Pats replacing the new turf at Gillette

[Hammer of Thor]

Pats replacing the new turf

That didn't take long:
Pats replacing synthetic turf at Gillette again

The recently installed surface had passed all National Football League and Major League Soccer safety standards, according to a Patriots spokesman. The change is a result of the surface not meeting team standards.

Within the last month, some players have commented that the new Gillette Stadium surface had been especially soft.

 

[pats4life12]

Gillette Stadium Is Getting New FieldTurf

It seems the Patriots are getting some new turf after that bad loss on Thursday night. The crazy thing to me is they just got new turf in May. They only had 3 games and 1 practice on it. Personally I miss the real grass playing surface at Gillette.

Here is the story I found about it below.

Patriots Replacing Brand New Turf At Gillette Stadium

 

[captain stone]

I hope that the newer surface more closely resembles Natural Grass, and that it's not the same company that will install it.

 

[captain stone]

I hope that the newer surface more closely resembles Natural Grass, and that it isn't the same company that will be installing it.

Mods, please merge.

 

[ALP]

do they get new type every time they install new? says last time was in May, is it an annual thing?

im wondering why it took them this long to realize they dont like it

 

[Tony2046]

Boy. When the Pats bury the ball they bury the F'ing ball.

 

[maineman209]

do they get new type every time they install new? says last time was in May, is it an annual thing?

im wondering why it took them this long to realize they dont like it

AFAIK, they replaced the natural grass with Field Turf in 2006, then upgraded it in 2014, then upgraded again 4 months ago.

After the new installation this May, they had maybe 12 days (?) of non-contact, non-full-speed practice on the new surface through late June, then nothing in July. So, the first time it got a real workout was early August.

They may have decided shortly after that to replace it, but I can't imagine it's like getting a pizza delivered, and the manufacturer may not have had the product that met their specifications just laying around waiting to be installed.

I'm guessing that it took at least a couple weeks to get everything set up and all the logistic worked out and that this week was their earliest opportunity after that to do the installation (other organizations had been scheduled to use the field besides the Pats).

 

[Hammer of Thor]

Heh, what a surprise....

 

[Soul_Survivor88]

 

[archstanton543]

Personally I miss the real grass playing surface at Gillette.

Really? You missed the dirt field they painted green every Sunday because the soccer team would tear it up the day before? I sure don't.

 

[RobertWeathers]

I don't know enough about turf fields to say this is great or lousy. I guess some players complained the old field which was in for only a few months was too soft and squishy and the new field is harder?

Improves stability?

 

[Pat the Pats Fan]

Heh, what a surprise....

Oh darn, he didn't make a Mona Lisa Vito of field turf reference....we're on to new turf

 

[RobertWeathers]

Boy. When the Pats bury the ball they bury the F'ing ball.

Blaming the field for the loss...

Just like vsNYJ in 2006

 

[RobertWeathers]

I wonder what they did w the old field.

If they are throwing it out I'd take the 50yd line and make it my front lawn. Save on fertilizer.

 

[BlueThunder]

My lawn was kept trim with 5 mins of weed wacking...now there's no grass ......ripped it up and laid down weed barrier with a much covering.....The rest is all pine needles where I don't have flower beds or a patio ........low maintenance.

 

[Gator Mike]

Really? You missed the dirt field they painted green every Sunday because the soccer team would tear it up the day before? I sure don't.

It was dirt that was painted green, but the Revolution didn't have anything to do with it. (Generally, soccer isn't played between the hashmarks.)

The big problem they had was that Gillette was built in such a way that a large portion of the field received little-to-no sunlight, even during the day. The area in front of the visitor's sideline was constantly a problem, even under ideal conditions.

There are ways to grow grass in that area if the Patriots were to become interested. They're not interested.

 

[Tuck]

There are ways to grow grass in that area if the Patriots were to become interested. They're not interested.

You mean with like grow lamps n'****?

 

[TheFlyingWedge]

Is there a correlation between the turf and the injuries?

 

[PittPatriot]

I don't get the "a few players complained the field was too soft" comment.
I don't get it. Grass is too muddy. Astroturf is like concrete. FieldTurf was great but the new stuff is too soft.
Sheesh.

 

[captain stone]

Heh, what a surprise....

Hey, it's not Bill's job to pull weeds.