Jaycee Horn weighs in on the turf debate

[Wes21]

On 11/12/2022 at 3:13 PM, TheCasillas said:

The players will win this debate. the question is how soon will they change the fields?

Not all stadiums and situations are the same.  I think any open stadium could change out to natural grass whenever they are told they need to.  However, things are a bit different for existing domed stadiums.  What the Cardinals and Raiders have is neat...but those elements were built into the design.  Going back to retrofit a domed stadium without a retractable roof would be a different ballgame than the other stadiums simply swapping out the turf to grass.

That puts a handful of teams in an interesting position, with the rest of the league able to quickly adapt.  The Lions don't even have room for the cute little grass outside and move it inside trick the Cardinals and Raiders designed their stadiums around.  Ford Field is shoe horned into Detroit right across from the Tigers stadium (literally walk across the street) and they are locked in from all sides with highways and buildings.  Its part of the "charm" they were going after.

 

[Jackie Lee]

 

[Jackie Lee]