Football Any thoughts on the Bears leaving Soldier Field? - Page 2

**RealSNR** · 07-01-2021, 12:00 PM

It's been out there for a couple weeks now, but we haven't really talked about it.

I guess the team bought an old horse track or something in Arlington Heights and tried to be secretive about it. Local media caught wind and the response was, "It's good to keep our options open"

The mayor gave a pretty good response, "Maybe you should worry more about beating the Packers than getting out of your Soldier Field lease."

People have brought up a pretty good point. Soldier Field is iconic, but it's a tiny ass stadium, and its glory as a historic stadium kind of got shit on when they renovated it into a mutant spaceship years ago. Getting a nice big indoor place like the Vikings' new digs would allow them to host Final Fours and all that jazz, too.

And at the same time, the economics are pretty clear that tax payer-funded stadiums aren't good community investments at all. They don't stimulate shit for economic growth compared to the cost of building them.

**DaneMcCloud** · 07-01-2021, 12:40 PM

I don't hate the Bears but I don't necessarily like them, either, mainly because Bear-Packers and Bears-Vikings games were broadcast in KC every year during the 70's and 80's while playing the most boring football of all time.

Every freakin' weekend we'd get one, maybe two games on Sundays: Chiefs and whomever they were playing on the road (because they rarely sold enough tickets to beat the Blackout Rule) and the Bears, because Chicago is only like 500 miles away.

The Bears haven't been relevant really since the mid-80's and that was such a brief time period of greatness that all of their shitty seasons have been mostly forgotten. But until the McCaskey family sells the team (which has been rumored this year), they'll suck ass because the owner is 190 years old.

**DaneMcCloud** · 07-01-2021, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Chicago is a top 5 major American city and the Bears franchise is iconic. They absolutely deserve a shiny new billion dollar stadium.

Iconic for what? The 1985 season?

No one outside of Chicago would even notice if the Bears franchise was wiped from existence.

KCUnited · 07-01-2021, 12:49 PM

They're circling the drain with their current ownership.

Only gripe they may have is Soldier Field is the smallest stadium in the NFL in one of the biggest markets. They could probably pack in a few thousand more Ditka wanna-be's regardless of their record.

TEX · 07-01-2021, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Spott

Shit happens when you don’t draft Mahomes.

You got that right! I STILL can't believe they passed on Mahomes and Watson for Trubisky.

Hoover · 07-01-2021, 01:15 PM

I'm with the Bears on this one.

They play in the third smallest stadium in the NFL, and it's a shit hole.

No reason why Chicago doesn't have something like MetLife in New York.

I think what the mayor said, while funny and true, was a huge mistake. COVID has changed the world in which we live. I sure as hell wouldn't want to be in a crazy liberal city that's going to shut down over the next health scare.

scho63 · 07-01-2021, 01:28 PM

Soldier Field is terrible. There are about 5-6 stadiums that need to be blown up and replaced.
Fed Ex Field for the Redskins is one of them. It's a rust bucket and dump in the middle of the ghetto

displacedinMN · 07-01-2021, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

Soldier Field is a dump... it seems to be in a nice area, but the actual stadium is terrible (the renovations they did about 20 years ago were an epic fail).

That is what I was going to ask. Maybe then it is time for them to bail. Unless the move somewhere for three years, destroy soldier field, and rebuild it.

RedinTexas · 07-01-2021, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Chicago is a top 5 major American city and the Bears franchise is iconic. They absolutely deserve a shiny new billion dollar stadium.

They deserve that billion dollar stadium all day long just so long as it is private financing.

Kiimo · 07-01-2021, 02:40 PM

I personally believe the Bears are about to be really good. Managed to make the playoffs with Mitch and now they got a really accurate rookie.

And Soldier Field sucks

ChiefsCountry · 07-01-2021, 02:43 PM

When Virginia kicks the bucket, the team will be up for sale. Get a new stadium and that price tag will go up even more.

FloridaMan88 · 07-01-2021, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by displacedinMN

That is what I was going to ask. Maybe then it is time for them to bail. Unless the move somewhere for three years, destroy soldier field, and rebuild it.

I think they tried to do what Lambeau and Arrowhead did in terms of keeping the iconic stadium framework, while doing major renovations inside of the stadium but it was an epic failure.

They either have to try that strategy again and hope for better results or do a total teardown.

Chief Pagan · 07-01-2021, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Chicago is a top 5 major American city and the Bears franchise is iconic. They absolutely deserve a shiny new billion dollar stadium.

Maybe they could get the Chargers to join them in Chicago and pay for half of it?

Kiimo · 07-01-2021, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

I think they tried to do what Lambeau and Arrowhead did in terms of keeping the iconic stadium framework, while doing major renovations inside of the stadium but it was an epic failure.

They either have to try that strategy again and hope for better results or do a total teardown.

Landing a UFO on top of a coliseum wasn't the best choice towards preserving the icon

Eureka · 07-01-2021, 03:54 PM

Las Vegas was happy to contribute $$ towards a new indoor stadium. I'm sure Chicago won't mind doing that as well. Think of all the events they could hold in a new indoor stadium.

Chicago or Las Vegas what's the difference people like to travel there.

KCUnited · 07-01-2021, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Eureka

Las Vegas was happy to contribute $$ towards a new indoor stadium. I'm sure Chicago won't mind doing that as well. Think of all the events they could hold in a new indoor stadium.

Chicago or Las Vegas what's the difference people like to travel there.

LOL please be sarcasm.

This city is beyond broke, like junk bond rating broke. Like mass exodus broke.

07-01-2021, 12:00 PM
RealSNR Special Teams ACE!!! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Where the hell is SNR Casino cash: $2350208	Any thoughts on the Bears leaving Soldier Field? It's been out there for a couple weeks now, but we haven't really talked about it. I guess the team bought an old horse track or something in Arlington Heights and tried to be secretive about it. Local media caught wind and the response was, "It's good to keep our options open" The mayor gave a pretty good response, "Maybe you should worry more about beating the Packers than getting out of your Soldier Field lease." People have brought up a pretty good point. Soldier Field is iconic, but it's a tiny ass stadium, and its glory as a historic stadium kind of got shit on when they renovated it into a mutant spaceship years ago. Getting a nice big indoor place like the Vikings' new digs would allow them to host Final Fours and all that jazz, too. And at the same time, the economics are pretty clear that tax payer-funded stadiums aren't good community investments at all. They don't stimulate shit for economic growth compared to the cost of building them.
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07-01-2021, 12:40 PM	#16
DaneMcCloud Supporter Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Hollywood, CA Casino cash: $10053648	I don't hate the Bears but I don't necessarily like them, either, mainly because Bear-Packers and Bears-Vikings games were broadcast in KC every year during the 70's and 80's while playing the most boring football of all time. Every freakin' weekend we'd get one, maybe two games on Sundays: Chiefs and whomever they were playing on the road (because they rarely sold enough tickets to beat the Blackout Rule) and the Bears, because Chicago is only like 500 miles away. The Bears haven't been relevant really since the mid-80's and that was such a brief time period of greatness that all of their shitty seasons have been mostly forgotten. But until the McCaskey family sells the team (which has been rumored this year), they'll suck ass because the owner is 190 years old.
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07-01-2021, 12:49 PM	#18
KCUnited Cheat Death Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Land of Drincoln Casino cash: $2278244	They're circling the drain with their current ownership. Only gripe they may have is Soldier Field is the smallest stadium in the NFL in one of the biggest markets. They could probably pack in a few thousand more Ditka wanna-be's regardless of their record.
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07-01-2021, 01:15 PM	#20
Hoover Rufus Dawes Jr. Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $1648179	I'm with the Bears on this one. They play in the third smallest stadium in the NFL, and it's a shit hole. No reason why Chicago doesn't have something like MetLife in New York. I think what the mayor said, while funny and true, was a huge mistake. COVID has changed the world in which we live. I sure as hell wouldn't want to be in a crazy liberal city that's going to shut down over the next health scare.
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07-01-2021, 01:28 PM	#21
scho63 Politically Incorrect Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Casino cash: $2761110	Soldier Field is terrible. There are about 5-6 stadiums that need to be blown up and replaced. Fed Ex Field for the Redskins is one of them. It's a rust bucket and dump in the middle of the ghetto __________________ *"The only difference between sex for free and sex for money is that sex for free costs you a WHOLE LOT more!"* ~Redd Foxx~ ~~2018 2019 2020 20212022 2023~~ 2024 Adopt a Chief - Clark Hunt and Brett Veach "The men who drafted Patrick Mahomes"
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07-01-2021, 03:54 PM	#29
Eureka C Chiefs once a year! Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Cali Casino cash: $2406097	Las Vegas was happy to contribute $$ towards a new indoor stadium. I'm sure Chicago won't mind doing that as well. Think of all the events they could hold in a new indoor stadium. Chicago or Las Vegas what's the difference people like to travel there.
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