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14 years ago


Lambeau Ranks Fifth in Field Survey 

In the NFL Players Associations biennial survey of more than 1,600 players, Lambeau Field was ranked the fifth-best grass playing surface.
There are 18 natural-grass playing surfaces in the league. Lambeau Field trailed Arizona, Tampa Bay, San Diego and Carolina, all of which have one thing in common: Those stadiums are in southern climates. The Packers ranking was well ahead of the northern-climate homes of the Broncos (ninth), Chiefs (13th), Eagles (14th), Steelers (15th), Browns (16th) and Bears (17th).

The full list, from first to worst: Arizona, Tampa Bay, San Diego, Carolina, Green Bay, Miami, Houston, Jacksonville, Denver, Tennessee, Washington, San Francisco, Kansas City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Chicago and Oakland.

Conversely, the players also were asked the pick the worst grass surface. Lambeau was voted the seventh-worst, with Pittsburgh topping the list, followed by Oakland and Chicago. Arizona received the fewest votes for worst grass surface, followed by Denver and Washington.

Among the suggested improvements, according to the NFLPA release, was requiring cold-weather stadiums to switch to artificial turf and having cold-weather teams play on the road late in the season.

Historically, the Packers finished seventh of 18 grass fields in 2008 and 10th of 19 in 2006. Before that, the 32 teams were ranked all together rather than a grass/turf breakdown. Green Bay finished 17th in 2004, 15th in 2002, 10th in 2000, 10th in 1998, 10th in 1996 and eighth in 1994.

Packers players overwhelmingly voted Chicagos Soldier Field the worst grass surface, with 41 of the 71 votes. One player selected Lambeau Field the worst.

Among the 12 artificial-surface fields, Indianapolis topped the charts, followed by the Jets/Giants and the Saints. Detroit finished eighth and Minnesota 11th.


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Greg C.
14 years ago
Seems like a lot of players slip on Lambeau Field, including our own guys, so I thought it would be ranked lower.

I don't understand why 71 Packer players voted. That means that a lot of them have seen little or no game action.
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14 years ago

Seems like a lot of players slip on Lambeau Field, including our own guys, so I thought it would be ranked lower.

I don't understand why 71 Packer players voted. That means that a lot of them have seen little or no game action.

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I guess even players in the Injured list get to vote. They are players too.

But it is more than that. Many have not even played in a lot of the stadiums.
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14 years ago
3 home games in December and January certainly skewed the results as did only one home game in September.

I imagine 2 home games in September, 3 in October, and only one in December and the results would be much better.


A big problem for the players slipping is practicing on the artifical surface in the Hutson Center and then playing on natural Lambeau. McCarthy should have them practicing outside late in the season.
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