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Joe Flacco says Super Bowl in New Jersey would be ‘retarded’
Joe Flacco lambasted the decision to hold next year’s Super Bowl at MetLife Stadium. (Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco criticized the decision to hold the 2014 Super Bowl at MetLife Stadium, according to reports from the NY Post and ESPN. Flacco, who is from New Jersey, commented to reporters during a press conference on Monday:
“I think it’s retarded. I probably shouldn’t say that. I think it’s stupid,” said Flacco. “If you want a Super Bowl, put a retractable dome on your stadium. Then you can get one… Other than that I don’t really like the idea. I don’t think people would react very well to it, or be glad to play anybody in that kind of weather.”
The Super Bowl next year is scheduled for Feb. 2 and will be the first time the game is played outdoors at a cold-weather site. The record low for a Super Bowl kickoff was 39 degrees at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans in 1972. The average high in Newark for Feb. 2 is 39.8 degrees and the average low is 24.2, according to the National Weather Service.
What he is really saying is no one is going to want to spend super bowl week in New Jersey.
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LikeHave to agree with Flacco on this one, the people that attend these gamea are the rich, stars, celbrities and such that can afford these ticket prices. They want to have the temperature and conditions ideal for themselves.
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LikeIf you want to play indoors on a carpet, go sit in your mom's basement and play Madden.
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LikeHe speaks the truth--which is hard for idiots to grasp.
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LikeThe cold weather playoff games at Lambeau, Soldier, Ralph Wilson (even Cincinnati back in the day) turned players into legends and fans into family. Part of the reason the NFL is the most popular league in the country is because that kind of suffering through the elements breeds loyalty and devotion.
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LikeFootball was born in the Northeast. Places like Chicago, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York. The root of the game is in overcoming the opponent, weather, crowd, etc. Conference championship and Divisional playoff games with crazy crowds and wild weather are the 2 best weeks of football! (even when my Denver Broncos got their pants pulled down-sob)
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LikeI am not a fan of the CFL as such, but they have had some fantastic Grey Cup games in outdoor, harsh conditions.
http://youtu.be/TKvFu0EZJik
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LikeMarkDavid
I watched the 2010 Grey Cup in Iraq, it was incredible. I think a way for their league to make $$$ from viewership is to increase the quota on American borne players. They have a GREAT game up there.
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LikeFirst - what unbelievably dumb use of language. For Baltimore's sake, I hope he smartens up by game time.
Second - every game in the NFL, including all playoff games, are played in existing weather and field conditions at the time and place. So why hold the Super Bowl in some location where there are perfect conditions - like a soulless domed stadium? Here are 2 (never gonna happen for monetary reasons) compromises - let the conference champion with the best record host the game, or alternate each year between the NFC champ and the AFC champ.
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LikeTell him to quit crying!! I think it is a great idea. The Super Bowl should rotate between Green Bay, Buffalo, New England, Cleveland, Kansas City, Chicago, Pittsburgh and Minnesota and Detroit when they get rid of there domes.
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LikeAnother reason the game is going to s**t. More ICE bowls and play in the WEATHER not coddled warm indoor turf. What a shame.
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LikeAw is wittle Joey afwaid of getting a cold and pwaying in the snow. PU*SY! I hope Baltimore gets their A*S kicked HUGE what a freaking jerk.
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LikeI will laugh when there is a blizzard and half the suckers who paid $1000 plus for tickets can't get from their Manhattan hotels to the game. I can't imagine why anyone would prefer to attend the game in Jersey to a trip to Hawaii or Rio. Both would be far cheaper.
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LikeWilyCoyoteSuperGenius
I can't imagine why any true football fan would rather go to Hawaii or Rio (seriously?!?) instead of the Super Bowl.
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LikeWhat is worse, the superbowl being played in NJ or in Oakland?
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Likehttps://loveexplosions.wordpress.com/2013/01/29/retard-time-again/
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LikeSounds like he's just making excuses ahead of time as to why he and the Ravens won't be there next year.
http://www.ballornuthin.com/nfl/am-i-allowed-to-root-against-ray-lewis-winning-super-bowl-xlvii/
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LikeHim thinking he is an elite qb is retarded as well
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LikeWorld says Joe Flacco in Super Bowl is retarded
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LikeWhats OK for Napolean Dynamite is not OK for Joe Flacco? Lighten up, folks
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LikeWorld says Joe Flacco in Super Bowl is retarded.
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LikeI'm sofa king we toad it.
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LikeIt won't be your problem, Joe.
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LikeJust keep it in Miami....maybe Rose Bowl on alternate years.
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LikeThe Super Bowl should be able to be played in ANY venue so long as the city meets the logistics required to host such an event. Anyone who thinks its worse or doesn't make sense is either biased against the hosting city or interested in every other facet of the Super Bowl besides the game itself. The weather during the conference championships doesn't stop the true fans of the game from coming out, no matter if its in Chicago, Green Bay, New England, New York, etc. The Super Bowl would be no different. Get rid of the "retarded" half time show instead.
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Like@Ant You forget the most important thing: The average fan does not get to go to the Superbowl in mass: the tickets are overly expensive and cater towards the celebrities and rich persons. They will dictate where the game is played. If the Game in NJ is super cold and they complain (and yes they will complain) the NFL will keep it in a warm weather locale. Imagine if the week of the game is is in the teens with snow? Thos epampered celebrities will not be happy. Lets extrapolate to this year game time temps will be around 30ish with a chance of rain or snow. While we the real fans would love that scenario the rich pampered attendees of the game will moan.
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LikeIt should be played out doors every other year, football was meant to be played outside in the conditions. playing it inside is for the fans comforts.
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LikeWho cares. Everyone concerned about being PC these days.
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LikeWeather is one of the factors that makes football great. I would love to see it played outdoors and hopefully, it WOULD snow. I like to see the in-game adjustments to the weather changes. It shows flexibility and strategy. Weather is what makes football unique... Tennis players play in sunshine, baseball players do too. Footballers? Anything but lightening.
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Like@Jim21 I agree with you but you and I are not the persons the NFL cares about: They care about the the rich and the celebrities that attend this game. If they won't come becasue of the bad weather ticket prices would have to come back down to where we the real fans can afford them.
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LikeWow, Joe Flacco finally wins a couple of big games and its: "I want 20 million a year and I don;t like where they are having Super Bowls." They'll pay him 20 million and he'll suck next year.
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LikeMark20 Right on the Nosey! And as far as I am concerned he can also keep his childish little "retarded" comments to himself.
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Likeoafling Mark20 Uh keep in mind that Flacco is from Jersey as am I. And it is retarded to have the Bowl in that stadium....
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LikeMy opinion is this, since the NFL has awarded New York (a cold climate with an outdoor stadium) a SuperBowl, the SB needs to just rotate through each and every stadium. You can't give it to one cold climate and not the rest. Roger Gustapo opened this can of worms...
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LikeJohn59
Never happen. This may occur every time a team builds a new bazillion dollar stadium, as a reward of sorts. But, as Jacksonville proved mightily, not every NFL city has the infrastructure, hotel capacity, transportation, etc. capable of handling an event like the SuperBowl. And, I also don't think the corporate customers (let's face it, they or their customers/clients are the ones attending the superbowl for the most part, not Joe Public) are going to tolerate the idea of these outdoor Northern superbowls on a regular basis.
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Likestagger I agree that it won't happen however, I think that it should. Football isn't a fair weather sport.
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Like@John59 Some locations can not host the super bowl correctly as evidenced in Indy last year. The city could not handle the rooms and many had to be shipped out to neighboring cities.
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LikeIt is frickin' retarded. Let's just hope there's about 2 feet of snow so the NFL can put the foolishness to bed. Good job Joe. I would now root for your team in the superbowl, except Ray-Ray negates your positive influence. Maybe some other time...
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Likestagger You people are okay with outdoor games in November, December, and January, yet suddenly it becomes a bad idea in February because it is the Super Bowl? Nice logic.
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LikeJoeCabotThe superbowl isn't just a football game. It's a week long event wrapped around a football game attended by people who, for the most part, would prefer not trudging around in inclimate weather.
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Likestagger It's a football game. They are played in different types of weather throughout the season. If those trudgers don't want to attend they are free to stay home.
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LikeJoeCabotArgue with me all you want. There's a reason Miami and New Orleans alone have hosted 20 superbowls and will continue to host on a regular basis. If it was played in the summertime, it would probably be the complete opposite.
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Likestagger I thought that you were arguing with me. I agree that most Super Bowls will be in warm weather locations, but to act like holding one outdoors in the winter is some type of sacrilege is amusing. Baseball is a summer game, yet the World Series games sometimes end up being played in very cold weather, yet somehow the sport survives. I think that football will come out of the NY Super Bowl just fine.
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LikeJoeCabotI don't think playing the game itself in winter weather is sacrilege. In fact, I enjoy it. But, people like me aren't making up the majority of the superbowl crowd. It ain't made up of diehard football fans. It's corporate schmoozers who spend a lot of money that'll prevent it from becoming the norm. But, I agree that football will be fine. And that baseball sucks... Oh, wait you didn't say that did you? :)
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Like@stagger @JoeCabot Bingo week long event: less peopel will show up if it is bitterly cold. Remember 400-650k people show up in the location even though only 80kish get into the game. If its held in a bad cold location it won't generate the money they want to see. It is all about the money the game itself is secondary.
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LikeWell duh! Who wants to freeze in Jersey in February? Who wants to be in Jersey anytime?
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LikeI literally did a face palm when I read this. He acknowledged what he said as being wrong, good, but he might have to apologize. And the fact that he "slipped up" and said it isn't good either, because that means he just admitted he says it all the time behind closed doors. Interesting to see how this unfolds, if it's something or nothing.
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LikePoor choice of words, but I totally agree. Super Bowls do not belong in cold weather outdoor stadiums period. I don't care how damn New York-centric the NFL is. If you want a Super Bowl, spend the money and put a roof on your stadium.
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LikeJohnNewman Why should the Super Bowl not be played in an outdoor stadium in cold weather when those conditions are okay for every game up to that point?
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