Distant Relative wrote:As of now the weather is predicted to be 100% chance of rain with south winds of 24mph.
I think this will affect the Saints more than the Hawks. Looking forward to this game and if you're going and your not under cover bring your rain gear.
Go Hawks!
Distant Relative wrote:As of now the weather is predicted to be 100% chance of rain with south winds of 24mph.
I think this will affect the Saints more than the Hawks. Looking forward to this game and if you're going and your not under cover bring your rain gear.
Go Hawks!
RiverDog wrote:Distant Relative wrote:As of now the weather is predicted to be 100% chance of rain with south winds of 24mph.
I think this will affect the Saints more than the Hawks. Looking forward to this game and if you're going and your not under cover bring your rain gear.
Go Hawks!
Anytime your team matches up better with your opponent, as we do with the Saints, you don't want to introduce an unknown element into the equation like the weather. Therefore, we need to be wishing for fair weather and perfect playing conditions.
Clem7 wrote:Sounds like similar weather as the 49er game at the Clink this year.
Works for me as long as Turbin isn't running back kickoffs.
jshawaii22 wrote:Weather factors could also give us a break to have Percy Harvin back. Trick plays, reverses, and him running back kicks in the rain and wind.
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Zorn76 wrote:The wind is what really sucks, lol.
We have the advantage, no matter what the weather. Lots of Beast Mode on Saturday, while shutting down their run game, which did zilch the last time they were up here, even if they were behind early.
jshawaii22 wrote:Wind destroys passing games over 10 yards. This really puts in on us to stop Jimmy Graham again.
Zorn76 wrote:The wind is what really sucks, lol.
Distant Relative wrote:RiverDog wrote:Distant Relative wrote:As of now the weather is predicted to be 100% chance of rain with south winds of 24mph.
I think this will affect the Saints more than the Hawks. Looking forward to this game and if you're going and your not under cover bring your rain gear.
Go Hawks!
Anytime your team matches up better with your opponent, as we do with the Saints, you don't want to introduce an unknown element into the equation like the weather. Therefore, we need to be wishing for fair weather and perfect playing conditions.
Guess it's part of being an outdoor team huh RD? At this time of year it's a little unreasonable to have perfect playing conditions but I get what your saying.
I myself think this gives the Hawks an advantage against the Saints passing attack but I guess we will see.
GO Hawks!
Distant Relative wrote:"Well, I guess it depends on what you call 'perfect.'. There are some nice, calm, clear days that even if it is sub freezing, constitutes 'perfect' playing conditions IMO. But if you're a FG kicker, I suppose you would call 'perfect' a domed stadium or a calm, 90 degree, 0 humidity, and 5,000 ft elevation to be 'perfect'."
You tell me RD, you are the one that used the word "perfect". I wasn't aware of the fact that you were talking about "perfect" kicking weather till now. Thanks for clearing that up. It all makes since now!
RiverDog wrote:Distant Relative wrote:"Well, I guess it depends on what you call 'perfect.'. There are some nice, calm, clear days that even if it is sub freezing, constitutes 'perfect' playing conditions IMO. But if you're a FG kicker, I suppose you would call 'perfect' a domed stadium or a calm, 90 degree, 0 humidity, and 5,000 ft elevation to be 'perfect'."
You tell me RD, you are the one that used the word "perfect". I wasn't aware of the fact that you were talking about "perfect" kicking weather till now. Thanks for clearing that up. It all makes since now!
I mis-used the term 'perfect.'. But just to clear things up as to my intentions, I'm wishing for clear skies, calm wind, temps in the mid 40's in Seattle this Saturday. Good teams don't need a weather advantage, and we're better than the Saints.
rottweiler wrote:Zorn76 wrote:The wind is what really sucks, lol.
We have the advantage, no matter what the weather. Lots of Beast Mode on Saturday, while shutting down their run game, which did zilch the last time they were up here, even if they were behind early.
I'm with you that the advantage rests squarely with the Hawks. But IMHO it's only because of the 12th Man.
The Eagles had one of the best running games in the League in 2013. On paper, they should have been able to control the clock against the pass-happy Saints at Lincoln Financial in arctic weather conditions last Saturday.
But they didn't.
Don't be too sure that the Hawks' running game is better — or more importantly, playoff-ready — than the Saints'.
The Saints have the experience and depth at the position to surprise some people on the road this Saturday.
RiverDog wrote:It looks like it's going to be pretty nasty tomorrow, 90% chance of rain, temps in the upper 40's, wind 20-30 mph. I'd like to think that inclement weather is to our advantage, but we won't know that for sure until sometime in the 2nd quarter or so. I'm worried about turnovers, especially on special teams. They can keep the ball relatively dry on offensive plays, but when it's flying through the air for 4-5 seconds, it's going to get wet and slippery.
RiverDog wrote:We haven't had to play in any real adverse weather conditions this season, so it's not as if we are as used to it as ducks are to water.
Can you tell that I'm getting real nervous? I don't remember being this nervous on the eve of a big game back when I played organized sports.
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