Can't standup at FedEx?

[quote=ArtMonkDrillz;214493]Chicago didn't have all those false starts last year because Washington fans were sitting in their seats clapping like they were at a child's class play.

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I was at that Chicago game last year and it was unbelievable how much the crowd was into the game and how loud FedEX was. I watched last night's game on tv, and it just did not seem loud enough at all. How was the stadium compared to last year's opener? Did tv just not do it justice, or was the place not rockin?

I didn't think it was all that loud compared to last year. I think the fact that it was a primetime game with more/longer commericals, it was harder to stay loud. I also dont think that the lackluster pre-season helped.
One think though, I was in the upper level last night but the lower level for the Chicago game, so maybe that's why last year seemed louder.

I thought the place was rocking.

you should've asked him why do u think they call em stands?

Not only should people not be standing up at the games, if our fans get too loud I think that's bush league, and the referees should charge us a 15 yard penalty for delay of game (big ups to my man Norm Soloman).

Saracasm!

I just cant believe anyone who argues that people shouldnt stand up at a football game WHENEVER they want, while also claiming to be a fan of live football. That is one of the things that makes football so much better than any other sport, the noise, the enthusiasm, the shaking rattling grandstands. If the person behind you is in a wheelchair with a respirator sit down, but if its some whining corporate attourney from Alexandria I say tell him to piss off. Seriously, what do you think would happen in Philadelphia if you asked the guy in front of you to sit down? What would happen in Kansas City? In Lambeau? With fans as amazing as ours there is no reason we shouldnt have an environment as intimidating as the aforementioned. Instead what we have is a big loud Disneyland for wealthy lawyers and businessmen.

One last point and then I'll finally drop this (perhaps):

When RFK used to literally shake, was that from people stomping their feet while sitting or jumping up and down while up on their feet? I guess the whole "We Want Dallas" chant would have never happened if everyone was sitting.

I was a few rows behind the Skins bench and I thought it was plenty loud on every Vikings' third down, and most 2nd and longs.

What makes it hard to keep up the noise is when the other team converts 50% of their 3rd and longs. One friggin sack or int or batted down ball would have stoked the crowd like crazy.

I've been in the nosebleeds, too, and you just don't feel the intensity of the lower deck. That's one of the many problems with FedX.

p.s. -- the people in front of me were standing much of the game.....snapping pictures of Tom Cruise.

ghey.

You should have told security that he threatened you and then followed him out to the parking lot to kick the shit out of him.

If someone wants to see the game in a controlled environment they can sit at home.

Thanks Irish, I thought that I would be the lone dissenting voice on this. I've been regularly going to games at FedEx since it opened. Before that I was a sporadic visitor to RFK. At every game there are always a handful of jokers, who are inevitably not season ticket holders, who feel that they need to make the most of their one game experience by getting drunk and urging everyone else to stand up and cheer. They will stand up whenever they want despite how many people's view they are blocking. If this is you let me clue you into why people get upset with this kind of behavior. The rest of us have been here before. We are not wine drinking snobs. We understand that specific situations warrant different responses. Different games warrant different responses. We know that you are excited but when you are in Rome do as the Romans do. We didn't pay $109 to see your back and have our behavior dictated by your drunk ass. When we score or when it's 3rd and 8 and they have the ball we'll stand up with you. Otherwise, keep your eyes on the field and ignore the beer vendor for a quarter. Plus you might want to learn the word to "Hail to the Redskins" espescially the middle verses.

You were picked last in PE weren't you...