grego Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=nfp-20110217_ranking_the_nfl_stadiums 19. FedEx Field (Washington Redskins)Seating Capacity: 91,704 Playing Surface: Grass Opened: 1997 Located in the heart of the NFC East, FedEx Field boasts a top-notch fan base and the gritty, northeast weather in which football was meant to be played. A seating capacity of just over 91,000 is a big plus, as FedEx can get extremely loud when the ‘Skins are playing well. Outside of that, there are a lot of problems with this place. For one, the traffic getting in and getting out is awful. In addition, it’s possible that FedEx is located in the worst neighborhood of any NFL city. I’m not sure about you, but in my opinion, going to a football game shouldn’t include the risk of getting gunned down after watching your team get beat. true enough about parking, but i've been to plenty of games at fed ex. cant say i was ever in fear for my life. probably cuz its not even in a residential area. thoughts? edit- just saw this at the bottom of the article- probably explains why he wrote that. i think he has fed ex confused with RFK. hes never even been there...... Fortenbaugh’s Stadium Resume1. Cowboys Stadium (Cowboys) 2. Heinz Field (Steelers) 3. Gillette Stadium (Patriots) 4. Lincoln Financial Field (Eagles) 5. Raymond James Stadium (Buccaneers) 6. Soldier Field (Bears) 7. New Meadowlands Stadium (Giants, Jets) 8. Sun Life Stadium (Dolphins) 9. The Oakland Coliseum (Raiders) 10. Qualcomm Stadium (Chargers) Been to the following, but not for games: M&T Bank Stadium (Ravens), Superdome (Saints), Lucas Oil Stadium (Colts) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallascrushers Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Funny he says this but has oakland at 9... outside of oaklands stadium is ghetto as ****...this guy is an idiot get gunned down outside of the stadium at fed ex come on donkster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan2k Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 where do you get gunned down after the game? please tell me.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfWashington Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 I’m not sure about you, but in my opinion, going to a football game shouldn’t include the risk of getting gunned down after watching your team get beat. There is so much douchebaggery in this statement it blows my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman21ST Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 where do you get gunned down after the game? please tell me.. If anything you'd get preached to because of that huge church Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejay183 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Gunned down? I am just going to say it, that man has never been to the stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grego Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 if you read the comments on the yahoo page, other people are saying the same thing. this goofball is just throwing crap against a wall. kind of like the yahoo article a couple of weeks ago about 'greatest super bowl QB performances'. i honestly believe that they write these articles to piss people off. get them noticed, gets them famous. for a few minutes at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Pressure Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 You were 500,000 times more likely to get gunned down outside of RFK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 You were 500,000 times more likely to get gunned down outside of RFK You're 500,000 times more likely to get gunned down inside the Linc lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinWarship Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 actually, after one preseason game in like, 2004 i think, me and my boys were riding the bus out of there and saw 2 dead bodies on the side of the road, and police were cordoning off the area.. turned out they'd been shot a little while earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toe Jam Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Maybe this article wasn't meant to be published for another four years. I'd bet he's assuming the Redskins will suck bad over the next few seasons and all the fans will get trigger happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluefood Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 "ENGLISH, MOTHER ****ER! DO YOU SPEAK IT?!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hail2skins Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Yeah, his admission that he's only been to around 10 stadiums diminishes the credibility of the article. I like the lists that come from the guys at http://www.thesportsroadtrip.com. One thing he points out that is pretty funny is that all three California teams play in dumps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Jones Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 From the article at: http://www.thesportsroadtrip.com/nflfavorites.html Reference ranking NFL stadiums #29 FEDEX FIELD LANDOVER, MARYLAND WASHINGTON REDSKINS Whether it's tailgating or the game experience, the whole package here is way too corporate, as if they forgot what an actual football game should be like. Tickets, parking, concessions, souvenirs very expensive. Arc- 4.5, Food-3, Scbd-5, Ush-3, Fans-8, Loc-4, Bann-8, Ent-7.5, Conc-5.5, Bonus-5 Total 53.5 Edit or excerpts from the article With no neighborhood ambience and massive surface lots, FedEx Field is perfectly suited for tailgating, and as we approached the stadium grounds, lots of tailgating is what we saw. But something was amiss.... where were the plumes of smoke and the smell of charcoal? The footballs being tossed around? Guys in sweats and old clothes playing pickup games? The tailgate scene here smacked of something surrealistic... choice of Merlot or fine Chardonnays ... pate and quiche on the menu...Well coiffed gentlemen in pressed, pleated slacks, chatting on their cell phones or tapping on their palm pilots. OK... maybe we are exaggerating a bit here for emphasis, but trust us when we tell you that we would have to look long and hard to find a good old fashioned bratwurst and an Old Milwaukee here. Here at FedEx Field... NFL football has gone corporate, and the pregame experience was our first taste of what we were to find once inside. The main merchandise store is called the "Redskins Hall of Fame" store and is on the main level - lots of cool stuff but really pricey, even by major league standards. There is but one escalator tower to take you to the upper deck, and that is on the southwest side of the stadium. There are two sets of escalators inside the concourse for club/suite ticket holders. This is one BIG stadium -- well over 80,000 seats broken into three levels. The lower and upper level seats are colored wine red, and the center club level seats are done in yellow... Redskins colors. Terrific, right? BUT! Then add the orange/purple/green Fedex colors, ringing the top of the seating bowl, and you have a hideous mess of mismatched design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hail2skins Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Fred, IIRC, the Sports Trip guys did their review in Marty's year......which would've been the stadium's 5th season.......and it was still rated like crap. Aside from the jumbotrons (great additions to be sure), not a whole lot has changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoney26 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 What type of retard writes an article titled "ranking the nfl's best stadiums" but has only been to one third of the stadiums? The fail is strong on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsLover Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Gunned down? I am just going to say it, that man has never been to the stadium. Totally agree with you...its a friggin business district for cripes sake. You want to talk about ghetto...how about where the Stink is? or for that matter M & T for Ravens is dumped right into the city, with no parking that I could find, was pretty terrified there...but never in all my years of going to Fed Ex Field... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFKFedEx Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 At least he got Lambeau Field correct at #1. Heinz Field is my #2 best venue to visit. I was treated well in both places as a Skins fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I expected FedEx to be ranked lower. Nineteen isn't too bad of a ranking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWFLSkins Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Miami's stadium is located in the nastiest place, if you break down, just get out and run, forget the car, just run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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