Everyone loves Monday Night Football. Even if the game is irrelevant this late into the season- tonight's matchup is with a Vikings team that is out of contention and a Bears team that has pretty much wrapped up the NFC north- it is still very enjoyable.
However, tonights game has a bit of romance in the backstory. Sure, the two teams are heated rivals. Sure, Patrick Ramsey is getting his first start since 1993. But-the biggest thing about tonight- the fact that the teams will be playing on concrete.
After the highly publicized dismantling of the Minnesota Metrodome, the Commissioner decided that the game would best be played at the University of Minnesota; outside.
The weather forecast calls for a dumping of 4-7 inches of snow from right about now to gametime at 8. The game-time temperature is expected to be 19 degrees with a wind chill of minus-1. Snow began falling at approximately 10 a.m. CT.
So, is this hypocritical? In a league that prides itself on player protection-see previous post- how can they allow the players to go full strength on a concrete field? Sure, we all have played games before in the snow, that is no issue. But when you are talking about frozen fields and Brian Urlacher, someone is going to get a concussion.
So, Mr. Roger "that'll be $25,000 please" Goodell, you better have a plan in line tonight when you lose some highly marketable players to the frozen gopher.
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