Some ideas are bad as soon as they pop into someone’s brain or come out of their mouth.
Other ideas seem good on the surface, but let them marinate a bit, put some thought process into them and it becomes obvious they should never be put in motion.
Jeffrey Lurie’s hesitation about not dismissing a dome atop a renovated Lincoln Financial Field falls into the latter category.
The Eagles owner did not instantly trash the idea of putting a lid on the stadium when it is eventually renovated.
One of the things he said was that Philadelphia deserved to host a Super Bowl because it’s a great city – no argument there – and it should host a premier event like the Super Bowl.
There are a lot of great cities in the U.S., and there are a lot of great venues that could host a Super Bowl.
But Philadelphia should NOT host a Super Bowl if it means putting a dome on the stadium.
One of the many reasons that I’m opposed to a dome in Philly is because of my long-suffering curse of being a Minnesota Vikings fan.
I’ve been a Vikings fan for 60 years and suffered through four Super Bowl losses.
But what gets lost in the Vikings’ story is that since they started playing in a dome, they have not been back to the Super Bowl.
Why?
We will explore that in a minute.
The Eagles, and Philadelphia by extension, are not a domed franchise or city.
Yes, it is easy to envision fans being warm, players being warm and the owner being even warmer, and richer, in a domed stadium.
But that’s not Philly. Tailgate in the cold; watch the game in the cold. … And how can you pelt Santa Claus with snowballs if there’s no snow in the aisles?
One of the long-lasting memories of this Eagles’ run will be Saquon Barkley’s touchdown dash in the snow against the Rams in the dome-less Linc.
But back to the Super Bowl-dome curse.
Playing in the cold makes teams tough. The Eagles are tough, the Chiefs are tough, the Bills are tough. I’m not saying the Lions lost to the Commanders because they play in a dome, but …
Lurie stands to become even richer if the stadium is domed, and other events that will make the city money might be held there, but if it means not getting back to the Super Bowl, it’s a non-starter. Why take the chance?
And there’s another reason not to put a dome over a football stadium, and this, to some, might be even bigger than not getting back to the Super Bowl.
Imagine hosting a cocktail party where your exes and their significant others are your only guests in your tiny, humble abode. You have nowhere to hide, you can’t kick them out and they spend half the party making fun of you.
Now, what if the big game is held here and the Eagles don’t make it? What if it’s the Dallas Cowboys coming to our city to represent the NFC?
Instead of a tiny disastrous cocktail party, we have a city-wide Cowboy fest.
Imagine this:
Cowboy fans swamping McGillin’s Olde Ale House drinking Coors Lights.
Cowboy fans telling us how cheesesteaks aren’t ‘real’ beef.
Cowboy fans, in droves, trying to run up the Art Museum steps in Troy Aikman jerseys.
Nope.
Dome stadiums are for some places, cities that aren’t really interested in winning championships.
Here in Philly, we are a city that wants to win and … regardless if we win a Super Bowl or not, we know that …
Dallas still —–.
Source: Berkshire mont