With Luck's struggles why would they open the roof?

[GusFring]

Does that not seem dumb to anyone else? 

[ColtsBlitz]

Shouldn’t matter imo. Unless it’s raining

[Case]

Why

[bsteves]

Because the wind is not the reason Luck is struggling.. if that's what you even want to call it 

[GusFring]

Some of you refuse to criticize this organization. That's why Luck is a shell of himself. 

 

You have a dome, use it. 

[krunk]

3 minutes ago, GusFring said:

Some of you refuse to criticize this organization. That's why Luck is a shell of himself. 

 

You have a dome, use it. 

You don't make any sense

[ColtsBlitz]

5 minutes ago, GusFring said:

Some of you refuse to criticize this organization. That's why Luck is a shell of himself. 

 

You have a dome, use it. 

We have a dome with a retractable roof. We are using it. Like what?

[richard pallo]

With it closed and a full house it should give us an advantage with the noise factor.  But we are probably going to have a small crowd so it probably wouldn't help us much if at all. 

[chrisfarley]

I’m in Indy right now with beautiful sunshine, hardly a cloud in the sky. Why would we want it closed? Let it rain sunshine, this is football, not volleyball. If we can’t beat the Texans with the roof open, we don’t deserve to beat them with it closed.

 

[2006Coltsbestever]

I am trying to figure out what this Thread is about? Not being rude but I am clueless here 

[John Waylon]

6 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

I am trying to figure out what this Thread is about? Not being rude but I am clueless here 

 

I don’t think it’s you who is clueless...

[USAFHoosier]

Have you ever been to Lucas Oil with the roof open?  You could have 70 mph winds and the roof being open would affect the field.  The windows being open is the only thing that could affect anything at all...

[Creekside]

Would a closed roof block the D-Line and give  Luck more than 2 seconds to throw?

[Cynjin]

45 minutes ago, GusFring said:

Does that not seem dumb to anyone else? 

 

Isn't it obvious?  The shape of the stadium produces an airfoil effect when the wind blows.  This in turn lowers the air pressure at field level, making it easier for Luck to make throws downfield. 

[#12.]

48 minutes ago, GusFring said:

Does that not seem dumb to anyone else? 

 

Wut?

[aaron11]

ive been wondering if the roof was a mistake, they only open it a couple times a year and it surely cost a lot of extra money

[Malakai432]

25 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

I am trying to figure out what this Thread is about? Not being rude but I am clueless here 

 

Haha Yeah remember Luck only threw for 320 yards and 2 TDs game one at home.  I’m sure if they closed the roof he would’ve thrown for 450 yards and 3-4 TD because he struggles with the roof open.  Today there are gail force winds outside.  It’s like he’s going to be playing in Hurricane Florence conditions.

 

Expect the struggling poor handicapped Luck to struggle.  

[#12.]

13 minutes ago, aaron11 said:

ive been wondering if the roof was a mistake, they only open it a couple times a year and it surely cost a lot of extra money

 

That's a different issue, and it's the threat of rain, not the temperature that usually keeps it closed - no drainage.  If temperature were the only variable, you would probably get 5 of 8 open roof home games a year, with it being above 50 degrees, plus the preseason.

 

I do wish it had been designed to allow natural light in, even with the roof closed, like the Minnesota and new Vegas and LA stadiums.

 

I love the roof being open, personally.  Wish it could be open more often.  

[#12.]

2 minutes ago, Malakai432 said:

 

Haha Yeah remember Luck only threw for 320 yards and 2 TDs game one at home.  I’m sure if they closed the roof he would’ve thrown for 450 yards and 3-4 TD because he struggles with the roof open.  Today there are gail force winds outside.  It’s like he’s going to be playing in Hurricane Florence conditions.

 

Expect the struggling poor handicapped Luck to struggle.  

 

Kind of like how Manning was a product of the dome, then went to Denver and set the TD record.

[NewEra]

Because it's not raining.....duh

[DougDew]

29 minutes ago, aaron11 said:

ive been wondering if the roof was a mistake, they only open it a couple times a year and it surely cost a lot of extra money

Yes, it was.  And the sound system supposedly isn't weather proof.  Irsay footed the bill for the retractability of the roof.  I wish he would have used the money on something else.

 

It was during the period he was infatuated with the Steelers, Ravens, and Chargers 34 outdoor defenses and thought playing in the open air is what makes good playoff teams, it seems to me.

 

But then came Field Turf and now nobody cares if football is indoors or outdoors, except the fans who might have to sit in the sun.

[2006Coltsbestever]

The RCA Dome was better. We were unbeatable there, that place was so loud you had to wear ear plugs. The year we won the SB we were 10-0 including Playoffs, from 2004-2006 we were 25-3 including Playoffs.

[NorthernBlue]

Imagine being mad at the sun  

[Myles]

Too bad we didn't build an outdoor stadium.

[jvan1973]

2 hours ago, GusFring said:

Does that not seem dumb to anyone else? 

Yeah,   it really seems to be bothering him

[GusFring]

16 minutes ago, jvan1973 said:

Yeah,   it really seems to be bothering him

How many drops have there been, smart guy

[jvan1973]

3 hours ago, GusFring said:

How many drops have there been, smart guy

Way too many.   That has nothing to do with luck.   Smart guy

[2006Coltsbestever]

Luck 464, 4 TD's, no INT's. Came from behind 18 down to put Indy up in OT. People just need to shut up about him, if one says anything negative about him this week you just look like a turd. If that is how you want to look then be my guest.

[Malakai432]

1 minute ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Luck 464, 4 TD's, no INT's. Came from behind 18 down to put Indy up in OT. People just need to shut up about him, if one says anything negative about him this week you just look like a turd. If that is how you want to look then be my guest.

 

Yeah those darn fumbles really killed the team and I don't really think those are on Luck.  

 

The Good: Luck, Hilton, Anthony Walker, Chester Rogers (wow can't believe I'm saying that).  Overall wide receivers in the end played well considering the dropped passes.  

 

The Bad: The dropped passes, the D in general.  They couldn't stop Watson via the air or ground.  Some of Franks play calls.  

 

The Ugly: The OL, sheesh what a bottom barrel performance by Good and Clark.  Luck was sacked 4 times.  They gave up two fumbles which were converted to an easy 14 points.  Nelson whiffed badly against Clowney.  

[2006Coltsbestever]

1 minute ago, Malakai432 said:

 

Yeah those darn fumbles really killed the team and I don't really think those are on Luck.  

 

The Good: Luck, Hilton, Anthony Walker, Chester Rogers (wow can't believe I'm saying that).  Overall wide receivers in the end played well considering the dropped passes.  

 

The Bad: The dropped passes, the D in general.  They couldn't stop Watson via the air or ground.  Some of Franks play calls.  

 

The Ugly: The OL, sheesh what a bottom barrel performance by Good and Clark.  Luck was sacked 4 times.  They gave up two fumbles which were converted to an easy 14 points.  Nelson whiffed badly against Clowney.  

He did have the 1 fumble, just a great play by Watt. The other one was more Kelly's fault IMO but yeah any Turnover stinks.

[Malakai432]

Just now, 2006Coltsbestever said:

He did have the 1 fumble, just a great play by Watt. The other one was more Kelly's fault IMO but yeah any Turnover stinks.

 

Yeah I could barley see that because the projector stank where I was at.  Did we try to run a wild cat formation or was it just a miffed snap? 

[2006Coltsbestever]

1 minute ago, Malakai432 said:

 

Yeah I could barley see that because the projector stank where I was at.  Did we try to run a wild cat formation or was it just a miffed snap? 

We were in Shotgun in the endzone and it was just a wide snap. Like NCF said, being in shotgun in the endzone is bad.

[Holden89]

From a pure football perspective, I don't think the roof makes much of a difference, save maybe on kick/punt returns or really deep passes when the ball is high up in the air.  Which is...what every player in the NFL deals with in an Outdoor stadium. Non-issue.

 

Aesthetically, I don't really like how it makes the one part of the field so much brighter, but that's just my opinion, and I don't feel all that strongly about it.