Snyders Holds the Line on Tickets, BUT Perhaps he Should CUT Tick

By PennSkinsFan | January 16, 2009

And rightfully so.

Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder will hold the line on ticket prices, no increases for the 2009 season.  This really should not be surprising.  Despite the well known love of making the buck by the successful entrepreneur, but lacking GM/Owner, Snyder even has the common sense not to raise ticket prices when the product isn’t worth it.

Let’s face it — to raise ticket prices after the product that was provided to the fans in 2008, that would have gone beyond arrogance to extreme and outrageous.  Heck, it was bad enough that this was the first season in a few that I chose not to attend any Washington Redskins game.  Was planning a November game, but dumped those plans after watching this team.

Fact is, I fully expect a ticket price increase next season with the Washington Capitals.  In fact, Ted Leonsis has said so.  BUT, as a fan, I have no offense to that whatsoever.  If it makes the organization healthier, financially, I am all for it.  Why?  Because of the product Ted Leonsis has put on the ice.  The Caps are FUN to watch.  The Caps are YOUNG.  The Caps are WINNING.  The Caps have a GREAT FUTURE.  The Caps were rebuilt to consistently win for the foreseeable future.  The best part, even with the Caps winning this season, some of their best prospects have not even made the NHL yet.  And imagine this.  Just imagine.  Given the Caps success, Ted Leonsis will gladly give credit to GM George McPhee and HC Bruce Boudreau.  Why?  Because Leonsis is not a GM, doesn’t pretend to be, and had faith in his professionals.  Just imagine …

Now, in comparison with the Washington Redskins, the organization is rapidly aging at the two most vital parts of the team, the offensive and defensive lines.  The team has invested no draft options in those Lines, outside Chad Rinehart, so there are no real prospects ready to take over.  In fact, the last 1st or 2nd round pick on the OLine was 2000 and at DE it goes way back to 1997.  That borderlines NEGLIGENCE!

The Redskins are rapidly aging at Linebacker (London Fletcher and Marcus Washington) with just one average prospect in the wings, HB Blades.   In fact, given no trades, the Washington Redskins, a team with so many needs, has a measly 4 drafts picks for the April draft.  There is alot wrong with the Washington Redskins roster, when we take our burgundy and gold glasses off and stop overvaluing our roster because, well, they are our Redskins.  Yet, do you really have any faith that the organization will right the ship, when Dan Snyder and Vinny Cerrato are calling the shots?

Here is a novel idea.  Since Snyderrato is convinced they can run a football franchise, which were not quite sure where they get that confidence, perhaps, while the product they continue to deliver continues to disappoint and underwhelm, perhaps, just maybe, the appropriate thing to do is, apologize by CUTTING ticket prices.

Fat chance!

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