Packer Notes: No Decision on Rodgers Until Saturday
by Brandon on Dec 16, 2010 7:01 AM CST
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PrintAccording to Mike McCarthy, QB Aaron Rodgers won't practice this week (he might on Friday) due to his concussion and they won't determine his status until Saturday. You've probably seen JSOnline or Packers News point it out already, but all signs point to QB Matt Flynn receiving his first NFL start against the Patriots. That won't help on Sunday, but it's not a fatal blow either. I'll have another post up later today to discuss what strategy might work for the Packers.
Since the Vikings had no home field advantage last week while playing the Giants in Detroit, the best hope for them to upset the Bears is by playing in Minneapolis. It seemed like a no-brainer to play the game at TCF Bank Stadium (home of the Gophers) because it's a brand new stadium that should meet NFL requirements, and the Vikings won't have to refund all those tickets. Instead, it's turning out to be a lot more complicated concerning how to pick 12,000 ticket holders to exclude, and the playing field should be like an ice rink because they don't have any heating coils.
Shutdown Corner posted an interview with LB Clay Matthews. It's good, but I had hoped they would have asked something about his nagging shin injury. He's still listed on the injury report and was limited in practice on Wednesday.
McCarthy had even more bad injury news: LB Frank Zombo is out too. When asked about a replacement, McCarthy said "we'll roll other guys in there." The only depth behind him are four street free agents they signed during the season, with LB Erik Walden at the top of the list because he's gotten some playing time as a pass rusher. But against the Patriots, the Packers might stay in their nickel package with only three linebackers anyway.
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I don't really understand Minny
How do you build an outdoor football stadium in Minnesota that cannot operate in temps below 30? That’s just mind boggling. Did it really save THAT MUCH money? I mean, with the way things are going, college will be playing its regular season into December in the next 10 years.
Just baffling.
I guess $288 million doesn't buy what it used to
And it only holds 50,000. What a joke.
by salparadise23 on Dec 16, 2010 10:13 AM CST up reply actions
Generally, the weather isn't that bad until after the season is over
As for only holding 50,000. It’s Gopher football, unless this team turns into a contender soon, they’ll have trouble filling 50,000 seats.
by Charlie Kelly on Dec 16, 2010 11:24 AM CST up reply actions
Agree that Minnesota will have trouble filling it
But, if you’re going to bother with a brand new stadium, make the capacity bigger. It’s barely larger than NW’s Ryan field.
by salparadise23 on Dec 16, 2010 11:28 AM CST up reply actions
The capacity doesn't bother me
In Eastern Iowa we had lows in the teens the last week of October. According to articles I’ve read the concession stands weren’t made to handle freezing temps and they’re worried about pipes freezing. I’m not talking about a rare day where it gets into the upper 20’s, Minnesota can have a full month of freezing temps before the college football regular season is over. That to me is the biggest sin in all of this.
I can't wrap my head around that.
Minnesota is a pretty good institution of higher learning, and you are trying to tell me that know one though to “winterize” the field, stadium, and various amenities there? :/
They may be in for a long winter if the pipes and such start bursting. Or toilets not flushing…
by Bush League All Star on Dec 16, 2010 12:03 PM CST up reply actions
winterize
They probably emptied the pipes and completely shut the place down for the winter so they didn’t have to worry about all that! But having to use it now puts it in danger of all that happening!
You've been Stroh'd™!!!
yeah they did winterize it but its still unacceptable. Its also unacceptable for a team to not have a disaster plan in place for what to do in case of their stadium being unusable. They are just flying by the seat of their pants.
The Green Bay Packers...Putting bad coaches out of their misery since 2010
Do the Packers have a disaster plan if say Lambeau had a section of the stands become unsafe?
I highly doubt it… Not that that forgives the vikes, cuz who the hell would build a inflatable roof w/ little to no support structure for the teflon crap! Its just asking for a snow storm to condemn it!!!
You've been Stroh'd™!!!
Oh snap
Wisconsin, Big Ten Champions for the first time since 1999...
You'll notice NCAA has no letter for the incompetence within...
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Dec 18, 2010 9:39 AM CST up reply actions
guess you dont know how good the alaska home grown is
by fn_cold_ak on Dec 18, 2010 4:59 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I have no idea what you're talking about
So I won’t say anything bad about it. See how this works?
"If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be." - Yogi Berra
Don was explaining why he misspelled Randall
are you high?
Says the guy who misspells Randall
guess you dont know how good the alaska home grown is
You see, possesion of small amounts (less than four ounces) of that Alaskan home grown is protected by the privacy guarantees in the Alaska state constitution. as ruled by the Alaska Supreme Court.
Sure, it is still illegal under federal law, but the Feds are never going to waste time and resources going after anybody for said possesion of such small quantities.
TT bashers - turning my stomach since 2005!
The glass is still more than half-full!
How do you build a teflon inflatable dome in that environment? Thats the bigger ?? LOL
They are apparently lacking in any common sense!! The Gopher stadium wasn’t expected to be used any later than mid November, when the Big 12… er Big 10+2… err Big 10 schedule ended!
You've been Stroh'd™!!!
As a current Minnesota student
I have to respectfully disagree about heating the field. I personally am extremely glad they didn’t spend the extra tens of millions to put in a heating system that would literally have been used once per year, if that. There have been three games in TCF’s short history during which the game-time temperature was below freezing (one of which was in October) and all three went off without a hitch. It takes a long time for the ground to freeze, and the chances of the Gophers ever playing a game in late December with 18 inches of snow on the ground are slim to none.
If the Vikings plan on making TCF their permanent home, they can pay for the heating system, the extra deck, and all the other amenities that seem to be thrown around like they don’t cost money. I’ll keep my tuition money, thanks.
"If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be." - Yogi Berra
Or,
If the Vikings plan on making TCF their permanent home, they can pay for the heating system, the extra deck, and all the other amenities that seem to be thrown around like they don’t cost money.
they could just try to get the voters to approve paying for it with their taxes, then move to LA {or whereever else, Don} when the voters reject even that idea.
LmAo.
TT bashers - turning my stomach since 2005!
The glass is way more than half-full!
Stadium in MN
Biggest part of the issue here is that they shut the stadium down for the year so there was no effort to keep in good condition for the game cause obviously no one anticipated 18 inches of snow OR the roof collapsing/falling apart.
The Green Bay Packers...Putting bad coaches out of their misery since 2010
But what would they do to prepare it anyway?
I have zero expertise in turf management, but without heating coils what would they do to prepare this field for a cold weather game? Do they cover the field with something that retains the sun’s heat and keeps it from becoming an ice rink?
I'm no expert either..
but I don’t believe Soldier Field has heating coils. I believ they just cover with a tarp.
Sometimes nothin is a real cool hand.
The field...
But I suppose they’d work well for the roof, it’d just be like playing in South Florida in preseason in the dome.
Lambeau is the ONLY stadium w/ heating coils!
Buffalo, Chicago, NY, NE… None of those have heating coils!!
You've been Stroh'd™!!!
Stroh, you are so full of shit !!!!!!
Do you just start typing without any regard for whether or not what you are stating is fact or fiction? Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Green Bay, Pittsburgh, and Washington at minimum include turf heating systems. They are also becoming more popular in warmer parts of the country as an aid to turf management.
by Ben T on Dec 16, 2010 1:03 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
screw you...
To my knowlege, and I’m not a field turf expert, but the Packers had been the only one. If new ones were recently built and I didn’t know about them I apologize! So they WERE the only ones until a couple years ago!!! You could handle it like Trevor but instead act like a complete AZZ!!!
DO those stadiums have heating coils? I don’t think so… But could be wrong… I’m sure they have some heating system but is it heating coils like in GB?!
You've been Stroh'd™!!!
settle down, stroh
Just because I call bullshit on the biggest bullshitter on this blog is no reason to get your undies twisted.
These systems have been around for more than just a couple of years and yes, heating coils is pretty much the standard in the industry because it allows them to be much more precise about the amount of heat to apply. It is very important that they do not overheat the soil because it can damage the turf. I didn’t know a thing about this topic this morning, but it didn’t take much effort to get edjumicated!
by Ben T on Dec 16, 2010 4:36 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Your the one who ramped up the crap!!!
Dont tell me to settle down! ANd I don’t bullshit I tell it like it is… You don’t appreciate it, I don’t care!!! If I’m wrong I can admit it if given facts… Like in this case!!! Think your panties need washing, better hop to it!
You've been Stroh'd™!!!
I tell it like it is*
*This statement does not apply to stadium situations.
Towlieppan: "You wanna throw high?"
What about Brad Childress's job security?
Wisconsin, Big Ten Champions for the first time since 1999...
You'll notice NCAA has no letter for the incompetence within...
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Dec 18, 2010 9:45 AM CST up reply actions
Oh, geez, don't have a Stroh'ke!!!
My goodness, you are sensitive. 80% of what anyone writes on here is opinion — so everyone is bullshitting by definition. I really did not intend to piss you off, I was just teasing you a bit.
Not sensitive...
Naturally I don’t take kindly to people saying I’m full of shit and then telling ME to settle down!!! You started the festivities… If you were a man you would admit as much and walk away!!!
You've been Stroh'd™!!!
What I am hearing is that the biggest problem now is 1-2 inches of pure ice on the field. Good luck with that one!
The Green Bay Packers...Putting bad coaches out of their misery since 2010
I should've gone out and shoveled the stadium
Supposedly they’re paying students fifteen an hour to do so. If it only weren’t for finals and my other job.
by Charlie Kelly on Dec 16, 2010 3:23 PM CST up reply actions
They had too many people sign up
so I think they went to all-volunteers later.
Still, had a person been on the ball about this, they could have made some $$$…
Wisconsin, Big Ten Champions for the first time since 1999...
You'll notice NCAA has no letter for the incompetence within...
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Dec 18, 2010 9:40 AM CST up reply actions
Any survivors still around
from the 1934 championship game, aka ‘The Sneakers Game’?
the biggest problem now is 1-2 inches of pure ice on the field.
TT bashers - turning my stomach since 2005!
The glass is way more than half-full!
I’m close to thinking that Rodgers should be only the emergency QB for the rest of the year. The team can get a free roster spot for that. And he could probably play without harm.
But, with Jenkins probably headed for IR at some point, Matthews limited (and we’re basically pulling people out of the stands at the other OLB spot at this point), not to mention all the injuries we’ve had everywhere else…
Not that I’m saying “give up” or tank the season, but just… turn into the skid, man. If we’re going to win, it’s going to be a Frank Reich type of deal where backups and nobodies seize a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Y’know, we’re trying to be “Pre-season Favorites, the Green Bay Packers!” and maybe we’d be better served accepting the role of “Scrappy Underdogs That Everybody’s Written Off, the Green Bay Packers.” It might be better even in the short-term, and for sure its better in the long-term. Another concussion could permanently scramble Rodgers’ eggs.
Just to clarify your "emergency QB" statement
It’s essentially a free GAME DAY roster spot, but I’m pretty sure he still has to be on the 53-man roster.
Towlieppan: "You wanna throw high?"
...Because that had a bearing on whether he slid or not last week
He was well past the first down.
Towlieppan: "You wanna throw high?"
If I did,
I would probably tack a ‘NI’ onto the end of his name. :)
Come to think of it, with “1-2 inches of pure ice on the field,” a zomboni might be a good idea for that game in Minnesota this week, haha.
TT bashers - turning my stomach since 2005!
The glass is way more than half-full!
Of course,
I meant a Zamboni.
TT bashers - turning my stomach since 2005!
The glass is way more than half-full!
Zomboni for the Pack,
Zamboni for the field in Mini this week. :)
TT bashers - turning my stomach since 2005!
The glass is way more than half-full!
I am no doctor
but I’ve read somewhere that concussed players shouldn’t fly. Now just heard on the news that AR is making the trip to Boston “just to keep Belichick guessing”. First, why is he on a plane to Boston if everyone knows that he is not going to play in the game? Second, does MM think Belichick is Josh Daniels?
Leave AR home.
by Rodgers_for_MVP on Dec 17, 2010 2:25 PM CST reply actions
you packers get unlucky every year,
i swear your team has the most depth in the nfl, and rodgers is the best quarterback in my mind. Tough luck losing him, ryan grant, and finley.
It is hard to say thanks when your team is devastated like it has been.
But it is nice to see that other fans notice it and realize what hell the team has gone through trying to remain competitive.
But I will say thanks for the kind comments! :)
by Bush League All Star on Dec 18, 2010 1:44 AM CST up reply actions
Thanks, it definitely sucks that we seem to have big players go down every single season.
BTW- I hope you guys beat the piss out of the Colts. If for no reason more then the thread that, that Colts write wrote about Del Rio. What a tool that guy is.
by packallday555 on Dec 18, 2010 9:04 AM CST up reply actions
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