Snow & ice

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First we have the Chiefs game where Miami fans are up in arms because Mahomes' helmet cracked in the cold and the refs didn't charge him a timeout to get a new one.
This of course cost the Dolphins the game.

Then we have Buffalo begging fans to come out and shovel the stadium so the game could be played last night - in fairness they did pay them $20/hr and fed them well.  And I wouldn't be shocked if they all got either some sort of swag or discounted tickets for next season.

But it does beg the question - at what point do they (the NFL) start thinking about playing games in extreme weather?  Yes, back in the day, Men Were Men, but we also didn't have the extreme weather that is becoming more and more common.  And we didn't pay attention to concussions either.  One would think that if the weather is so extreme that a player's helmet breaks from minor contact that it might be too cold to play.

But that's just me...

[Dave's Not Here Man]

As with everything, I am going to side with common sense until it kills me. However, there have been cold games before. They didn't call it "the frozen tundra of Lambeau" for nothing. Men were men and if they couldn't play because of the weather then...... yeah I see that point clearly. What I don't see is endangering others, like the fans, stadium staff, vendors, etc in that show of manly manhoodness.

I've always been dumbfounded by the Minnesota Twins building a brand new state of the art, regular ol open ball park for their baseball team a couple of year ago. It's like, are you fuckin stupid? They have these things called domes ya know? They can even open the roof when it's not 100 below, 100 above, or storming outside. Even the NFL has shifted. I remember when the only one was in New Orleans and FF 20 years...... there's at least 10, in a game where manly men are expected to brave the elements no matter how many children freeze to death in the stands. Baseball should not be played in those conditions, ever.

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Yeah, I don't see why anyone builds open stadiums now for major league teams. Yeah, there's the tradition of freezing your ass off at a late season game but at today's ticket prices I can easily forgo having my toes and fingers freeze and fall off.

And I do think this is one of those "Back in my day we walked uphill both ways" type of thing. Just because it was done in the past doesn't make it a great idea now. But in 10 years, people will be bragging about being frozen in their seats in KC, or shoveling snow in Buffalo (Oh man, those were the days!)

[Dave's Not Here Man]

Hell, maybe there's something to that but I can tell you it ain't for me. That roof can be opened anytime they want it to be and closed when it's obvious that conditions are too extreme for fan safety. In baseball it means way fewer delays and postponements which is a really good thing for fans and players alike.

[k9krap]

I used to love watching football played in the snow. But I love snow, so…

And the Buffalo fans are regularly summoned to shovel out the seats and other areas. They’re used to it.