Some ideas are bad as soon as they appear in someone’s brain or come out of their mouths.
Other ideas seem good on the surface, but let them marinate a little, put a process of reflection on them and it becomes obvious that they should never be set in motion.
Jeffrey Lurie’s hesitation has a question that asked him on a dome at the top of a financial area of Lincoln Renovated enters this last category. The owner of the Eagles did not instantly throw the idea of putting a lid on the stadium when he is finally renovated.
One of the things he said is that Philadelphia deserved to organize a super bowl because it is a big city – no argument there – and he should organize a leading event like The Super Bowl.
There are many big cities in the United States, and there are many large places that could host a Super Bowl. But Philadelphia should not host a super bowl if it means putting a roof on the stadium.
One of the many reasons why I am opposed to a dome in Philly is because of my curse which has long been suffering from being a fan of the Vikings of Minnesota. I have been a fan of the Vikings for 60 years and I have suffered from four losses from the Super Bowl.
But what is lost in the history of the Vikings is that since they started playing in a dome, they have not returned to the Super Bowl.
For what?
We will explore this in a minute.
The Eagles and Philadelphia by extension are not a franchise or a dome -shaped city.
Yes, it is easy to imagine that the fans are hot, the players being hot and the owner being even warmer and richer, in a dome -shaped stadium.
But it’s not Philly. Tailgate in the cold; Watch the match in the cold. … And how can you sting Santa Claus with snowballs if there is no snow in the aisles?
One of the lasting memories of the race of these Eagles will be the Touché de Saquon Barkley in the snow against the Rams in the Linc without Dome.
But let’s go back to the curse of the Super Bowl-Dome.
Playing in the cold makes the teams difficult. The Eagles are difficult, the chiefs are difficult, the invoices are difficult. I am not saying that the Lions lost against the commanders because they play in a dome, but …
Lurie becomes even richer if the stadium is capped, and other events that will make city money may take place there, but if that means not to return to the Super Bowl, it is a non-starter. Why try the opportunity?
And there is another reason not to put a dome on a football stadium, and that, for some, could be even greater than not to return to the Super Bowl. Imagine organizing a cocktail where your ex and their loved ones are your only guests in your tiny and humble home. You have nowhere to hide, you cannot expel them and they spend half of the party to make fun of you.
Now, what happens if the big game is held here and the Eagles do not do it? What if it is the Dallas cowboys that come to our city to represent the NFC?
Instead of a tiny disastrous cocktail, we have a cowboy party on the city scale.
Imagine, if you can climb, Cowboys fans submerge McGillin’s Older House Old House.
Cowboy fans telling us how cheese cheese is not “real” beef.
Cowboy fans, in mass, trying to put on the stages of the art museum in Troy Aikman jerseys.
No.
The Dome stadiums are for certain places, cities that are not really interested in winning championships. Here in Philadelphia, we are part of a city that wants to win and, it doesn’t matter if we win this super bowl or not, we know it.
Oh, and Dallas still —–.
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