(01-11-2019, 05:20 PM)Steelers Beaches Wrote: Hoa boy, some things to consider.

1.) Didn't the franchise just win "best stadium experience" in the NFL? That was like 1-2 years ago. I know the "experience" isn't a 100% reflection of the stadium itself, bu it has to be closely related. How can you be voted #1 stadium experience if your stadium was a dump? I can't see how. Shooting t-shirts into the crowd and having your mascot bungee jump from the top row can't make up for a total dumpster stadium. Yea, I understand how having a pool built into the stadium is more of a "cute" move that won't fix a bad venue on its own, but I just don't grasp how you can be voted #1 stadium experience if your stadium is terrible. It doesn't add up.

No one is calling it a dump. There really isn't some negative view of the stadium in general. 
I think the game day experience is pretty good and I've been to games in a dozen stadiums all over the country. 

All we are talking about the executive president of the franchise answering questions about hosting a superbowl. 

You seem to be running somewhere else altogether here. No one said it was terrible. 

It's not a bad venue. It simply cannot be competitive  with the influx of new stadiums like the ones in Dallas, Atlanta, Minneapolis etc when it comes time to attract a superbowl.  Not to mention the fact that the underlying structure of TIAA Bank Field is that of the old Gator Bowl - built in the late 1940's. 
That structure was razed down to it's most essential structural components in 1994 and rebuilt into largely what it is now. It's received a few facelifts and upgrades, but it is very far from "modern." 

Every owner and every franchise eventually reach a point where big decisions must be made about upgrading their stadium.  It's still several years away for Jacksonville, but Lamping is wise enough to begin creating the required expectations for city funding to help when the time comes. That's all he's doing. Planting the seeds for an eventual "big ask" from the city of Jacksonville to share in the cost of a stadium that ranks with the best in the world.

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