RIP to the knees torn today Quality engineering and drainage right there - NFL fans brutally troll Bears over pathetic playing conditions at Soldier Field following heavy rain × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout NFL News RIP to the knees torn today Quality engineering and drainage right there - NFL fans brutally troll Bears over pathetic playing conditions at Soldier Field following heavy rain By Rit Nanda Modified 15 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Soldier Field prior to San Francisco 49ers v Chicago Bears In the most Chicago Bears way possible, despite winning their opening game 19-10 against the San Franciso 49ers, comments on social media are all about Soldier Field, their home field. To be fair, the weather was atrocious throughout. But that in no way could have explained the water build-up in what was the first game of the NFL season there. Fans were not kind and lambasted the playing field on social media. Billy M@BillyM_91Sorry, but this doesn't look like an NFL playing surface4883436Sorry, but this doesn't look like an NFL playing surface https://t.co/4Sq1wTFEMs Brian Christopher@freemasons23@barstoolsports Quality engineering and drainage right there166@barstoolsports Quality engineering and drainage right there Shroozy ?@Shroozy@barstoolsports RIP to the knees torn today.791@barstoolsports RIP to the knees torn today. Bill Toulouse@BillToulouseRain on the worst grass field in the World. This will be worth checking out. Most small town 9 man football fields have better turf than Soldier Field. twitter.com/StaceyDales/st…StaceyDales@StaceyDalesThe rain is pounding Chicago. Watch… @nflnetwork @NFLGameDay 6372The rain is pounding Chicago. Watch… @nflnetwork @NFLGameDay https://t.co/a0F4MnShMKRain on the worst grass field in the World. This will be worth checking out. Most small town 9 man football fields have better turf than Soldier Field. twitter.com/StaceyDales/st… Mark Potash@MarkPotashBermuda grass doesn’t seem to drain very well.375Bermuda grass doesn’t seem to drain very well. https://t.co/K1rDrav2EK Chris Roth@rothchrisThis is a sure fire way to get #Bears to move to a new stadium; grass at Soldier Field is seemingly ALWAYS trash twitter.com/MarkPotash/sta…Mark Potash@MarkPotashBermuda grass doesn’t seem to drain very well.15Bermuda grass doesn’t seem to drain very well. https://t.co/K1rDrav2EKThis is a sure fire way to get #Bears to move to a new stadium; grass at Soldier Field is seemingly ALWAYS trash twitter.com/MarkPotash/sta… Balakay@BalakayToday's Chicago Bears game in this monsoon with no roof will seal the deal. They will not be staying in Soldier Field with this grass and no roof. Move to Arlington Heights is a sure thing.5Today's Chicago Bears game in this monsoon with no roof will seal the deal. They will not be staying in Soldier Field with this grass and no roof. Move to Arlington Heights is a sure thing. Jeff Hansen@rakoto10Soldier Field's grass looks like torn ACLs waiting to happen.222Soldier Field's grass looks like torn ACLs waiting to happen. zack@zack_dogepilledLol that new Soldier Field Bermuda grass is going to be absolute pig slop by halftime, beautiful2Lol that new Soldier Field Bermuda grass is going to be absolute pig slop by halftime, beautiful Alex Patt@chifanpatt2Soldier Field is melting in the dark.All the sweet green grass flowing awaySomeone left the players out in the rain.I don’t think that we can take it, so to Arlington we shall take it. And we’ll never have to play on this again! OH NOOOO!6Soldier Field is melting in the dark.All the sweet green grass flowing awaySomeone left the players out in the rain.I don’t think that we can take it, so to Arlington we shall take it. And we’ll never have to play on this again! OH NOOOO! Also Checkout:- Bears Preseason Schedule How did the Chicago Bears get stuck in this swamp To recollect how we got here, one must remember that Soldier Field is a historic institution in the NFL. Not only is it the smallest stadium in the NFL, but it carries its aura by being the oldest stadium in the league. Unfortunately, it has started showing its age. Even during the pre-season, the Bears and their Soldier Field playing surface was heavily criticized. It led to the stadium replacing the Kentucky bluegrass with Bermuda grass on September 5, 2022, to rectify the issue. It was less than a week before the opening game and quite clearly, the playing surface did not improve as they had hoped. In addition to the quality of the playing surface, Soldier Field obviously has a drainage problem. Apart from the grass field being able to absorb water, a modern stadium should not get clogged down by the amount of rain that is witnessed. Unfortunately, therein lies the problem, that it is not a modern stadium. The Bears are therefore looking to move away from Soldier Field to a new stadium. They zeroed in on the Arlington International Racecourse in the Chicago suburbs after the former horse racetrack went up for sale in 2021. The entire property was purchased by the Chicago Bears and an architecture planner has been selected to go ahead with building a new stadium. One of these days, after over 50 years at Soldier Field, the Bears will have a new place to call home, whether Arlington or elsewhere. Much like most relocations, they will have better facilities and designs, a glitzier atmosphere, and, one hopes, better playing surfaces. However, it will take a lifetime to create the memories that they have forged at Soldier Field. For all its faults, there are memories associated with this place. When inevitably it falls into disuse, whenever that may be, all that will remain is a sepia-tinted glaze of the best memories from the stadium. The inconvenient memories, such as those today, that precipitated the move in the first place, will long be forgotten. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Akshay Saraswat × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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