Post by Funkytown on Oct 31, 2014 21:03:05 GMT -6
Vikings Plan To Practice Outdoors In Cold Weather
With the temperatures dropping in Minnesota, the most noteworthy part of the Vikings playing outdoors at TCF Bank Stadium for two seasons -- namely, their return to home games in cold weather for the first time in 33 years -- is drawing near. The Vikings will play half their home schedule from Nov. 23 to Dec. 28, meaning they've got a fair shot at some frigid temperatures for at least a couple of their home games.
Add a Nov. 16 trip to Chicago to the schedule, and the Vikings are likely to have their largest number of cold-weather games in years. They've played just six times in temperatures below 40 degrees since 2009, winning only one of those games (the infamous Tuesday night game in Philadelphia in 2010) and tying another (in Green Bay last year). If the Vikings are going to make their temporary stadium a home-field advantage, they'll have to be able to succeed in cold weather.
Coach Mike Zimmer has plans to prepare the Vikings for the cold, by putting them outside for practice more often in November and December. The Vikings often went indoors once the temperatures dropped in years past -- which made sense when they were playing home games at the Metrodome -- but now that they're outdoors, they'll practice in the cold.
Add a Nov. 16 trip to Chicago to the schedule, and the Vikings are likely to have their largest number of cold-weather games in years. They've played just six times in temperatures below 40 degrees since 2009, winning only one of those games (the infamous Tuesday night game in Philadelphia in 2010) and tying another (in Green Bay last year). If the Vikings are going to make their temporary stadium a home-field advantage, they'll have to be able to succeed in cold weather.
Coach Mike Zimmer has plans to prepare the Vikings for the cold, by putting them outside for practice more often in November and December. The Vikings often went indoors once the temperatures dropped in years past -- which made sense when they were playing home games at the Metrodome -- but now that they're outdoors, they'll practice in the cold.
... and neither is this Chris guy.