Redskins Offseason Thread

[Defensewins]

Originally Posted by FrenchSkin

If we're rehashing, I'll ask about a subject that has already been talked about, the Redskins stadium:

FedEx Field gets ranked dead last in NFL stadiums ranking

(Of course, such a ranking is highly subjective, and I have no idea what SportingNews' feelings towards the Redskins are - nor do I care).

Now, I think a lot of you will agree that FedEx Field is not a good stadium, my question to those who've attended games there, is why ?

I understood getting and leaving from there is difficult, but what about the stadium itself, what makes it such a disappointing place to watch a football game?

It's highly probable the Redskins will have a new stadium within a couple of years, what are you expecting from it (a part from a better location) ?

1) Location...location...location... redskins went from RFK in the middle of historic Washington D.C. a stones throw away from the picturesque Capital and all of the Monuments to.....Suburbia. Awful. When Fed Ex was first opened there was very little there to offer other than strip malls and.....?
2) I sat in the Upper level of the FED Ex ONCE and never again. You might as well be on a plane or blimp watching. You are so far up and away from the field. Binoculars are a must. I would rather watch on TV than sit in the Upper level.
3) Fed Ex is now considered old and out dated. Has very little of today's amenities that new stadiums have. But mostly it cannot compete with a new stadium. RFK was old but at least it had some character. Fed EX is ugly.

[FrenchSkin]

Originally Posted by Defensewins

1) Location...location...location... redskins went from RFK in the middle of historic Washington D.C. a stones throw away from the picturesque Capital and all of the Monuments to.....Suburbia. Awful. When Fed Ex was first opened there was very little there to offer other than strip malls and.....?
2) I sat in the Upper level of the FED Ex ONCE and never again. You might as well be on a plane or blimp watching. You are so far up and away from the field. Binoculars are a must. I would rather watch on TV than sit in the Upper level.
3) Fed Ex is now considered old and out dated. Has very little of today's amenities that new stadiums have. But mostly it cannot compete with a new stadium. RFK was old but at least it had some character. Fed EX is ugly.

Thank you.

Surprisingly though, FedEx has had one of the biggest average attendances in the league throughout the years (slightly above 75K/game last year) ... but one of the lowest filling percentages (88.4% last year).

2017 NFL Football Attendance - National Football League - ESPN