Comments on: ProFootballTalk: NFL needs uniform playing fields

By: vltrophy14

vltrophy14 — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 05:14:09 +0000

Heating the field like the Packers is huge. Otherwise we’d be having an ice bowl every year. Fed Ex field is where AD messed his knee up as well.

By: theposse84

theposse84 — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 04:24:06 +0000

Sure, that reasonable. While we’re at it, let’s mandate that the weather be consistent for all games in outdoor stadiums. It’s only fair.

By: roadtrip3500

roadtrip3500 — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 04:08:50 +0000

@cometkazie… right teams, wrong result. 1934 championship game at the Polo Grounds in Manhattan, but it was the Giants who switched to basketball sneakers in the 3rd quarter trailing 13-3, and won 30-13.

By: cometkazie

cometkazie — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 03:17:06 +0000

There was a playoff game between the Bears and the Jints a long time ago on a frozen field.

The Bears switched from cleats to sneakers and trounced them.

In the old days the season was the fall months. Too much is being asked of grass fields now, unless you do something dramatic like the Packers have done.

By: chawk12thman

chawk12thman — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 03:12:17 +0000

Totally agree Mike. The competition committee needs to meet and approve set standards. Indoor and Outdoor would likely be different. Ignoring this issue makes no sense given all the hoopla about player safety.