They haven’t had a really good running game since early December. Not sure I’d call them one dimensional but their running game has not performed the way they did earlier in the year for several weeks nowBased on one game you say this? Good grief
They haven’t had a really good running game since early December. Not sure I’d call them one dimensional but their running game has not performed the way they did earlier in the year for several weeks nowBased on one game you say this? Good grief
Yeah that's what I've seen. Starting with the Rams game they haven't run the ball well at all.They haven’t had a really good running game since early December. Not sure I’d call them one dimensional but their running game has not performed the way they did earlier in the year for several weeks now
He's never had any good WRs outside of Steve Smith. It's bizarre how Carolina keeps reaching in the draft for guys like Kelvin Benjamin and Devin Funchess but can't get him a true #1 wideout.I thought Cam played a really good game. Dropped TD in the first. The Funchess ball was very catchable. He has no WRs.
And they have Rhodes to stick on Thomas with little help so they can dedicate safety help to Ginn. With Saints OL taking some injuries today, it’ll be interesting to see if they can get Kamara/Ingram more holes in the running game.Yeah that's what I've seen. Starting with the Rams game they haven't run the ball well at all.
Brees always gives them a chance but I think Minnie is going to suffocate them on the ground.
I don't remember Benjamin as a reach.He's never had any good WRs outside of Steve Smith. It's bizarre how Carolina keeps reaching in the draft for guys like Kelvin Benjamin and Devin Funchess but can't get him a true #1 wideout.
Best part is we get to see Newton pout in the post game presser now
Newton better have a really silly chapeau to distract them during his final post game presser for this year
I'm hoping for a Zoot Suit and a fedora with an ostrich feather.
I feel like he's already done that though.
I'll never understand why they went with an indoor stadium not once but twice; those good but not Super Bowl Champion good enough Vikings teams of the late 1960's/early to mid 1970's used weather to their advantage.Funny how Minnesota, at least superficially, would be a great cold weather outdoor team -- excellent D, not scaring you at QB -- especially for a matchup with Brees, who (I assume) would be much worse outside a dome. I wonder if they can blow a hole in the roof for one week.
At least you'd run out of time before Cam blows it.Tough crowd. I’d take Andy Reid as my coach and Cam as my QB any day.
Someone's going to have to explain this one to meWhat a shock. That doesn’t sound like him
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Is this referring to something in particular? We're not all on twitter all the time.What a shock. That doesn’t sound like him
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Think he's accusing Ritchie Incognito of using racial slurs during the game.Is this referring to something in particular? We're not all on twitter all the time.
Is he just calling out Incognito (#64) for his past indiscretions, or did something happen today?
Yeah, I have family in Minnesota and once had a work engagement during the winter in Minneapolis. There’s a HUGE difference between New England and Minneapolis. The cold in Minnesota is downright debilitating. High next Sunday is 2 degrees. No thank you.An outdoor stadium in Minnesota is stupid. I love that Gillette is outdoors and I love cold weather games, but the cold in Minnesota and the cold in New England are not the same.
Is it really any worse than Green Bay though?Yeah, I have family in Minnesota and once had a work engagement during the winter in Minneapolis. There’s a HUGE difference between New England and Minneapolis. The cold in Minnesota is downright debilitating. High next Sunday is 2 degrees. No thank you.
Someone's going to have to explain this one to me
He is accusing Incognito of using racial slurs directed towards him during today’s game.Is this referring to something in particular? We're not all on twitter all the time.
Is he just calling out Incognito (#64) for his past indiscretions, or did something happen today?
I’m not sure but we’re talking about options when you are building a new stadium that costs billions of dollars and where you want to maximize return on investment. The only way to get a Super Bowl is to build a dome, and as Dr. Leather noted there are a whole bunch of other cold weather events that can happen there that can’t happen at Gillette.Is it really any worse than Green Bay though?
Is it really any worse than Green Bay though?
Ave high in Foxboro today is about 35 ...ave low is about 20 (adjusting from Logan) Ave high in MSP today is 23 ...average low is 8. ...actually lower than Green Bay whose average high today is 24. Average low is 9.An outdoor stadium in Minnesota is stupid. I love that Gillette is outdoors and I love cold weather games, but the cold in Minnesota and the cold in New England are not the same.
I think bigq’s point was that Green Bay has similarly cold weather and they obviously play outside, which is fair and true. As you and Dr. Leather noted, there are primarily economic reasons why the Vikings built a new dome. For starters, they obviously got a Super Bowl as part of the package, which was surely part of the sales pitch since the state paid about $350M.I’m not sure but we’re talking about options when you are building a new stadium that costs billions of dollars and where you want to maximize return on investment. The only way to get a Super Bowl is to build a dome, and as Dr. Leather noted there are a whole bunch of other cold weather events that can happen there that can’t happen at Gillette.
I suppose curling and snowmobile racing aren't going to be big cold weather draws. Capital costs and operating expenses for a dome will certainly be higher than an open air stadium. It is funny that an open air stadium can offer a better home field advantage for a team which may help from a team valuation perspective while being at odds with ROI on a new stadium in a cold climate. It would be interesting to look at ROI and payback on new stadiums built in the past 20 years to see how regional trends vary. I am glad Kraft didn't spring for a dome.I’m not sure but we’re talking about options when you are building a new stadium that costs billions of dollars and where you want to maximize return on investment. The only way to get a Super Bowl is to build a dome, and as Dr. Leather noted there are a whole bunch of other cold weather events that can happen there that can’t happen at Gillette.
But it’s a dry cold in Minnesota, isn’t it?An outdoor stadium in Minnesota is stupid. I love that Gillette is outdoors and I love cold weather games, but the cold in Minnesota and the cold in New England are not the same.
Outdoor stadiums dont really have a leg up on home field advantage. If dome teams are built with speed in mind - Greatest show on turf, the Manning Colts, etc - they hold a large edge over outdoor teams while at home.I suppose curling and snowmobile racing aren't going to be big cold weather draws. Capital costs and operating expenses for a dome will certainly be higher than an open air stadium. It is funny that an open air stadium can offer a better home field advantage for a team which may help from a team valuation perspective while being at odds with ROI on a new stadium in a cold climate. It would be interesting to look at ROI and payback on new stadiums built in the past 20 years to see how regional trends vary. I am glad Kraft didn't spring for a dome.
The same political types who green-light free money for billionaires dont want to have to sit in the cold when they get invited to the games.I think bigq’s point was that Green Bay has similarly cold weather and they obviously play outside, which is fair and true. As you and Dr. Leather noted, there are primarily economic reasons why the Vikings built a new dome. For starters, they obviously got a Super Bowl as part of the package, which was surely part of the sales pitch since the state paid about $350M.
I doubt we'll ever see a new football stadium in a really cold climate built without at least a retractable roof. . Lambeau and Soldier were both totally renovated fairly recently but would've been impossible to add a roof. Heinz and Gillette opened within a year of each other but even Pittsburgh cold is not like GB, Chicago or Minn.The same political types who green-light free money for billionaires dont want to have to sit in the cold when they get invited to the games.
Dude still played after being rendered partially blind?Among other things, he is known as the official who threw the penalty flag that struck then-Browns offensive lineman Orlando Brown in the eye during a 1999 game. Triplette immediately apologized, but Brown was left partially blind, and missed significant time because of the injury.
Incognito's teammates saying they didn't hear a thing like that, although they said each team was chirping.Think he's accusing Ritchie Incognito of using racial slurs during the game.