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Justin Fields: Chicago weather is difficult to adjust to, I hope Bears get a dome
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/02/16/justin-fields-chicago-weather-is ^

Posted on 02/16/2023 8:05:03 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET

Some of the most memorable moments in Chicago football history have been played in snow, wind, cold and fog, but Bears quarterback Justin Fields hopes that all comes to an end.

Fields said on Pardon My Take that the weather in Chicago makes his job much more difficult, and he’d rather play indoors.

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The NFL is way ahead of Mr. Fields. It's all about the money. TV to be specific: do the powers-that-be want a sloppy game where the weather affects the outcome? They've already got referees to do that. Eg. Phoenix is too hot in September but at Levis Stadium(49ers) the rain can be manageable. Would Green Bay put up with those changes that are coming? It's as dumb as night lights at Wrigley.
1 posted on 02/16/2023 8:05:03 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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I’d rather see the Packers disbanded and never to play as a team again under the Packers logo than a dome over Lambeau Field. Domes are anti football, if it’s to hot, the move the season back a couple of weeks, too wet or windy, deal with it, the weather is the same for both teams on the field.


2 posted on 02/16/2023 8:09:07 AM PST by The Louiswu (Michael Ries)
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Just waiting to see how much money they can squeeze from taxpayers.


3 posted on 02/16/2023 8:09:07 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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Sept.-SF would have beaten the Bears if the game were indoors so there’s something to be said about the better team winning. An antiseptic world. I dunno. I’d rather be outdoors where other peoples germs wouldn’t affect me. Justin Fields just may be too lazy to want to deal with the elements. Aaron Rogers? Vince Lombardi said the elements are part of the game. Opinions vs. money. Guess who comes out ahead?


4 posted on 02/16/2023 8:09:38 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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I love watching games played in snow or rain. It takes more grit to win.


5 posted on 02/16/2023 8:10:34 AM PST by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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It’s really crazy that the wind, ice and snow at Soldier Field only negatively impacts the Bears and never the visiting team..


6 posted on 02/16/2023 8:11:34 AM PST by Round Earther
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*Just waiting to see how much money they can squeeze from taxpayers.* BINGO!

*Domes are anti football, if it’s to hot, the move the season back a couple of weeks, too wet or windy, deal with it, the weather is the same for both teams on the field.*

When there is a struggle between the traditionalists and the progressives ultimately the progressives will prevail. Think conservatism and the slippery slope we’re up against.

As for moving the season back a couple of weeks-now. Summer viewers are fewer. Rotten weather in winter can be fixed. Domes anyone? Would Kari Lake take on the NFL and it’s sacred cows?


7 posted on 02/16/2023 8:16:23 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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If they want better stadiums then have the players and owners pony up for them. Or, sell stock in the team and let fans decide if they want to invest. I have no desire to have a single nickel of what I’ve worked for go to some sports team.


8 posted on 02/16/2023 8:20:13 AM PST by neverevergiveup
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Fields played for Ohio State for several years. Did he not notice the weather there? I don’t think it’s significantly different than Chicago’s, though it is pretty different from Georgia weather.


9 posted on 02/16/2023 8:22:13 AM PST by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TP)
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The Superbowl game was degraded because it was played on sod that had not yet taken root. That is so preposterous.


10 posted on 02/16/2023 8:22:19 AM PST by one guy in new jersey
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I don’t know where all the money for salaries and stadiums is coming from. Who wants to spend that much to deal with traffic and crowds to watch a game?


11 posted on 02/16/2023 8:24:00 AM PST by alternatives? (The only reason to have an army is to defend your borders.)
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Buffalo/NY State is about to build a $1.6 billion new stadium for the Bills - it will not have a dome.


12 posted on 02/16/2023 8:26:25 AM PST by PGR88 (, )
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Ultimately the struggle is between effeminacy and masculinity. The former always, or nearly always, seems to prevail at this point.


13 posted on 02/16/2023 8:28:35 AM PST by one guy in new jersey
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I'm a Rams fan. It seemed that every winter we'd have to play in the frozen snow against the Vikings in the playoffs, getting badly beaten.

So, we finally get a HOME playoff game against them in the Colosseum. What happens? Mud slides. The stadium was a giant mud puddle, and the Rams' Pat Haden was maybe 5'10".

So the Vikes won against an impotent Rams offense again. But it was real football. I'm all for making the elements part of the game. It makes Jim Brown's and O.J. Simpson's records even the more more amazing, playing outdoors in Cleveland and Buffalo in the winter.


14 posted on 02/16/2023 8:30:12 AM PST by Dr. Sivana (But yet the Son of man, when he cometh, shall he find, think you, faith on earth? (Luke 18:8))
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Artificial turf?


15 posted on 02/16/2023 8:33:19 AM PST by one guy in new jersey
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He may be on his way to Indy in a pre-draft trade. Roof in place.


16 posted on 02/16/2023 8:39:47 AM PST by John W (W)
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My only problem with the Bears getting a new stadium is that Pritzger will raise our taxes to pay for it.
If the Bears want it, let the Bears pay for it.
And I’m a lifelong Bears fan.


17 posted on 02/16/2023 8:46:25 AM PST by telescope115 (My feet are on the ground, and my head is in the stars.)
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I agree. Today’s football players are turning into well-muscled, well PAID primadonnas.
They know what they signed up for…


18 posted on 02/16/2023 8:50:04 AM PST by telescope115 (My feet are on the ground, and my head is in the stars.)
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Sounds like he should go play for one of those wussie teams.


19 posted on 02/16/2023 8:52:02 AM PST by Boogieman
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Wonder why the Vikings haven’t been back to a Super Bowl since they moved indoors?


20 posted on 02/16/2023 8:52:35 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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