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Aaron Rodgers got hurt on turf… the Panthers switched to Turf

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carpanfan96 Grand Master

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2 hours ago, Growl said:

you can grow grass anywhere with money, and it’s not so hideously expensive that it’s untenable. There are thousands upon thousands of golf courses that keep on operating right through winter, owned by millionaires not billionaires (covering far, far more area)

it isn’t just about the money anymore. It’s about pride. The nfl has been criticized for this so now they can’t go back. They have to be right.

i predicted last time this thread popped up you’d start hearing propaganda pieces about some “revolutionary new turf technology, the pioneering new TRUGrassX” or whatever….sure enough it’s come since then. 
 

nfl is a predictable tyrant

 

They are gonna go, hey look this new terf is safe and then end up switching all the terf teams to it once they get the data from it being played on this year.   

Ya know the one that Rodgers got injured on. Can't make this stuff up. 😂

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20 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

It'd probably take something like that before any real change happens.

And that would 100% do it, and quickly too. Owners would cave so fast as even a week of lost profits due to a full on players strike would probably wipe out a significant amount of the cost savings for using turf over grass. NFLPA should get serious about this, all talk so far.

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23 minutes ago, t96 said:

And that would 100% do it, and quickly too. Owners would cave so fast as even a week of lost profits due to a full on players strike would probably wipe out a significant amount of the cost savings for using turf over grass. NFLPA should get serious about this, all talk so far.

DeMaurice Smith is a lousy NFLPA leader

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36 minutes ago, t96 said:

And that would 100% do it, and quickly too. Owners would cave so fast as even a week of lost profits due to a full on players strike would probably wipe out a significant amount of the cost savings for using turf over grass. NFLPA should get serious about this, all talk so far.

Mentioned it elsewhere, but I kinda hope the "star effect" is felt here.

Tom Brady sure as gell wasn't the first quarterback to get injured by a low hit, but it was his injury that resulted in a rule change. Perhaps the fact that this time it's Aaron Rodgers going down will make a difference.

I'm not necessarily betting on it, but loss of revenue is the one thing NFL owners respond to. Not having the allure of seeing Aaron Rodgers is definitely something I could see hurting the Jets.

As far as Carolina, Bryce Young certainly doesn't possess anywhere near the national star power of a Rodgers, a Josh Allen or others but he's David Tepper's biggest draw at the moment. If something were to happen to him, you can bet Tepper would have a bullseye on his back.

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