Browns getting a dome

[Vikergirl]

[badgervike]

How many of these threats to move to the suburbs...actually result in a move to the suburbs (Vikings to Arden Hills, Bears to Arlington Heights, etc). Sounds like some posturing to me for a better deal in Cleveland.

[purplefaithful]

I always think of the NE as open air football....But I used to think of the Vikings that way too.

I hate seeing more domes to be honest.

That said, there is no way in hell I'd sit out on a cold rainy night in Oct/November to watch a game anymore. I had my days at the Met.

[Montana Tom]

I always think of the NE as open air football....But I used to think of the Vikings that way too.

I hate seeing more domes to be honest.

That said, there is no way in hell I'd sit out on a cold rainy night in Oct/November to watch a game anymore. I had my days at the Met.

The cost of building a new NFL stadium these days pretty much mandates a multi-use, multi-season facility, that is weather-proof.

The NFL plays into January, Super Bowl in February.  An 18th game "might" extend the season into mid-February (unless they start the season in August by eliminating one preseason game, but nobody has said for sure.  Plus with an 18th game, there is talk about a second bye week).

Weather-proofing ticketed events is pretty much mandated these days, particularly in any Northern climate (or should I say also Southern climate, i.e. Phoenix, Miami, Las Vegas, Dallas et al, that are either prone to intense heat or intense rainstorms.

[Greylock]

With the Bills building a new stadium, in that location it was dumb to not put a dome on it or at least a partial dome to cover the stands.

[Knucklehead]

With the Bills building a new stadium, in that location it was dumb to not put a dome on it or at least a partial dome to cover the stands.

As a NY resident, I totally agree. My wife is a Bills fan & she agrees that the stadium should've been covered.