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Post by blackwoodcompany on Aug 8, 2016 17:03:52 GMT -5
GOOD NEWS
The good news was that the enshrinement of the 2016 class went well and I have the top moments: Due to the viewing of these videos outside YouTube being disabled, the Blackwood Company apologizes for this inconvenience and hopes they are still there.
BAD NEWS
The bad news is last night, the field was in bad shape at midfield and at the end zones. The playing field was rubberized at those points that they had to cancel the preseason Hall of Fame Game between the Colts and the Packers. There are pictures of the field as follows:  
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Post by billmcdee on Aug 8, 2016 17:21:07 GMT -5
I am torn as to my opinion on this story.
On the one hand, it's a game that is just a hair more important and more relevant than say the joke that is the Pro Bowl.
All NFL teams have four pre-season games scheduled and this would have been a fifth game I believe for the Packers and Colts, two of the NFL's most iconic and classic franchises.
To that end, I am not that bothered by it.
That being said, concerns about "rubberization" and players slipping? Um, the last time I checked, this is football, a game very prone to injury, a game that is often played in the rain, the snow, on ice, all of which are...um...slippery conditions.
While I realize you don't want to risk having your stars injured in a pre-season game, especially a Hall of Fame Game, I suspect this is Roger pulling some strings in an attempt to expand the regular season to 18 games and making the pre-season only 2 or maybe 3 games instead of the current 4.
Personally, I find it ridiculous that there are concerns that players would get hurt on "rubberized" portions of the field. This game's been played for over 100 years, injuries are part of the game, and an expected part.
The concerns about the health of the players is at an all time high for two reasons, one the myriad lawsuits the NFL has had filed against them by past players and two, today's players make such enormous salaries, even though only some of it is guaranteed, that they are viewed upon by the owners and the league as a commodity. This is akin to not taking out your uber expensive sports car or Rolls Royce because there is a 1 percent chance of rain.
Two thumbs down on this decision, coupled with whatever bonehead or boneheads authorized use of this "rubbery" substance on the field in the first darn place...
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Post by blackwoodcompany on Aug 8, 2016 21:17:05 GMT -5
I hate to tell everyone about this. But a lot of players agreed as well as the commentators about the decision. Those conditions were too dangerous and with this being a preseason game, whoever was responsible for the field probably should have been fired. But that is just me and I don't want to put anyone down.
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