Which would you hate more: Commanders leave DC, or Commanders stadium in your neighborhood?

[Anonymous]

I live in Herndon and would love a stadium out here.

[Anonymous]

I will fight the commanders coming to the RFK site to the death. To. The. Death.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I will fight the commanders coming to the RFK site to the death. To. The. Death.

Your life definitely won't stop the hundreds of millions of dollars on the table.

[Anonymous]

Herndon

[Anonymous]

Build it in Chinatown

[Anonymous]

Would prefer them in DC. Don’t mind City providing land so long as owners build building.

As a MD resident may stop being a fan if they move way out to exurban VA esp. since we have Ravens close by.

Ultimately though pro sports are just for fun so they can move to Timbuktu if they want and I’ll survive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry I'm the OP and I should have written DMV vs DC in the subject.

They aren't at all talking about leaving - it just seems like no one actually want to have a stadium near them...so if the team requires a new stadium, where the heck does it go? Richmond?

Thank you for clarifying. There are definitely some weirdos right now who are saying that the team might leave the DC area. That’s not happening. The entire point of forcing Snyder out was that the DC area is a gigantic market and his product was failing. The team is staying and with new ownership has a chance of getting a new stadium deal with somebody. That was not happening with Snyder in charge.

p.s. Stop calling it the DMV

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry I'm the OP and I should have written DMV vs DC in the subject.

They aren't at all talking about leaving - it just seems like no one actually want to have a stadium near them...so if the team requires a new stadium, where the heck does it go? Richmond?

Thank you for clarifying. There are definitely some weirdos right now who are saying that the team might leave the DC area. That’s not happening. The entire point of forcing Snyder out was that the DC area is a gigantic market and his product was failing. The team is staying and with new ownership has a chance of getting a new stadium deal with somebody. That was not happening with Snyder in charge.

p.s. Stop calling it the DMV

I can’t stand DMV which is why I wrote DC meaning the metro area but now I just can’t win. -OP

[Anonymous]

I would be mad if it wasn’t at RFK

No one but those in NoVA would drive to ashburn

Takes the same time to drive to Baltimore for me. Ravens baby!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry I'm the OP and I should have written DMV vs DC in the subject.

They aren't at all talking about leaving - it just seems like no one actually want to have a stadium near them...so if the team requires a new stadium, where the heck does it go? Richmond?

Thank you for clarifying. There are definitely some weirdos right now who are saying that the team might leave the DC area. That’s not happening. The entire point of forcing Snyder out was that the DC area is a gigantic market and his product was failing. The team is staying and with new ownership has a chance of getting a new stadium deal with somebody. That was not happening with Snyder in charge.

p.s. Stop calling it the DMV

I must be one of those weirdos. The team will move to the first city offering to build a new stadium. It doesn't really matter how big the market is here. They are facing the challenge of regrowing a fan base that has largely abandoned the franchise. The modern sports era no longer requires you to follow your local team. You can follow whichever team you like and watch every single game they play. So the people that don't attend games have already been lost to other franchises. Game attendance isn't going to improve until a new, modern stadium is built.

Toronto is familiar with the NFL due to the proximity of the Bills, and is in much better shape financially. While London has been floated as a possible next NFL franchise, I think COVID has made that logistically impossible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry I'm the OP and I should have written DMV vs DC in the subject.

They aren't at all talking about leaving - it just seems like no one actually want to have a stadium near them...so if the team requires a new stadium, where the heck does it go? Richmond?

Thank you for clarifying. There are definitely some weirdos right now who are saying that the team might leave the DC area. That’s not happening. The entire point of forcing Snyder out was that the DC area is a gigantic market and his product was failing. The team is staying and with new ownership has a chance of getting a new stadium deal with somebody. That was not happening with Snyder in charge.

p.s. Stop calling it the DMV

I must be one of those weirdos. The team will move to the first city offering to build a new stadium. It doesn't really matter how big the market is here. They are facing the challenge of regrowing a fan base that has largely abandoned the franchise. The modern sports era no longer requires you to follow your local team. You can follow whichever team you like and watch every single game they play. So the people that don't attend games have already been lost to other franchises. Game attendance isn't going to improve until a new, modern stadium is built.

Toronto is familiar with the NFL due to the proximity of the Bills, and is in much better shape financially. While London has been floated as a possible next NFL franchise, I think COVID has made that logistically impossible.

All true, but it’s really important to the league to have a DC-area team for political purposes. It’s easier to lobby if you can easily bring pols out for an evening in the owners’ box, etc. Legal monopolies don’t happen by themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry I'm the OP and I should have written DMV vs DC in the subject.

They aren't at all talking about leaving - it just seems like no one actually want to have a stadium near them...so if the team requires a new stadium, where the heck does it go? Richmond?

Thank you for clarifying. There are definitely some weirdos right now who are saying that the team might leave the DC area. That’s not happening. The entire point of forcing Snyder out was that the DC area is a gigantic market and his product was failing. The team is staying and with new ownership has a chance of getting a new stadium deal with somebody. That was not happening with Snyder in charge.

p.s. Stop calling it the DMV

I must be one of those weirdos. The team will move to the first city offering to build a new stadium. It doesn't really matter how big the market is here. They are facing the challenge of regrowing a fan base that has largely abandoned the franchise. The modern sports era no longer requires you to follow your local team. You can follow whichever team you like and watch every single game they play. So the people that don't attend games have already been lost to other franchises. Game attendance isn't going to improve until a new, modern stadium is built.

Toronto is familiar with the NFL due to the proximity of the Bills, and is in much better shape financially. While London has been floated as a possible next NFL franchise, I think COVID has made that logistically impossible.

All true, but it’s really important to the league to have a DC-area team for political purposes. It’s easier to lobby if you can easily bring pols out for an evening in the owners’ box, etc. Legal monopolies don’t happen by themselves.

It's a short flight to Toronto from DCA. Fly them out to Toronto for the weekend on a private plane and show them the nice new stadium with adjacent five-star hotel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry I'm the OP and I should have written DMV vs DC in the subject.

They aren't at all talking about leaving - it just seems like no one actually want to have a stadium near them...so if the team requires a new stadium, where the heck does it go? Richmond?

Thank you for clarifying. There are definitely some weirdos right now who are saying that the team might leave the DC area. That’s not happening. The entire point of forcing Snyder out was that the DC area is a gigantic market and his product was failing. The team is staying and with new ownership has a chance of getting a new stadium deal with somebody. That was not happening with Snyder in charge.

p.s. Stop calling it the DMV

I must be one of those weirdos. The team will move to the first city offering to build a new stadium. It doesn't really matter how big the market is here. They are facing the challenge of regrowing a fan base that has largely abandoned the franchise. The modern sports era no longer requires you to follow your local team. You can follow whichever team you like and watch every single game they play. So the people that don't attend games have already been lost to other franchises. Game attendance isn't going to improve until a new, modern stadium is built.

Toronto is familiar with the NFL due to the proximity of the Bills, and is in much better shape financially. While London has been floated as a possible next NFL franchise, I think COVID has made that logistically impossible.

All true, but it’s really important to the league to have a DC-area team for political purposes. It’s easier to lobby if you can easily bring pols out for an evening in the owners’ box, etc. Legal monopolies don’t happen by themselves.

It's a short flight to Toronto from DCA. Fly them out to Toronto for the weekend on a private plane and show them the nice new stadium with adjacent five-star hotel.

Might need a name change: the Toronto Apologizers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will fight the commanders coming to the RFK site to the death. To. The. Death.

Your life definitely won't stop the hundreds of millions of dollars on the table.

NFL stadiums are money losers for the cities that host them 100% of the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would hate to see them have a stadium in DC. Football stadiums are one of the worst returns on investment for a municipality, especially an urban one. A giant stadium surrounded by parking lots and used 8 times a year is a colossal waste of land.

Anyone who thinks the team should have a stadium in DC should not be taken seriously.

This. Only idiots want a football stadium in DC.