03-02-2021, 03:27 PM
(03-01-2021, 06:48 PM)ElkValleyBengal Wrote: Sorry for the late reply. It's not so much "haters" vs "true fans" or any of that- it's just that I have always failed to see why this is such a big deal to people. Maybe I'm oblivious to what is acceptable or not regarding a player's expectations. But I have never seen a game- even a single play- where I thought to myself, "Man, if only we had an indoor facility we complete that pass, stop that play, make that field goal", etc.
Hmm...seems like every year we have a warm weather game where our players had to practice in snow leading up to it. Zac Taylor mentioned it last year. We had players (including Whitworth) complain about footing in the elements, making cuts in snow (practicing for a dome game).
The worst one I can recall is when several of our players came up sick after practicing in snow all week, leading up to our (indoor) playoff game in Houston.
Pretty easy to see why practicing in slick/cold conditions could lead to injuries, compromised immune systems and being unable to execute plays properly due to footing issues.
Not to mention it just being a morale issue. We're the only cold weather team not to have one. Tbh, last I checked we were one of 2 teams not to have one. It's a bad look.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
