spilltray Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 No thank you. I don't think there is an inherent advantage either way and I prefer football outside on grass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Striker Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 On 1/23/2022 at 10:38 AM, incognito_man said: Plus all the sound dampening with 80,000 parkas, 80,000 bibs, 80,000 wool hats, etc. The entire crowd never sat down once. But I agree. It has an impact. Obviously they need to do the wave more often. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bad Example Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 On 1/23/2022 at 9:08 AM, NFLGURU said: Agree, and I've been saying it for years. As long as those Ice Bowl video clips are around, this myth will live on. Ah, the Ice Bowl, where *checks notes* the home team from the Midwest needed a last-minute desperation drive to squeak by a visiting team from Texas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Anonymous Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 I don't know how people could watch Saturday's game and not see how much the field conditions aided the Packers defense. SF lives off YAC and getting around the edge, which they simply didn't have / couldn't do like they did just the previous week on Dallas' turf. And Jimmy Garappolo was a mess in that cold. There's a definite advantage to be had with Lambeau if you account for January with your roster construction. Everything was there for the taking. Even with an all-time debacle on special teams, they still only needed their QB to guide the team to 14+ points. Rodgers wasn't so much bothered by the weather. He was saddled by his continued mental handicap of playing to the scoreboard in the playoffs. If the defense had given up 30, Rodgers would have cut it loose and they would have scored 27. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
{Family Ghost} Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 59 minutes ago, Mr Anonymous said: I don't know how people could watch Saturday's game and not see how much the field conditions aided the Packers defense. SF lives off YAC and getting around the edge, which they simply didn't have / couldn't do like they did just the previous week on Dallas' turf. And Jimmy Garappolo was a mess in that cold. There's a definite advantage to be had with Lambeau if you account for January with your roster construction. Everything was there for the taking. Even with an all-time debacle on special teams, they still only needed their QB to guide the team to 14+ points. Rodgers wasn't so much bothered by the weather. He was saddled by his continued mental handicap of playing to the scoreboard in the playoffs. If the defense had given up 30, Rodgers would have cut it loose and they would have scored 27. It works both way .. the extreme cold helps the defense and hurts the offense for both teams. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Fussnputz Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 23 minutes ago, {Family Ghost} said: It works both way .. the extreme cold helps the defense and hurts the offense for both teams. One over looked thing is Dillon's broken rib. He was drafted for weather conditions like Saturday night, and wasn't available. I think Dillon would have been the edge we needed in the second half. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Anonymous Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, {Family Ghost} said: It works both way .. the extreme cold helps the defense and hurts the offense for both teams. You're right, it definitely can impede the offense. It's why the Packers wouldn't be interested in an averaged arm Garoppolo. But warm weather and dome teams do sometimes employ those types of guys and the Packers can be in great position to benefit from it in January if they account for it in roster construction. It goes beyond QB as witnessed with the 49ers. The field slowed all of their skill players down. The home field advantage the Packers have had in the past and held for such a long time, wasn't a fluke. And Rodgers has the arm for January weather. He just plays too damn conservative in playoff games. Only airs it out if the Packers defense forces him to. Edited January 25, 2022 by Mr Anonymous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packerraymond Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 4 hours ago, {Family Ghost} said: It works both way .. the extreme cold helps the defense and hurts the offense for both teams. It helps the run game and hurts the pass game. We needed to run the damn football more. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeresAGuy Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 (edited) If we are ever given the option to defer home field in the playoffs we should . Literally London is A better option for the packers than lambeau these days Edited January 25, 2022 by HeresAGuy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Fussnputz Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Packerraymond said: It helps the run game and hurts the pass game. We needed to run the damn football more. Which is why losing Dillon was so bad. He was literally drafted for a freezing cold game like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toddfather Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 5 hours ago, Mr. Fussnputz said: One over looked thing is Dillon's broken rib. He was drafted for weather conditions like Saturday night, and wasn't available. I think Dillon would have been the edge we needed in the second half. I agree 100%. It's not the reason we lost, but damn having him out there would've been nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
{Family Ghost} Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Packerraymond said: It helps the run game and hurts the pass game. We needed to run the damn football more. I thought it helped slow down the 49'ers running game the other night. Seemed like it took them just a little bit longer to get to where they wanted to be on their blocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAM Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 A team failing to take advantage of home field advantage is on that specific team. Talk of doming Lambeau Field is sacrilege, it simply is never going to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zycho32 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 This is the first thread I've ever stumbled into that made me feel I was double my age and wanted to shamelessly HATE. A dome would not have saved AR or the GB Offense, it would just turn this franchise into another [BLEEP], which is probably a bad sight after so many years of ragging on Detroit and Minnesota for going that route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 On 1/25/2022 at 9:13 PM, Toddfather said: I agree 100%. It's not the reason we lost, but damn having him out there would've been nice! I don't know why we were scared to run Patrick Taylor. He's a big back too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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