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gbfk t1_j8dw8e6 wrote

Reply to comment by Pece17 in The grass making its debut today at #SBLVII was developed by USGA-funded research, and is the same turf on which you'd play 18! by Bears9Titles

The Tahoma 31 the article is about is the same grass used at Lincoln Financial Field. Also for the Arkansas Razorbacks which had no complaints for its turf. So it's a perfectly good grass for football.

But the issue seems seems to come from a couple major changes that made it not quite Tahoma 31, at least not the same turf stand that has been successfully used in other stadiums. It was heavily overseeded with ryegrass for the aesthetic (dark green, good to paint), which means a lot of the grass isn't anchored as well as a conventionally grown stand without overseed.

But also that it was only installed two weeks ago. So heavily overseeded turf trying to re-establish roots while all the rehearsals and painting is going on. Overseeded grass rooted into a base turf that barely has time to re-establish it's own roots. End result is what they got last night.

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theqwoppingdead t1_j8dt5it wrote

Reply to comment by Jossie2014 in [Rapoport] Sources: Raiders QB Derek Carr has informed the team he won’t accept a trade to the Saints or any other team. The team is expected to release him and he’ll be a top free agent. by BCLetsRide69

Idk I’ve seen him throw the ball out of bounds on 4th down late in the 4th quarter on a potential game winning drive multiple times. Taking the loss instead of risking stats looking bad on a low probability throw with nothing to lose. I would be upset if my team had Carr as the qb

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