MNF: Rams To Play On Dirt?

[bubbaramfan]

Rams play the Raiders MNF at Oakland Alameda Stadium, which is where the Athletics play a home game the day before. (At 1;00pm PST). It's the only stadium left in the NFL which shares with a ML baseball team. Will they have enough time to cover the infield or will they play on the dirt? Have they ever covered the infield for football before? In the past they just played on the dirt. Someone know?

Not a real good way to showcase the first MNF of the season.

 

[LARAMSinFeb.]

No way in this day and age should the NFL play on turfs that aren't reasonably safe for the players.

 

[ReekofRams]

Maybe they can get green shag carpet installed.:rolllaugh:

In actuality it's pretty easy with the right equipment to lay turf down in roughly 12hrs. But even with that the turf they'll be using won't be nearly as safe as the stuff that's laid down permanently.

 

[Mackeyser]

It'll def be on the dirt and that'll be a huge advantage for them.

Expect Chucky to have plays at times where the WR or RB is on purpose going to set up a cut where he's on grass and the defender is on dirt.

I really hope we lay them out early, because I don't want to have to grind out a game on dirt where something bad happens.

To either team, honestly.

it's why I complain about the Coliseum and FedEx Field...

 

[bluecoconuts]

It'll def be on the dirt and that'll be a huge advantage for them.

Expect Chucky to have plays at times where the WR or RB is on purpose going to set up a cut where he's on grass and the defender is on dirt.

I really hope we lay them out early, because I don't want to have to grind out a game on dirt where something bad happens.

To either team, honestly.

it's why I complain about the Coliseum and FedEx Field...

I expect McVay to do the same. Hopefully talent wins out.

 

[OldSchool]

And this is a prime reason why Las Vegas will soon have it's own NFL team.

 

[gabriel18]

TA on dirt. 3 TD's

 

[RamsFanCK]

Can it be worse than our playoff game last year....

 

[Ram65]

View: https://twitter.com/John_Sabol/status/846427071794565120/photo/1


Haven't thought about it having seen so many games in the past on baseball field. The Rams got to play on in preseason last year so at least they should be prepared. Short clip of highlights from that game. The grass extends to both has marks. It didn't look too bad.

View: http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap3000000837151/Oakland-Raiders-top-plays-of-the-2017-preseason

 

[Farr Be It]

Last time I saw the Rams was our preseason game in Oakland 2 years ago....with the dirt. Count on it.

Hopefully it won't be an issue, but that was the very first thing I thought when I saw the schedule.


View: https://youtu.be/fwFrMJDroD8

 

[dang]

Rams play the Raiders MNF at Oakland Alameda Stadium, which is where the Athletics play a home game the day before. (At 1;00pm PST). It's the only stadium left in the NFL which shares with a ML baseball team. Will they have enough time to cover the infield or will they play on the dirt? Have they ever covered the infield for football before? In the past they just played on the dirt. Someone know?

Not a real good way to showcase the first MNF of the season.

When was the last time there was more than one stadium that shared football and baseball? Which stadium shared this honor?

 

[Q729]

Besides Oakland we had:

Candlestick Park (9ers/Giants)
Jack Murphy (Chargers/Padres)
Astrodome (Oilers/Astros)
Fulton County Stadium (Falcons/Braves)
Sun Life Stadium (Dolphins/Marlins)

...and the temporary homes of relocating teams:
Memorial Stadium (Ravens/Orioles)
Busch Stadium (you know)

That's just in "recent" times. There are a bunch more if you want to look way back.

 

[wolfdogg]

That's barely any dirt. In the early 80s our league in Juneau Alaska played on an entire field of hard packed sand and dirt in 10 degrees weather and a lot of wind. Which brings me to a thought about the marijuana thread; smoke it if you got it. Especially in 10 degree weather.

 

[OC--LeftCoast]

Lol, the things we tend to make big deals over these days, didn’t seem to be an issue when the Rams beat them last preseason on this same field

Bottom line is both teams must deal with it

 

[Karate61]

Besides Oakland we had:

Candlestick Park (9ers/Giants)
Jack Murphy (Chargers/Padres)
Astrodome (Oilers/Astros)
Fulton County Stadium (Falcons/Braves)
Sun Life Stadium (Dolphins/Marlins)

...and the temporary homes of relocating teams:
Memorial Stadium (Ravens/Orioles)
Busch Stadium (you know)

That's just in "recent" times. There are a bunch more if you want to look way back.

We also had the home of the Rams...Anaheim; full of dirt from the Angels...

 

[Q729]

We also had the home of the Rams...Anaheim; full of dirt from the Angels...

Oh fuck yeah. Duh...