New England told by NFL to fix their field

[properfin]

Saw this in of all places, the weekly Rankings section of Yahoo.

Say goodbye to that awful field at Gillette Stadium now that the Patriots have been told by the NFL to revamp their surface. Field Turf should be in place by December. Coach Bill Belichick should shed a tear because in December and January, that torn up field used to be an advantage.

[PhinsRock]

Its about time. Belichick can cry all the way to the bank.

[Maynard the Hammer]

good. BB knows his kicker sucks, so he lets the field deteriorate to nullify the opposing team's advantage

[properfin]

Originally Posted by PhinsRock

Its about time. Belichick can cry all the way to the bank.

It's good to hear they're tearing that mess up. BTW PR, has anyone ever told you that the coin in your sig reminds them of Frankenstein's Monster? I'm not trying to be funny, it's just that it looks like Saban has neck bolts in the picture.. :-)

[tyson22]

i have read the exact opposite, that the pats were going to replace the field and the nfl will not allow them until the seasons over.

[satz]

Polian complained to NFL and hence they were told to resod the field.But NFL will not allow the field to be changed in the middle of the season so next year it will be turf.

[DolphinzD]

It's about time that garbage got cleaned up. Miami's field WITH the dirt infield is better.

[NE Matt]

Originally Posted by PhinsRock

Its about time. Belichick can cry all the way to the bank.

And you can cry all the way till the Dolphins play a meaningful game again.

September 2007

[Caps]

Good, that field is pathetic.

[Dirtywater]

happy to see you guys have something to care about finally!

[MR NFLFAN]

Originally Posted by properfin

Saw this in of all places, the weekly Rankings section of Yahoo.

Say goodbye to that awful field at Gillette Stadium now that the Patriots have been told by the NFL to revamp their surface. Field Turf should be in place by December. Coach Bill Belichick should shed a tear because in December and January, that torn up field used to be an advantage.

Thats not what I've read. The field will be resodded between the hash marks only in time for the Indy game in Nov. As a matter of fact the field in NE could cause changes on all the other natural grass fields.


By Mike Reiss, Globe Staff | October 18, 2006
FOXBOROUGH -- Plans to improve the Gillette Stadium playing field, which have been in the works for months, were finalized by the Patriots yesterday.
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New sod will be placed in the middle of the field beginning Oct. 25, 11 days before the team's next home game, Nov. 5 against the Colts.
"We continue to look for the best short-term and long-term solutions and at this time, the plan would be to re-sod," spokesman Stacey James said.
The long-term solution might be to install a synthetic grass surface at Gillette, but an NFL spokesman said there is a rule -- although not in the league's official rulebook -- that if a team's home field is grass at the start of the season it must remain that way throughout the season.
The league office has been monitoring Gillette, and NFL director of game operations Tim Daley told the Associated Press he will oversee the installation of the sod to make sure the surface is up to NFL standards.
The Kraft family, which owns the Patriots, has long preferred natural grass. But maintaining a natural grass field in New England has been a challenge, even with special drainage and heating system s at Gillette designed to extend the life of the grass.
Ironically, installing a synthetic grass field at Gillette probably would have been a cost-saving move when the multi purpose facility opened in 2002. The Patriots are in the process of hearing proposals from various companies that install synthetic grass fields.
Linebacker Don Davis, one of the Patriots' player representatives with the NFL Players Association, previously said he wouldn't be surprised if all fields are switched to synthetic grass in the future. Davis said the NFLPA has a recently created safety and welfare division that includes groundskeepers, as field conditions are a primary concern for players.
Earlier this month, coach Bill Belichick vented his frustration with the field conditions. ``I don't think anybody in this organization is happy about it, or thinks it's in good condition," he said. ``Everybody in this organization would like to see that field in better condition than what it's in. Everybody."

[Mike13]

Good, that field looked like it was hung over.

[zach13]

That was an embarassment to have that bad of a field at that time of the season.

There really is no excuse...

[Roman529]

Lot of good this does us since we already played on their crappy turf.

[satz]

after last weekends mud bath field turf is being laid on gillete today.

but will it save the 6-3 pats ?