mcarey032 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 This. Heinz Field is awesome, forget the critics. Muddy, dirty, rough football in the winter is great. Well said. These playoffs have been way too sterile. No real cold weather with the exception of the opening round in Cincinnati. Hate dome teams and all the warm weather stuff. Isn't it bad enough that they don't have the Super Bowl in cold weather, but all the teams that won were practically dome teams. It just takes the elements out of the game. Field Turf is fine for High School games because of the fact that the field turf is low maintenance. When you get to college and pro teams, there aren't too many multi-use fields. The pro game is better when there are elements involved. Think about all those cold weather games like the GB game a couple of years ago and the Snowy Raiders and Pats game, The Ice Bowl. I could go on and on, but we should get rid of domes, especially in warm weather areas. No excuse to have domes in N.O., Az, and Dallas. They should have outdoor stadiums and get over the fact that they might have to sit in the elements. If they don't like the elements, then go watch basketball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoVaSkins21 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Well said. These playoffs have been way too sterile. No real cold weather with the exception of the opening round in Cincinnati. Hate dome teams and all the warm weather stuff. Isn't it bad enough that they don't have the Super Bowl in cold weather, but all the teams that won were practically dome teams. It just takes the elements out of the game. Field Turf is fine for High School games because of the fact that the field turf is low maintenance. When you get to college and pro teams, there aren't too many multi-use fields. The pro game is better when there are elements involved. Think about all those cold weather games like the GB game a couple of years ago and the Snowy Raiders and Pats game, The Ice Bowl. I could go on and on, but we should get rid of domes, especially in warm weather areas. No excuse to have domes in N.O., Az, and Dallas. They should have outdoor stadiums and get over the fact that they might have to sit in the elements. If they don't like the elements, then go watch basketball. Yeah, I don't understand why the NFL has always chosen to have the Super Bowl in a warm weather climate when they market the game with slogans like "the frozen tundra" or when teams have to prepare to battle the elements. Dome teams do kind of cheapen the integrity of the game, but I guess that's why they fight for home filed advantage so badly. The league needs to change its policy about the Super Bowl being played in a cold weather city, but probably won't in order to please its sponsors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubble Screen Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Denver's field is the best, imo. I love how they did their endzones. Bad azz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskinzfan30 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Football should be played on real grass; not asphalt covered with plastic fake grass and chewed up tires. Football was not intended to be "pretty". I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
respectgibbs Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 No, keep the natural grass. God forbid we ever have a dome stadium with astroturf. Shudders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSkins1973 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Well I hope next year I get to go (fingers crossed) but def. keep it real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff in D.C. Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 When threads are being started about the color of the turf at FedEx, things have gotten pretty boring around here. :doh: The draft needs to get here tomorrow and then the season needs to start the day after. Ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CooleyKnight Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Danny boy won't put money into Fedex Field because he wants a new stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mexico Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Amen to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIXX99 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 I hope we keep the real grass and that we never move to a dome. But I think that there has only been 3 playoff games played outside this year, so maybe there is something beneficial about playing in a dome all year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeenzfan Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Also players themselves prefer the natural grass field provided its is kept well. I think almost 88% prefered natural grass. Here is the link to the survey: http://www.synturf.org/images/2008_NFLPA_Surface_Survey.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBass1724 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Football players are supposed to get dirty. I hate domes and prescription turf fields. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeenzfan Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Here's some more stuff on artificial turf. Can you tell I support natural grass fields where possible Ground rubber tires are used in some artificial fields, yet because of their toxic content they are prohibited from being disposed of in landfills or ocean dumping. Where will this toxic material be disposed when a replacement field becomes necessary? Temperatures on artificial fields have been documented to be upwards of 86.5 degrees hotter than natural grass fields under identical conditions. How long can players of all ages be safely exposed to this level of heat? Field sanitation that includes the removal of bodily fluids and/or animal droppings present a unique problem for artificial fields. Will antiseptic cleaners properly sanitize field? If so, how often? Abrasive surfaces such as artificial fields can result in difficult-to-heal injuries, particularly in the presence of bacterial or viral pathogens. Are you prepared to treat these wounds properly? Field hardness on artificial surfaces can result in serious chronic or immediate athletic injury? If additional ground tire rubber is periodically added to soften the field, is toxicity of the material also renewed? Natural turf is preferred by 88% of NFL players, and 96% believe that artificial turf contributes to injuries. Natural turfgrass saves energy. The front lawns of eight houses have the cooling effect of about 70 tons of air conditioning. That's amazing when the average home has an air conditioner with just a three or four ton capacity. Green turfgrass significantly lowers fire hazard risk. How would an artificial turf field fire be fought quickly while minimizing the danger to fire fighters, and reducing the release of toxic fumes? The initial price of artificial turf is many times greater than a natural turf area. Maintenance costs are equal or higher. Natural turf lessens global warming by absorbing and sequestering carbon dioxide greenhouse gases. What about artificial turf's carbon footprint? The tree planting offset requirements to achieve a 10-year carbon neutral synthetic turf installation for one field was estimated to be 1861 trees. That's right! 1861 trees need to be planted for every artificial turf field installed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veretax Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't we the only team in the East with a Natural Turf Field? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clubisyohankovic Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 +1I just dislike how ugly our field looks compared to other teams who use grass as well. Almost seems sort of cheap to me. Yeah, dirt and real grass is so, like, tacky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da'uud Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Maybe we could get a burgundy field... kinda like Boise St.'s blue one :hysterical: Like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Keep the real grass. Sadly, we'll eventually be the last of a dying breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HailGreen28 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Like this? That would be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Sap's Skins Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Like this? The ball would blend in quite well for some trick plays...maybe we should bring Zorn back and try the swinging gate fake field goal now...just a suggestion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Danny boy won't put money into Fedex Field because he wants a new stadium. I hope he gets one too. Right where RFK is. Time to bring the Skins back to DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty Gut Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 ewww man, are you seriously campaigning for fake grass in our stadium? that's not football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyJay Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Danny Boy will start building a new stadium within the next 3 to 5 years. He had to scope out JJ's master piece to fulfill his own fantasy fora new stadium. Retractable Roof stadium in the on the old RFK site would be great, with real grass although I played on field turf its a wonderful thing to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spearfeather Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Denver's field is the best, imo. I love how they did their endzones. Bad azz. Denver's field does look good with the endzone design Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spearfeather Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't we the only team in the East with a Natural Turf Field? Philly is grass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsNatsFan Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Danny boy won't put money into Fedex Field because he wants a new stadium. So does that mean that the new video screens being installed this off season are free? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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