Field Condition

In a sense, i think the horrible field gives us a competitive advantage because we're used to it and our opponents arent. On the negative side, a healthy RGIII is ridiculously fast and having the best playing surface possible would only add to it.

Football definitely wreaks havoc on fields and just general use. I coach high school soccer and our practice fields are used year round. Between high school sports (soccer and football) and youth sports our fields resemble the surface of the moon. It amazes me we have not had more ankle injuries.

We match up well... Well on paper we do anyways. Those first two drives you guys had really had me pissed. Our defense hasn't looked that bad all season. We played a pretty sloppy game all around. Wilson didn't look great in the 2nd half. We're a team that plays better on turf though, so I think playing in a dome will help. We have one of, if not the best CB tandem in the league to lock up with White and Jones. Atlanta is a little over rated. They had the weakest strength of schedule in the league this year, they almost lost to Oakland and Arizona (after they were in free fall) at home. It will be a tough game, but they are beatable. 2 week rest, so they might be a little rusty. Flying all the way across the country to DC, all the way back, and then across the country again to Atlanta and playing at 10 AM (pacific time) worries me though.

Its a horrible field. You can keep grass and just get better grass. Its poor grass and poorly maintained.

It is just so damn sandy too. I know nothing about turf management, but I assume the sandy soil causes the grass to uproot easily and turn into what we see.

Hell both High Schools I attended now have Field Turf. It's incredible that the Redskins don't. Sure the boosters are rich but if a prissy little high school can afford it then I'm sure a top 5 net value sports franchise can as well.

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I don't think there's any way Snyder doesn't shell out some change to put in a new field this offseason. After the national exposure from the game and talk about how it might have contributed to his franchise quarterback's knee injury he will be crucified if nothing is done about it. It seems we're all in agreement that the field is in terrible shape, the next question should be which option are we going to go with.

I'm not sure I want Fieldturf in there with all the rumors about injuries it causes. Even if they just re-sodded the field and brought a couple natural grass experts in to work their magic I'd be ok with that.

What was at the stadium site before it was built? I thought I remember someone saying it was swampland at one time. I think the soil there is the bigger problem. The field issues aren't a new thing. It's been like that since the stadium opened.

What was at the stadium site before it was built? I thought I remember someone saying it was swampland at one time. I think the soil there is the bigger problem. The field issues aren't a new thing. It's been like that since the stadium opened.that's crazy if they used local soil/turf from the construction site

What was at the stadium site before it was built? I thought I remember someone saying it was swampland at one time. I think the soil there is the bigger problem. The field issues aren't a new thing. It's been like that since the stadium opened.

I think the entire DC area is swamp land.