LISTMAKER: LARGEST VENUES

Perhaps one of the most important things to consider when choosing an NFL team is ticket availability. If I'm going to be travelling out of state to go see my team, I would want to make sure there were seats available for my, my family, and crew! That's why I'm making a list of the top ten NFL stadiums by capacity for football seating*. Additionally, I took a look at the stadiums with a bird's eye view, courtesy of Google Maps.

*some stadiums have differing seating for concert venues, or multi-sport arrangements. For the purposes of this list, only seating for football games is considered

Information on stadium football capacity from wikipedia.org
Stadium photos from Google Maps

Team Ticker: JAX, NYG, and WAS drop

The Jacksonville Jaguars (JAX) trended down on news that video may exist of Maurice Jones-Drew punching a security guard in the head.

The New York Giants (NYG) dropped slightly with Hakeem Nick's second straight skipped voluntary Organized Team Activities.

Washington's (WAS) stock dropped dramatically after ESPN's scathing opinion piece calling for an end to the organization's continued use of a racist name and logo, and owner Daniel Snyder's refusal to even consider a name change.

Team Ticker: CHI Down, OAK Up

Brian Urlacher retiring, Bears (CHI) stock dips slightly.

Raiders (OAK) stock up slightly after signing Charles Woodson.

FIRST CONTACT

THE EXPERIMENT: SOLICITING A RESPONSE

Yesterday I searched the "Contact Us" sections of several NFL team websites, and wrote inquiries to a few of the teams that are near me, telling whomever reads the comments they receive that I am searching for a team to support, and asking them if they knew of a reason why I should support their team. If a team even responds, that could really add some points in the PROS column.

LISTMAKER: Fattest NFL Cities

What does the weight of the population say about the team? Does the girth of the citizenry indicate the deliciousness of the stadium food, or the awesomeness of the tailgating? This list breaks down the ten NFL team cities that have the highest rates of obesity. See if you can guess the number one, and feel free to comment.

Information on metropolitan obesity from www.governing.com.
Original art by Russell Carey

Team Ticker: JAX up, SF down

TEAM TICKER:

The Jaguars (JAX) trended up yesterday after Chuck Norris advised their GM.

The 49ers (SF) trended down as details of Crabtree's injury were released.

The Redskins (WAS) stayed even as Robert Griffin III said it's his goal to play Week 1, but stipulated "I'm not going to risk my career to play in one game".

First list coming soon...

The first list in my quest to pick an NFL team will be...

"Top 10 Fattest NFL Cities"

Does it mean I'll be squished in a stadium seat between two large, shirtless, painted guys?

Does it mean the food in and around the stadium is irresistibly good?

Will there be excessively long lines for beer?

Tune in soon for the results...

#Decision2013

The Decision 2013

I grew up and currently live in Arkansas, a state without an NFL team. Come football season I usually devote my weekend sports time to SEC football. I've never been in an NFL stadium. I've never had my heart broken by an NFL team. I've never cried when my team won the Super Bowl. I've decided that it's time to decide where my NFL loyalties will lie.

My dad's a Patriots fan, my best friends are split between the Cowboys and Saints. The Rams, Titans, and Chiefs are all within a 6 hour drive. The Ravens just won a Super Bowl. The Vikings have three former Razorbacks.

Every team in the NFL (except the Jets) has the possibility of being my future team. I'm a pros-and-cons, list-making, spreadsheet-comparison kind of guy, so I've decided to use this blog to compile information about the teams of the NFL as I make my final choice.

THE DECISION 2013 will take place on the draft day (TBD) of my fantasy football league.

Until then, feel free to critique my lists, add your comments, share your opinions, and attempt to influence my final decision.

I can use all the help I can get. This choice affects not only me, but my future children, their children, and their children's children. We're talking dozens of future _______ fans here!

Let the decisioning begin...