InsideOut wrote:
I didn't realize throwing for 200 yards is a big deal.
It proves that QBs can still be effective in extreme temperatures. The way some people act its as if the Superbowl would only include 10 passing plays.
What I remember is the cold freezing old man Favre and him looking like the field was the last place he wanted to be. After the game he said he couldn't take it anymore and that is when he forced his way out of GB.
Please. Favre was forced out of Green Bay. It is revisionist history to say that the nfc championship game is why Favre left Green Bay. It's common knowledge the Packers wanted an answer quickly. Brett was rushed & he retired. He unretired & declared his desire to play for GB but GB wasn't having it. Get real.
Either way we’re not just talking cold...we’re talking cold, wind and snow. That will help one team over another and I think it makes sense to try and keep the weather out of it.
There was big time wind chill in the nfc title game. Why everyone is assuming there will be snow when history tells you otherwise is beyond me. Perception is reality, I guess.
Besides, ask 100 people if on Feb 2nd they'd rather be in Miami or NJ and I'd have to think 95% say Miami.
Why did Miami finish behind Tampa in the vote? Ask people if they'd rather be in NYC or Tampa then I think your odds change. Tampa probably wins out but it ain't 95%. Tampa is boring as hell.
It's a risk / reward thing. What is the reward of playing in NJ on Feb 2nd? None that I can think of. The game is sold out either way and it doesn't change how many will watch from home. Now what is the risk? A major storm shutting down the entire event. To me it is all risk with little to no reward. It's the same reason I don't schedule a Caribbean cruise during hurricane season. I mean why take the risk of messing up a major vacation?
There is no precedent for a game, championship game or otherwise, being shut down due to weather in the history of the Giants & Jets organization. it's a "believe the hype about the weather" kind of thing. I will put money on there being no snow. Big money.