New Stadium will have a grass field per Mort

[Mango]

37 minutes ago, RichRiderBills said:

I don't think it's a good idea personally. I don't know if there's going to be any correlation to less injuries when you have a very difficult field to take care of in the winter time that could get slippery.

 

Either way not a giant deal to me, but will be pretty pricey and work to maintain. 

The overall injury rate is measurably less on grass compared to turf.

 

https://nflpa.com/posts/only-natural-grass-can-level-the-nfls-playing-field

[Jrb1979]

1 hour ago, John Adams said:

No but it’s an ideal environment to grow soft fans. 

You mean those same soft fans that are reselling their tickets for a playoff game. 

[SirAndrew]

11 minutes ago, Bag of Milk said:

Huh? Really.

 

This grass field info. isn't even a scoop. It has been been mentioned for months and months.

 

Mort's connection to Buffalo will always be centered around his unfettered love for Tom Donahoe.

I’ve never found Mort’s NFL info to be very useful. His “scoops” are typically second hand information he claims as his own. 

[Mynamemike]

31 minutes ago, boater said:

The Steelers have a grass field. It looks pretty rough by the end of the season.

They also do college and high school games there year round.  That field gets more wear and tear than most

 

 

 

i actually don’t know if high school is year round but  the state championship games are there. 

Edited January 15, 2022 by Mynamemike

[Punching Bag]

1 hour ago, K-9 said:

Can grass grow under a dome?

 

Sure if you want a stadium like Arizona's with lots of obstructed seating and have space outside to grow grass.

7 minutes ago, Jrb1979 said:

You mean those same soft fans that are reselling their tickets for a playoff game. 

 

Some fans just buy extra tickets to resell to games to hot* games to pay for their season tickets.

 

* definition is those opposition teams which have wealthy fans.

[SectionC3]

52 minutes ago, Doc said:

 

Oh, no doubt.  And blocking the wind will be part of the new stadium.  But it won't block the cold, like on a night like this.  And that's what's keeping people away.

 

But if they don't put a roof, a grass field would make sense.  No having to plow the pellets off the field with the snow and no needing to pay a ton to get people to shovel the seating area.  Also could attract more FAs.  But they can't have both a grass field and a roof without making the field retractable, and that would probably add a lot.

I agree to a point.  The big issue is that there’s nowhere to easily warm up if you’re not in a suite or in a club area.  It’s a little better since the bathrooms were redone—they are warm—but otherwise it is really tough to find a place to get warm in there. 

[Mark92]

I'm a golf course superintendent in Vermont.  I imagine they will do exactly what the Packers did.  It will be a heated sand base that will be fiber threads all through it to keep the sand layer together.  They will have also have larger grow lights that help with the lack of sun hours during the winter months.  It will be a full time job to keep that grass looking great.  Would love to be part of that team.  

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

1.  Build dome.

2.  Install grow lights.

3.  Bills and natural grass 5 months.

4.  NYS controlled grow op 7 months.

🤔

[ControllerOfPlanetX]

It will be a rollaway grass field with hockey rink underneath for Sabre’s games.

[The Wiz]

1 hour ago, Draconator said:

New York State just passed a new law. Exactly what kind of grass are we talking about?

You can play 4 qtrs of football in the afternoon and get stoned the bejezus out of at night. 

[BillsFanNC]

I know I heard this somewhere earlier this week as well. One of the WGR guys, said it in an off the cuff way as if it was common knowledge. 

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

1 hour ago, K-9 said:

Can grass grow under a dome?

 

I recall when they built the Astrodome in early 60's it had a grass field with a clear glass roof panels so the grass could grow.  The problem was with the clear glass the players were all blinded by the sun so had to go to dark tinted glass and artificial turf,  i.e. "astroturf"

 

So to answer your question, Yes, but the results may look like that Kyler Murry virtual reality commercial whenever Allen throws a pass!

[frostbitmic]

1 hour ago, Draconator said:

New York State just passed a new law. Exactly what kind of grass are we talking about?

Snoops kind for the players pain and Kentucky Blue to play on. Win win situation.

[TheFunPolice]

30 minutes ago, Jrb1979 said:

You mean those same soft fans that are reselling their tickets for a playoff game. 

 

If they are selling then someone is buying

[gjv001]

Would have preferred to read Mort report; "STADIUM TO HAVE A DOME".

[TheFunPolice]

2 nights ago it was 35 degrees at 9:00.

 

This type of cold in January happens but it's unusual. 

[Punching Bag]

4 minutes ago, gjv001 said:

Would have preferred to read Mort report; "STADIUM TO HAVE A DOME".

 

Create a fake twitter account and post it.

Watch it be picked up as "real news",.

[ganesh]

2 hours ago, BrooklynBills said:

Mort has had a great source within the Bills organization since the Pegulas took over. I can remember specifically he had scoops on several Bills related news items. I would trust his info.

He did call out Josh Allen as the potential pick right before the Bills made the pick.  He mentioned that the Pegulas were enamoured by Josh's arm when they attended a private workout in Laramie.

1 hour ago, Mark92 said:

I'm a golf course superintendent in Vermont.  I imagine they will do exactly what the Packers did.  It will be a heated sand base that will be fiber threads all through it to keep the sand layer together.  They will have also have larger grow lights that help with the lack of sun hours during the winter months.  It will be a full time job to keep that grass looking great.  Would love to be part of that team.  

No wonder they need millions to build this stadium

[Nextmanup]

2 hours ago, K-9 said:

Can grass grow under a dome?

Yes, it can actually!

 

 

[716er]

1 hour ago, Mark92 said:

I'm a golf course superintendent in Vermont.  I imagine they will do exactly what the Packers did.  It will be a heated sand base that will be fiber threads all through it to keep the sand layer together.  They will have also have larger grow lights that help with the lack of sun hours during the winter months.  It will be a full time job to keep that grass looking great.  Would love to be part of that team.  

 

@Buffalo Bills hire this man NOW!

[Nextmanup]

1 hour ago, Mark92 said:

I'm a golf course superintendent in Vermont.  I imagine they will do exactly what the Packers did.  It will be a heated sand base that will be fiber threads all through it to keep the sand layer together.  They will have also have larger grow lights that help with the lack of sun hours during the winter months.  It will be a full time job to keep that grass looking great.  Would love to be part of that team.  

I don't know the technicalities, but I can only assume it WOULD be a full time job to keep grass growing in Orchard Park, NY, especially around this time of year.

 

🤣

 

I have to assume grass is much better for the health of everyone playing, so I support the idea, even if it turns into a dirt/mud pit at times.

 

 

 

[Buffalo_Stampede]

Imagine building a new house without a roof.

[ddaryl]

2 hours ago, Draconator said:

New York State just passed a new law. Exactly what kind of grass are we talking about?

 

50% Kentucky Blue Grass, and 50% Sinsemilia

[Dablitzkrieg]

3 hours ago, Logic said:

Here’s the Tweet:

 

 

It's true.  This man has no Dick

3 hours ago, Motorin' said:

 

There's some really innovative things being done in England. 10% synthetic fibers being woven into grass fields. Heating under the field with drainage to suck the water out. Grow lights so the field is lit up at night and allows the grass to grow overnight. Wind shields on the open air stadium that keeps the wind off the field...

We dont speak of England today, New or old 

[Draconator]

3 minutes ago, Dablitzkrieg said:

We dont speak of England today, New or old 

Old England is acceptable. They have good ideas and I want the US to be under the Queen's rule again. 

 

I'm also wonderfully buzzed. Go Bills!

[WhoTom]

2 hours ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

1.  Build dome.

2.  Install grow lights.

3.  Bills and natural grass 5 months.

4.  NYS controlled grow op 7 months.

🤔

 

I'm guessing you wrote that tongue-in-cheek, but it's really a great idea! Could offset some of the costs.

 

[Nextmanup]

They keep showing nice shots of the inside of Paul Brown Stadium and it looks small and intimate compared to Rich Stadium.

 

Turns out it holds 65,535, so it is a bit smaller, but still pretty big.

 

3 tiers on the sides instead of 2.   

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

1 minute ago, WhoTom said:

 

I'm guessing you wrote that tongue-in-cheek, but it's really a great idea! Could offset some of the costs.

 

Mostly wry, but it is impressive the advances that have been made regarding optimum growth under specific light frequencies.

[nucci]

45 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

Imagine building a new house without a roof.

do people live in a stadium?

[WhoTom]

1 minute ago, nucci said:

do people live in a stadium?

 

This guy:

 

 

And it's not a dome.

[pigpen65]

Grass would be awesome. Current turf ***** sucks

[Punching Bag]

11 minutes ago, nucci said:

do people live in a stadium?

 

Well in hurricane belts they have used stadiums for emergency shelters (not to be confused with Stadium Shelter which is a non-profit organization).

For the cost of some PSL's I think housing should come with the PSLs.

[wppete]

Love it!

[Mr. WEO]

4 hours ago, Doc said:

When we toured Allegiant Stadium, they said that they asked the Cardinals what they would do differently with their rolled-in grass field.  The Cardinals said they would have raised it up 3 feet off the ground so you can get under it easily.

 

But a turf field and a roof would make more sense if they're worried about the turf freezing.  And I'm sure doing all that adds a lot more to the cost.

it would be easier to put radiant heating under turf than to try and grow grass in Buffalo in January with warming pipes…

[1ManRaid]

4 hours ago, Motorin' said:

 

Grow lights baby. 

 

That's.....actually a cool idea.  Instead of a "retractable" field like Arizona, some sort of deployable array of LED grow lights.  Line the roof with solar panels.

[cale]

5 hours ago, Warcodered said:

Will it have a grass roof?

No. But Nashville's Music City Convention Center does...

https://www.greenroofs.com/2019/02/04/nashville-music-city-center/

[Kellyhero68]

What kind of Grass? LOL

[Giuseppe Tognarelli]

This isn't news; it's been known for weeks.

[MAJBobby]

GB and KC have hybrid grass from what I am tracking. 

Yep SisGrass like soccer pitches 

 

https://www.packers.com/news/new-turf-ready-to-welcome-packers-into-2018-season

[MAJBobby]

https://www.eurosportsturf.com/sis-grass/?lang=en