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I’ve read about drills in training camp using wet footballs to focus on techniques for playing in rain, but I haven’t come across any articles about the Bills specifically practicing with cold or wet footballs for an upcoming game. Is this urban legend? The Colts game seemed to show a team that was unprepared to play in weather. Belichick says that he doesn’t worry about the weather until he arrives at the stadium. Somehow I doubt that. 

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43 minutes ago, benderbender said:

I’ve read about drills in training camp using wet footballs to focus on techniques for playing in rain, but I haven’t come across any articles about the Bills specifically practicing with cold or wet footballs for an upcoming game. Is this urban legend? The Colts game seemed to show a team that was unprepared to play in weather. Belichick says that he doesn’t worry about the weather until he arrives at the stadium. Somehow I doubt that. 

 

...because he has one of these!

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Wind/Weather Proof Clothes - preferably Bills Colors

Alcohol - Some thing you enjoy for long periods of time. Helps keep your mind off weather!

Eye Candy is around, be cautious not to make a fool of your self...Alcohol/weather conditions can cause falls!

Most Importantly - Enjoy the bills beating down NE

                   - GO BILLS -

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4 hours ago, benderbender said:

I’ve read about drills in training camp using wet footballs to focus on techniques for playing in rain, but I haven’t come across any articles about the Bills specifically practicing with cold or wet footballs for an upcoming game. Is this urban legend? The Colts game seemed to show a team that was unprepared to play in weather. Belichick says that he doesn’t worry about the weather until he arrives at the stadium. Somehow I doubt that. 

 

Oh, that's bunk, Belichick will have the team doing wet ball drills all week.  He probably has the crew keep the wet balls in an ice chest, or has the players soak their hands in ice water then go catch.

 

I'm sure the Bills practice with wet balls but I don't know if they do it to the same level as Belichick's teams.

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9 hours ago, benderbender said:

I’ve read about drills in training camp using wet footballs to focus on techniques for playing in rain, but I haven’t come across any articles about the Bills specifically practicing with cold or wet footballs for an upcoming game. Is this urban legend? The Colts game seemed to show a team that was unprepared to play in weather. Belichick says that he doesn’t worry about the weather until he arrives at the stadium. Somehow I doubt that. 

 

Dry your balls with a towel....thats the main one ;)

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12 hours ago, benderbender said:

I’ve read about drills in training camp using wet footballs to focus on techniques for playing in rain, but I haven’t come across any articles about the Bills specifically practicing with cold or wet footballs for an upcoming game. Is this urban legend? The Colts game seemed to show a team that was unprepared to play in weather. Belichick says that he doesn’t worry about the weather until he arrives at the stadium. Somehow I doubt that. 


In college, we would simulate a wet football in 7v7.

 

It was dumb. They’d dunk the entire ball, over and over into a bucket of water. In the games, they’d switch out the ball so often it was never similar to how we’d practice. 
 

The bigger issue is keeping a dry hand and towel. I think if anything, I’d be more effective to practice throwing with a wet hand than a wet ball. 

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4 hours ago, JMF2006 said:

 

Dry your balls with a towel....thats the main one ;)

 

I realized at some point fairly recently that my automatic move is ball dry then face dry coming out of the shower.  I've been doing it all my life. Now that I'm aware of it, you wouldn't believe how difficult it is to change an automatic behavior. 

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6 minutes ago, djp14150 said:

I have done a few December games over the years.

 

you dress for the weather.  Wear thermal underwear or use ski pants.

The OP is inquiring about football playing prep by the team; not clothes wearing prep by the fanbase.


LMFAO

 

 

 

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5 hours ago, Nextmanup said:

The OP is inquiring about football playing prep by the team; not clothes wearing prep by the fanbase.


LMFAO

 Ha! And oddly enough, there's a thread about the latter ...

 

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