IrepDC Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 I prefer playing on turf. The games are much faster and cleaner. Not in the sense of dirt, but in the sense of not stumbling over patches etc. Actually, the only time I prefer grass is in the rain when it gets really nasty. Other than that, give me turf all day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Slamming Butcher Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Pellet Turf looks terrible on television, especially under the lights. No thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrypticVillain Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 This is the field I was talking about in my earlier post. It looks pretty good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pez Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Part of the deal is that the soil that is in Fedex Field is a very, very sandy soil. I have talked to a number of players who said that after they get used to it, that it is actually an advantage over other teams coming in and not expecting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NattyBo Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Natural grass forever. I agree with the other poster, I don't even like that football is played indoors in some places... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCClybun Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Pellet Turf looks terrible on television, especially under the lights. No thanks. Why should we care what it looks like on TV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Slamming Butcher Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Why should we care what it looks like on TV? Because there are many in the Redskin fanbase without the means to attend every home game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbs Hog Heaven Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Because there are many in the Redskin fanbase without the means to attend every home game. And a patchy, balding, different shades of green natural turf looks aesthetically great to the watching TV masses right? Hail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Slamming Butcher Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 And a patchy, balding, different shades of green natural turf looks aesthetically great to the watching TV masses right?Hail. It looks aesthetically better than the shiny glare that is inherent with the pellet turf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick7423 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 uhm... I vote no. I am not even sure why this would be called an upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrabR Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 no to all artificial turf and domes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbs Hog Heaven Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 It looks aesthetically better than the shiny glare that is inherent with the pellet turf. Right, but most major sporting clubs incorporating artificial fields are installing the next generation hybrid fields. A level above field turf. Hail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCClybun Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 A lot of this seems to boil down to some weird, "old school" mentality about where and how football should be played other than an objective analysis of whether or not grass is actually better. Can anyone advocating keeping a grass field explain why it's better to have a grass field for any other reason that it's aesthetically pleasing to see grass stains and football is "meant" to be played on grass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonnyandSam Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Studies show fewer serious injuries, particularly knee injuries occur on natural turf. The Redskins put down new turf twice a year. One in mid-summer and again midway through the Redskins season. Have none of you seen how many times players slip on the carpet in the other stadiums? Football was intended to play in the elements with sun, rain, mud, snow, whatever. Fake grass don't belong in Football....PERIOD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Slamming Butcher Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 A lot of this seems to boil down to some weird, "old school" mentality about where and how football should be played other than an objective analysis of whether or not grass is actually better.Can anyone advocating keeping a grass field explain why it's better to have a grass field for any other reason that it's aesthetically pleasing to see grass stains and football is "meant" to be played on grass? Old school perhaps, but why would you consider the opinion that grass is a preferred surface to be "weird"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCClybun Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Old school perhaps, but why would you consider the opinion that grass is a preferred surface to be "weird"? Because it seems like it has little to do with the actual football on the field and more to do with what football "should" be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~*JurgyFan*~ Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Fake turf??!!! NO WAY!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warpath11 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 I am all for real grass so as long as its kept nice and well maintained. Not sure what is under FexEx field (sand??) but here was white stuff flying all over the place as players ran (that dont look like grass to me). That white stuff is similar to the black tire stuff that flies up on the artificial grass fields. edit: have there been studies done on if injuries to the lower extremities occur less frequently on the artificial stuff? Seems like there is enough sample size to actually do a study on blown knees, for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 I noticed the field was in terrible condition and not just from Wilson's slip. I prefer grass myself, but I fault the groundskeeper for having it look so ragged. I've stepped on field turf once in Peru. It felt weird, but I was on astroturf when I was in marching band. Astroturf was very hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Notice how it's all (and please forgive me here) the older folks who seem to be against it. Many of whom I'm betting have never even stepped foot on the more modern surfaces that are out there. My high school got it my senior year. It was the nicest surface I've ever been on. Really makes you play faster. As far as the whole "meant to be played in elements" argument. Am I missing something here? Sun? Yea it still shines on turf. Rain? Yea it still rains on turf. Snow? Yea it still snows on turf. Only thing you wouldn't get is the mud bowls. And even with the natural surfaces of today, those mud bowls are still extremely rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 No. I don't care if every other stadium on earth uses plastic grass. use real stuff when ever you can. There is no sense in artificially creating something you can make naturally. the field at Fedex always looks great to me. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Slamming Butcher Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Notice how it's all (and please forgive me here) the older folks who seem to be against it. Many of whom I'm betting have never even stepped foot on the more modern surfaces that are out there. My high school got it my senior year. It was the nicest surface I've ever been on. Really makes you play faster. As far as the whole "meant to be played in elements" argument. Am I missing something here? Sun? Yea it still shines on turf. Rain? Yea it still rains on turf. Snow? Yea it still snows on turf. Only thing you wouldn't get is the mud bowls. And even with the natural surfaces of today, those mud bowls are still extremely rare. Get off my lawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCClybun Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Guys, here is the best of both worlds. The Broncos use it in their stadium, and this is what GHH was talking about; a natural/synthetic hybrid. You can still get the grass stains while also not having your field demolished all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 I'd reluctant to do much more in terms of upgrading to FedEx. The place next felt like home for the Skins. It was built at the wrong time under the wrong circumstances. I know D.C. wasn't working with JKC to get something good done. But the day they open a 65K-70K state of the art stadium in the city with retractable roof, full WiFi and a cozy environment for Skins fans, will be very happy day indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss_Hogg Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Natural grass - more authentic football experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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