Warriorspikes51 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 I'm seeing people claiming that if the Bills decide not to use heaters, the Dolphins can't either. Anyone know what the official rules are on this? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCBills Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Pretty sure that’s accurate. It’s too bad our sideline isn’t built on a hot spring so we could mimic the absurd advantage Miami has. If we choose to freeze our limbs off, we can force Miami to do so as well. 3 2 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 1 minute ago, Warriorspikes51 said: I'm seeing people claiming that if the Bills decide not to use heaters, the Dolphins can't either. Anyone know what the official rules are on this? Teams have to use the same equipment as the opposing team, so there's no advantage. So if Miami brings up the Desert Blaster 2000 Bench Warmer, and the Bills say they won't use their bench warmer, Miami can't use theirs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoPoy88 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Sounds like something that would fall under the Equity Rule: https://operations.nfl.com/gameday/behind-the-scenes/nfl-equity-rule/#:~:text=Under the equity rule%2C the,competitive factors on game day.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warriorspikes51 Posted December 15, 2022 Author Share Posted December 15, 2022 1 minute ago, Just Jack said: Teams have to use the same equipment as the opposing team, so there's no advantage. So if Miami brings up the Desert Blaster 2000 Bench Warmer, and the Bills say they won't use their bench warmer, Miami can't use theirs. There was an advantage for Miami whose sideline was 40 degrees cooler than the Bills....the Bills were not allowed to use AC 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 We should have heaters on the sideline. It doesn’t matter that Miami will be allowed them as well. Our players don’t wanna be out there in the cold with no heat. Period 7 12 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Whatever they do, there won't be any heaters on the field of play. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gisele Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 2 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said: There was an advantage for Miami whose sideline was 40 degrees cooler than the Bills....the Bills were not allowed to use AC They intentionally built their stadium this way. They don't have to use any shades on their side due to the stadium design so opposing teams can't use any either. Brilliant, but cruel. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warriorspikes51 Posted December 15, 2022 Author Share Posted December 15, 2022 2 minutes ago, NewEra said: We should have heaters on the sideline. It doesn’t matter that Miami will be allowed them as well. Our players don’t wanna be out there in the cold with no heat. Period Put all the players in that special cold room they have that reaches extreme negative temps to help healing. Do that right before kickoff and our guys will feel warm without heat 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoPoy88 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 (edited) Sorta on topic: the Dolphins had heaters in LA. It was 55 degrees: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/amp/nfl/news/dolphins-heaters-los-angeles-bills-buffalo-weather/mhn3uepdscqeibdizsnpa9fv Edited December 15, 2022 by JoPoy88 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 What if the Miami heaters were too warm? 1 16 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 2 minutes ago, frostbitmic said: Whatever they do, there won't be any heaters on the field of play. Except maybe when Allen rolls to his right 2 1 5 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 How come the Dolphins can add a semi roof to their stadium that gives the home team sideline more shade and a 40°-50° cooler temperatures than the visitor's sideline? 1 minute ago, Gisele said: They intentionally built their stadium this way. They don't have to use any shades on their side due to the stadium design so opposing teams can't use any either. Brilliant, but cruel. Thanks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warriorspikes51 Posted December 15, 2022 Author Share Posted December 15, 2022 Just now, ExiledInIllinois said: How come the Dolphins can add a semi roof to their stadium that gives the home team sideline more shade and a 40°-50° cooler temperatures than the visitor's sideline? Because the league's concern for player safety is all just talk 1 1 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 1 minute ago, Warriorspikes51 said: Put all the players in that special cold room they have that reaches extreme negative temps to help healing. Do that right before kickoff and our guys will feel warm without heat 😆 sounds like a plan, but I don’t think they’d like that very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 10 minutes ago, SCBills said: Pretty sure that’s accurate. It’s too bad our sideline isn’t built on a hot spring so we could mimic the absurd advantage Miami has. If we choose to freeze our limbs off, we can force Miami to do so as well. It's under a natural gas field... Install an "eternal flame"... Sorry it didn't reach to the visitor's side... 12 minutes ago, Just Jack said: Teams have to use the same equipment as the opposing team, so there's no advantage. So if Miami brings up the Desert Blaster 2000 Bench Warmer, and the Bills say they won't use their bench warmer, Miami can't use theirs. Then why were they running around the Bills sideline in September in Miami... With portable sunshades and fans? Miami wasn't using them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Grundy Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 We don't need to focus on that stuff. We're a much better team. Let them bring as many heaters as they want. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Process Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 (edited) This is becoming silly. It was cute at first but let's move on. The weather is gonna suck, which is bad for both teams. Edited December 15, 2022 by Process 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babulator Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 IDK ,I work outside 8 hours a day on most days and I don't need to wheel a heater around behind me. Granted, I'm not wearing tights, but I say Freeze the Fish! 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 12 minutes ago, NewEra said: We should have heaters on the sideline. It doesn’t matter that Miami will be allowed them as well. Our players don’t wanna be out there in the cold with no heat. Period This stuff is getting funny. The Bills will be using heaters/heated benches. Period. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 8 minutes ago, I am the egg man said: What if the Miami heaters were too warm? Dolphins on a bench that is accidentally 350 degrees, what a shame... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 The rule should be not allow for Miami,allowed for everyone else 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty shackleford Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 17 minutes ago, JoPoy88 said: Sorta on topic: the Dolphins had heaters in LA. It was 55 degrees: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/amp/nfl/news/dolphins-heaters-los-angeles-bills-buffalo-weather/mhn3uepdscqeibdizsnpa9fv This story makes it confusing around what the rule actually is. Sounds like the rule is both teams need to use the same equipment but the story just points out the Dolphins sideline. If that actually is the rule then it would seem the Chargers had to be using them as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba Gump Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Tus is still gonna have to throw a block of ice with his little tiny baby hands. Should be the only advantage the Bills need. That and plenty of hot chicken broth, like they had last year when it was 5 degrees out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoPoy88 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Just now, rusty shackleford said: This story makes it confusing around what the rule actually is. Sounds like the rule is both teams need to use the same equipment but the story just points out the Dolphins sideline. If that actually is the rule then it would seem the Chargers had to be using them as well. yes according to the Equity Rule that would be the case. Not sure if any media took the time to look at the Rams sideline to see if those heaters were there as well. Also, it’s not clear if Miami even had them turned on. Staff may have just installed them in case it got colder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorquemada Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 12 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said: This stuff is getting funny. The Bills will be using heaters/heated benches. Period. Yeah let's risk all sorts of muscle injuries just so that Miami might have a couple more than us! It's a foolproof plan with absolutely no downside whatsoever 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, rusty shackleford said: This story makes it confusing around what the rule actually is. Sounds like the rule is both teams need to use the same equipment but the story just points out the Dolphins sideline. If that actually is the rule then it would seem the Chargers had to be using them as well. The way I read it is anything that the home team is using, needs to be made available for the away team as well. The away team is allowed to bring what they want. Similar to how the bills brought pop up shades to Miami. Edited December 15, 2022 by The Wiz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 22 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said: Because the league's concern for player safety is all just talk Just move their games to primetime in september - or at least the 4PM window. Then the sun will have fallen enough to shade the field more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 16 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said: This stuff is getting funny. The Bills will be using heaters/heated benches. Period. Seriously..,. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, dorquemada said: Yeah let's risk all sorts of muscle injuries just so that Miami might have a couple more than us! It's a foolproof plan with absolutely no downside whatsoever Exactly. The fish players will be miserable enough with the heaters. Like Poyer said, in his interview, they don't like playing in the cold but they know how to do it. It is an advantage having more experience in anything and this weather is one of them. Edited December 15, 2022 by ColoradoBills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 The Dolphins have been playing in that stadium for 35 years and we lose one game due to extreme heat and people go bananas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L Ron Burgundy Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 24 minutes ago, LondonBill said: We don't need to focus on that stuff. We're a much better team. Let them bring as many heaters as they want. Yeah but sabotage them just before kickoff. 2 minutes ago, Gugny said: The Dolphins have been playing in that stadium for 35 years and we lose one game due to extreme heat and people go bananas. I legit didn't know before. Which makes me REALLLY stupid because I've been there several times. I just assumed they had more cooling. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warriorspikes51 Posted December 15, 2022 Author Share Posted December 15, 2022 2 minutes ago, Gugny said: The Dolphins have been playing in that stadium for 35 years and we lose one game due to extreme heat and people go bananas. 135 degrees is uncommonly hot for a sideline. Eric Wood and Sal C both said it was different than previous heat games there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 42 minutes ago, NewEra said: We should have heaters on the sideline. It doesn’t matter that Miami will be allowed them as well. Our players don’t wanna be out there in the cold with no heat. Period Agreed. Now who wants to volunteer to stick a fork in the outlet on Miami's sideline? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 I think they should provide BROKEN heaters to both side.. Pysche them out thinking they will have helmut and seat warmers only to realize they are akin to park benches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 4 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said: 135 degrees is uncommonly hot for a sideline. Eric Wood and Sal C both said it was different than previous heat games there I'm not saying that it wasn't an unfair advantage. I think it was ... and it was very dangerous. I'm just pointing out that it was the 35th regular season game there between these two teams and this last game was an outlier. Furthermore, the stadium was designed an built before any of the current Dolphins players were even born. I'm not sure what the Dolphins were supposed to do in that situation. If anything, Bills fans should be upset with the NFL for not stepping in somehow. I just don't get the anger directed toward the Dolphins for that game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billz4ever Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Not game impacting, but the least they can do is make sure Miami has no hot water for showers so they can't thaw out their feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 3 minutes ago, Gugny said: I'm not saying that it wasn't an unfair advantage. I think it was ... and it was very dangerous. I'm just pointing out that it was the 35th regular season game there between these two teams and this last game was an outlier. Furthermore, the stadium was designed an built before any of the current Dolphins players were even born. I'm not sure what the Dolphins were supposed to do in that situation. If anything, Bills fans should be upset with the NFL for not stepping in somehow. I just don't get the anger directed toward the Dolphins for that game. The sideline covers were only added in 2016, so thats only 6 games, but your point stands 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generic_Bills_Fan Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Gugny said: The Dolphins have been playing in that stadium for 35 years and we lose one game due to extreme heat and people go bananas. It’s funny when they have that advantage and still lose but that doesn’t make it not an advantage 😂 Edited December 15, 2022 by Generic_Bills_Fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Just now, Generic_Bills_Fan said: It’s funny when they have that advantage and still lose but that doesn’t make it not an advantage 😂 Vikings played there last year and there was a 30 degree difference; Vikings' sideline was 120 degrees. Vikings won. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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