ganesh Posted January 17 Posted January 17 It definitely will affect them. The air is thin at that altitude and breathing is harder. Of course, these are conditioned athletes and they can overcome it, but it is a clear advantage for a team that is playing there every day against a team that just landed Friday night for a Saturday game. Another area is the velocity of the throws. The thin air means the ball will travel longer...Both QB and WRs have to adjust to that during the throwing and route running respectively. Again, the frustrating part is the Bills losing those two games at Atlanta and Miami. This game would have been in Orchard park if they had taken care of their own business. Now they have to do it the hard way. Go Bills !!! Quote
sherpa Posted January 17 Posted January 17 They'll get a head start of acclimating as the cabin altitude in their charter will be about the same as Denver elevation. Denver isn't too bad as long as it's managed, ie., O2 when able. Get above 7500' and it's noticeable. I really noticed it in Quito Ecuador, about 9300'. Always woke up with a headache unless I took an aspirin. La Paz, Bolivia, now that's something. 12000'. When operating there, we had to wear our O2 masks during landing, taxiing and takeoff. The elevation is actually higher than the automatic mask drop altitude, so it required modified pressurization systems on the 10 or so airplanes we took there. We could not stay overnight there. 2 Quote
machine gun kelly Posted January 17 Posted January 17 17 hours ago, Simon said: It's only about 5,000' so acclimation isn't a huge issue until you get up around 8,000'. Acclimatizing to 5,000' typically only takes a day or two. For those of you pointing out the last time we stomped them out in Denver, take heed of the fact that the game was over by the 4th qrtr and there was heavy rotation in a regular season game. If the Bills are going to run into trouble with the altitude, it's going to be because they are running a playoff rotation (i.e. Rousseau took 80% of the defensive snaps last week) and if the game is tight in the 4th qrtr again, there will be probably be some guys sucking wind. Exactly. Someone who was an expert in this field stated it isn’t nearly high enough to impact performance. His clinical expertise escapes me, but what I remember from yesterday was it would have to be several thousand feet higher to impact performance. Why worry about something you can’t control? I was in Denver and leaks much higher two summers ago, and didn’t find much of an impact on my breathing. The only place I did not ice a difference was the day we went to a peak over 10,000 ft high. That day at the peak, I noticed it, but then again I wasn’t playing in the NFL. Quote
BearNorth Posted January 17 Posted January 17 Dawkins was quoted that they have a chamber at the facility that simulates altitude and they all have to do some of their cardio in the chamber leading up to the game. Quote
TheBrownBear Posted January 17 Posted January 17 11 hours ago, BillsPride12 said: This pic would be even funnier if McDermott had his glasses on It's game time! 1 1 1 Quote
Puckman5 Posted January 17 Posted January 17 20 hours ago, Don Otreply said: Only sissies need air, Exactly! Eff oxygen!! 1 1 Quote
Captain Hindsight Posted January 17 Posted January 17 21 hours ago, Goin Breakdown said: I think some of us fans just need to take a breath. Not at altitude!?! Quote
Sierra Foothills Posted January 17 Posted January 17 5 hours ago, sherpa said: They'll get a head start of acclimating as the cabin altitude in their charter will be about the same as Denver elevation. Denver isn't too bad as long as it's managed, ie., O2 when able. Get above 7500' and it's noticeable. I really noticed it in Quito Ecuador, about 9300'. Always woke up with a headache unless I took an aspirin. La Paz, Bolivia, now that's something. 12000'. When operating there, we had to wear our O2 masks during landing, taxiing and takeoff. The elevation is actually higher than the automatic mask drop altitude, so it required modified pressurization systems on the 10 or so airplanes we took there. We could not stay overnight there. I would have thought that as a Sherpa, you're impervious to altitude. Quote
Puckman5 Posted January 17 Posted January 17 2 hours ago, TheBrownBear said: It's game time! Grizzly McAdamas!!! Quote
sherpa Posted January 17 Posted January 17 1 hour ago, Sierra Foothills said: I would have thought that as a Sherpa, you're impervious to altitude. Never afraid of heights. Always afraid of widths. 1 Quote
SectionC3 Posted January 17 Posted January 17 It will and it won't. If you're in good shape, you'll be fine. If you're in marginal shape, it's going to be a problem. Denver really isn't too bad. Get up to nine to 10k feet and it's an issue, for sure. 5 hours ago, BearNorth said: Dawkins was quoted that they have a chamber at the facility that simulates altitude and they all have to do some of their cardio in the chamber leading up to the game. They can put a mask on, too. I've done it. It's eye-opening. It's sort of like a dial-an-altitude trainer. And I've run at higher elevations that Denver. I thought I was in decent shape, and then I went uphill at about 10k feet. Bad. Denver was a breeze compared to that altitude. Quote
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