Check out Mike Tomlin's comment at the end, he's got to be joking. I agree with Fred Taylor, and I'm sure most Steelers do agree with him whether they admit it or not.
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"That field is terrible," Taylor said. "That's a lawsuit pending. That's ridiculous. But you are up there where it rains a lot and snows. That is just what happens and those are the elements. Maybe they should try to invest in FieldTurf next year or in the future."
The Steelers, in fact, are investigating various artificial surfaces and might install one after this season ends.
"I prefer grass," said Taylor, who plays on grass in Jacksonville. "But those cold-weather teams, late in the season, they allow high schools to play on their field, and they allow colleges to play on their field. It just goes completely bad. So I think a million-dollar field investment won't hurt their pockets."
Steelers players have said en force that they prefer whatever natural surface they have to any kind of artificial cover.
"They play on it," Taylor said. "That's their home field and they like to get down and dirty and play a physical football game. So that is what they like if they are comfortable with that.
"That is fine with them. But for me personally, I am more of a shifting back and I like to try to make my cut and that field doesn't allow for much of that. So I would prefer FieldTurf or some good grass, not just dirt."
Good then, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said, adding that if that's how Taylor feels, then it's called a home-field advantage for the Steelers.
"Sure it is, if he feels that way," Tomlin said. "I don't know anybody on our team that hates our field, so I would have to say it's an advantage then."
The Steelers, in fact, are investigating various artificial surfaces and might install one after this season ends.
"I prefer grass," said Taylor, who plays on grass in Jacksonville. "But those cold-weather teams, late in the season, they allow high schools to play on their field, and they allow colleges to play on their field. It just goes completely bad. So I think a million-dollar field investment won't hurt their pockets."
Steelers players have said en force that they prefer whatever natural surface they have to any kind of artificial cover.
"They play on it," Taylor said. "That's their home field and they like to get down and dirty and play a physical football game. So that is what they like if they are comfortable with that.
"That is fine with them. But for me personally, I am more of a shifting back and I like to try to make my cut and that field doesn't allow for much of that. So I would prefer FieldTurf or some good grass, not just dirt."
Good then, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said, adding that if that's how Taylor feels, then it's called a home-field advantage for the Steelers.
"Sure it is, if he feels that way," Tomlin said. "I don't know anybody on our team that hates our field, so I would have to say it's an advantage then."
