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***weswelker#83*** · 12-27-2010, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by mb6592

Why let facts get in the way of political correctness. If the head politician (being the politically correct weasel all politicians are) of the State in which "fans would die" can act like he has a set, I'm pretty sure the rest of us can. Not sure where all this "fans dying" and "storm of the century" stuff is coming from, but the totals in Philadelphia don't support these contentions:

National Weather Service Text Product Display

The total as of 8AM this morning was only 12" - why stop at 12" of snow? Wouldn't 6"-8" pose a substantial risk (actually during game time this is all there was)? How about freezing rain? How about bitter cold? I'm sure more than one fan's car has broken down on the way home and caused that fan to be stuck for hours in the freezing cold. Maybe the police/emergency management should make the call? With this ruling the NFL has placed itself as the arbiter of risk, from now on, as regards public safety. They shouldn't have gotten into this game. There only concern should have been players safety on the field. Let the experts make the call.

Who knows? that's what maybe happened, the experts advised them to postpone it, there must be some sort of procedure, that nfl follows for this situation.

mb6592 · 12-27-2010, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by weswelker#83

Who knows? that's what maybe happened, the experts advised them to postpone it, there must be some sort of procedure, that nfl follows for this situation.

I doubt the Governor would be making these statements if his State Police or Emergency Management Dept. told the NFL to cancel the event....

IMO, the NFL f----d up by setting this precedent - and that is why the Governor jumped all over them. Can anyone remember the NFL cancelling another game for "fan safety only" as the given reason?

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/...Christmas.html

sieglo · 12-27-2010, 09:48 AM

The NFL wants Vick out there running around making spectacular plays.

Vick plays like crap when it's cold, so the game was cancelled. That simple.

Armchair Quarterback · 12-27-2010, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by sieglo

The NFL wants Vick out there running around making spectacular plays.

Vick plays like crap when it's cold, so the game was cancelled. That simple.

That's definitly part of it, and now the precident is set for when the Colts, for example, have to come to Foxboro in the playoffs and flurries are predicted. You all might be singing a different tune when that happens, not if that happens.

mb6592 · 12-27-2010, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by armchair quarterback

that's definitly part of it, and now the precident is set for when the colts, for example, have to come to foxboro in the playoffs and flurries are predicted. You all might be singing a different tune when that happens, not if that happens.

qft (and this is the real reason I'm so pissed at Goodussy).

groundgame · 12-27-2010, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by TrueBeliever

Well, this IS the same state that produced Arlen "Single Bullet Theory" Specter...

Over the years, with advanced scientific technology, Specter's once scoffed-at "Single Bullet Theory" turns out to be a "Single Bullet Fact".

***SanAngeloState*** · 12-27-2010, 10:23 AM

If 50 mph winds are expectd and the governor himself is advising people to stay off the streets, then how does it make sense to have a football game? They postpone games for lightning, don't they?

Also makes for a very bad, boring game when you can't see the field and the players can't either.

RhodyPatriot · 12-27-2010, 10:25 AM

Rendell is such a jerk. Of course postponing the game was the right thing to do. You don't put 70,000 fans and their vehicles in the city during a blizzard. It creates a dangerous situation for those same fans and for the crews who need to plow and/or utilize (fire, rescue, police) those streets.

***Brady_to_Moss*** · 12-27-2010, 10:25 AM

bunch of babies in the NFL i tell you..they would never cancel a game in NE..unless there is 9 feet and earthquakes going on all day

***sevengables_2207*** · 12-27-2010, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Patsfanin Philly

No Ed, you can't have it both ways..............

New York hard hit as winter storm slams northeast - Yahoo! News

"It's an absolute joke," Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, a big Eagles fan, told Fox. "I was looking forward to this. It would have been a real experience. This is what football is all about."
"We're becoming a nation of wussies," Rendell said.

Yet this past February (2010) during another snowstorm he said, …
Rendell closes interstates, including I-78 and I-176 in Berks

For your safety, do not drive,” Rendell said. “You will risk your life and, potentially, the lives of others if you get stuck on highways or any road.

And he seems to have forgotten the lessons of the February 2007 storm when people were stranded for over 24 hours on the highway….
Motorists Outraged by I-78 Debacle 2/16/07 | 13abc.com

Yep. Sounds like an indignant Eagles fan.