Improvements To Ford Field

[401don]

BTW, I do believe Ford Field was beautifully thought out, constructed, etc. etc. and it has aged very gracefully over 15 years.

[[I haven't been to many NFL stadiums but it is my favorite. Redskins' FedEx, a few years olders, is a POS. That stadium will be replaced in the next 10 or 12 years when the lease expires. Fair amount of talk about a new stadium in D.C. or NoVa.).

Quite frankly, if I didn't know better I'd guess it 5 - 10 years old [[max).

To me, the video boards were the most obvious sign of some age.

Sorry to say but I think the Ford Field seating is very poor compared to other stadiums I've been to. There are far too many end zone seats compared to sideline and the gradual slope of the upper deck is too far removed from the field. There is no feeling of the crowd being on top of the play at all.

[emu steve]

Sorry to say but I think the Ford Field seating is very poor compared to other stadiums I've been to. There are far too many end zone seats compared to sideline and the gradual slope of the upper deck is too far removed from the field. There is no feeling of the crowd being on top of the play at all.

Yes, I have heard that too many [[too great a %) of end zone to side line seats and I don't disagree.

I have sat at the 10 yard line and once in the end zone...

[drjeff]

Yes, I have heard that too many [[too great a %) of end zone to side line seats and I don't disagree.

I have sat at the 10 yard line and once in the end zone...

The gradual slope of the upper deck means the seats are much closer to the field level, which I like. Who wants to be watching from 10 storeys in the air? And I prefer sitting in the end zone over on the sidelines inside the 20 yard line. You have a terrible angle from that position and basically can't tell what's happening unless the play is right in front of you. Ford Field is far, far better for watching football than the Silverdome ever was.