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2023 NFL offseason thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Michael_ Gee, Feb 13, 2023.

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  1. Brian J Walter

    Brian J Walter Well-Known Member

    Brian J Walter, Feb 17, 2023
    #25
  2. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    It's funny to me that the controversial play in football in 2023 is exactly how the entire game was played in 1893.
     
    Michael_ Gee, Feb 17, 2023
    #26
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  3. Brian J Walter

    Brian J Walter Well-Known Member

    What was it like covering that? #sorry #tooeasy
     
    Brian J Walter, Feb 17, 2023
    #27
    Baron Scicluna, I Should Coco, HanSenSE and 4 others like this.
  4. Regan MacNeil

    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member

    It's too OP. It needs nerfed. IYKYK
     
    Regan MacNeil, Feb 17, 2023
    #28
  5. Octave

    Octave Well-Known Member

    Michael-

    The domes are coming like the multi-purpose venues were coming in the '70s. The league nakedly wants to make money and protect spent money and messy surfaces aren't part of the plan.
     
    Octave, Feb 17, 2023
    #29
  6. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    Plus - Chicago (even in February) would be a really fun city for the Super Bowl.
     
    DanOregon, Feb 17, 2023
    #30
  7. swingline

    swingline Well-Known Member

    Too cold. Too windy. Chicago winters suck.
     
    swingline, Feb 17, 2023
    #31
  8. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    If they build a dome, they'll get a Super Bowl. Detroit. Indy. Minneapolis.

    They should be announcing two or three coming up this year. Wonder if Dallas/Arlington gets another one.
     
    MileHigh, Feb 18, 2023
    #32
  9. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    Does the NFL really care about how the weather may affect ancilary events around the SB? Aren't they most interested in how much the local organizing committee and governmnent will kick in for security and other logistical stuff to fatten the bottom line?
     
    DanOregon, Feb 18, 2023
    #33
  10. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Yup, that's all that matters. Certainly the playing surface doesn't matter, as we saw last week. Have luxury boxes, luxury hotels and make sure the league doesn't have to pay for anything and you're good to go.
     
    MileHigh, Feb 18, 2023
    #34
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  11. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    The trend for the last 25 years is to award cities that give franchise owners new stadiums with Super Bowls. Along with Detroit and Minneapolis, there were Jacksonville and LA. That will doubtless continue, so Chicago might well get a Bowl. But I don't think you'll see repeaters outside of LA, Miami, Vegas, New Orleans, Tampa and Houston. Phoenix is liable to be shuffled to the bottom of the deck after the field fiasco. Citizens of greater Boston can sleep easy. They'll never get a Super Bowl. The 25 miles from downtown to Gillette Stadium, and the fact that stadium will never be a dome, protects us. And after Chicago, I don't see many franchises with open air stadiums building domes. They're expensive and the political climate has shifted.
     
    Michael_ Gee, Feb 18, 2023
    #35
  12. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    Oh, but Tennessee is horny as hell to do just that, and is bringing any local opposition to heel.
     
    dixiehack, Feb 18, 2023
    #36
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