New Stadium for the Redskins being planned . . .

JKC didn't.


Also, I say the same things when those stadiums are built too.

JKC did. Not for the structure itself, but all the infrastructure changes around it

JKC did. Not for the structure itself, but all the infrastructure changes around it

I wouldn't expect a NFL team to update the roads around the stadium. I'm talking about the stadium itself.

JKC did. Not for the structure itself, but all the infrastructure changes around it


Bingo and there lies at least one big problem , if the lease is broken at Fed EX the Skins are responsable for the cost of all the updated "infrastucture" not to mention it is like owning a home ,what do you do with Fed Ex ,sell it ,to whom ?

Okay when did stadiums become so disposable?

When the NFL learned they could force localities to pay to build them.

I have a couple of thoughts on a new stadium:

I always find it interesting who does and doesn't want a new stadium. In my experience, which is just mine I get that, the season ticket holders don't want a new stadium because they realize they're probably going to be priced out finally. It always seems to be the people that don't actually go to the games that want a new stadium.

I'm assuming they will have a PSL program. It's hard to say what it'll look like now, the stadium probably wont open for at least 10 years, maybe more like 15-17. But this is concerning. There are few things that would make me close my account that's been in the family since 1963. PSL's is likely one of them.

Snyder can go on camera and say he's going to build the stadium to rock like RFK all he wants. If he makes it another wine and cheese environment that caters to the extremes of the young drunk and the people who are more interested with telling their friends they were there than actually paying attention to the game then the new stadium will receive just as much criticism as the current one. And part of that is also driven by actually winning.


RFK was a dump at the end. What made it awesome was how good the team was and how hard it was to get tickets (which made you appreciate when you got to go more.) The sections we were in everyone knew everyone because they'd all been sitting next to each other on Sunday for the better part of a decade.

Anyways, I hope it's something like 65k. If Snyder's going to make it meet whatever arbitrary mark to host a super bowl then I hope those are expansion seats. I don't want another 80k+ stadium. We don't have the fanbase to fill it up.

My gut feeling, 90% chance the new stadium goes into northern Virginia

Anything is better than Fedex...

agreed. Hate to say it, but I never liked going to games.

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I think it's going in NVA also. Not sure where but somewhere inside the 495 loop.

As for capacity, please, he is going to cram every seat he can in there. I would be surprised if it is less than 80K. Just b/c it would have a high capacity does not mean it has to be bad. FedEx is just a giant bowl - not much creativity in design. A little creative design work could enhance the experience and home field advantage even if the stadium has a high capacity.

Oh, and it will have a roof. Danny wants his Super Bowl.

high capacity = tons of opposing team fans.

if you look at all the new, 75k+ stadiums, they all have that same problem. the redskins are no longer unique in that regard.

It's going to be hard for danny to sell PSLs to the fans with the team as shitty as it is. He better be waiting for some good years to be able to sell it to the fans.