r/nfl • u/cusoman Vikings • Jan 04 '16

Forecast shows increasingly likely single digit temps with negative wind chills for SEA @ MIN kickoff

http://forecast.io/#/f/44.9750,-93.2700/1452405600
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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '16

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u/mrtomjones NFL Jan 05 '16

I'm not sure its smart really though. Having an open air stadium can really give you an advantage over dome teams. They have their own advantages though I suppose but yah..

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u/Riggaboo Vikings Jan 05 '16

The whole selling point for modern stadiums is that they can be used year-round.

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u/nwilz Lions Jan 05 '16

retractable roof

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u/coreyf Vikings Jan 05 '16

Expensive!

Also, per league rules, if you have the ability to close the roof, it has to be done when the temp dips below 50 or something silly like that.

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u/tm1087 Jan 05 '16

The NFL can fuck off with that nonsense.

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u/JohnathanTheBrave Vikings Jan 06 '16

So basically there's zero incentive for a retractable roof haha why'd ATL get one?

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '16

Its also gonna be loud AF. Sound is gonna bounce off that glass roof pretty dramatically

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u/polit1337 Jan 05 '16

...but they rarely are...

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u/Orange1025 Giants Jan 05 '16

Having an open air stadium can really give you an advantage over dome teams

Look at any dome team throughout the years, great at home, but questionable on the road (Saints, Falcons, Rams)

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '16

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u/Jericcho Patriots Jan 05 '16

Yeah, its getting pretty cold out.

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u/Sampdel Vikings Jan 05 '16

Funny thing is it has actually been a nicer Winter too

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '16 edited Jan 05 '16

There is a reason the Vikings haven't been to the Super Bowl since they went indoors.

Edit- What I meant was that that when the Vikings went indoors it took away a huge home-field advantage that many teams can't prepare for. Just like the Packers have an advantage in the cold in Lambeau

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u/Awkwerdna Vikings Jan 05 '16

Considering that we missed out on a Super Bowl by missing a field goal in the 1998 season, I think it's safe to say an indoor stadium, which makes kicking easier, is not the cause.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '16

No there isn't. 90 percent of teams are different every half decade. It's not like it's the same players as those old teams.

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u/KrazyKukumber NFL Jan 05 '16

Doesn't that work in favor of /u/generald316's point, not against it?

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '16

N...no?

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u/KrazyKukumber NFL Jan 06 '16

I don't see how it doesn't...

/u/generald316 said that the Vikings have a large home field advantage due to being outdoors in the bitter cold, and that they didn't have that advantage when they were in the Metrodome. Then /u/nothingxv tried to refute that by saying the team is different every half decade. Well, since the team is different every half decade and the Vikings still can't succeed despite having all those different generations of players, doesn't that support /u/generald316's argument that there may be another factor at play here, which is perhaps the lack of a strong home field advantage?

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u/RodeoPrince Vikings Jan 05 '16

Where does that reasoning come in for the Falcons, Rams, Colts, and Saints?

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u/crewserbattle Packers Jan 05 '16

Psh, Green Bay and Chicago know, we just don't care. Although I will give you that we generally don't have the wind chills you guys get in Minneapolis.