DC Sports bog: The Redskins aren't doing very well at home

[SkinsHokieFan]

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcs...oing_very.html

As an addendum to my previous note about the Redskins' relatively small crowd on Sunday, let me also note this:

The Redskins are 2-5 at home this season. That means they will finish without a winning home record for the third straight season. That's only happened three times in 40 years: from 1961-1963, from 1993-1995, and from 2008-2010. This is, clearly, the first time the Redskins have so suffered at FedEx Field.

Going back through the standings, that's hardly even the worst of it. The worst is this: in my lifetime, the Redskins have never had less of a home-field advantage than they do right now.

From 1969 to 1992, the Redskins never finished with a losing record at home. Never. Like, not once. In 24 seasons.

In the next decade -- from 1993 to 2002 -- the Redskins finished with a losing record at home twice.

And in the next eight seasons -- from 2003 to the present -- the Redskins will now have finished with a losing record at home five times. Overall, they're 29-34 at home in that span. Not dominant.

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[Lombardi's_kid_brother]

But there is no way better way to spend an afternoon in the fall.

[Jofizz]

But there is no way better way to spend an afternoon in the fall.

Until the clock hits 0:00.

[stwasm]

But there is no way better way to spend an afternoon in the fall.

Unless you're at church, which is now where I spend my Sunday afternoons since Danny has made it more than clear that providing a good game-day experience for the fans isn't a high priority with him. But, to quote Chris, "We should win six, seven games every year at home. Good teams do that." You just answered your own question. Good teams do that. The Skins are not a good team.

[FuriousD]

Clearly the skins haven't been a good team for a very long time but even if they get that part turned around, there is very little (it seems) in the FedEx experience that makes that stadium a tough place to play. Yeah, it's BIG. Yeah, it can be loud ocasionally. But it's no where near HOSTILE enough!

Stories of old RFK are legendary. Opposing teams felt oppressed and closed in. The breath of 60K+ rabid fans was on the back of their necks and if they leaned too far back they might get their heads taken off.

Personally, I don't think any thought was given to the design of FedEx as it relates to home field advantage beyond its shear size.

[HBnotBlades]

But there is no way better way to spend an afternoon in the fall.

With our recent history, "There's no better way to spend an afternoon in the fail".

[Boss_Hogg]

so? we don't do well on the road either.

[RedskinsNation]

so? we don't do well on the road either.

Exactly.

And who gives a rats turd about the Gameday experience...i mean come on. This aint the dumpy NBA or MLB. Im there to watch the game on the field and not get my face painted, toss softballs into baskets, watch a magician do magic tricks or sit at the godforsaken BUILD-A-BEAR station with my son for 45 minutes - what a joke. Give me my parking space, my cooler, my ticket, a jumbotron and get out of my way.

All this junk about the stupid gameday experience just makes me laugh. Would a bunch of bells and whistles that make this "Gameday Experience" better really mean anything when we keep losing at home? Get Real.

[TD_washingtonredskins]

Thank you RedskinsNation. I never understood why people would spend their entire Sunday (and countless hundreds of dollars) to go to a football game and then look for other things to entertain themselves. You get 8 home games per year so they are all pretty important...shouldn't the GAME be the primary focus??

Like you said, when it comes to other sports with 41-81 home dates per season, it makes sense to have more bells and whistles, but the NFL shouldn't need that.

[thebluefood]

Exactly.

And who gives a rats turd about the Gameday experience...i mean come on. This aint the dumpy NBA or MLB. Im there to watch the game on the field and not get my face painted, toss softballs into baskets or sit at the godforsaken BUILD-A-BEAR station with my son for 45 minutes - what a joke. Give me my parking space, my cooler, my ticket, a jumbotron and get out of my way.

All this junk about the stupid gameday experience just makes me laugh. Would a bunch of bells and whistles that make this "Gameday Experience" better really mean anything when we keep losing at home? Get Real.

Agreed. If anything, it seems like it's a little too cushy. I'd never condone violence, of course, but football is a hostile game. A VERY hostile game; not only on the field but in the stands. The bells and whistles are for minor league baseball games; not professional football games.

[nyfan]

What make an enjoyable game experience for me is a WIN!

[gortiz]

this team has been rudderless for the last 10 years ... really, except for when Joe Jackson was here.

i guess that is what you should expect when you field a team of mercenaries.

if we had more homegrown's like cooley, and more character guys like London we would have some kind of substance.

instead its been a travelling circus.

no pride, no integrity, no identity.

[stwasm]

Exactly.

And who gives a rats turd about the Gameday experience...i mean come on. This aint the dumpy NBA or MLB. Im there to watch the game on the field and not get my face painted, toss softballs into baskets, watch a magician do magic tricks or sit at the godforsaken BUILD-A-BEAR station with my son for 45 minutes - what a joke. Give me my parking space, my cooler, my ticket, a jumbotron and get out of my way.

All this junk about the stupid gameday experience just makes me laugh. Would a bunch of bells and whistles that make this "Gameday Experience" better really mean anything when we keep losing at home? Get Real.

I care about the gameday experience. And to me, that means ensuring I don't have to put up with drunk people who don't know how to act. It means making me feel like I am part of what the team is doing instead of "just being there." It means showing at least some customer service to make me feel like my presence there is appreciated. Danny hides behind the Skins' name and has the attitude, "If you don't like it, don't come. I'll just get someone off the waiting list." Why would you want to sink your hard-earned cash into something that only makes him richer and gives you nothing in return?

[Tweedr01]

Until the clock hits 0:00.

lol, but then we get to listen to the other teams fans have a good time....right?

Unless you're at church, which is now where I spend my Sunday afternoons since Danny has made it more than clear that providing a good game-day experience for the fans isn't a high priority with him. But, to quote Chris, "We should win six, seven games every year at home. Good teams do that." You just answered your own question. Good teams do that. The Skins are not a good team.

Yup

Exactly.

And who gives a rats turd about the Gameday experience...i mean come on. This aint the dumpy NBA or MLB. Im there to watch the game on the field and not get my face painted, toss softballs into baskets, watch a magician do magic tricks or sit at the godforsaken BUILD-A-BEAR station with my son for 45 minutes - what a joke. Give me my parking space, my cooler, my ticket, a jumbotron and get out of my way.

All this junk about the stupid gameday experience just makes me laugh. Would a bunch of bells and whistles that make this "Gameday Experience" better really mean anything when we keep losing at home? Get Real.

I'm glad the posters above me saw this. I don't care about the stupid extras really, GIVE ME A WIN! If we won all our home games, and the gameday experience was comparable to watching paint dry, I'd be there every Sunday!

[FloridaSkinsFan2]

"DC Sports bog: The Redskins aren't doing very well at home"

where did the BREAKING NEWS come from?