Let’s just be honest. The injuries to our defense have just about ended any real shot we had at the Super Bowl this year. We still make playoffs and may win wild card game but we don’t get past Philly or GB with the majority of the defense on IR. Our starters went down and the backups played well but now the back ups are dropping to. Offense is great but would literally have to score every possession for us to have a chance. That’s great against Tennessee and Jacksonville but not feasible against Philly or GB.
By that time, some of our bigger IR guys will be back, and should be fairly well rested. I think the biggest thing is navigating the next 3-4 weeks. It is possible all of the injuries have cost us home field advantage and could cost us a division title. Once we are in the playoffs though, we will bascially be fielding a brand new and very motivated defense.
It holds up for soccer teams playing 20+ games of 90 minutes. At the end of the day, if an outdoor field in Denver or KC can hold up through a season then an indoor field with the optimum UV light coverage and optimum watering should be fine.
The reason they don’t do it is cost, those lights are expensive to buy and to run, and also because having artificial turf is much easier to work with or around for things such as conferences, concerts and other non-football events. It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to be closing off your venue in March so that you can keep the grass growing. But it is possible if a team really wanted to do it.
And I can’t make fart jokes bc apparently the kids bring those into the classroom and it’s bad for the self esteem of a few students with GI issues. There was a memo sent out last year.
It’s maybe time to start harvesting body parts. A leg for Hutch, an arm for Anzalone, a knee for Barnes etc. With modern medicine everyone could be back in a couple of weeks.
If there’s anyone on here who’s in their 20s, 6 foot plus and in pretty good shape I’m sure the team would give you a Super Bowl ring if you step up to the plate here.