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Redskins’ popularity wanes - PFT
Yeah, I know it's sacreligious to post links to PFT...
Still..... Redskins’ popularity wanes - PFT The Associated Press reported that Monday’s practice may have had the lowest attendance ever in the 10 years the team has been training at its facility in Ashburn, Virginia. Tight end Chris Cooley, who’s in his eighth training camp with the team, said the number of fans in camp isn’t even close to what it used to be. No mention of the economy? Oh, come on! |
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Re: Redskins’ popularity wanes - PFT
Bad economy + lockout + losing team does not = fans eager to support/spend money. Pretty simple.
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Re: Redskins’ popularity wanes - PFT
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I used to go to spring games at OU but have stopped recently, just too hot and honestly not that exciting.
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Thank You, Sean.
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Re: Redskins’ popularity wanes - PFT
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Maybe if the players didn't require all their practices to be out of pads, and there was some hitting and all that, people would be more interested... I also think the lack of time to plan probably hurt peoples desire to go as well. Very few people I think can just pick up and go.
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Re: Redskins’ popularity wanes - PFT
Hopefully he'll sell the team. One can hope and dream.
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Re: Redskins’ popularity wanes - PFT
Plus 105-degree heat indexes...
Another opportunity to bash the team...yawn. I bet it's a league-wide "problem" with smaller crowds at practices.
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Re: Redskins’ popularity wanes - PFT
I wasn't sure if it was the typical anti-Skins slant I see on PFT, but it did seem they left out a major component.
Not sure how many people still hate Dan. |
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Re: Redskins’ popularity wanes - PFT
The lockout alone is a major reason for this. The training camp schedule wasn't out until just a few days ago; fans usually get to plan around the open practices for weeks.
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Re: Redskins’ popularity wanes - PFT
Yup, a lot of people probably scrapped their TC plans with the lockout.
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Re: Redskins’ popularity wanes - PFT
Training camp is only a part of it. You're seeing less interest in the regular season, too. Kind of like the whole remove 10,000 seats for "party decks," and then later on we find out it's really because they couldn't sell those seats.
I have only been to one regular season game in the past two years, haven't been to a training camp since Gibbs' final season, and I purchase a pretty limited amount of Redskins stuff. Winning would help. A lot.
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Re: Redskins’ popularity wanes - PFT
Heat, expected loosing team, Shanahan not always showing the 11 on 11 on the closer field, gas prices to drive there/economy...yeah I don't expect many fans to be there. I don't plan on going there again under Shanahan's regime, unless we win the super bowl or get Andrew Luck
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Re: Redskins’ popularity wanes - PFT
For me the primary issue is the owner. Im not bringing it up to bash him but people just flat out dont like him. Girls that dont really know anything about football but like getting togather to chat and "watch" the game probably cant name more then 3 or 4 players on the team but they know who Danny Snyder is and that they dont like him. Thats not normal for most teams. People just dont like him. You add on consistant loosing and it makes for disinterest in the team. You pile on a lockout, bad economy and hot temps and you get a 1/5th attendence of whats normal.
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Bruce Allen when in charge alone: 4-12 (.250) Bruce Allen's overall Redskins record : 28-52 (.350) Vinny Cerrato's record when in charge alone: 52-65 (.444) Vinny's overall Redskins record: 62-82 (.430) We won more with Vinny |
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Can't compete with the heat, the bad economy, or the net, if you are a mediocre team with shallow QB talent overall. I think folks are in a wait and see mode with all that is going on. It is like the boy who cried wolf. So many times we have been teased into thinking things were turning around, then poof, we still can't win. The ticket prices alone are ludicrous for what you actually see being done on the field, and that is not just the Skins, but most of the league. You really only have about 5-6 teams that really display excellence on the field, the rest are medicore or just abysmal. Can't justify a $110 ticket for a mid level 35 yard line seat with such a poor product being displayed. Can't take a family of 4 or 5 out to see a game with those prices anymore. That is why Goodell wants to try and expand overseas, but Europe isn't going to be able to afford these prices either. Shoot most FIFA games I see highlights of have mostly empty stands unless it is Barclay's or the Bundesliga, or the Italian and Spanish Premier Leagues. |
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Re: Redskins’ popularity wanes - PFT
Honestly, the people that don't like Snyder need to get over it. I am not going to defend any of the stupid things he did in the past, but right now he is a non-issue for the team. He's not making any decisions nor is he interfering with the team, he's just signing the checks. Personally, event the whole law suit against that newspaper is a non-issue for me, and it really shouldn't be for anyone as it relates to the team (which it doesn't).
I'm not saying that people should like Snyder, but unless he start f*cking the team up by interfering with operations or hire sh*theads like Vinny again, Snyder doesn't affect whether I like the team or not. And it really shouldn't affect anyone, but some people get easily distracted by non-important things. That being said, I think this whole popularity issue with training camp probably has more to do with the lockout, the economy, and the heat rather than Snyder. PFT probably posted that article since they really haven't had anything to report about the Redskins.
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