About the QOTD: It's a quote from a Wall Street Journal article that has this unbiased title:
Is It Time for the NFL to Ban Domes?
Indoor Teams Learn to Dominate With Fast, Precise Offenses; Jerry's Three-Day Headache
Can't have them doing that, can we? Better for them to build slow "3 yards and a cloud of dust" offenses. Mouse is right. ALL NFL games should be played in perfect conditions and it's something I've been saying for a long time. The outdoor elements don't add to a game. They detract from it. If your team needs the wind, the rain, the snow, the heat, the cold, the mud, and maybe the groundskeeper to help your team keep up with their opponent, your team is in trouble and should be. There's a lot of whining around NFL cities, particularly in New York (Wall Street of all places) after the Giants were trounced Sunday by the first team they've played that can throw the ball, and that whining is about Dome teams because it looks like the road to a Super Bowl might run through a Dome in Minnesota, New Orleans, Atlanta, Phoenix, or Indianapolis and they may have to learn how to defend a pass that is on target more times than not. The elements have a place in the NFL ... right alongside the leather helmet, the single-bar facemask, stickum, and those awful Denver Broncos throwback uniforms ... IN HISTORY. The Dome teams want homefield advantage in the playoffs so they can play their game. The outdoor teams (I'm looking at you, Chicago, Green Bay, and New York) want homefield advantage so the Dome teams can't play their game ... or so they think. Man up, crybabies.
On a completely different note: I give Jeff Fisher a pass here. The Titans are having a rough season and Fisher deserves some responsibility for that but what he did at a charity event is have some fun. If you're angry about that, then you really should ponder how much time you want to spend out there on the ledge.
Quote of the Day
Make sure everyone has a dome. You're going to have the best execution, the best spectator games. Let's not start banning the domes! Let's make it as exciting as possible.
Darrel "Mouse" Davis, Former NFL offensive coordinator,
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "It's going to be a long day for the Dolphins' D if safeties Gibril Wilson and Yeremiah Bell don't begin to earn their keep, a pressing concern that kicks off today's talking points."
"...those awful Denver Broncos throwback uniforms..."
Oh, man, you got that right.
I see your point about domes, but I have mixed feelings about that. The cold and snow was part of the old Vikings mystique. They lost that psychological edge when they moved into the Metrodome. And I think any advantages that a team gets from a dome are canceled out by the difficulties they may face in outdoor conditions later in the season. I guess the only thing I do know is if Giants fans are down to whining about that, then they are in for a long rest of the season.
I think the only advantages a home team should have is the crowd energy/noise and not having to travel. Should be just like basketball in that respect. I don't think anyone cares that Michael Jordan never had to make the game-winning shot in a 40mph wind or never missed a pass because the ball slipped out of his wet hands.