Arrowhead(GEHA) Stadium is 50+ years old like Highmark---why no talk that it needs to be replaced??

[UConn James]

Maybe because their concrete isn’t failing. I mean… in Buffalo the stuff they poured in the renovation in 2013(?) is going to pieces, if you look at the BN’s photos from that story several months ago.

 

Buffalo weather is different than KC’s. Stuff just seems to break down faster. Also, they may have the wider concourses and such, or were able to upgrade those in reno.

[Buffalo716]

2 hours ago, Big Turk said:

I did not realize until it was mentioned in the broadcast yesterday that Arrowhead(GEHA) is roughly the same age as HighMark stadium is.  Why has there been no talk by the NFL on how KC needs a new stadium to remain competitive with the other NFL teams? 

 

Is there something about Arrowhead that makes it better than Highmark?  Have there been any major renovations done to it that would make sense as to why they wouldn't receive the same type of criticism from the NFL?

 

Just don't understand how the Bills have heard for years and years and years how they needed a new stadium to compete even coming from the Commissioner Goodell, but we have heard nothing about the Chiefs needing a new stadium for one that is pretty much the same age as ours.

 

Thoughts?

 

2 hours ago, Nextmanup said:

Just looking at it from above, it looks like it hasn't undergone hardly ANY renovations, unlike Rich Stadium.

 

Maybe that's wrong, I have never been there.

 

 

It’s much nicer than Ralph Wilson stadium on the inside 

 

they put tons of money into it and it shows 

[Gugny]

2 hours ago, mrags said:

Pretty sure the Chiefs had serious multi minion dollar renovations years ago that fixed many of their issues. Had Buffalo not skimped on their smaller renovation jobs the past few times, they likely would be able to keep the stadium. At the time when the Chiefs made the renovations it would have been significant. 

 

[Just Jack]

1 hour ago, PromoTheRobot said:

For the one-hundredth time...

 

Soldier Field was not renovated. They built an entire NEW stadium inside the classic Roman column gateways.  It would be like demolishing Highmark, building a totally new stadium, but leaving up the old entrance gates, then calling it a renovation. 

 

And that was just under 20 years ago.  One interesting note I found while trying to find what year it was done, because they tore down the majority of the old stadium, it was dropped from the National Historic Landmark list.  

[beebe]

arrowhead stadium remains in terrific shape. i've been to plenty of stadiums. my favorite place in the NFL to watch a game is arrowhead.

 

the new stadiums like SoFi, Allegiant, Mercedes Benz, US Bank, etc, are all sights to behold and they are modern marvels. But you simply don't feel like you're at a football game in these stadiums. The atmosphere just doesn't feel natural. Hard to explain. 

[Beast]

16 hours ago, Logic said:

I've thought about this before.

Lambeau, too.

Is it strictly the fact that those stadiums are more "historic" than Highmark? 

I know Lambeau had extensive modernizations done, but you can't tell me that those modernizations brought the stadium up to par with the modern palaces that Goodell and co seem to prefer.

Again, is it those stadiums' historic value that save their franchises from the "build a stadium or move!" mandates?

I can tell you from being at Lambeau in 2018 that stadium is absolutely beautiful and there have been a ton of renovations and additions added on. 

[bmur66]

Did anyone see video of the locker room. McD had to stand outside the doorway to address the team. Vintage 70's. I think I saw paneling and shag carpet.