Goff rips BOA field conditions

[1989]

Makes no sense for them to complain about field conditions when we just put up franchise records for yardage on the same field haha

[FuFuLamePoo]

I mean he’s absolutely right. I can’t imagine what that turf felt like yesterday. Hell there’s definitely a possibility that on grass Jaycee doesn’t fall as hard and doesn’t break his wrist. 

[SmokinwithWilly]

It's not just the turf. It also rained before the freeze happened. It takes time for that moisture to wick out of the ground and for the base to dry unless you have some kind of heating system underneath. If it's still damp, you're whole base is ice so it is exactly like playing on concrete. 

[LinvilleGorge]

Yeah, our field sucks. Plenty of our own players have said as much.

[cookinbrak]

I'm sure Lambeau and Soldier were much softer yesterday....

[MHS831]

I did not play on the new artificial turf, but I can tell you what the old stuff was like.  In the warmer months, it was padded a bit--like a touch of memory foam, but when it soaks up rain and that water freezes, it gets brick hard. 

Tepper just makes stupid decisions.

Goff has a valid point, if you ask me.  A player's career could be ruined by this stuff.

Edited December 25, 2022 by MHS831

[Jon Snow]

1 hour ago, SmokinwithWilly said:

It's not just the turf. It also rained before the freeze happened. It takes time for that moisture to wick out of the ground and for the base to dry unless you have some kind of heating system underneath. If it's still damp, you're whole base is ice so it is exactly like playing on concrete. 

A grass field would have been frozen by the temperatures before and during the game. It would have felt like concrete regardless. Take your ass whipping like a man Goff.

[DaveThePanther2008]

11 hours ago, BIGH2001 said:

Yeah. What did he expect? Has he ever played a cold weather game before? It was in the single digits this morning. The ground will be hard whether it’s grass or the fake poo that Tepper loves. 

Both teams had to play on this surface.  It's not like we made it softer when we had the ball.  

It's nothing more than excuse.

[Brooklyn 3.0]

6 hours ago, Smithers said:

Sounds like a bunch of whiney bitches who got thrashed by a 5 win team, erasing their playoff hopes 

They can still make it in. Not an easy route though.

[PNW_PantherMan]

Just because you can run on a surface doesn’t mean it feels good to get tackled on it.  You can run well on an outdoor cement basketball court but it wouldn’t feel too good to get tackled on it.

[Wes21]

4 hours ago, 1989 said:

Makes no sense for them to complain about field conditions when we just put up franchise records for yardage on the same field haha

Make sure no Panthers complain ever again.  If they do remind them of the rushing performance against the Lions in 2022.  Case closed, no reason to change.

[bigdog10]

2 hours ago, cookinbrak said:

I'm sure Lambeau and Soldier were much softer yesterday....

Lambeau would have been. They have a pretty sophisticated heating system under their grass field. It’s pretty impressive. 
 

Not sure about soldier field though. 

[Panthercougar68]

The field grass in Pittsburgh last night had 0 give too. I’m not arguing turf vs grass but it was a weird artic event that made all surfaces suck in general.

Super cold weather like that isn’t a thing to plan for.

[Sgt Schultz]

3 hours ago, cookinbrak said:

I'm sure Lambeau and Soldier were much softer yesterday....

Lambeau probably was......it has had a radiant heating system under the field since the 60's.  "The Frozen Tundra" does not exist anymore.

If I am not mistaken, Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Foxboro all have similar systems.  They are probably not the only ones.

Edit: Sorry @bigdog10, I didn't see your response.

Edited December 25, 2022 by Sgt Schultz