Aaron Rodgers got hurt on turf… the Panthers switched to Turf

[PghPanther]

I loath playing on turf its like a grabbing scraping hammering surface destroying your every move and fall................

 

...........I totally get players wanting grass to play on. 

[Mr. Scot]

1 hour ago, t96 said:

I’d support a player strike to go back to all grass

It'd probably take something like that before any real change happens.

[carpanfan96]

2 hours ago, Growl said:

you can grow grass anywhere with money, and it’s not so hideously expensive that it’s untenable. There are thousands upon thousands of golf courses that keep on operating right through winter, owned by millionaires not billionaires (covering far, far more area)

it isn’t just about the money anymore. It’s about pride. The nfl has been criticized for this so now they can’t go back. They have to be right.

i predicted last time this thread popped up you’d start hearing propaganda pieces about some “revolutionary new turf technology, the pioneering new TRUGrassX” or whatever….sure enough it’s come since then. 
 

nfl is a predictable tyrant

 

They are gonna go, hey look this new terf is safe and then end up switching all the terf teams to it once they get the data from it being played on this year.   

Ya know the one that Rodgers got injured on. Can't make this stuff up.

[t96]

20 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

It'd probably take something like that before any real change happens.

And that would 100% do it, and quickly too. Owners would cave so fast as even a week of lost profits due to a full on players strike would probably wipe out a significant amount of the cost savings for using turf over grass. NFLPA should get serious about this, all talk so far.

[TheBigKat]

23 minutes ago, t96 said:

And that would 100% do it, and quickly too. Owners would cave so fast as even a week of lost profits due to a full on players strike would probably wipe out a significant amount of the cost savings for using turf over grass. NFLPA should get serious about this, all talk so far.

DeMaurice Smith is a lousy NFLPA leader

[jasonluckydog]

1 hour ago, ickmule said:

Can we get a first round pick for him ? 

I doubt it. A 3rd maybe.

[Mr. Scot]

12 minutes ago, TheBigKat said:

DeMaurice Smith is a lousy NFLPA leader

Former leader.

[Mr. Scot]

36 minutes ago, t96 said:

And that would 100% do it, and quickly too. Owners would cave so fast as even a week of lost profits due to a full on players strike would probably wipe out a significant amount of the cost savings for using turf over grass. NFLPA should get serious about this, all talk so far.

Mentioned it elsewhere, but I kinda hope the "star effect" is felt here.

Tom Brady sure as gell wasn't the first quarterback to get injured by a low hit, but it was his injury that resulted in a rule change. Perhaps the fact that this time it's Aaron Rodgers going down will make a difference.

I'm not necessarily betting on it, but loss of revenue is the one thing NFL owners respond to. Not having the allure of seeing Aaron Rodgers is definitely something I could see hurting the Jets.

As far as Carolina, Bryce Young certainly doesn't possess anywhere near the national star power of a Rodgers, a Josh Allen or others but he's David Tepper's biggest draw at the moment. If something were to happen to him, you can bet Tepper would have a bullseye on his back.

[Harbingers]

Since the other Rodgers thread got locked before I could post this…

Silver lining for the NFC, 

No comp first round for GB. 

[Mr. Scot]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that 70% threshold isn't likely to be met

[therealmjl]

2 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

It'd probably take something like that before any real change happens.

when is a new CBA being negotiated?

[therealmjl]

1 hour ago, Harbingers said:

Since the other Rodgers thread got locked before I could post this…

Silver lining for the NFC, 

No comp first round for GB. 

oof

[Toker Smurf]

They can kiss that goodbye. Now, question is, does he retire. I know he sort of committed to two years but coming off an Achilles injury at his age will be tough. 

[Mr. Scot]

55 minutes ago, therealmjl said:

when is a new CBA being negotiated?

Looked it up...2030

Mind you, that doesn't necessarily surrender the players from going on strike if there's an important enough issue to fight for.

It'd be a pretty big surprise though.