The NFL 2010 thread

Omniscia · 2010-12-12T07:31:17.000Z

Sarkus:

A funny aspect to this is that the Giants/Vikings game was Fox’s big game for Sunday, meaning they sent their “A” team. Now that the game has been delayed, the country will reportedly get to watch the Packers/Lions game instead.

Cool. That will be a better game, probably.

I wonder how long it would take to shovel off the field at the University of Minnesota stadium? Sure, it has about 14,000 fewer seats for football than the Metrodome, but are there any other stadiums around that would fit an NFL crowd?

Lambeau’s free this week, but a five-hour drive away…

Meghan_Bowyer · 2010-12-12T07:35:33.000Z

Matt Bowyer:

They are looking for a different venue for the game; Detroit is being considered.

They could use Arrowhead - the Chiefs are away this week, they don’t expect any more precipitation this week, and the Giants are already here!

Lorini · 2010-12-12T08:47:32.000Z

So it looks like those of us without Sunday Ticket will not see the Giants-Viking game on Monday night. I’m assuming this is because of contractual obligations with ESPN. Boo!

NOTE: This game has been moved to Monday night, and is currently scheduled to air on WNYW New York, KMSP Minneapolis and KXLT Rochester MN ONLY. It can be seen on Sunday Ticket elsewhere.

Bill_Dungsroman · 2010-12-12T08:50:15.000Z

Lorini:

So it looks like those of us without Sunday Ticket will not see the Giants-Viking game on Monday night. I’m assuming this is because of contractual obligations with ESPN. Boo!

yeah. This has happened before IIRC. A Dolphins game was played on a different day due to Hurricane Katrina and as it was not scheduled to be a nationally-televised game, it was not made to be so.

Mark_Asher · 2010-12-12T09:50:38.000Z

So the weight of snow collapsed the metrodome roof. Snow. In Minnesota. Perhaps foreseeable? That sounds like a really poorly designed roof.

So Detroit gets the game. If I was a ticketholder, I’d ask for a refund.

Matt_Bowyer · 2010-12-12T09:54:53.000Z

I’m sure there will be a refund. The game at Ford Field will also be free admission, the guys on NFL Network just said.

sluggo · 2010-12-12T10:00:23.000Z

Mark Asher:

So the weight of snow collapsed the metrodome roof. Snow. In Minnesota. Perhaps foreseeable? That sounds like a really poorly designed roof.

Yeah, that’s what I was thinking as well. You have a building designed to gold 60,000 people and the roof can’t handle snow? Yikes.

Omniscia · 2010-12-12T10:15:41.000Z

Unless they haven’t been maintaining the roof in the hopes of accelerating the drive to get a new stadium…

JHMirage · 2010-12-12T10:36:26.000Z

Mark Asher:

So the weight of snow collapsed the metrodome roof. Snow. In Minnesota. Perhaps foreseeable? That sounds like a really poorly designed roof.

There are several layers of extenuating circumstances here…

We have over two feet of snow in some areas here. I know we had at least that much in our driveway. That’s the most I’ve seen in the last 12 years I’ve lived here, so it’s certainly not just a typical snowfall.
They have multiple mechanisms to melt/remove snow from the roof as it’s falling, but the management (wisely) pulled their staff off the roof mid-day yesterday because they were concerned for their safety in the upcoming high winds. Apparently the automated mechanisms weren’t able to solely handle the remaining snow.

However, in case anyone is thinking I’m a metrodome apologist, the freaking thing has collapsed at four other times in its history, and three of those were from snow. That’s just silly, and probably DOES reflect poor design.

Manta · 2010-12-12T10:42:41.000Z

yeah I hate the dome, but it was the biggest blizzard here since 1991.

Omniscia · 2010-12-12T11:03:42.000Z

Troy f’ing Polamalu is awesome.

robsam · 2010-12-12T11:15:28.000Z

The games being shown here are Cincy-Pittsburgh (meh) and Atlanta-Carolina (ugh). Can’t wait for the Pats-Bears game. Also, I am as sick of the nickname “Matty-Ice” as I have ever been about a nickname.

seventimessix · 2010-12-12T11:18:57.000Z

Out here we have Oakland-Jacksonville, which has been great so far, and the replacement Green bay-Detroit, which I have only been watching during commercials but has been kind of a snoozer so far.

robsam · 2010-12-12T11:21:59.000Z

I’d take the Green Bay-Detroit game over either one of these, I like Detroit for some reason I have never been able to explain.

Omniscia · 2010-12-12T11:24:34.000Z

I’m half-watching Cincy/Pittsburgh, because the Green Bay/Detroit game was putting me to sleep.

Mightynute · 2010-12-12T11:27:48.000Z

GB-Det here. Technically the Oakland-Jaguars game is on, too, but the Packers/Lions game is actually interesting. Great scramble by Rodgers, sucks to have taken him out for the rest of the game.

Sarkus · 2010-12-12T12:21:13.000Z

According to the Minneapolis newspaper, the last time they had a snow related tear it took four days to fix. The Vikings next game isn’t until next Monday night, so they have a reasonable chance of fixing it by then, I guess.

What really sucks is what this does to the Giants. After spending a couple days stuck in KC, they now have a Monday night game and then have to go back and prepare on a short week for an important game next week versus the Eagles.

Omniscia · 2010-12-12T12:45:24.000Z

Yessss, the Pats/Bears game is going to be played in what appears to be a veritable snow globe. Which effectively makes the Pats away uniforms snow camo.

sluggo · 2010-12-12T12:54:58.000Z

How you know you’re a crappy team: you score a TD with 10 seconds to go to tie the game and can’t get the extra point right.

Good job, Skins.

Omniscia · 2010-12-12T12:57:31.000Z

Is Lambeau Field built on top of an Indian burial ground, or something? The Packers appear to be cursed.