NFL GameDay’s Kurt Warner was blasted for his suggestion that all playoff games should be played in indoor stadiums after the Baltimore Ravens were toppled by the Buffalo Bills on Saturday night.
While many oddsmakers had the Bills as the favorite — just barely — in Sunday’s game, the Ravens flew into Buffalo as the number two scoring offense in the league. But by the time the wind settled, the Bills had convincingly beaten the Ravens with a 17-3 final.
Apparently, the severe underperformance by the Ravens gave NFL GameDay’s Kurt Warner the idea that playing a playoff game outdoors in freezing and windy Buffalo, New York, was something the league should stop doing.
“Can we just play every playoff game inside?” Warner said during Sunday’s broadcast. “I know that’s a part of football. I don’t like when we come to the biggest moments of the season and the elements become a part of the mix. I want the best team to be able to advance and all the elements to be the exact same for every team.”
Even Warner’s on-air co-hosts delivered an audible moan at the suggestion.
Warner, who played for the NFL himself and was a Super Bowl champ, was blasted on social media for the idea:
All due respect, @kurt13warner, but this is a terrible take on @NFLGameDay. The elements last night WERE the same for both teams and the better team DID advance.
GO BILLS! #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/JTsJ90NwRm
— Ryan Johnson (@Lif3ofRy22) January 17, 2021
@kurt13warner When the whole studio moans about your take, that means you’re pulling stuff out of your ass to make excuses for BAL and not give credit to BUF. #badtake #BillsByABillion https://t.co/xffCUkYw4W
— Ray Mo (@RaymoK546) January 17, 2021
I guess I'm an old guy diehard fan. Football's an outdoor sport that's always been played in all four seasons. I don't ever want that to change. Good teams adapt
— Danny Austin (@DannyAustin_9) January 17, 2021
Kurt Warner says dumb things… https://t.co/7cd5ExiykQ
— Charles Campisi (@Commish45) January 17, 2021
@kurt13warner don’t be a wiener https://t.co/G3XirMHgJz
— Adam Danni (@Adanni90) January 17, 2021
Kurt Warner would absolutely HATE the CFL https://t.co/AqtOizNsgc
— Danny Austin (@DannyAustin_9) January 17, 2021
The hits came in so fast and furious on Warner’s Twitter account that he felt the need to jump in and try to deflect:
Love u all, even the hate, but I know how I feel… & reason very few SBs are been played in cold weather cities… biggest games are about teams/players not about weather & any adv 1 team may have bc that is where they live & play… I love the elements, just rather not in PO/SB
— Kurt Warner (@kurt13warner) January 17, 2021
Can’t we just talk here, haha… so funny, you make someone mad and they just attack everything about you… Sad, but the world we live in! Love u all – love to have conversations – just bring a take & not just hate & I’m here for it!
— Kurt Warner (@kurt13warner) January 17, 2021
Finally, Warner’s argument doesn’t even make a whole lot of sense considering that the Baltimore Ravens don’t exactly play in the tropics because they play outdoors in a cold-weather state, too!
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