2014 Super Bowl Outdoors in New Jersey; Can Peppers Turn The Bears Defense Around?
by Brandon on May 26, 2010 8:00 AM CDT
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Print- It became official: the 2014 Super Bowl will be played outside in New Jersey. Now the flood gates have been opened and the Raiders, Ravens, Redskins, Eagles, and probably a few other outdoor teams want a Super Bowl. The decision to play in New York was always about money (when doesn't the NFL think with its wallet?) but otherwise this is a matter of preference. Do you want to watch a Super Bowl that could become dominated by cold or bad weather?
- Great analysis by Kevin Seifert of the Bears defensive struggles in 2009. They were forced to blitz over 42% of the time (5th highest) but were only ranked 13th with 35 sacks. Apparently many of their blitzes didn't get to the quarterback. Which then led to more short yardage receptions because the Bears were the 2nd worst defense against passes thrown under 10 yards. The solution is to stop blitzing so much and drop more defenders into pass coverage which they hopefully can do now that they are overpaying for DE Julius Peppers. Can having Peppers on one side and DE Mark Anderson on the other transform the Bears defense?
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It opens the door for a Super Bowl in Lambeau
Even ESPN had a poll where they asked if you’d like to see the SB in Green Bay – so far it’s only 54% in favor.
The Dude abides
I think a SB in Lambeau would be awesome
but I seriously doubt it would happen
only reason NY/NJ got it was because of their brand spanking new stadium
and I suppose being in the #1 market in the country helps
"Baseball is the only major sport that appears backward in a mirror" ~George Carlin
by thewild_viking_twins on May 26, 2010 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Green Bay could never accomodate that amount of people
Also, New York is one of the world’s most exciting and lively cities. Green Bay is…..well Green Bay, nobody will be clamoring to go there in February.
by Charlie Kelly on May 26, 2010 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions
My thoughts...
Well everyone talks about the weather creating an advantage for one team over another. Well wouldn’t playing in a dome create an advantage for a dome team? A team built to excel on turf with loud piped in sound would have an advantage over a team built to grind it out in questionable weather. So how is THAT not giving an advantage to a team? I think they should mix it up like they are doing. Isn’t football supposed to be THE sport that is played no matter what the conditions are? Why are we taking the biggest game and trying to take elements out of the equation? That is a huge part of the game and gameplanning. It stretches gameplanning, equipment, strategy, talent, etc. That is what football IS!
by TrevorR on May 26, 2010 9:52 AM CDT reply actions 3 recs
yes, I want to see an actual football game in actual football weather
The superbowl isn’t for weaklings, it played by men, and if they can’t handle wearing sleaves, or can’t handle a little snow, then anyone who wont go to that game because it’s in cold weather will have to turn in their Man-Cards and hike up their skirts.
Bring the superbowl to Lambeau, where the game was made.
Go Beer, I mean Bucks
by Take Back Our Bucks on May 26, 2010 10:32 AM CDT reply actions
I would love to see Superbowls held in
Green Bay, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Denver, and Foxborough. Especially Pittsburgh.
Lambeau SB is a terrible idea
Don’t get me wrong, I love Lambeau. I love Green Bay. I grew up there and plan to move back there and raise my family there when I’m out of school.
That said…
Green Bay can’t host a Super Bowl, it just can’t. That would kinda be like asking the Upper Pennisula of Michigan to host the winter olympics. Do they have the facilities? Sure! Do they a good environment for the sport? Naturally. Could they actually host something like this up there? Hells no!
Ladies and gentlemen I know that we are all great football fans here, but there is a truth that we must accept. The Super Bowl is as much about football as Christmas is about the birth of Jesus. I mean sure, Christmas is a very holy day, and there are people who might be interested in getting to know Jesus a bit more around that time of year, but really when you boil down all the crap it’s about companies making money and the economy moving forward. The Super Bowl really is the same thing, it’s pretty important for the sport of football, but really it’s there so the NFL and tv companies get their pounds of flesh and people can just have a great party.
Hens the constant SB’s in New Orleans. The Superdome is not that great a stadium, but New Orleans is that great a party town. The same is true for so many of the other sites.
As for Green Bay…
Well the town’s hotels are filled up just for a regular season game. That’s week 1 people. Hell, Appleton’s hotels pretty much fill up for regular season games as well. People would need to stay in Milwaukee and Wausau just to find beds.
I mean it’s a nice thought, but a terrible plan.
by PackApologist on May 26, 2010 12:10 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
That's what I've been thinking
It would only be worth it if Green bay was playing in the game, I’m sort of afraid it would turn into a logistics nightmare and visitors would come away disapointed with the experience hurting Lambeau’s legend.
by ericforeman04 on May 26, 2010 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep
Just as one example, there’s probably a total of about a hundred taxi cabs in the city. …if that.
Don’t get greedy, Packer fans. We’ve got a state-of-the-art NFL stadium in the middle of a midwest neighborhood, and a highly competitive team in the country’s greatest sport. We should count our lucky stars and be grateful for what we have instead of worrying about what we don’t (and can’t) have.
Another example of why GB can’t have a SB… no real airport. What, are people going to do, fly into Chicago and drive up hwy 41? Preposterous.
by Curly Lambeau on May 26, 2010 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
HA!
Sorry just picturing the amount of traffic Austin Straubel would get if a SB was there.
It’s true, Green Bay has got a great thing with the Pack, no need to push our luck and try to get a Super Bowl.
by PackApologist on May 26, 2010 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions
…and who’s going to host the Maxim party on Tuesday of SB week? Sammy’s Pizza?
…and do you want 500,000 people trying to exit onto College Ave all at once?
…and where are they going to park? People already sell the space on their lawns for a regular season game!
…and where are they all going to stay? Heck, hotels would be full as far away as Milwaukee, Madison and beyond. Can you imagine the traffic after the game? I mean, can you imagine! For crying out loud, it takes me about 6 hours to get to Fond du Lac after a 12:00 game against the Lions!
I love Lambeau as much as the next guy (I always say that, once you set foot in Lambeau, part of you never leaves), and I wouldn’t trade the Packers for any team in the league, but let’s be honest. The Super Bowl will never be played in GB, and, furthermore, we shouldn’t want it to be.
by Curly Lambeau on May 26, 2010 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions
you are right on...
A super bowl in GB would kill the city. There is NO way they can support it…It would be like during the EAA where people would be staying over an hour away cause that is all they can find. Not to mention GB relaly doesn’t have the kind of high end hotels that the SB attendees would be looking for. ITs filled with run of the mill Sleep Inns and comfort Inns and stuff. I would LOOOVE to see it but it will never ever ever happen. If the Packers played in Milwaukee we might have a hope and a prayer after this but it AIN’T happening.
Hells no!
Great line! I don’t know if it’s a typo or if you meant it, but I’m going to use it from now on!
by ktenreb on May 27, 2010 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Right on!
I’m super excited for REAL weather championship. I don’t like domes, especially down south and having the the game in domes makes the super bowl prissier than it ought to be. I don’t like the “show” and “event” the game has been turned into. For me it’s about the game, not commercials and Janet jacksons breast. It should be for football fans (like me) who love watching it in the cold, rain, and snow.
But the SB isn’t really a football game, it’s a party. It’s a damn good party. Football happens at the party…but it’s a party.
For example, how many great SB games have there been in the last 20 years? Sure the last three have been pretty good, but after that it’s a bit of a wasteland of one sided domination.
No, the Super Bowl is about the event. The spectacle needs to be what is good. The actual game is a part of that spectacle, but not as much as we all want to admit. Right now I’m just trying to figure out what kind of half time show they are going to do when it’s frickin’ freezing out, let alone the tailgate parties and pre and post game celebrations.
by PackApologist on May 26, 2010 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, see, I disagree with you there
I get annoyed by the spectacle. I’d love nothing better than to see blue lips and chattering teeth on whatever stupid singer they get for the halftime show. Might make me actually watch it instead of switching over to the Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet like I usually do.
by Curly Lambeau on May 26, 2010 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions
I get that
Football fans may not like it, but it is part of the event. Think of that as overdone and overhyped opening ceremonies to Olympics, or the newest song the NBA hires to have overplayed around the playoffs.
by PackApologist on May 26, 2010 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd like to see more college football games played in the cold, but not the Superbowl
How about a College Bowl Game like this: Florida vs. Ohio State played at UW Madison. Now that would be intriguing.
For one reason or another, I would prefer the NFL’s big game to be played in warm weather. It’s one game, win or cry. It’s the single most important game of the year.
As for Peppers on the Bears….I’m not intimidated. Mark Anderson definately doesn’t scare me. We coule basically set the TE in motion to Peppers side before every snap to chip at him and POOF! The Bears have no pass rush. On top of that, I’m not expecting Peppers to be motivated.
"No player is greater than a team."
-Vince Lombardi
Peppers ! He'll get his . The Bears won't get theirs .
Bye Bye Lovie ………Maybe McCarthy will apply ????
The thing about a Super Bowl in Lambeau...
It’s the best idea anyone’s had in a long time. Green Bay couldn’t host the absurd amount of media even in Milwaukee, but who cares? The only thing I like less than ESPN hype is Super Bowl hype. Wisconsin has more than enough hotels to host anyone who is actualy pertinant to the Super Bowl. It means lost revenue but the NFL is too rich anyhow, why not generate a tremendous amount of goodwill by having the Super Bowl in the best stadium in front of the best fans in actual, real football weather? It will never happen but it should if the NFL has any integrity.
Best Fans
The best fans won’t even be at the game!!! Packer season ticket holders MIGHT get 5000 tickets, but that is about the extent of the “Home” prescence there would be. The SB would likely mean alot of those fans would sell their tickets, but 5K or so… Unless the Packers were actually playing in the game.
The SB IS all about the absurd amount of media, its all about the Power Brokers, its all about the SB parties, and its all about they Hype… All of those as much, or more, than the game!!! You can no longer seperate all the extraneous events from the game!!! As much as you might like it to happen, it won’t!!! SB is now THE EVENT, not so much the game!!!
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