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Washington Football Team: Best locations and designs for a new stadium

By Ken Johannesen

LANDOVER, MD - OCTOBER 25: A general view of an empty section of seats with a Washington Football Team logo before the game between the Washington Football Team and the Dallas Cowboys at FedExField on October 25, 2020 in Landover, Maryland. A limited number of friends and family were allowed to attend the game due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - OCTOBER 25: A general view of an empty section of seats with a Washington Football Team logo before the game between the Washington Football Team and the Dallas Cowboys at FedExField on October 25, 2020 in Landover, Maryland. A limited number of friends and family were allowed to attend the game due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /
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LANDOVER, MARYLAND – JANUARY 09: Washington Football Team players run onto the field prior to the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at FedExField on January 09, 2021 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MARYLAND – JANUARY 09: Washington Football Team players run onto the field prior to the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at FedExField on January 09, 2021 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /

Design No. 2

If the team is still determined to go with an open stadium, this next design should be chosen – especially if the venue is located at National Harbor.  It could also be built at the Dulles location, but the overall attraction of this style is better suited to our first and preferred site.

A horseshoe-shaped stadium could offer brilliant views of Washington.  Television coverage will always be sure to offer each viewing audience the obligatory scan of the district at least once during the game.  Imagine this setting:  Returning from a commercial break, the network is using the roof cam to scan across National Harbor, the Potomac, and the entire district.  The cam then returns to a view of the playing field as the second half begins.

Another cam inside the stadium can use the horseshoe design to offer a view of the aforementioned sites and give the television audience an idea of what the fans see.  The only time such a view would be obstructed is during adverse weather.

While the horseshoe design could work at the Dulles location, it is obviously a better option at the National Harbor site.

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