Re: The condition of Heinz Field...


"wxman" <wxman@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> buddude197@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> D-word wrote:
>>
>>>buddude197@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>>
>>>>minnehaha wrote:
>>>
>>>>>Well since the Steelers play on that field 8+ times a year, if the
>>>>>field
>>>>>really were as bad as you think it is, statistically the Steelers
>>>>>should be
>>>>>racking up the injuries at a greater rate than anybody else. I don't
>>>>>know
>>>>>the numbers so maybe that's the case, but I doubt it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> As a Philadelphian, you do remember the leg and knee tomb known as the
>>>>Vet right? The Eagles knew where all the old base cut outs and bad
>>>>seams were. Wendell Davis of the Bears blew out both knees on one play
>>>>between 2 defenders when he tried to plant in one of those seams, both
>>>>defenders avoided it. It's a decided advantage to know the quirks of
>>>>the field you play on vs someone who sees it once a year or so.
>>>
>>>
>>>True, it is a decided advantage to know where the field is rough, and
>>>where it isn't. Plant on an uneven or raised part of the field and you
>>>can easily blow out a knee or twist an ankle. That's why it is called
>>>a home field /advantage/.
>>
>>
>>
>> Well that and the 65,000 people calling you a cocksucker when you try
>> to get through a snap count.
>>
>
> Heh...I was at the game, and *I* was the one who was called a cocksucker
> when I stood up and cheered when the Pats made it 17-13. I just turned
> around and laughed at the guy. Only "negative" experience I had with the
> fans there really...they were for the most part good losers otherwise.

I'm an Eagles fan, we went last year and got pasted. Took a decent ribbing
from the minions at Heinz and they really got on us on the walk out
including this one knucklehead who said "enjoy the ride home". I said
"jackass the joke's on you, you actually live in this shithole" Did you see
how poorly built Heinz is? It's an embarrassment.


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