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It's flown under the radar on this board, but with all the chatter going on, I wanted to get everyone's thoughts.
With David Morehouse's promotion, the Steelers have something in the works.
I'd think the practice facility will either get major upgrades or a new location. The Steelers are all Pittsburgh, but the owners worry about money more than anything else, so maybe they'd move out of the Southside.
As far as the stadium goes, you've got the group that thinks the Steelers will try for a new stadium outside of the city and others that the Steelers will focus on upgrading the current stadium.
Given the development on the North Shore and the accessibility in terms of walking, driving, boats, and the T, it doesn't make much sense for the Steelers to leave, not to mention having the stadium in the heart of the city makes the experience much better.
What's going on around the league? New stadiums are on the way in Buffalo and Nashville. Buffalo is one of the truly outdated stadiums left in the league. The stadium in Nashville is fine, but they want to view this location as a place that can consistently host major events such as the Final 4, probably College Football Playoffs, and Super Bowls. I get that it's a destination city, I don't know if it has as much appeal as they think. Chicago is likely to get a new stadium as well.
Stadiums in line for upgrades:
Denver - $100 million in renovations, which is a significant investment.
Cincinnati - Potential upgrades upwards of $500+ million, new still an option.
Baltimore - Recently completed over $100 in renovations and another upgrade is in the works worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Cleveland - $1 billion to basically tear down and rebuild.
Any thoughts on what the Steelers will do? The popular answers are move to Cranberry or build a retractable roof. I don't think either will happen. Too much invested in the North Shore and retractable roofs are a waste of money.
With David Morehouse's promotion, the Steelers have something in the works.
I'd think the practice facility will either get major upgrades or a new location. The Steelers are all Pittsburgh, but the owners worry about money more than anything else, so maybe they'd move out of the Southside.
As far as the stadium goes, you've got the group that thinks the Steelers will try for a new stadium outside of the city and others that the Steelers will focus on upgrading the current stadium.
Given the development on the North Shore and the accessibility in terms of walking, driving, boats, and the T, it doesn't make much sense for the Steelers to leave, not to mention having the stadium in the heart of the city makes the experience much better.
What's going on around the league? New stadiums are on the way in Buffalo and Nashville. Buffalo is one of the truly outdated stadiums left in the league. The stadium in Nashville is fine, but they want to view this location as a place that can consistently host major events such as the Final 4, probably College Football Playoffs, and Super Bowls. I get that it's a destination city, I don't know if it has as much appeal as they think. Chicago is likely to get a new stadium as well.
Stadiums in line for upgrades:
Denver - $100 million in renovations, which is a significant investment.
Cincinnati - Potential upgrades upwards of $500+ million, new still an option.
Baltimore - Recently completed over $100 in renovations and another upgrade is in the works worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Cleveland - $1 billion to basically tear down and rebuild.
Any thoughts on what the Steelers will do? The popular answers are move to Cranberry or build a retractable roof. I don't think either will happen. Too much invested in the North Shore and retractable roofs are a waste of money.
