Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About FedExField

[dackerman]

Right. We want to get closer to the 50 yard line...but in the lower level it's like $300 for a ticket.

What seats in the 200 section (close to the 50) aren't obstructed views? I read the original post but I'm still not 100% sure on which seats aren't obstructed. Clearly you want something in first 7 or 8 rows, right?

[Mark The Homer]

If you read the OP under "Restricted View Seats", I think it's pretty clear.

[NattyBo]

So - I took the advice of Mark and others here and secured my tickets before the game rather than scalpers since it's the Dallas game and there wouldn't be much of a price break. Got a pretty good deal, but just wanted to check here about the seats: Section 428, Row 18, seats are in the middle of the row I think. Will I have any problems with the obstructed view seats in 428 (Row 4, Row 9) that are outlined in the OP, or will being that high up (Row 18) in the section mitigate that? I have to say, I'm pretty psyched to be right near the 50. I've only been to FedEx twice before, once LL corner and second time upper deck endzone almost all the way at the top, so this will be a treat.

[SonnyandSam]

So - I took the advice of Mark and others here and secured my tickets before the game rather than scalpers since it's the Dallas game and there wouldn't be much of a price break. Got a pretty good deal, but just wanted to check here about the seats: Section 428, Row 18, seats are in the middle of the row I think. Will I have any problems with the obstructed view seats in 428 (Row 4, Row 9) that are outlined in the OP, or will being that high up (Row 18) in the section mitigate that? I have to say, I'm pretty psyched to be right near the 50. I've only been to FedEx twice before, once LL corner and second time upper deck endzone almost all the way at the top, so this will be a treat.

Section 428 is the upper deck. There are no obstructed views from the upper deck. If you meant 228, then yes you have some viewing problems.

EDIT....Oh you are referring to the railings....you are fine if you are in the middle of the row. Even rows 4 and 9 aren't all that bad....not like the cave on the lower level.

[NattyBo]

Section 428 is the upper deck. There are no obstructed views from the upper deck. If you meant 228, then yes you have some viewing problems.

EDIT....Oh you are referring to the railings....you are fine if you are in the middle of the row. Even rows 4 and 9 aren't all that bad....not like the cave on the lower level.

Yeah, I was referencing the railings since the OP just so happened to mention the section I was in. I suspect I'll be just fine, but figured it couldn't hurt to check here. All in all pretty pumped to be on the 50, even if it's high high above the 50

[Mark The Homer]

NB - row 18 is high enough that it doesn't matter whether you sit in the middle or on the aisle. You're fine.

And those are nice seats.

[NattyBo]

NB - row 18 is high enough that it doesn't matter whether you sit in the middle or on the aisle. You're fine.

And those are nice seats.

Great! Can't wait to stop by the ES Tailgate with the wife.

[SonnyandSam]

Hey Mark,

I took my tape measure to the Ravens game. Seats in Section 109 are 18.5 inches between each arm rest. The seat is 17 inches deep from front to back.

I am a very large guy. I swear this seat is a tad wider, maybe an inch, than my old seat in Section 424 row 5.

Did you remember your tape measure?

I know......I need to get a life......

[RichmondRedskin88]

How many false starts has FedexField caused? Its not seat related. Well partially it is I guess. I just wondered if anyone had any idea.

[Mark The Homer]

Hey Mark,

I took my tape measure to the Ravens game. Seats in Section 109 are 18.5 inches between each arm rest. The seat is 17 inches deep from front to back.

I am a very large guy. I swear this seat is a tad wider, maybe an inch, than my old seat in Section 424 row 5.

Did you remember your tape measure?

I know......I need to get a life......

Cool. That's the same measurement I got. 18.5 inches between the arm rests.

http://www.extremeskins.com/showthread.php?t=256327

Odd thing about seats in that 109 endzone is they look different. The seat backs are straighter and flatter. If you compare pics using the redskins.com site, you can see they are different. But they apparently are not different in width, as I didn't think they were.

What we need to find is the width between arm rests in the Cave.

Thanks for your help, Sir.

How many false starts has FedexField caused? Its not seat related. Well partially it is I guess. I just wondered if anyone had any idea.

I'm glad you asked that question.

I've kept the FedExField false start database updated in painstaking and intimate detail and I've been updating it and documenting it routinely since the Cardinals game in Sept of '97. Hang on a sec while I look that up...

[SonnyandSam]

Cool. That's the same measurement I got. 18.5 inches between the arm rests.
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Odd thing about seats in that 109 endzone is they look different. The seat backs are straighter and flatter. If you compare pics using the redskins.com site, you can see they are different. But they apparently are not different in width, as I didn't think they were.

What we need to find is the width between arm rests in the Cave.

Thanks for your help, Sir.

........

Your welcome. The first 12 rows are on aluminum floorboards...or whatever it is called. Starting in row 13, the seats are anchored into concrete. Not sure if they measure differently. I guess I could check at a future game. Interestingly, row 14, which is my row, starts out with seats anchored to aluminum floor boards for about the first 15 seats on the right (behind/over the Redskins tunnel) and then the next 15 are anchored to concrete where I sit. I assume all those seats anchored to aluminum are removable so that large items can be moved from under the stadium onto the field; for example concert setups.

I noticed something else about those seats in the first 12 rows. People were rocking them back and forth like they are loose. Seems like a safety issue to me.

[Mark The Homer]

The tunnel used to be wider. When Snyder took over, he narrowed the tunnel by installing aluminum decks over part of the tunnel so he could sell more seats.

[xavmit]

I am not sure about this but I think the seats installed on the aluminum panels added to the endzones are the same ones installed in the cave. If so, they should be narrower than the original seats. The easiest way to tell if they are the new narrower seats is to look at the armrests. They are almost non-existent on the newer seats compared to the real armrests on the original seats.

[Mark The Homer]

Here's what 109 used to look like. The tunnel was wider and taller. You can also see the lower rows of 109 have flat backs.

http://seatdata.com/images/nfl_redsk...24x768/109.jpg

109 is across the field...

http://seatdata.com/images/nfl_redsk...8x1536/130.jpg

Snyder took over and shortened and narrowed the tunnel to install more seats. You can see the aluminum decking. The seats and arm rests look the same from this pic though.

http://www.redskins.com/images/ticke.../lg-sec209.jpg

109 is across the field and the tunnel is significantly smaller...

http://www.redskins.com/images/ticke.../lg-sec129.jpg

[RFKFedEx]

Homer, were those smaller seats in 109 installed with the Field Club seats in 2000? Or did they appear later when the FC seats were expanded; around the time that the TG Club was born in '03 I believe it was?

Those narrower chairs were (and probably still are) marketed as premium seats. Few premium customers probably ever made note that they were paying more for less. The tunnel and the Hogettes being the bait.