New Falcons stadium

[coit]

Originally Posted by ContactBuzz

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...-the-elements/

Interesting - Goodell's answer is 'the game should be played in the elements' which completely eliminates weather as the reason why they won't come back. But it's also contradictory - the conspiracy theorist in me thinks that the owners are helping Blank by conspiring to get a new stadium for Atlanta (with justification being - what ATL needs is anything but a dome)

That's a BS answer. When did they play the SB in Detroit?

[a5ehren]

Originally Posted by ContactBuzz

I guess you're right if you ignore the economic benefits that having a pro sports team (NFL especially) can have for the city/area.

[citation needed]

The teams and leagues always like to trot this out, but it isn't really true. It just shifts the location where people's entertainment dollars are spent; the amount of new spending (a few thousand tourists for 8 weekends/year) is negligible on a macro scale.