Originally Posted by jettio:
They were the home team. Truckloads of sod was on the way to the stadium, they begged off on moving the game because they figured a loss to the Chiefs would guarantee the Saints home field. And, they figured they had a better chance against Chiefs in LA.
Just because they were the home team doesn't mean they were in charge of field conditions. The stadium has their own groundskeeping people and the NFL sent people also. The chiefs players also complained about the playing conditions, it wasn't just Rams.
If Monday night’s game is played in Mexico City, a number of Rams and Chiefs players are now strongly considering not playing in that game on that messy surface, per sources. “It’s not fair to risk our health,” one prominent player said today.
I think this is the last game ever with an infield. Oakland isn't at home again until late October. I think it is kind of cool that we get to play the last game with an infield. When I first started watching football back in the early to mid 60's, almost every team played on a field with an infield on it. I always look forward to the Chiefs at Oakland. One of my favorite games of the year. [Reply]
Originally Posted by -King-:
Just because they were the home team doesn't mean they were in charge of field conditions. The stadium has their own groundskeeping people and the NFL sent people also. The chiefs players also complained about the playing conditions, it wasn't just Rams.
If Monday night’s game is played in Mexico City, a number of Rams and Chiefs players are now strongly considering not playing in that game on that messy surface, per sources. “It’s not fair to risk our health,” one prominent player said today.
Originally Posted by jettio:
He is definitely not being forthright.
What makes you think players talk to Schefter?
His contacts are front office and agents.
Who do those agents represent?
And what about Charles Robinson? Lying also I bet.
More on this: Some #Rams and #Chiefs players are concerned the #NFL will just attempt to throw down new sod in hopes of saving Mexico City game. Concern is that the surface won’t have time to properly take hold before Monday. So they’re asking for a union safety inspection.
Originally Posted by rabblerouser:
The condition of the field had nothing to do with why that game was moved - they had over 3 days to resod the field in Mexico City if they wanted.
I disagree with this the field conditions were horrendous and yes for player safety it was moved. [Reply]
The game was supposed to be hosted in Mexico because the NFL wants to grow their Mexican audience. Mexico pumped a shitload of money into making this thing work. Both the NFL and Mexico stood to lose a shitload of money by moving the game. But yeah, they moved it because they wanted LA to win. [Reply]
