That Guy
11-06-2006, 10:41 PM
I think we can safely assume it would cost north of $400 mil to build a stadium in DC. It is costing more than that to build what I would assume is a smaller baseball stadium so $500 isn't out of the question at all. He'd have to unload FedEx which could be hard since it would become largely worthless without Skins and another huge stadium on the way. So you'd have to assume the stadium would end up going bye-bye and the land subdivided. That would probably bring a pretty penny considering the size. Probably enough to unload his debt on it. He certainly could get the money to build a new stadium though. I would think he'd try for city help but could pull it off on his own.
there's already been talk of converting fedex into a mall. apparently it wouldn't be super difficult to do...
Bozzy
11-06-2006, 11:09 PM
Wait... didn't FedEx buy the naming rights for like 20 years? Snyder would have to buy out FedEx's contract.
CHIEF CHUCKING MY SPEAR
11-06-2006, 11:15 PM
I hope the skins get a new stadium Fed Ex is a dump. RFK was a great place to watch a game. That was a real home field advantage. If Marion Barry was still mayor at that time the skins would have had a stadium in DC where it belongs.
RobH4413
11-06-2006, 11:20 PM
I hope the skins get a new stadium Fed Ex is a dump. RFK was a great place to watch a game. That was a real home field advantage. If Marion Barry was still mayor at that time the skins would have had a stadium in DC where it belongs.
yeah lets re-elect him!
(sarcasm)
SmootSmack
11-06-2006, 11:28 PM
there's already been talk of converting fedex into a mall. apparently it wouldn't be super difficult to do...
A mega Redskins store?
That Guy
11-07-2006, 08:25 AM
Wait... didn't FedEx buy the naming rights for like 20 years? Snyder would have to buy out FedEx's contract.
they might be able to transfer it, but they might not have to buy it out as much as stop taking payments... it wasn't a lump sum but yearly income right?
I hope the skins get a new stadium Fed Ex is a dump. RFK was a great place to watch a game. That was a real home field advantage. If Marion Barry was still mayor at that time the skins would have had a stadium in DC where it belongs.
RFK was definitely a true homefield advantage, but it was quite the dump as well.
FRPLG
11-07-2006, 08:53 AM
they might be able to transfer it, but they might not have to buy it out as much as stop taking payments... it wasn't a lump sum but yearly income right?
Yeah i think those deals are genrally yearly payments. That only makes sense.
I don't think the naming rights thing would be a major hurdle. Transfer it to the new digs, not a big deal.