Canadian NFL Debacle/Pre-Season Commentary

I believe we can safely say the NFL experiment of playing in Canada on a CFL field was an epic failure. While the NFL, CFL and the Oakland Raiders (Home Team) had many weeks to prepare properly for this game, they failed to do so. The field was deemed unsafe only minutes before kickoff. The game ended up being played on an 80 yard field with no kick-offs. I’m curious though why Oakland left 20-30 players behind, and the Packers came ready to play their starters? Did Oakland know the field was inferior to NFL standards, thus leaving all their starters in Oakland or was this just coincidence? I wouldn’t put it past John Gruden or the Raiders to withhold valuable information like that from the Packers. The Packers could’ve saved a great expense by leaving 20-30 players in Green Bay. I’m sure Matt LaFleur’s decision not to play any starters was influenced by Oakland not doing so. Why risk injury to more key players?

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