Quote:Regardless of the perception, the tarps were probably the smartest thing this franchise did during that period.  The stadium was too big for the market.  Right sizing the facility to bring it more in line with what the market could support was the right move.  

 

I didn't even have a problem with Weaver not bailing the fans out by snapping up the remaining tickets, allowing the blackouts.  The fans needed a kick in the shorts.  The blackouts we did have to endure were necessary to assure we didn't see them again.  The tactic worked.  We haven't had a blackout in years, although you'd be hard pressed to see that anywhere in the media.

 

I agree with you my man but i just wish weaver would've done like Shad Khan is doing now which is downsizing the stadium from a reconstruction standpoint instead of putting them tarps up there where the world can see them. Although teams like the redskins and cardinals downsize their stadium going about it the route we're taking now instead of the alternative which until this day brings us a lot of embarrassment. It just seems to me in the case of Shad he's much more smarter business wise and a forward thinker under the same circumstances than wayne weaver. 

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