Post by riczaj01 on Sept 29, 2021 20:38:05 GMT -6
Hoge and Jahns were talking about it, and they shot down the idea of bear weather and I just laughed. Jahns said there was one game he could remember where it worked, and it was Goff with the Rams couldn't do anything.
The field, the stadium the turf will all be better in AH.
Outside teams at home owned a .583 win percentage, while dome/retractable-roof teams boasted a .545 win percentage.
The data displayed minimal discrepancy, but on the road, the difference was more apparent.
Outside teams won 43.3% of their away games, whereas dome/retractable-roof teams won 38.8% on the road.
"In the postseason, outdoor teams won 67.5% of home games, compared to 66.7% for dome/retractable teams, and in playoff road games, outdoor teams won 38.2% of the time. Dome/retractable teams won just 24.4% of those matchups.
If anything, playing home games inside a dome created a disadvantage, as teams accustomed to that environment did not adjust well when they visited outdoor sites.
The teams used to an open, outdoor stadium, where changes in climate are typically frequent, seemed to perform better on the road, when they had to adjust to a new stadium and other unfamiliar elements."
How much of that is b/c Brady, Rogers and Big Ben, and now Mahomes and Russell all played outside. Best Dome QB's were Manning and Brees and Warner, Romo while a really good QB, didn't do a whole lot of winning. If the roles are reversed and those 4 went to dome teams and those other 4 went to outdoor teams, the results reverse also. Brady doesn't win all those SB's b/c he played outside, he won them b/c he's an amazing QB and his HC knew every rule and how to bend them just enough to put every game in his favor.
By this theory, the Jags and Chicago should be winners every year just bc they play outside; and that just isn't the case, same w/DC and Miami and Oakland(until the move to LV).