That's what they are calling for at the opening kickoff in Pittsburgh and we have had a history of bad play in these conditions - but we have done it before like in that classic Thanksgiving game in Dallas. So we have no choice but to believe because this is the season most likely, we got to win this game and I expect an Herculean effort by our boys - snow or no snow.
Snow is good..Ryan has a good arm that can cut thru it.. Tell ya what, the media has made such a big deal out of the weather this week no wonder Miami doesn't have a good history..I was like will ya just stfu about the weather.
I also remember when we won the AFC East we went into a frigid KC, single digits wind chill I believe, and won. We can do this.
It was a below zero wind chill and it was damn cold. However not many people showed up so our $20 upper deck tickets turned into front row tickets on the 50 because no one kicked us out of our seats.
I don't know how well RT he plays in cold, snowy weather. Also, iirc, he doesn't have the biggest hands to deal with a cold and icy football. My guess is that the Steelers will have the passing game advantage if its 27 degrees and snowing, but you never know.
You were at that game? And yeah I think there might have been 20-25K there, it was a weird game to watch and we played great, especially the defense.
I've been saying this is why he has to be cognizant of his legs in this game, like way more than the norm..
I saw 2 cold games in college football this week, the UCF game today and Louisville on Thursday. Both of the away team QBs (Bridgewater and Bortles) seemed to have struggled to throw in the first half but they got a lot better in the second half. This is what I expect to see from Tannehill tomorrow. A struggling first half where he gets used to the snow and cold weather, but a much improved second half from him. The run game needs to start the game strong or else our offense will look ugly at first. As long as the defense starts strong as well, we will come out with a W.
Yep. If someone from the Midwest thought it was ****ing cold, I cannot imagine how the Florida boys felt.
I've never bought into the weather thing. It's nothing more than an excuse to me. Just get out the there and play. It's cold on the other team's sideline too.
Eh, the Jills used to drag us in the snow in WNY, ditto the Patsies Bright side is, less need to rotate our front line DLinemen in this weather. Downside is we are not the best tackling team, in slip and fall weather, equipment manager is just huge here
Earlier in the week, I had predicted the Dolphins would win in a close game. Unfortunately the weather is going to effect the game and the Steelers are certainly used to playing and practicing in cold and wet weather and the Dolphins aren't. I still think it will be a close game, but with the type of weather predicted tomorrow, I have to think the Steelers will find a way to win. I just hope I'm wrong.
No, it is hard to stay loose and keep your muscles functioning when you are old. Players in the NFL are not old. Some players in the NFL have more years playing in the league and therefore they are a few years older than other players. They are also in great shape and that is why they are playing in the NFL. Someone in their early 30's playing professional sports doesn't have to worry about staying loose in cold weather. Perhaps if they were in their 50's, 60's or older, it might be a problem. I just don't see it being a problem for NFL players, no matter how young or old they are.
Whether is no excuse and if they fail to preform and don't capitalize in a must win game then they don't deserve the playoffs. 27 and snow is gonna sound like a exotic island vacation compared to buffalo December 22nd or New England in January if it comes down to it.
And probably why we tend to fall apart late in cold weather games just like how teams fold late in September games in Miami, their not use to playing in hot and humid weather.
Don't forget Reggie's snow game. We've had some good wins in the snow. Sent from my Nexus 10 using Tapatalk
As an old guy that point resonated with me. In general though snowy and 30 is not that cold. It's not nearly as cold as those bitter days when it's too cold to snow. That's what we had this week here in Reno. There were some cold nights (about 10 degrees), but then we got hit with a snow storm where things warmed up to about 30. That's the difference between when you feel like you can't warm up to where once you start moving it feels like normal. The far bigger factors IMO are the wind and visibility.
Let it Snow! Not an excuse if they lose...professionals should know how to play in most conditions. Remember the Dolphins won the coldest game in franchise history in 2008...10 degrees or so in KC, with a wind chill that knocked it into the negatives. Winners just win. They also won in Buffalo when it was snowing 2 years ago? Bush, the Southern California guy, had a big game I remember. The only thing the weather might effect is the kicking. I was at the game last week and it was 45 degrees, not too windy at all, when he missed that first FG try. Once again, not the week to settle for FG's! Not that it would be anyway considering how Pittsburgh has been scoring Touchdowns lately. Let's just say we aren't facing a QB named Geno who has a 16.8 QB Rating (or something around that) over the past 3 weeks...
The steelers defense is the oldest in the NFL, Polamalu 32- Ike Taylor 33- Foote 32- Keisel 34- Ryan Clark 33 The Offense is one of the youngest, Ben R. is the oldest 31
Hopefully the NFL has the good sense to make sure he never officiates Pittsburgh games, especially not in Pittsburgh. I know that's probably assuming too much good sense from the NFL.
I don't think the age gap is significant enough to have that much of an effect honestly. These are pro athletes in peak physical condition. People don't age out of the NFL because they can't keep their muscles loose so whether or not 30 is "old" by NFL standards is irrelevant.
I took in a Dolphins game at Ralph Wilson stadium...........in December. Somehow I survived. It wasn't pretty though. That was in the 90's to..........never again I swore............and I never did again;p
Really no excuses now: http://college-football.si.com/2013/12/07/oklahoma-state-ben-grogan-field-goal-earthquake/?eref=sihp An Earthquake wasn't an obstacle for a college kicker. Earth. Quake.
Altitude and cold are two completely different things. You were talking about problems keeping muscles loose earlier due to the cold, now you're talking about something different. I know the effects of altitude from life experience. When I was 23 years old I was in the Army and could run 2 miles in about 13 and a half minutes. At that same age I was sent TDY to a place in Texas that's about 1,900 ft. above sea level. That's not incredibly high by any means but I had never lived anywhere in my life at that point that was higher than sea level. The first run I did there was a full minute and a half slower and it was the altitude that caused that. I was only 23 years old. The effect the altitude has on a person is going to be relative to their physical conditioning and whether or not their body is used to operating in the thinner air. Not their age. It will affect an unprepared 20 year old just as quickly as a 30 year old. None of this matters for the game in Pittsburgh tomorrow.
I guess that means the best QB's in the NFL at this time, Manning, Brady, Brees, Rodgers, are too old to be playing, since they are all over 30 years of age. Perhaps for a RB, being over 30 is old in the NFL, but I don't see being over 30 as a problem for most NFL players. In fact the two best players on the Dolphins defense are Wake and Grimes and both of them are in their 30's. While I agree that for the average person, cold weather affects their ability to get loose. NFL players are not average individuals, but are professional athletes. They know how to stay loose during a game, no matter how old they are. Especially players who play in cold weather during the year, as the Steelers are used to doing at this time of year. It is the Dolphins who are not used to playing in this type of weather.