When will pro football come to Detroit?
The Detroit Lions have decided to raise their season ticket prices.
From the Detroit Free Press:
“In order for us to maintain competitiveness in the NFL, we have to do this,” executive vice president Tom Lewand said today. (emphasis mine)
As a recovering Lions fan, maintain??? Most every Lion fan I know, save the cornbread addicts, would be thrilled with competitiveness. Competitiveness left town when Matt (How do I still have a job?) Millen hit the 313. Last week, Mr. 50 games below .500 said he would be upset with him if he was a fan. Thank goodness, he isn't a fan or he might do something like, honorably quit.
Also from the Detroit Free Press:
Asked about raising prices after going 31-81 in seven seasons, Lewand said: “This is the first increase of this nature since we opened the stadium in 2002.”
Lewand pointed out the salary cap was set at averages of league revenues, and the Lions needed to maintain financial competitiveness. The NFL salary cap increases to $116 million this year, and Lewand said the Lions always spend to the limit.
“It's not something that's lost on us at all,” Lewand said of the local economy. “But again, it's important that we continue to provide value for that - and even more value, quite honestly. We recognize that we had some great games at Ford Field in 2007. We have to have more great games there - and more great games that end in wins.”
Yes, they spend to the cap. Drafting wide receivers early in the first round each year is expensive. So is overpaying players who aren't on the roster anymore.
And every game ends in a win. Can you try being on the winning end once in a while?
From the Detroit Free Press:
“In order for us to maintain competitiveness in the NFL, we have to do this,” executive vice president Tom Lewand said today. (emphasis mine)
As a recovering Lions fan, maintain??? Most every Lion fan I know, save the cornbread addicts, would be thrilled with competitiveness. Competitiveness left town when Matt (How do I still have a job?) Millen hit the 313. Last week, Mr. 50 games below .500 said he would be upset with him if he was a fan. Thank goodness, he isn't a fan or he might do something like, honorably quit.
Also from the Detroit Free Press:
Asked about raising prices after going 31-81 in seven seasons, Lewand said: “This is the first increase of this nature since we opened the stadium in 2002.”
Lewand pointed out the salary cap was set at averages of league revenues, and the Lions needed to maintain financial competitiveness. The NFL salary cap increases to $116 million this year, and Lewand said the Lions always spend to the limit.
“It's not something that's lost on us at all,” Lewand said of the local economy. “But again, it's important that we continue to provide value for that - and even more value, quite honestly. We recognize that we had some great games at Ford Field in 2007. We have to have more great games there - and more great games that end in wins.”
Yes, they spend to the cap. Drafting wide receivers early in the first round each year is expensive. So is overpaying players who aren't on the roster anymore.
And every game ends in a win. Can you try being on the winning end once in a while?
Comments