Field Condition

[irish]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Hard to imagine the name change thing ever happening. Just not enough public outcry to force Snyder's hand for one... i.e nobody really cares. Second, countless court battles have been found in the team's favor.

Not happening.

I think people do care because I hear them talk about it and they think it should be changed.

I dont see the name being changed by force but it will be changed by the organization when they decide the time is right. That time might be in 1 year or it might be in 10 years but the time will come. Kind of like Augusta National and female members.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by irish

I think people do care because I hear them talk about it and they think it should be changed.

I dont see the name being changed by force but it will be changed by the organization when they decide the time is right. That time might be in 1 year or it might be in 10 years but the time will come. Kind of like Augusta National and female members.

People that talk about it are few and far between. It's just not an issue that has enough public backing.

Comparing this to Augutsa is a bit of a stretch.

Why would the team change it voluntarily without being pressured? When the time is right? What does that even mean?

[REDSKINS4ever]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Hard to imagine the name change thing ever happening. Just not enough public outcry to force Snyder's hand for one... i.e nobody really cares. Second, countless court battles have been found in the team's favor.

Not happening.

Yeah, if the name of the team changed it would have happened a very long time ago. And most people are okay with the Redskins name. I for one feel the name of the team should be changed to that of one of the long standing native tribes, but I don't truly see what difference it makes.....

[irish]

Originally Posted by REDSKINS4ever

Yeah, if the name of the team changed it would have happened a very long time ago. And most people are okay with the Redskins name. I for one feel the name of the team should be changed to that of one of the long standing native tribes, but I don't truly see what difference it makes.....

I dont have a problem one way or the other with the name but I still say people arent really ok with the name. There's a letter to the editor in today's Wash Post suggesting the name be changed.

[REDSKINS4ever]

Originally Posted by irish

I dont have a problem one way or the other with the name but I still say people arent really ok with the name. There's a letter to the editor in today's Wash Post suggesting the name be changed.

It would be nice if the team had two names. I don't see why the team can't be called the Redskins and the Cheyene. Or the Redskins and the Apache. Or the Redskins and the Cherokee. Or the Redskins and the Sioux. Just saying.

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by REDSKINS4ever

It would be nice if the team had two names. I don't see why the team can't be called the Redskins and the Cheyene. Or the Redskins and the Apache. Or the Redskins and the Cherokee. Or the Redskins and the Sioux. Just saying.

I am missing your point...
An example of a potential name would be....Cherokee Redskins?
Or Sioux Redskins?

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by REDSKINS4ever

It would be nice if the team had two names. I don't see why the team can't be called the Redskins and the Cheyene. Or the Redskins and the Apache. Or the Redskins and the Cherokee. Or the Redskins and the Sioux. Just saying.

What exactly are you suggesting? One non-"offensive" BS name for home games so we can bow down to the idiot mayor and political correctness and then use the name "Redskins" on the road when not playing in a town run by a mayor who wants to ruin everyone's football fun?


Back to the topic...we all know the field was in horrible condition, but would we and the media even be talking about it if Robert Griffin's already-injured knee hadn't been hurt again in this game? If he had made it through the game healthy and led us to victory, would he be in the news and would this thread had gone past 10 posts of "yeah, I noticed that too, but that's football!".

The media wouldn't care about Chris Clemons' knee.


So yeah, the field was bad and I'm sure it will be fixed now to protect Snyder's investment in RGIII. It seems like EVERYTHING is a controversy for us these days...our QB, our field, our name...gee, it's great to have media attention now, isn't it?

Maybe the whining will stop when we win the Lombardi next season.

[SkinsLove24/7]

Looking at the field in Denver it clearly is a victim of a full seasons use but they sure have made it look pretty decent for this game. A little envious. Maybe the FedEx grounds crew is to blame.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by SkinsLove24/7

Looking at the field in Denver it clearly is a victim of a full seasons use but they sure have made it look pretty decent for this game. A little envious. Maybe the FedEx grounds crew is to blame.

I haven't commented before, but a few thoughts:

1) the first thing I heard the Sirius announcing crew today said what a bad condition the denver field is in.

2) Heinz Field does some rework on their field midway through the season

3) at 3 - 6 and not having had a home playoff game in 13 years, I imagine Snyder has been cheap on the end of season field. By the time we were back in the chase, I doubt they could have done much to make it better.

4) I expect that going forward, we will at the least follow the same procedures Heinz uses

[artmonkforhallofamein07]

Originally Posted by SkinsLove24/7

Looking at the field in Denver it clearly is a victim of a full seasons use but they sure have made it look pretty decent for this game. A little envious. Maybe the FedEx grounds crew is to blame.

They have a hybrid field. If you scroll back a page or two there is an article written about the surface.

[irish]

Maybe where you are people dont talk about it but where I am they do and they arent few and far between.

I guess you'd have to ask Augusta why they decided the time was right and I'm not sure they could really even give you an answer. If I knew when the time is right I could tell you when this will go down but i dont know when t is or what it means. There isnt and wont be a logical reason why the time is right but the decision will be made and that's when the time will be right.

[MTK]

Hybrid or not, their field sure doesn't look so hot.

[irish]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Hybrid or not, their field sure doesn't look so hot.

I agree, it looks pretty bad.

[hooskins]

Yeah Denvers firld looked horrible

[MTK]

Two names?

I'm not sure that naming the team after a specific tribe is going to help things any.