millbank Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Colin Cowherd just talking about Patriots FOXBORO, Mass. -- It rained heavily Wednesday, but the Gillette Stadium field was not covered. It was not covered Tuesday. It was not covered Monday. Yes, the Patriots do own a tarp, and they have not reported it stolen. Perhaps Patriots coach Bill Belichick chose not to have the grounds crew put the tarp down. The speedy Colts would love to play Sunday's AFC semifinal game on a dry, fast field, anything akin to the artificial surface in their dome home. Belichick would prefer they play in something approximating a rice paddy. Short of turning on the sprinklers at 3 a.m., Belichick may be guilty of nothing but benign neglect. Of course, he'd never admit to that. "My job is not to pull weeds, or rake the field," Belichick said. "I have a lot of other things to do." Belichick was stone-faced when field conditions were raised. Midway through the 2003 season, the middle was so bad that Patriots defensive end Richard Seymour compared the footing to a beach. Seems the field is going to be messy for game...... Patriots and Field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 hence, Home Field Advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMCBillsFan Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Belicheck's just doing what he's supposed to. Just like doing up a gameplan, you do whatever will give your team an advantage. A soggy field will greatly help the Patsies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Hmmm....IIRC, tarping is a league rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailog80 Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 How will they feel when Dillon blows out his knee on sunday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udonkey Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 How will they feel when Dillon blows out his knee on sunday? 203911[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsNYC Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 I remember when the Vikings played in NJ against the Giants for a playoff game..it POURED here all week and the Giants let the field get all crappy which ended up shutting down Moss and company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerjamhead Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Dungy can always pull Billick and tell the league to !@#$ off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 A soggy field to slow down the Colts? Brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandius Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Hmmm....IIRC, tarping is a league rule. 203909[/snapback] It can't be... otherwise the league would've intervened by now, or the Patriots wouldn't risk it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Hmmm....IIRC, tarping is a league rule. 203909[/snapback] So's defensive holding. They didn't start enforcing that against the Patriots until enough teams complained, too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Guy Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 all this doesn't matter...the field will be frozen solid by the time Sunday's game is played Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bone Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Colts already crying and making excuses....and you guys still think that they are going to beat the Patriots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark VI Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 all this doesn't matter...the field will be frozen solid by the time Sunday's game is played 203948[/snapback] Sounds like you're having the same weather we're having. It's 65 outside here in WNY. Temp will drop about 50 degrees in the next 1-2 days. Heavy rain turning into a skating rink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udonkey Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Sounds like you're having the same weather we're having. It's 65 outside here in WNY. Temp will drop about 50 degrees in the next 1-2 days. Heavy rain turning into a skating rink. 203954[/snapback] Good stuff. I now will not miss that game for the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taterhill Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 I had to put the AC on in my car today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 It can't be... otherwise the league would've intervened by now, or the Patriots wouldn't risk it. 203937[/snapback] "The first-ever prime-time NFL playoff game was held in Foxborough on Saturday, January 18, 2002. The host Patriots were riding a six-game win streak that had led them to the AFC East title on the basis of an 11-5 record. Oakland, meanwhile, had dropped three straight to finish the regular season, thereby forfeiting the home-field advantage and being relegated to a first-round date with the New York Jets on wild-card weekend. The Raiders, who had lost at home to the Jets in the regular-season finale to seal their fate, had bounced back a week later to eliminate New York and clinch a date with the Pats. Snow had begun to fall around 4 p.m. that Saturday, and while NFL rules dictated that the tarp covering the field be removed two hours prior to the 8 p.m. starting time, the Kraft family decided to have the covering removed much earlier than that. Their reasons might have had something to do with the resulting frozen tundra that would favor the owners’ franchise, but whether their intentions were sinister or not, the fact was that there were at least three inches of snow on the ground at kickoff, and only the yard lines were cleared at game time. While it was not Green Bay–style cold, billowy snowflakes were falling at 45-degree angles throughout the contest." http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_f...ts/02541805.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Colts already crying and making excuses....and you guys still think that they are going to beat the Patriots? 203950[/snapback] Yes, this weekend. Didn't you listen to the liquored up kicker? In seriousness, IMO the pats will lose this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Renko Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Colin Cowherd just talking about Patriots FOXBORO, Mass. -- It rained heavily Wednesday, but the Gillette Stadium field was not covered. It was not covered Tuesday. It was not covered Monday. Yes, the Patriots do own a tarp, and they have not reported it stolen. Perhaps Patriots coach Bill Belichick chose not to have the grounds crew put the tarp down. The speedy Colts would love to play Sunday's AFC semifinal game on a dry, fast field, anything akin to the artificial surface in their dome home. Belichick would prefer they play in something approximating a rice paddy. Short of turning on the sprinklers at 3 a.m., Belichick may be guilty of nothing but benign neglect. Of course, he'd never admit to that. "My job is not to pull weeds, or rake the field," Belichick said. "I have a lot of other things to do." Belichick was stone-faced when field conditions were raised. Midway through the 2003 season, the middle was so bad that Patriots defensive end Richard Seymour compared the footing to a beach. Seems the field is going to be messy for game...... Patriots and Field 203904[/snapback] Well the NFL shouldn't allow this sort of stuff to happen, whether or not the rules explicitly say something one way or another. It's much worse than letting the doors open to help the wind. This is putting people's health at risk both the Colts' and the Pats'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadBuffaloDisease Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Ge, the Pats cheating again? Couldn't be. In any case, the weather forecast at present has snow falling tomorrow, but temps in the mid-30's on Saturday and Sunday to melt whatever snow there might be. And the field will be hard, favoring the Pats. What I WOULD look out for is the Pats "accidentally" watering the field early Sunday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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