Monday Night Field Conditions

[mraynrand]

no different from the 49er playoff game debacle in Lambeau in the mid 90s.

Was that really a debacle?

[The Leaper]

no different from the 49er playoff game debacle in Lambeau in the mid 90s.

Was that really a debacle?

Not to us.

The field was a mess...even our players were complaining about it. Sure, it was to our advantage slightly...but that doesn't mean players like running around on a field with little to no traction.

[LL2]

If I remember correctly Edgar Bennett loved to play is horrible field conditions. He had some of his best games in sloppy and muddy fields. I think there was a Monday night game against Chicago where the field was muddy and it was raining and he got over 100 yards on the ground. That's what football is all about!

[Lurker64]

The horrible field conditions were the only thing that made that game worth watching.

[oregonpackfan]

If I remember correctly Edgar Bennett loved to play is horrible field conditions. He had some of his best games in sloppy and muddy fields. I think there was a Monday night game against Chicago where the field was muddy and it was raining and he got over 100 yards on the ground. That's what football is all about!

Bennett had one of his best games as a Packer in that rainy, muddy, playoff game against the 49er's. Desmond Howard received a lot of publicity for a couple of big returns but it was Bennett who kept the drives going with his sure-footed running in terrible field conditions.

[KYPack]

A postscript.

Ricky Williams tore a chest muscle and is out for the year after playing part of one game.

That was a goofy one, I watched it for about 10 minutes.

The plugged football on the punt was hilarious!

[MJZiggy]

I only saw the replay (thanks for posting about it), but I thought it was funny watching everyone running down with the ball and trying to switch gears when it didn't bounce....

[Jimx29]

Yet more horseshit youtube quality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7DTNEa2E7w

[Guiness]

Funny too, this is the second time Miami has had to deal with these conditions - the game in London, England had similar conditions, IIRC. Probably not what the NFL had in mind to showcase their game.

[ny10804]

You guys do realize that that's the same surface our guys play on? Desso GrassMaster. Just installed in Lambeau this past offseason.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DD_GrassMaster

We're the only two NFL teams that use this fiber-enhanced grass surface.

[The Leaper]

We're the only two NFL teams that use this fiber-enhanced grass surface.

Then why did they put real sod over it prior to the Monday night game? That makes no sense whatsoever.

I know Philly also has the same field surface that we do...and there is no mention of that field on the Wikipedia listing. Is that listing accurate? I'm also fairly positive there are more than 2 NFL teams that utilize this synthetic-enhanced grass surface.

[MJZiggy]

And who resods the day before gameday. Did they not know heavy rains were expected? What did they think was gonna happen?