantage" when it was only a year ago the NFL came down on your asses before a game about the same crap.
You know, if the situation was reversed, and let's say the Colts decided to let the astroturf in the Dome "take a turn for the worse (a'la Veteran's Stadium) to help the Colts Defense", would you still be chuckling "It's a natural Home Field Advantage".
12. Posted by Brian | January 13, 2005 12:32 PM |
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Posted on January 13, 2005 12:32
13. Posted by andre3000 | January 13, 2005 1:07 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
On a sloppy field who has the advantage? The receiver who knows his route or the DB who has to react?
Manning is godhead. And I don't have a dog in that fight.
13. Posted by andre3000 | January 13, 2005 1:07 PM |
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Posted on January 13, 2005 13:07
14. Posted by TallDave | January 13, 2005 1:14 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I agree andre, DBs are going to be falling down all over. Advantage Manning.
14. Posted by TallDave | January 13, 2005 1:14 PM |
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Posted on January 13, 2005 13:14
15. Posted by Brian | January 13, 2005 1:23 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Depends on the mud. If it rains just before the game and turns the top layer into mud, but leaves the bottom layer dry, it goes to the receivers.
Now, if you make it mud the whole way through (by letting it get snowed/rained on for a week and then let it freeze (like it will in NE on Sunday), then it turns into a spongy mess which allows things like feet to get stuck in. When you get tackled, whatever is firmly planted on the ground usually stays there while the rest of your body moves the other direction. See where I'm getting to? This is, of course, someone who has experienced a dislocated knee from a similar turf situation.
15. Posted by Brian | January 13, 2005 1:23 PM |
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Posted on January 13, 2005 13:23
16. Posted by Jack Tanner | January 13, 2005 1:35 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
When you start getting your excuses ready before the game that means you're planning on losing.
16. Posted by Jack Tanner | January 13, 2005 1:35 PM |
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Posted on January 13, 2005 13:35
17. Posted by andre3000 | January 13, 2005 2:03 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Brian,
Agreed on that. Professional teams ought to have the class to maintain a field in good condition. There are millions in contracts out there. Far too much for them to be screwing around for some silly supposed advantage in one game.
Never played beyond HS, but saw plenty of bad conditions there. The worst I ever had was some torn cartilage. Scope surgery and four weeks later and I was playing again. Lucky it wasn't an ACL.
17. Posted by andre3000 | January 13, 2005 2:03 PM |
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Posted on January 13, 2005 14:03
18. Posted by Brian | January 13, 2005 4:56 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Hey Jack, why don't you try debating me on the merits of my argument as opposed to showboating.
18. Posted by Brian | January 13, 2005 4:56 PM |
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Posted on January 13, 2005 16:56
19. Posted by Duke | January 13, 2005 8:32 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
You boys obviously have never watched the Pats play in bad conditions. They own the field.
19. Posted by Duke | January 13, 2005 8:32 PM |
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Posted on January 13, 2005 20:32
20. Posted by Brian | January 13, 2005 9:25 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Duke, that's great they can play well in mud, gravel, whatever. However, when the go around standard procedure for field maintenance, to a point where it could cause more injuries for either team in order to "help" them win, that just tells me the Pats are desperate.
Again, I think this is going to be a non-issue with all the crap that is flying now. Mike Ditka and Jeff Fisher made it their first point of discussion during the Ditka show today. I'm guessing the NFL will be sending someone to Gillette Stadium to view things for themselves.
20. Posted by Brian | January 13, 2005 9:25 PM |
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Posted on January 13, 2005 21:25
21. Posted by Duke | January 14, 2005 8:21 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
You're missing the point Brian. The field isn't going to hurt anyone any more than normal football would. It's just going to make it tougher to play.
Would you prefer they all played on turf? Ugh. Part of the game is varying field conditions and if rain makes things a little muddy, that's a natural process. They're not digging ditches or or holes in the field.
If Indy can't play outside, they can go home (which is more than likely to happen if the past is any indicator).
21. Posted by Duke | January 14, 2005 8:21 AM |
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Posted on January 14, 2005 08:21
22. Posted by Jack Tanner | January 14, 2005 8:43 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Because your crybaby argument doesn't have any merits. You're just making up your excuses ahead of time. All modern fields have drainage systems. The only way the field is going to be wet is if it rains or snows on Sunday. Then you'll whine about that. Boston Weather
22. Posted by Jack Tanner | January 14, 2005 8:43 AM |
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Posted on January 14, 2005 08:43