For those who watch the NFL can you explain this?

So they cancelled SNF Eagles vs Vikings on NBC because of "snow" and the "safety of the fans", I've heard around a hundred times " games has been played in worst weather conditions, this has just been postponed for the safety of the fans". If games have been played in worse weather, how come they didn't care for the safety of the fans on those "worst" weather games?

Are they gonna postpone every game that's not clear skies and above 10mph wind? they played at -16 degrees before, how come they didn't care for the "safety" of the fans then when they could have died of hypothermia? or was it just because they wanted Favre to boost their ratings or whatever? what is this WWE?

It's not really a big deal.

I think it has something to do with that temporary stadium Minnesota is playing it. They don't have equipment or facilities to handle one of the most frigid areas of the USA.

Too many problems to get to the stadium. Yeah, games were played in worse weather but this storm is supposed to bring 20 inches of snow. On the news it said that there have been 100+ car accidents there. Or you can be a conspiracy theorist and say the Eagles and mayor of Philly ssaid conditions were bad and cancel the game because Vick would play bad in that kind of weather.

I think it has something to do with that temporary stadium Minnesota is playing it. They don't have equipment or facilities to handle one of the most frigid areas of the USA.

ScreamDream

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I think it has something to do with that temporary stadium Minnesota is playing it. They don't have equipment or facilities to handle one of the most frigid areas of the USA.

Dark__Link

OK, I just guessed it's in MN since they were playing.

there'd be massive problems trying to have a game at the Linc tonight. clearly you do not live in the Philadelphia areaquiglythegreat

this, let's just say it can take hours to get cars in and out without snow there :P

Unless they were lying about the 100+ car accidents in Philly that day, I don't see why this was a bad call.

Only authorized vehicles were allowed on the road in the area, such as police, paramedics, fire fighters, etc.

I still think a game in white-out conditions would be pretty epic. I understand why they postponed the game though.

I still think a game in white-out conditions would be pretty epic. I understand why they postponed the game though.

UnknownSniper65

So they cancelled SNF Eagles vs Vikings on NBC because of "snow" and the "safety of the fans", I've heard around a hundred times " games has been played in worst weather conditions, this has just been postponed for the safety of the fans". If games have been played in worse weather, how come they didn't care for the safety of the fans on those "worst" weather games?

Are they gonna postpone every game that's not clear skies and above 10mph wind? they played at -16 degrees before, how come they didn't care for the "safety" of the fans then when they could have died of hypothermia? or was it just because they wanted Favre to boost their ratings or whatever? what is this WWE?

Merc009

I was watching ESPN and the main problem they're blaming the postponement on is because of the 100+ car accidents around the area and the NFL postponed the game due to the fans' safety as their top priority. Flame_Blade88

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So they cancelled SNF Eagles vs Vikings on NBC because of "snow" and the "safety of the fans", I've heard around a hundred times " games has been played in worst weather conditions, this has just been postponed for the safety of the fans". If games have been played in worse weather, how come they didn't care for the safety of the fans on those "worst" weather games?

Are they gonna postpone every game that's not clear skies and above 10mph wind? they played at -16 degrees before, how come they didn't care for the "safety" of the fans then when they could have died of hypothermia? or was it just because they wanted Favre to boost their ratings or whatever? what is this WWE?

Lockedge

So they cancelled SNF Eagles vs Vikings on NBC because of "snow" and the "safety of the fans", I've heard around a hundred times " games has been played in worst weather conditions, this has just been postponed for the safety of the fans". If games have been played in worse weather, how come they didn't care for the safety of the fans on those "worst" weather games?

Are they gonna postpone every game that's not clear skies and above 10mph wind? they played at -16 degrees before, how come they didn't care for the "safety" of the fans then when they could have died of hypothermia? or was it just because they wanted Favre to boost their ratings or whatever? what is this WWE?

Merc009

I wish he was running the NFL.

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I still think a game in white-out conditions would be pretty epic. I understand why they postponed the game though.

xhellcatx

Are you by any chance in the Lingerie Football League:o:P?

[QUOTE="Flame_Blade88"]I was watching ESPN and the main problem they're blaming the postponement on is because of the 100+ car accidents around the area and the NFL postponed the game due to the fans' safety as their top priority. Lockedge

[QUOTE="xhellcatx"][QUOTE="UnknownSniper65"]

I still think a game in white-out conditions would be pretty epic. I understand why they postponed the game though.

Are you by any chance in the Lingerie Football League:o:P?

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[QUOTE="xhellcatx"][QUOTE="UnknownSniper65"]

I still think a game in white-out conditions would be pretty epic. I understand why they postponed the game though.

surrealnumber5

Are you by any chance in the Lingerie Football League:o:P?

[QUOTE="surrealnumber5"][QUOTE="-Big_Red-"]

Are you by any chance in the Lingerie Football League:o:P?

[QUOTE="Flame_Blade88"]I was watching ESPN and the main problem they're blaming the postponement on is because of the 100+ car accidents around the area and the NFL postponed the game due to the fans' safety as their top priority. Lockedge

[QUOTE="Lockedge"][QUOTE="Flame_Blade88"]I was watching ESPN and the main problem they're blaming the postponement on is because of the 100+ car accidents around the area and the NFL postponed the game due to the fans' safety as their top priority. wstfld

My folks drove back from Baltimore yesterday and my Pops had a hard time getting the car into the driveway which had a foot of snow on it in Virginia (I predicted this to happen in the other snow thread).

well its a blizzard. The fans will have to travel to the stadium and back home which wouldnt be safe at all. If it was just a inch or two, fine, but no, it was a blizzard. The NFL was playing it safe, im not mad at them for it.