As the Bears continue to weigh their options between building a dome in Illinois and building a dome in Indiana, Brian Urlacher says his strong preference is neither.
Urlacher told Kevin Clark on This Is Football that Soldier Field, where Urlacher played his home games as a Bears Hall of Fame linebacker, is the ideal spot for the team.
“I do not like the Bears playing anywhere but Soldier Field,” Urlacher said. “Even if they went to Arlington Heights, which is in Illinois, they’re going to be in a dome, and if they go to Indiana they’ll be in a dome. I don’t like the idea of them playing in a dome anywhere.”
Urlacher said the Bears will be losing the home field advantage that comes from playing outdoors in Chicago winters, where the home team is accustomed to the elements and the road team is not.
“It’s the only advantage the Bears have,” Urlacher said. “You go to Soldier Field in November, December? It’s gonna suck. The weather is not gonna be good. You’re not gonna like it. And playing there, you practice in it, you get used to it, there’s some advantage to that.”
Still, Urlacher said he thinks the state of Indiana has incentivized the Bears to move, and so they’ll move for financial reasons.
“I understand financially it makes a ton of sense for them to go to Indiana. They don’t own Soldier Field, so Sundays are not very profitable for them,” Urlacher said. “Indiana is willing to offer more. I don’t like it, but business wise it makes a ton of sense for them to go to Indiana.”
It makes sense from a business perspective. Not from a football perspective.
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