Quote:In addition to all of that, I made several trips recently (within the last year) up to the Washington DC area, and it certainly is not a "small market".  DC has tarps on some of their seats.

 

Why is this not shown prominently on national television like it was when the Jaguars did the same?  There could be a couple of reasons.

 

First reason could be because Jacksonville is that "little hick town in Florida" whereas Washington DC is a "real" place.

 

Second reason could be that when Jacksonville placed tarps over areas, it was the beginning of a real recession regarding the economy.  When something like that happens, it tends to hit places that are on the lower end of the average earnings scale quicker and more harshly than major cities.  Jacksonville, as well as most other NFL cities saw their ticket sales plummeting because people just didn't have the disposable income to buy NFL tickets...