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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Build it in Chinatown

Question...how do you function? You clearly lack the intellect needed to survive in public if you're posting stupid takes like this

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

Use “the DC area” like we all did for a hundred years.
- fellow “DMV” hater

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Build it in Chinatown

Question...how do you function? You clearly lack the intellect needed to survive in public if you're posting stupid takes like this

This is a sick burn

[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.

You are definitely a weirdo. If Toronto gets an NFL franchise it will be the actual Bills or an expansion team.

Regarding “regrowing a fan base,” the team packed their training camp seats to capacity in 100° heat and since the sale closed a week ago have already exceeded their total ticket and suite revenue sales compared to the entirety of the 2022 season. Opening game in week 1 is sold out. The fans are there, they’ve been boycotting.

[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.

You are definitely a weirdo. If Toronto gets an NFL franchise it will be the actual Bills or an expansion team.

Regarding “regrowing a fan base,” the team packed their training camp seats to capacity in 100° heat and since the sale closed a week ago have already exceeded their total ticket and suite revenue sales compared to the entirety of the 2022 season. Opening game in week 1 is sold out. The fans are there, they’ve been boycotting.

This is laughable. FedEx field will be empty like prior seasons by the 3rd or 4th home game except for opposing fans who will make the stadium their home game.
No one buys your hype despite "nice trys" by local media.

[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.

You are definitely a weirdo. If Toronto gets an NFL franchise it will be the actual Bills or an expansion team.

Regarding “regrowing a fan base,” the team packed their training camp seats to capacity in 100° heat and since the sale closed a week ago have already exceeded their total ticket and suite revenue sales compared to the entirety of the 2022 season. Opening game in week 1 is sold out. The fans are there, they’ve been boycotting.

The Bills have no interest in moving. Further a team in Toronto creates a rivalry. This area is mostly transplants who follow their original home team. While there is a core fan base, it's small. Just enough to fill the seats at training camp. That's not a stadium.

Nothing had been done to improve the the fundamentals of the team. They might win one of their first six games. New ownership doesn't fix everything.

[Anonymous]

Who gives a shit if the city has a football team? You can watch any other team on tv. I’d hate having a stadium in my neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

I already have Nationals Stadium and Audi Field in my neighborhood. Nationals does a half decent job with traffic control but for big events at Audi Field our neighborhood is a complete mess with zero traffic control anywhere that it needs to be, like there have been times when it took 40 minutes just to move one block.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I already have Nationals Stadium and Audi Field in my neighborhood. Nationals does a half decent job with traffic control but for big events at Audi Field our neighborhood is a complete mess with zero traffic control anywhere that it needs to be, like there have been times when it took 40 minutes just to move one block.

In a car. People on foot, bikes, skateboards, etc. do just fine. Conclusion: build stadiums without car parking. Want to get to the stadium? take the Metro, take a bus, bike, or walk.

[Anonymous]

I would love to have it in Virginia. I would not support taxpayer funding for the stadium itself (I would support the commonwealth paying for any required infrastructure improvements needed).

[Anonymous]

Change name back to Redskins then I will care.

[Anonymous]

“A Senate panel passed a bill Tuesday morning that opens a path for the Washington Commanders to return to D.C. at a new facility at the site of the old RFK Stadium.”
https://wtop.com/dc/2024/11/senate-panel-passes-dc-stadium-bill-advancing-the-commanders-possible-return-to-the-district/

[Anonymous]

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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.

So Mayor Bowser shouldn't be taken seriously?

God, no. Maybe under Trump, we'll get some serious investigations into the corruption in this city.

[Anonymous]

A football team and stadium is an amenity for the region, like parks, museums, and libraries. It isn't just about economic benefits. I'd love love to see the Commanders return to DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think they should really be at RFK. If I lived near it, I would welcome it. I don't want them where I currently live because there's no space for a stadium here.

I live near Hill East and I agree. I’m also looking forward to all the neighborhood busybodies crying about it.