Qwest Field is #9 in homefield advantage

by Built2Spill on Aug 21, 2009 9:20 AM PDT Comment 39 comments

This video brandishes the 12th man as the 9th best homefield advantage in the NFL. Obviously we concur. This is a good antidote Brendan Scolari trolling fanpost about Julius Jones where average is good and mediocre is best. Everytime I leave Qwest Field I am screaming just to hear myself speak. What are some of your experiences at Qwest Field? Are you ready for tomorrow's home opener? Are the Bronco's ready for the 12th Man?

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to many experiences to list

it’s a madhouse in the Hawk’s Nest every Sunday and the NFC Championship game is the single loudest experience of my life.

by Hancock.Brett on Aug 21, 2009 9:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

On my signal, unleash hell!

12th Man, ready for battle!

Child please...

by Airborne Hawk Guy on Aug 21, 2009 9:26 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I have a hard time...

believing there are 8 worse places for the opposition to play.

Ex. the 8th is Miami’s Orange Bowl, is given massive credit due to the heat/humidity.

Well, that’s great and all, but c’mon. Both teams have to line up in equal weather conditions…

Please, for the LOVE OF GOD, stop suggesting next year's 1st round pick (or picks) be used for Taylor Mays and or a QB of the future. Let's just let the season unfold, people, and evaluate much deeper in the process!!!

by whiskey chainsaw on Aug 21, 2009 9:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

And we had a fucking Monsoon and snow.

We’re like Florida and GB combined.

NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!

by Scruffy Lefty on Aug 21, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's stretching it a little ...

There wasn’t much snow. It didn’t even cover the field lol

The demise of the Broncos in '09 is our future. Pray hard.

by Nick Andron on Aug 21, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

What about the game in 2006?

People were still trying to get him vias on the I-5 the next morning.

Sam Bradford, future Seattle Seahawk.

by Carl Shinyama on Aug 21, 2009 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The game against the Jets last year?

Oh no, it was a lot of snow.

A Mariners fan in Seattle

by Coach Owens on Aug 21, 2009 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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by BrianL on Aug 21, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I love this.

So…damn..much

"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."

by Fearless Frog on Aug 21, 2009 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

When you have to shout into the ears of the person next to you

and they still can’t hear you (and this is during a PRESEASON game!), that’s when you know you have a good home field advantage.

by Fear on Aug 21, 2009 10:57 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

When you're trying to listen to the radio broadcast at full volume

and you can’t hear anything through your headphones…(Entire game of the NFC Championship and various situations during every game)

by Groundhog on Aug 21, 2009 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I take issue with

the Pittsburgh stadium ranking higher merely because of the “successful teams that played there.”

Glenn Beck likes argument, but has a deap-seated hatred for logic.

by Cheddar28 on Aug 21, 2009 10:59 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah...

when I saw the next 2 in front of us had to do with A) quality of teams that played there and B) the weather (which both teams have to overcome) I was quite unimpressed. Oh well, at least they did a good job covering our stadium in the vid, and I love the that only game I’ve made so far was the feature game (NYG 05)…

by whiskey chainsaw on Aug 21, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And the thing about Qwest is that it still manages to be that loud despite

being ranked 21st in capacity. Imagine how loud it would be if it held as many fans as FedExField does (91,704, over 24,000 more seats than Qwest has).

A Mariners fan in Seattle

by Coach Owens on Aug 21, 2009 1:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I'll be there!

Screaming my lungs out!

The demise of the Broncos in '09 is our future. Pray hard.

by Nick Andron on Aug 21, 2009 1:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I disagree with the ranking.

Qwest Field, given it’s winning percentage since 2003, is in the top 5.

9th? That should piss off the fans and make them shout even louder.

Sam Bradford, future Seattle Seahawk.

by Carl Shinyama on Aug 21, 2009 1:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I did love the quote by Strahan, though.

A Mariners fan in Seattle

by Coach Owens on Aug 21, 2009 2:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

When the Seahawks have a good team and the crowd stays in the game

I don’t think there is a tougher place in the NFL for a visiting offense.

by kearly on Aug 21, 2009 2:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Qwest the undisputed loudest place to play right?

116 decibels?

Child please...

by Airborne Hawk Guy on Aug 21, 2009 2:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I read that the NFC Championship game reached 132 dB's.

And that the Wild Card game against the Cowboys was loud(?) enough to register as a 3.0 earthquake on the Richter Scale.

A Mariners fan in Seattle

by Coach Owens on Aug 21, 2009 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Anyone want to record the decibel levels this year?

That’s something that I would like to see happen on a game-to-game basis. Would be awesome.

Sam Bradford, future Seattle Seahawk.

by Carl Shinyama on Aug 21, 2009 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

This is a good antidote Brendan Scolari trolling fanpost about Julius Jones where average is good and mediocre is best.

Seriously, what the hell? I make a detailed post and probably made 100+ comments backing it up and you don’t even post in the thread but instead just make a completely non-sensical insult here? What a joke, your fellow Seahawks fans ought to be embarassed.

by Brendan Scolari on Aug 21, 2009 2:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

We can't hear you.

IT’S TOO LOUD IN QWEST FIELD!!!

Child please...

by Airborne Hawk Guy on Aug 21, 2009 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nah, it's not funny anymore

I’m just ticked that people can be so rude and ignorant just because someone isn’t praising their team to high heaven. It is just incredible to me that someone could think I’m a troll because I don’t think Jones is a good starter. I thought most people were open to questioning their internal biases and having an open discussion about the merits of their players and team. Clearly the “My TEAM RULES GTFO TROLL LOLZZZZZ!!!!” philosophy is still going strong.

by Brendan Scolari on Aug 21, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don't worry about it man it's the internet

"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."

by Fearless Frog on Aug 21, 2009 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You're clearly sensitive to our criticism

That might be an indication that your temperament isn’t suited to walking into someone else’s board and saying that (1) their RB sucks and (2) everyone on the board is dumb for thinking that he doesn’t. The “rude(ness)” you experienced was a lot milder than you’d find almost anywhere else had you done something similar.

Brett Favre is the Kenny Powers of football.

by ninjasocks on Aug 21, 2009 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well

I actually said neither of those things. I said that Jones is not a good runner for a starter, but he is a good blocker and receiver. I also think he’s better than a lot of backups, but I was not comparing him to them. I think he has his uses as a player, but is not very good at running the ball.

I also don’t think I called anyone dumb, it was some Seahawks fans who resorted to the personal insults.

So I don’t find it sensible at all that I am being called a troll, jackass, or stupid seeing as how I made a fair argument against one player and was respectful to everyone else. I figured I would get a better reception, but considering not many people agreed with me I guess rudeness was to be expected, that doesn’t mean I have to like it.

by Brendan Scolari on Aug 21, 2009 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Owned

That said, I’ll defend Scolari on J. Jones. Jones for his career usually runs negative DVOA most years as a rusher, and he wasn’t any better as a catcher than MoMo. The only thing I can honestly “rave about” with Jones is his pass blocking, which is some of the best I’ve seen from a Seahawks RB in a long time. Overall, He’s nearly identical statistically to Morris, but cost more. He is 2 years younger, but overall, I think Jones is a #2 back in a good running game. He’s not terrible, but I’d compare him to our offensive line, a talented group that strives to be average.

by kearly on Aug 21, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yyyyeah..

Brendan I think the flak you got on that post was extremely mild for the internet (and for lasting over 500 comment). When you’re so persistent in an argument (where you make few concessions and inject a lot of opinion AND misquote yourself) its gonna frustrate SOME people. Only about 95 percent of replies to your post were argumentative and respectful.

Glenn Beck likes argument, but has a deap-seated hatred for logic.

by Cheddar28 on Aug 21, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

During the Seahawks Holmgren heyday (2003-2007)

The Seahawks overshot their DVOA based “projected wins” stat (that is, how many games they SHOULD have won based on how well they played over an average season) by 1-3 wins every year.

Sure, part of that is Josh Brown’s golden leg in 2006 and also the fact that good teams usually overachieve somewhat, but during Holmgren’s heyday from 2003-2007, the team only underachieved once- 2007, when they had a projected 10.7 wins. Over those 5 years, the sum of the difference was +4.1 games, or about +.8 games a year on average. Figure that Josh Brown takes a bite out of that for his heroic 2006, and lets say it’s +.5 games.

I’ll admit that’s a bit of fuzzy math, but would anyone doubt if the Seahawks won, on average, an extra game (vs. normal homefield advantage) every other year just from Qwest Field during this period?

by kearly on Aug 21, 2009 3:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I went to the first regular season game at Seahawks Stadium.

I was younger but I remember it being awesome.

"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."

by Fearless Frog on Aug 21, 2009 3:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I still haven't been to a Qwest game :(

But I did play with the Cascade High School marching band on Qwest Field for some sort of cancer-stomping event.

Glenn Beck likes argument, but has a deap-seated hatred for logic.

by Cheddar28 on Aug 21, 2009 4:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I played a football game...

at the Kingdom before a Hawk Steeler game in around 86 or 87.

We sat on the rolled up baseball astroturf on the field at around the 25 yard line. I still remember Darryl Thomas (wasn’t that his name, the long ball threat with hands of stone?) getting hit hard right in front of us and his eyes going WIDE OPEN as he got hit.

Pretty cool memory… also, I was the only player that got number 80’s autograph. Which was really cool considering I was a WR and he was my hero… oh, and we parked next to LB Michael Jackson in the parking lot, he had a white vette… and (I found this out waaay later) my uncle smoked a bowl with him in the parking lot, lol.

by whiskey chainsaw on Aug 21, 2009 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

"oh, and we parked next to LB Michael Jackson in the parking lot,"

Almost as cool as seeing the reanimated corpse of the singer.

"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."

by Fearless Frog on Aug 21, 2009 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's freaking awesome

Lucky :-P

Glenn Beck likes argument, but has a deap-seated hatred for logic.

by Cheddar28 on Aug 22, 2009 1:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Turner...

Daryl Turner… my bad.

by whiskey chainsaw on Aug 22, 2009 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The new NFL Network Gameday commercial features time lapse footage of Qwest.

100% pure win.

Child please...

by Airborne Hawk Guy on Aug 21, 2009 8:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

My only Qwest experience was vs. Dallas in '05

1st time Qwest had seen rain during a regular season game. Was a great game, but it looked like we were sunk with :30 to play, then Babs picked off Bledsomuch and JB kicked the GW FG as time expired, Infuckingcredible. To feel the lowest of the lows and higest of the highs all in about a 30 second span is something else.

I wish I could have been there for the NFC Championship and the Playoff game vs. Dallas aka The Botched Snap. I was working at a very busy bowling alley down here in Vancouver for that one, and for those few seconds before the ball was snapped and up until the play ended the place was dead silent. Then when Homo went down the place just erupted. 1000+ ppl going fucking insane all at the same time in very cramped conditions. Incredible. Man, I love Football.

OOOOOH!!!!! That was NASTY!!!!!!!!

by bmxnw on Aug 22, 2009 5:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs