WesternNYDolfan
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This is a real embarrassment.
Hard Rock Stadium field condition updates
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They also play soccer games at Foxboro and that is field turf as well.
Finman1022
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It's friggin unacceptable!! I cannot believe the Dolphins allow this horseshit to continue. Just put in field turf and be done with it already. Jay a almost tore his ankle up and it's just a matter of time before we lose someone to a serious injury
Dolph N.Fan
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Miami has to play at Baltimore now and their field is terrible too since for some odd reason they got rid of FieldTurf
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I have never advocated Field Turf at our field before. I’ve played on it and coached on it. I love field turf, but not in blistering heat.
In the FL heat, it will be 130 degrees at field level - and maybe higher.
However, after today’s game, I give in. But it is only because our sideline is in the shade with the roof.
Get the turf. Stop fighting the unwinnable battle.
In the FL heat, it will be 130 degrees at field level - and maybe higher.
However, after today’s game, I give in. But it is only because our sideline is in the shade with the roof.
Get the turf. Stop fighting the unwinnable battle.
dirwuf
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Here we go again...
Someone is going to get seriously hurt.
Even the announcers kept talking about it and saying the field was the lead tackler of the game. Embarrassing.
Ajayi fell a few times and I cringed he was going down for good.
Luckily (?) he only fell and didn't get hurt, but you can tell he was frustrated.
I imagine nothing will get done this season and there is no guarantee anything will be done off season.
However, if a player gets a season ending injury, then it will have to be addressed.
It'd be nice to correct an obvious issue before it gets to that, but that's how things usually go.
I'm sure the head grounds keeper is well aware of the issue, but correctly the issue is gonna take some planning and some money.
Even the announcers kept talking about it and saying the field was the lead tackler of the game. Embarrassing.
Ajayi fell a few times and I cringed he was going down for good.
Luckily (?) he only fell and didn't get hurt, but you can tell he was frustrated.
I imagine nothing will get done this season and there is no guarantee anything will be done off season.
However, if a player gets a season ending injury, then it will have to be addressed.
It'd be nice to correct an obvious issue before it gets to that, but that's how things usually go.
I'm sure the head grounds keeper is well aware of the issue, but correctly the issue is gonna take some planning and some money.
Njphinsfan
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And in 2 weeks, when we host the Raiders, the Hurricanes will have ripped it up again the night before during their game. Can't we figure out a schedule that doesn't include a college game and a professional game on the same field within 24 hours.
That game is gonna be on national TV too.
Let's hope the embarrassment will be bad enough to provoke a change.
It's not really a roof, its more like a giant awning with a rectangular hole in the middle roughly the size of a football field.
I dont think it retracts at all (maybe it does), but if it does it doesnt enclose the entire stadium and doesnt retract enough to open the entire field, unless if the sun is directly overhead.
I used to take pride in how awesome our field looked, even when we shared it with the Marlins and had infield dirt on half the field, the sod always looked great.
Now it is a goat farm.
People here blaming out grounds keeper is surprising. I'm positive he doesn't have the final say on what to use. His job is to make it look the best. Ross needs to make the decision to get a different kind of field, not the groundskeeper.
It's tough to grow 'high traffic' grass in the shade. The new awning provides what the fans want not what the grass needs, 12-16 hours of sunlight daily.
THE OG CANEPHINS
formally known as CANEPHINS
The funniest part if Garfinkel tweeting out photos after applying a filter to them so the grass looks so lush and green. Sorry Tom, you can't fool the public on this one. Field is now being replaced for the 4TH TIME this season. Unreal.
BTW...Next time the field is played on is Nov 4th, Canes vs VT. Miami then plays the next night vs the Raiders on SNF. This could get ugly again.
BTW...Next time the field is played on is Nov 4th, Canes vs VT. Miami then plays the next night vs the Raiders on SNF. This could get ugly again.
phins_4_ever
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Can we stop using Arizona as an example? That option is not even an option for us. Do you people think they roll the grass up and put it outside?
The entire field is moved outside as one. It was designed this way.
http://www.businessinsider.com/super-bowl-grass-phoenix-stadium-2015-2
The entire field is moved outside as one. It was designed this way.
http://www.businessinsider.com/super-bowl-grass-phoenix-stadium-2015-2
phins_4_ever
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Amsterdam Arena comes closest to our situation.
http://www.stadiumguide.com/arena/
Maybe we should look overseas and get some pointers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam_Arena
http://www.stadiumguide.com/arena/
Maybe we should look overseas and get some pointers.
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http://www.amsterdamarena.nl/defaul...a-football-pitch-receives-iso-certificate.htm