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Does anyone know of any research done on weather? (1 Viewer)

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I was looking at the FBG weather reports and noticed that there may be a bit of rain this weekend for at least 3 or my matchups. I automatically started thinking that I might want to bench a receiver. But then it occurred to me that for all I know, receivers' stats may actually increase in the rain due to defenders falling down and what-not.

So does anybody have any links or input on this. It's easy to assume things, but as many of the articles I've read here over the years have proven, assumptions are often completely wrong.

 
i never bench anyone for weather reasons, unless i see the field at gametime under 3 feet of water or snow. except for a precious few instances, it seems to usually be overblown and not have little to no effect on the game in the grand scheme of things. that's just from personal experience over several years...not sure if there is a study with charts/tables.

 
Any research on weather?

Uh, they have these people? They're called "weathermen"? And they predict the weather?

(Sheesh! C'mon, guy, let's pay attention here.)

 
From past experience I've found wind to be a much bigger issue than rain. I won't bench players due to rain... unless it is torrential... but I will bench a QB or WR who is playing in a game with extremely high winds, provided I have a reasonable alternative.

Nothing stalls the passing game like gusting winds, IMO.

 
i never bench anyone for weather reasons, unless i see the field at gametime under 3 feet of water or snow. except for a precious few instances, it seems to usually be overblown and not have little to no effect on the game in the grand scheme of things. that's just from personal experience over several years...not sure if there is a study with charts/tables.
I'm with you. I used to mess with rain-related benchings and got burned way too often so I just quit worrying about it. Teams still pass the ball in the rain, and the footing could even be an advantage for the WR over the DB since he knows where he is going when he makes a cut and the DB doesn't.Here's a stat line for Jerry Porter from a game v. Denver in the pouring rain in 2004: 6-135-3I've also seen great passing stat lines in sub-freezing and snowy conditions (hello Brett Favre, Jim Kelly, etc.). About the only time I'll consider a change anymore is when there are HIGH winds. Passes and field goals are greatly affected by that.
 
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cold definitely affects the players and their stats

Not sure if you'd call that "weather" but...

 
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Wind and over the top weather (snow/ice) are the only things that affect production. Wind can hurt PK's and the passing game. Most times, rain and snow (unless several feet on ground) only slow things down a bit from all the games I recall. Slow down in movement, but not so much that you see a significant drop off.

 
Wind and over the top weather (snow/ice) are the only things that affect production. Wind can hurt PK's and the passing game. Most times, rain and snow (unless several feet on ground) only slow things down a bit from all the games I recall. Slow down in movement, but not so much that you see a significant drop off.
agree but of course extreme conditions affect things
 
I look at it too, but... Take this week for example. I'm thinking of starting Farve. Weather: Dome. Doesn't look good for Brett unless it starts snowing inside Ford Field... :wall:

 
One other factor that is in play with weather is the playing surface in question. Fields like the new Cardinals' stadium (which is on a gigantic tray that goes out-of-doors during the week, but then comes indoors under the retractable-roof dome on game-day) are obviously not much affected by prevailing weather.

Giants' Stadium used to be a mess late in the season when the field was tore up and the weather was foul (during the "grass trays" era, 1999-2001), but the Field Turf field (installed for 2002 and to my knowledge still the playing surface at the Meadowlands) has performed better during autumn/winter weather.

As other posters have pointed out in this thread, really severe weather (torrential downpours, high winds, arctic cold) are the factors that most impact production. Downpours waterlog the turf and make footing and ball handling more problematic (Dolphin Stadium in Miami often has games where precipitation becomes an issue, for example); high winds (Arrowhead Stadium in K.C. and Soldier Field in Chicago are notorious for this condition during the winter, to name 2) push the ball off-target; and Green Bay's Lambeau Field's (also Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo, as another example) arctic temperatures in late November-early January make the ball hard and slick, and the field hard and unyielding.

During early autumn, weather conditions usually aren't as big a factor as they become later in the fall/winter, although in the Florida venues (Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa Bay) heat and humidity can be a test of conditioning/hydration for teams early in the season - Arizona used to be in that club until this year's opening of their new retractable-roofed stadium.

My .02.

 
Following up on my "turf counts" post above, the field at Gillette Stadium looked positively awful during tonight's (9/24/06 vs. Denver) game, especially in the middle of the field.

When winter weather hits in Foxboro, that field is going to be very problematic for home team and visitors, IMO. It was basically nothing more than dirt inside the hashmarks from goal-line to goal-line...

 
Following up on my "turf counts" post above, the field at Gillette Stadium looked positively awful during tonight's (9/24/06 vs. Denver) game, especially in the middle of the field. When winter weather hits in Foxboro, that field is going to be very problematic for home team and visitors, IMO. It was basically nothing more than dirt inside the hashmarks from goal-line to goal-line...
Curious-but both teams will play on the same poor surface
 
For the sake of this thread in hopes it develops more I'd like to mention the high winds and pouring rain late in the game today. Jets and Bills threw for 500+ yards. PREgame it was all about how the teams couldn't pass due to the wind. Obviously that was wrong.

 
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