Dome over Lambeau?

[Wi. Mike now in Florida]

I realize in the past all the cold weather games how we Packers fans showed how tough we are
attending and our team playing in near sub-zero games and snow.

With all the NFL teams getting domes on their stadiums, is the future of the game and attendance
changing and realizing those cold temps are getting old especially with the cost to attend a game.

No baseball teams would play in those conditions.

Just a Thought

 

[Magooch]

I don't think there's anything in Green Bay's attendance trends to suggest that the combination of cold and an open-air stadium is any issue.

In fact anecdotally speaking it seems like many would prefer to go to a winter game at Lambeau over a warm one, if given the choice.

 

[TEXPAC2]

I am fairly certain putting a dome over Lambeau may be impossible or at least cost far more than building a new stadium with a dome.

 

[gopkrs]

Can't say as I like the direction the whole world is taking these days. I guess I won't really be around to see it. Although I do like the Buddhist way of looking at things so who knows?

 

[weeds]

I don't think there's anything in Green Bay's attendance trends to suggest that the combination of cold and an open-air stadium is any issue.

In fact anecdotally speaking it seems like many would prefer to go to a winter game at Lambeau over a warm one, if given the choice.

I think you're right and frankly not ALL teams are going with domes ... Buffalo knows who they are too -- and embrace it.

 

[Thirteen Below]

Sacrilege.

 

[Curly Calhoun]

I think you're right and frankly not ALL teams are going with domes ... Buffalo knows who they are too -- and embrace it.

My feeling is that if become a dome team, you are surrendering a part of your home-field advantage. The Packers players may not enjoy the cold weather, but warm weather/dome teams coming in here like it even less. If you're on, say, the Dolphins, and the game is going against you, you just might check out mentally and start thinking about a warm shower and the plane ride home.

 

[Half Empty]

My feeling is that if become a dome team, you are surrendering a part of your home-field advantage. The Packers players may not enjoy the cold weather, but warm weather/dome teams coming in here like it even less. If you're on, say, the Dolphins, and the game is going against you, you just might check out mentally and start thinking about a warm shower and the plane ride home.

Have to wonder why they don't have a better home-field playoff record.

 

[gopkrs]

Not good enough?

 

[Thirteen Below]

Have to wonder why they don't have a better home-field playoff record.

Yeah, 5-5 over the last 10 seasons is not that impressive, especially when you consider that they're 93-28 in the regular season over the same period. 2 of those postseason losses featured sub-par individual performances by Rodgers, as well as at least 4 games with some poor coaching decisions (2 each by both McCarthy and Lafleur; both of whom have had a track record of being outcoached in playoff games).

They're .500 on the road in the postseason during that time, and barely above in the regular season (63-60). They've just regularly been overmatched in playoff games, both home and away.

 

[Half Empty]

So, it's not the dome thing.

 

[Curly Calhoun]

Have to wonder why they don't have a better home-field playoff record.

That has more to do with the team than the field I would think.

 

[gopkrs]

Fir instance. The Tampa game. One could say we could have won it. But in my book as I sat there watching the game; they were a lot better. Especially their defense...linebackers. And I think we moved one decent O lineman to another position (R to L tackle) where he wasn't any good and moved someone else to the R where he wasn't any good. So two weak positions instead of just one. We were not good enough. Players or coaching. Anyway that's the way I felt as I watched the whole game

 

[Curly Calhoun]

Fir instance. The Tampa game. One could say we could have won it. But in my book as I sat there watching the game; they were a lot better. Especially their defense...linebackers. And I think we moved one decent O lineman to another position (R to L tackle) where he wasn't any good and moved someone else to the R where he wasn't any good. So two weak positions instead of just one. We were not good enough. Players or coaching. Anyway that's the way I felt as I watched the whole game

I agree.

And Tom Brady seems to find a way more often than not.

 

[Half Empty]

That has more to do with the team than the field I would think.

Guess I was just too subtle. This is what I was driving at.

 

[n4t]

I was at the coldest game in Lambeau history. Raiders v Packers in the Reggie White era. I seem to remember 28 below wind-chill.

I wore my ice-fishing gear. Layers of it.

Being packed in with the crowd I ended up stuffing most of those clothes under the seat. It was plenty warm.

 

[rmontro]

I am fairly certain putting a dome over Lambeau may be impossible or at least cost far more than building a new stadium with a dome.

I'm against the idea, for the record. But maybe they could just throw a tarp over it.

 

[lambeaulambo]

DOME over Lambeau???? SILENCE!!!!! That would place an NFC North Super Bowl curse on Lambeau. Detroit titles in a dome - ZERO. Viqueens titles in dome - ZERO. I say we bulldoze and bring back the old Lambeau parking lot fully furnished with charcoal barrels.

 

[Wi. Mike now in Florida]

I say we bulldoze and bring back the old Lambeau parking lot fully furnished with charcoal barrels.

How did that parking lot get so commercialized.

Answer: Cuz the NFL told the packers we need to make more. $$$$$$$$$

 

[Thirteen Below]

That has more to do with the team than the field I would think.

Some years, certainly. But there've been several years where they were clearly capable of beating their opponent, but they just crapped the bed. The Seattle game, b oth of the last 2 Niner games.... those games were ours to win, but the team just played terrible football each time. The coaching didn't really help much, either.

Going back just a couple years further, look at the 15-1 2011 Packers, utterly humiliated by the 9-7 Giants. That Green Bay offense was one of the most powerful units of the century thus far, and they played like a .500 team at best.

There were several years where, yeah, we maybe needed a little luck just to get to the postseason, but there were also several years where the only team that could stop us was the Packers. And they damned well did.

 

[weeds]

I see the Commanders and D.C. are on the verge of a $3 billion stadium. Just TRY getting that kind of public money in Wisconsin.

 

[weeds]

Going back just a couple years further, look at the 15-1 2011 Packers, utterly humiliated by the 9-7 Giants. That Green Bay offense was one of the most powerful units of the century thus far, and they played like a .500 team at best.

The offense was a Bentley... the defense was a Vega.

 

[Thirteen Below]

The offense was a Bentley... the defense was a Vega.

Yeah; the #1 offense in the league, and the #32 defense if I recall correctly. I don't know if that's ever happened before.

Remonds me a litttle bit of the season that San Diego had both the #1 offense and #1 defense, but didn't even make the playoffs. Because they had the #32 special teams unit.

In contrast, the last team to finish #1 in both the offense and te defense was the 96 Packers - who also had the #1 special teams unit that year.

 

[rmontro]

In contrast, the last team to finish #1 in both the offense and te defense was the 96 Packers - who also had the #1 special teams unit that year.

Ah yes, the "fart in the wind" team.

Brought me a lot of joy though.

 

[El Guapo]

The offense may have been #1 that year, but fell apart against the Giants D that only rushed 3 (quite effectively though) and dropped the rest of the team into coverage. Rodgers and McCarthy couldn't figure that out in the week of prep or the 3hrs that it took to lose the game. Sad.