Let's look forward to the Viking Dongpocalypse

[Brownie]

This game just gets better and better.

Looks like we'll get to see the Joe Webb show, as Favre doesn't think he'll be able to play:

"I don't see any chance today," he said. "As I said after the game [Monday] there's no way I would even consider [playing] with those symptoms still."

Favre also thinks other people care how his career ends, but he doesn't:

"It is probably a lot more important to people that it not end on a hit injury against Buffalo," Favre said. "That very well could be the last play. I don't look at it that way. ... If it is meant to be, it is meant to be. I am not going to beat myself up over it one way or the other."

Meanwhile, space heaters and unnamed chemicals will be used to thaw out the ice-turf:

As soon as about five feet of snow is completely removed from the playing surface, which officials said would be completed by noon today, heaters will be used to warm the field. A thermal tarp will cover it until game time. The St. Paul Pioneer Press has reported that chemicals also will be used to thaw the turf.

And players are a little nervous about it:

''If you're going to preach player safety, you would think they would put you in the best conditions to be safe," Bears safety Chris Harris said. "I don't think an icy field is the best conditions."

...

When asked if he trusted the NFL's judgment on the issue, Harris laughed derisively and said, "No comment."

"You don't have a choice," he said. "They tell you what to do in the NFL. It's pretty much a dictatorship. It's sad, but that's the way it goes. We don't have a voice as far as what we feel is safe. It's unfortunate."

Say what you will about the McCaskeys, but when they brought the excellence that was the 2002 Bears down to Champaign, they did what needed to be done to make the pain manageable and allow for beer sales. No beer, general admission seating on a first-come, first-served basis, 12,000 people potentially turned away, parking located a distance from the stadium, it should be a very fun crowd.

[Internet Apex]

This game just gets better and better.

Looks like we'll get to see the Joe Webb show, as Favre doesn't think he'll be able to play:

"I don't see any chance today," he said. "As I said after the game [Monday] there's no way I would even consider [playing] with those symptoms still."

Favre also thinks other people care how his career ends, but he doesn't:

"It is probably a lot more important to people that it not end on a hit injury against Buffalo," Favre said. "That very well could be the last play. I don't look at it that way. ... If it is meant to be, it is meant to be. I am not going to beat myself up over it one way or the other."

Meanwhile, space heaters and unnamed chemicals will be used to thaw out the ice-turf:

As soon as about five feet of snow is completely removed from the playing surface, which officials said would be completed by noon today, heaters will be used to warm the field. A thermal tarp will cover it until game time. The St. Paul Pioneer Press has reported that chemicals also will be used to thaw the turf.

And players are a little nervous about it:

''If you're going to preach player safety, you would think they would put you in the best conditions to be safe," Bears safety Chris Harris said. "I don't think an icy field is the best conditions."

...

When asked if he trusted the NFL's judgment on the issue, Harris laughed derisively and said, "No comment."

"You don't have a choice," he said. "They tell you what to do in the NFL. It's pretty much a dictatorship. It's sad, but that's the way it goes. We don't have a voice as far as what we feel is safe. It's unfortunate."

Say what you will about the McCaskeys, but when they brought the excellence that was the 2002 Bears down to Champaign, they did what needed to be done to make the pain manageable and allow for beer sales. No beer, general admission seating on a first-come, first-served basis, 12,000 people potentially turned away, parking located a distance from the stadium, it should be a very fun crowd.

They also had more than a week to prepare. What I will also say about the McCaskeys is that I hope they all rot in hell.

[CT III]

This game just gets better and better.

Looks like we'll get to see the Joe Webb show, as Favre doesn't think he'll be able to play:

"I don't see any chance today," he said. "As I said after the game [Monday] there's no way I would even consider [playing] with those symptoms still."

Favre also thinks other people care how his career ends, but he doesn't:

"It is probably a lot more important to people that it not end on a hit injury against Buffalo," Favre said. "That very well could be the last play. I don't look at it that way. ... If it is meant to be, it is meant to be. I am not going to beat myself up over it one way or the other."

Meanwhile, space heaters and unnamed chemicals will be used to thaw out the ice-turf:

As soon as about five feet of snow is completely removed from the playing surface, which officials said would be completed by noon today, heaters will be used to warm the field. A thermal tarp will cover it until game time. The St. Paul Pioneer Press has reported that chemicals also will be used to thaw the turf.

And players are a little nervous about it:

''If you're going to preach player safety, you would think they would put you in the best conditions to be safe," Bears safety Chris Harris said. "I don't think an icy field is the best conditions."

...

When asked if he trusted the NFL's judgment on the issue, Harris laughed derisively and said, "No comment."

"You don't have a choice," he said. "They tell you what to do in the NFL. It's pretty much a dictatorship. It's sad, but that's the way it goes. We don't have a voice as far as what we feel is safe. It's unfortunate."

Say what you will about the McCaskeys, but when they brought the excellence that was the 2002 Bears down to Champaign, they did what needed to be done to make the pain manageable and allow for beer sales. No beer, general admission seating on a first-come, first-served basis, 12,000 people potentially turned away, parking located a distance from the stadium, it should be a very fun crowd.

They also had more than a week to prepare. What I will also say about the McCaskeys is that I hope they all rot in hell.

I still don't get why this shit hasn't been moved to Green Bay.  It's about equidistant from both cities, the Pack are out of town, and while it might nullify the concept of the Vikes having home field advantage, Zygi would make that up by actually being able to sell tickets and cut a deal for concessions.  I've no doubt they'd be able to sell out Lambeau, that place is basically the Wrigley Field of football.  Yet when alternate NFL sites are brought up, it's Indy, St. Louis and even Atlanta.  What the fuck? 

[Indolent Reader]

I think the NFL sees an opportunity to romanticize this game.  I also wonder whether the recent trend toward playing games in unusual settings is impacting said romanticism (maybe they should only thaw out only one half of the field and switch sides a la Wrigley).

It does seem a bit hypocritical, though.

[Armchair_QB]

It will be interesting to see what kind of affect space heaters will have on the rubber pellets that the turf is lying on. Will they melt? That'd be cool...

[Brownie]

There are at least 10 area high schools within 15 minutes of Halas Hall that have Field Turf, have been under snow for a couple weeks, that I'm sure would be thrilled to accommodate a couple practices for their beloved BEARSSS!!W12! So why are they continuing to practice indoors?

[Internet Apex]

There are at least 10 area high schools within 15 minutes of Halas Hall that have Field Turf, have been under snow for a couple weeks, that I'm sure would be thrilled to accommodate a couple practices for their beloved BEARSSS!!W12! So why are they continuing to practice indoors?

Probably because playing on a frozen field is dumb as shit and they don't want anyone to get hurt.

[Indolent Reader]

There are at least 10 area high schools within 15 minutes of Halas Hall that have Field Turf, have been under snow for a couple weeks, that I'm sure would be thrilled to accommodate a couple practices for their beloved BEARSSS!!W12! So why are they continuing to practice indoors?

Probably because playing on a frozen field is dumb as shit and they don't want anyone to get hurt.

Those vaunted 90 degree cuts in the Martz office are going to go just swimmingly.

[Internet Apex]

There are at least 10 area high schools within 15 minutes of Halas Hall that have Field Turf, have been under snow for a couple weeks, that I'm sure would be thrilled to accommodate a couple practices for their beloved BEARSSS!!W12! So why are they continuing to practice indoors?

Probably because playing on a frozen field is dumb as shit and they don't want anyone to get hurt.

Those vaunted 90 degree cuts in the Martz office are going to go just swimmingly.

Is the footing any better in there?

[Indolent Reader]

There are at least 10 area high schools within 15 minutes of Halas Hall that have Field Turf, have been under snow for a couple weeks, that I'm sure would be thrilled to accommodate a couple practices for their beloved BEARSSS!!W12! So why are they continuing to practice indoors?

Probably because playing on a frozen field is dumb as shit and they don't want anyone to get hurt.

Those vaunted 90 degree cuts in the Martz office are going to go just swimmingly.

Is the footing any better in there?

Well, my face is red.  Wow.  Just wow.

[BH]

There are at least 10 area high schools within 15 minutes of Halas Hall that have Field Turf, have been under snow for a couple weeks, that I'm sure would be thrilled to accommodate a couple practices for their beloved BEARSSS!!W12! So why are they continuing to practice indoors?

Probably because playing on a frozen field is dumb as shit and they don't want anyone to get hurt.

Those vaunted 90 degree cuts in the Martz office are going to go just swimmingly.

Is the footing any better in there?

Well, my face is red.  Wow.  Just wow.

Please tell me more about this office...

[J. Walter Weatherman]

There are at least 10 area high schools within 15 minutes of Halas Hall that have Field Turf, have been under snow for a couple weeks, that I'm sure would be thrilled to accommodate a couple practices for their beloved BEARSSS!!W12! So why are they continuing to practice indoors?

Probably because playing on a frozen field is dumb as shit and they don't want anyone to get hurt.

Those vaunted 90 degree cuts in the Martz office are going to go just swimmingly.

Is the footing any better in there?

Well, my face is red.  Wow.  Just wow.

Please tell me more about this office...

Well, for starters, Eli still LOVES it.

[JakeD]

When asked if he trusted the NFL's judgment on the issue, Harris laughed derisively and said, "No comment."

"You don't have a choice," he said. "They tell you what to do in the NFL. It's pretty much a dictatorship. It's sad, but that's the way it goes. We don't have a voice as far as what we feel is safe. It's unfortunate."

Sounds like the CBA negotiations should go swimmingly.

they should dig up Gene Upshaw's corpse; he did such a great job for the players in the past, can't imagine he'll screw up the new CBA any worse than whoever is running the NFLPA now.

[Internet Apex]

When asked if he trusted the NFL's judgment on the issue, Harris laughed derisively and said, "No comment."

"You don't have a choice," he said. "They tell you what to do in the NFL. It's pretty much a dictatorship. It's sad, but that's the way it goes. We don't have a voice as far as what we feel is safe. It's unfortunate."

Sounds like the CBA negotiations should go swimmingly.

they should dig up Gene Upshaw's corpse; he did such a great job for the players in the past, can't imagine he'll screw up the new CBA any worse than whoever is running the NFLPA now.

They should hold them in Martz's office.

[Brownie]

Favre's sister is excited about the Adam Dunn signing, I'm sure.