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By SaintsFan

January 10, 2007 05:37 PM | Link to this

Somebody has to pay for BP and MV contracts.

By Falcon

January 10, 2007 05:41 PM | Link to this

Let me say all the good will of hiring Coach Petrino has generated has just disappeared!

Last season we were told our season tickets were going up to get us in line with the NFL average. After the increase it was declared we were now “in line.” Let me say this is a load of bull! Ticket prices go up, wins go down. The product is NOT in line with prices. Put quality results on the field and you will never hear me complain. Quality = Winning BTW But right now you are charging me for a Hummer and all I’m getting is a Saturn!

I know you will say I have a choice as to whether or not renew my tickets, and you would be right. Here’s what I will tell you. I will renew my tickets, and I will sell enough of them to pay for my season. I don’t care anymore if the Dome is full of Saints, Panthers, Bucs, 49ers, Seahawks, Texans, Colts, or Giants jersey’s and fans! In the past I have ALWAYS sold any extra ticket I might have to another Falcon fan. Since you care so little about me and the product I receive, it’s now up to me to look after myself in this matter.

Very Unhappy Multi Season Ticket Holder

By roger

January 10, 2007 05:41 PM | Link to this

If they get rid of Vick and get a new QB in there. Than I know they are trying to win and not be a disappointment like the past 6 years or so.

By Ben

January 10, 2007 05:42 PM | Link to this

Two straight years of under-whelming performance, and they keep raising ticket prices?

Maybe they should go the route of the Hawks and offer a refund if they don’t make the playoffs.

Or they could go the route of the Hawks and get the heck out of town. Lousy birds…..

By RDI

January 10, 2007 05:43 PM | Link to this

I say, until they can play at the NFL level week in and week out, they should leave the prices alone. Why pay NFL prices to see a team that plays closer to college level. Sorry Mr. Blank, but I won’t be renewing my season ticket package this year.

By The Professor

January 10, 2007 05:46 PM | Link to this

Gotta pay for that second highest payroll in NFL somehow…

By Shindaki

January 10, 2007 05:46 PM | Link to this

Brilliant Idea…new coach, new interest in the team. I’d pay the extra cash to watch the new team get on its feet. All they need is new leadership, they already have great people in the positions. Because I live in Hawaii, I already watch every game on satellite TV, but again, I’d pay extra to see them live more than the one time a year when I fly home for vacation.

By Brandon

January 10, 2007 05:46 PM | Link to this

I think that a team that played so poorly at home this year has no business raising prices.

By GeneDawg

January 10, 2007 05:52 PM | Link to this

If the Falcons will get in line with the talent of the rest of the NFL then maybe people will pay the average ticket price. But when you have the 10th pick in the draft, you’re at the bottom of the NFL in talent.

By F4ATL

January 10, 2007 05:53 PM | Link to this

Send Arthur a message and dont buy game tickets.

By Jason B.

January 10, 2007 05:53 PM | Link to this

You expect me to stay a season ticket holder for a QB that can’t read defenses, a secondary that can’t cover, receivers that drop passes and an inconsisent defense not to mention paying for parking, food and a jersey for my kid. No way my man!

By C from Marietta

January 10, 2007 05:54 PM | Link to this

After the last two 2nd half performances. They should be dropping ticket prices. Let me tell you this, I am going to renew my tickets. I am with Falcon. My tickets will be on stubhub.com. I love the Falcons, but I really don’t want to go watch the ohter team fans celebrate a win on our homefield.

PS. Mr McKay please draft some quality. It made me sick to watch Reggie Brown burn Dallas knowing we could have had him, instead of Roddy “wooded hands White”.

By BjohnDawg

January 10, 2007 05:54 PM | Link to this

TALK ABOUT BAD TIMING! 1)7-9 Record 2)Miss playoff two years in row. 3)Fire Coach and most of staff 4)Hire college coach unproven at the NFL head coach position 5)Raise prices

PRICELESS!

This is like going to a food joint and getting a burnt steak that you dont want and having the owner tell you, he will maybe provide you with a tasty steak next time but he will have to raise the price and charge you more.

Blank what are you thinking? Was this the way you ran Home Depot? If it was no wonder Lowe’s is gaining ground. Guess we can look forward to the Saints or Panthers winning the division next year as well.

By Bob

January 10, 2007 05:57 PM | Link to this

How? Again, How can he do this again? I will also buy my season tickets and sell to visiting teams fans to make up for the higher prices. You first must bring your team up to NFL standards before you can raise your prices to NFL standards. Mr. Blanks is making it very hard to be a Falcon fan.

By playoffs

January 10, 2007 05:57 PM | Link to this

it is not fair to the lloyal fans to continue to shaft. i understand this is a business, but what business continue to raise the prices when it provides bad service. here is what i propose, you go the the playoffs or higher then you can justify raising ticket prices, but Mr Blank you have dropped the ball with hiring Jim Mora and now the the jury is still out on the new coach.. i will not be attending any falcon games, i will stay at home and watch it. i am not paying for mediocrity

By Disgruntled

January 10, 2007 05:57 PM | Link to this

The Falcons are not playing well and the coaching staff is in a transition period, yet Blank is going up on ticket prices? How about giving the fans a winning season two consecutive seasons in a row? Hell, give us one winning season. Not a good idea right now.

By Don

January 10, 2007 06:00 PM | Link to this

Sure raise prices but with it you had better WIN.

Fans can become real fickle and in the south where college sports rule loyalty to losing professional sports teams DONOT run deep.

So when attendance drops and fans are glued and tuned in to big screens of other teams across the country ask yourself was it worth the increase.

By Mike

January 10, 2007 06:01 PM | Link to this

Remember the Pittsburgh crowd in the GA Dome (30,000 Steelers fans). It will become an ever week thing if he keeps raising prices.

By LTB

January 10, 2007 06:03 PM | Link to this

well, there goes another season where I can’t afford to go to a game….. Way to go Blankety-blank-blank

By Bob

January 10, 2007 06:04 PM | Link to this

How? Again, How can he do this again? I will also buy my season tickets and sell to visiting teams fans to make up for the higher prices. You first must bring your team up to NFL standards before you can raise your prices to NFL standards. Mr. Blanks is making it very hard to be a Falcon fan.

By Don

January 10, 2007 06:04 PM | Link to this

Sure raise prices but with it you had better WIN.

Fans can become real fickle and in the south where college sports rule loyalty to losing professional sports teams DONOT run deep.

So when attendance drops and fans are glued and tuned in to big screens of other teams across the country ask yourself was it worth the increase.

By was a fan

January 10, 2007 06:05 PM | Link to this

The press released how much Robert (Bob) L. Nardelli got to leave Home Depot- how much did cost the Falcons when Jim Mora to leave?

The increase in ticket price along with the poor preformace of the team is another reason to stay home!

By Big Fan

January 10, 2007 06:07 PM | Link to this

Way to go Arthur! This way I get to move up in my seats and all those posers who keep selling their tickets to away fans won’t even take the time to buy the tickets because it will cost them too much up front.

Was kind of a shame to have almost 50% visiting fans in our home stadium. Direct result of folks who buy cheap tickets to make a buck.

By JohnGTFan

January 10, 2007 06:07 PM | Link to this

I hate to take sides with ATL ownership with how the team has been “performing” the last couple years, but we all knew this was coming. Blank came in and lowered ticket prices, second cheapest in the NFL. Sooner or later, they were going to be raised. If ATL puts a winner on the field, so be it.

By Steve

January 10, 2007 06:09 PM | Link to this

Somebody help me please…With all the coach changes, why in the h@ll would we want to keep the QB Coach and the secondary coach. Those two seemed to be part of the problem. Should Blank and McKay not be showing these two where the door is?

By Tim

January 10, 2007 06:13 PM | Link to this

Obviously, the most important consideration to the franchise is money and not the satisfaction of the fan base. I think the reference to the waiting list for season tickets is BS. I can’t imagine too many people willing to put up the money to watch a perpetually inferior team perform (or, more acurately, not perform).

By Lee

January 10, 2007 06:13 PM | Link to this

I might be willing to pay extra to see the Colts when they come to town. I refuse however to be an enabler of our overpaid, under-performing home team.

By Matty Crawdady

January 10, 2007 06:13 PM | Link to this

This new chump is bringing in his BROTHER to coach our receivers??!! What a joke. Just what we need - place our weakest link in the hands of someone who got the job because of a family favor. How long before the Cardinals look forward to playing us?!

By Curious..

January 10, 2007 06:14 PM | Link to this

This is a little odd. The Saints get a first round bye in the playoffs, and do they raise prices? No. Honestly people. The only home game worth watching will probably be the Indy game. All the others are pretty much the regular divison games and a slew of mediocrity behind that. So we’re to pay more for that? No thanks.

By Doredawg

January 10, 2007 06:14 PM | Link to this

In the past I would have never sold my tickets to someone who would root for the opposing team. However loyalty is a two way street. By raising prices immediately after I stuck with them through such horrible home efforts, the Falcons are sending me the message that they are going to take advantage of my loyalty because they can. All of a sudden I don’t see the problem if I make a little cash by putting a few Eagles or Giants fans in my seats to root against the team while I sit at home and watch on TV. Apparently, we are not in this together.

By Sick of Vick

January 10, 2007 06:15 PM | Link to this

Cut Vick’s over paid butt ! He makes me sick to watch. I find it comical when Shaubb comes in, he gets rid of the ball in 3 seconds and hits recievers with catchable balls.

It takes Vick 6 seconds to read a defense. Of course by then the routes have been run and the recievers are scrabbling to get open.

If Vick has not yet learned how to be a true NFL quarterback, then he never will.

Vick is not smart enough or consistent enough to win a Supewr Bowl. Too bad no one else has the balls to say it.

I predict 1/2 through the year Petrino will have given up on Vick due to his lack of QB IQ.

I’ll be back buying tickets when Vick is out of here !

By Doesn't Surprise Me

January 10, 2007 06:15 PM | Link to this

This doesn’t surprise me at all. He’s been raising prices for the Falcons for years. Why should he stop now? He raised the prices for the Force. Let him buy the Braves and he will do the same thing again..

Personally, I think the guy sniffed too much saw dust.

By Roy

January 10, 2007 06:15 PM | Link to this

My interest is going down thinking Vick will still be at QB!

By Mike Vick

January 10, 2007 06:17 PM | Link to this

King Aurther is a TEAM KILLER.

Poor performance for two years followed by a screwy head coach choice and you want to raise ticket prices?

Pleae inform the King I start interviewing other NFL teams to support tomorrow. It will be diligent and thourough process. I’m sure he can appreciate that.

He should get my response by Sunday night………..

By Georgian in CA

January 10, 2007 06:19 PM | Link to this

It’s so tragic, it’s funny.

By Paul

January 10, 2007 06:20 PM | Link to this

I really can’t blame Blank for raising prices. If there is a waiting list for season tickets then he wants to maximize the revenue. That said, I object to being forced to buy preseason games along with season tickets. I can take the money I save frpm skipping the preseason games and unattractive regular season games and just scalp tickets for the games I want to see. That way I will end up with better seats than I could normally afford and only see the games I care about.

By trez-paz

January 10, 2007 06:21 PM | Link to this

If anybody is stupid enough to buy tickets to see the V-man & Company punk Pecorino as he has Blank and McKay, you deserve what you get. Boycott this crap! Blank is the consumate huckster and he depends on the fans to be the willing suckers. Unfortunately, up to this point, nobody has done anything to show him otherwise. He is making tons of money off of the willing suckers watching a loser team. Don’t watch em on TV, don’t watch em live and don’t buy their overpriced crap for your kids. For all of you who really know football and know that Vick and his contract is dragging the whole organization down, (at least as far as actually winning football games), if you stop buying the load of s@#% that Blank is selling he will have to do something. He should be the one losing the money, not the paying fans who actually care about Atlanta having a winning team. You can hit him if you hit him in the pocketbook. Let the Vick lovers support him.

By Stuart

January 10, 2007 06:24 PM | Link to this

Just stay at home and watch them on TV so you can turn them off when you are ready. Personally, it should be the players and coaches putting their money back into the bottom line for non performance.

By Greg

January 10, 2007 06:25 PM | Link to this

This is just another example of this organization’s dysfunctionality.

Top to bottom, there are major disconnects.

I’ll think about renewing as soon as I get a refund for the past 2 year’s inferior product.

By Willing to Pay More

January 10, 2007 06:25 PM | Link to this

Dear Mr. Blank,

I be willing to pay T-R-I-P-L-E for my family’s season ticket package for the 2007 Season IF you promise my additional funds will be delegated exclusively for Michael Vick’s severance package and/or a long-term contract for Matt Schaub.

Please let me know if this works.

Thanks, Mr. Blank.

By sports fan are idiots

January 10, 2007 06:25 PM | Link to this

Blank could raise the ticket prices weekly and the football loving morons would cry and moan about it while their standing in line to buy them. If you’re so tired of the below average performance and yearly increase in ticket prices then don’t renew your season tickets and don’t go to the dumba** games.

By Keep_it_Real

January 10, 2007 06:28 PM | Link to this

That what he said last season. I thought we was in-line with the NFL already. As a 9 year season ticket holder, my ticket prices have doubled in 3 years, and we have been given a defective product. When will this stop. When will the FANS get a value for their money. Ticket prices has been raised drastically, and we do not have any new services.

By Horsesh!t

January 10, 2007 06:28 PM | Link to this

I guess Artie also needs to recoup for the $210 million dollar Golden Parachute he gave the Executive from Home Depot. Arthur you are a MotherBlanker!

By Don KeBallz

January 10, 2007 06:31 PM | Link to this

Anyone who is not going to renew, please let me know, I would love to help you make a little money. I am looking to buy tickets! 770-442-2439

By falconclaws1221

January 10, 2007 06:33 PM | Link to this

WOW THIS IS GREAT; WHEN I MOVE BACK TO ATLANTA THIS YEAR; I WILL GET A CHOICE OF SEATS. FALCONS THIS IS THE YEAR!!!

By Don KeBallz

January 10, 2007 06:33 PM | Link to this

Willing to Pay More …….you are a real dumba$$. Pay Schaub for long term? stop smoking crack, pls

By Eric

January 10, 2007 06:35 PM | Link to this

I have been a season ticket holder for the past 6 years and I’m done. Raising the price of tickets AGAIN and for what? The priveledge to buy a $7 beer? Crappy food at the consession stand? Being confined to your section of the stadium and not being able to walk around because access to all areas of the dome are cut off unless you have a ticket for that particular section or level??

No thanks.

My first set of season tickets cost me $290 each. This season they were up to $650 each. They’ll be over $700 for next year. AND we had to downgrade our section 2 years ago to save some cash. Way too much money for a substantially inferior product.

And the Falcons are the most boring team to watch. The games are BORING. I almost (like the Miller Lite ads) brought a cutout of the letters ‘BO’ and a cutout of a ring instead of the old ‘D-Fence’. BO-RING.

Add in the price of gouged parking and minimal refreshments and you’re easily over $1000 for the season. That $1000 TV would look better in my living room.

Send a message and don’t renew.

By Anybody but Vick

January 10, 2007 06:39 PM | Link to this

Hey Artie!

Can I PAY MORE to get rid of RON MEXICO, too? PLEASE ??????????

QB or human being, I just don’t care for that guy representing my team OR my city!

A Warrick Dunn, Vince Young or Tom Brady, #7 is NOT !

By This gets old

January 10, 2007 06:39 PM | Link to this

I don’t mind paying more. To get a season ticket for any NFL team you have to pay. There’s no personal seat licences, neglible taxes which in a lot of cities can add hundreds if not thousands to season tickets.

By Birdbrain

January 10, 2007 06:41 PM | Link to this

Let me get this straight, prices are going up to stay in line with the NFL “average” - but at 7-9 we are a BELOW average team. Therefore, we should be paying slightly BELOW the average price right?

By TIRED OF VIC

January 10, 2007 06:42 PM | Link to this

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME….I would rather pay top $$$ to see a high school team than to watch vic and dunn loaf around the field…..BLANK….YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!!!

By Peter

January 10, 2007 06:44 PM | Link to this

I gave mine up last season, and did splendid things like clean my garage and yard work as the Birds got thier butts handed to them……hey at home you can see the replays, and if they actually do well then watch…..if not do something more productive.

Boy I was happy not to have paid the money this past year, and no point in changing my mind after lousey football, and an owner willing to stick it to the fans who want to see it live!

Heck you can get a 12 pack for the price of one lousey Beer in the Dome!

By Steve

January 10, 2007 06:51 PM | Link to this

What an excellent idea - please do raise em just as high as you would like - and then we will vote with our pocketbooks whether we agree. I believe that the empty seats next year will pretty well answer the question whether it is worth the new price.

By Don KeBallz == Steak Shapiro

January 10, 2007 06:56 PM | Link to this

Schaub is a QUARTERBACK.

Vick is a….. football player.

Mikey V has a better accuracy rating with his middle finger than with his arm.

How about a long-term contract to Kerry Collins in stead of our current #7 ?

Heck, I would try out and pay MARCUS Vick to be our QB before I would pay his goofball older brother to shoot me birds.

On a side note…..

Don KeBallz, please stop calling people names, you rude, foul-mouthed JERK. It is only a game.

Yes, I guess I just sank to your level by calling you a name too.

By GT Baby

January 10, 2007 06:56 PM | Link to this

I knew from day one that Vick would not cut it and Petrino will figure that out within game 6 of the season.Then he will let McKay know as well as Blank and we will trade Vick and resign Schaub..

There is hope but it won’t be until next year.

Go Falcons in 2009!!!!

By Dwayne

January 10, 2007 06:57 PM | Link to this

I say go for it Blank, if these stupid people keep paying you money for what you put on the field, more power to you. Where else can a product get worse year after year and the prices go up each year. God bless America.

By Ray

January 10, 2007 07:08 PM | Link to this

For those who are long time season ticket holders, Blank has raised prices each year he has owned the team. Five years ago our per game cost was $37….last year it was $65….that’s almost a 100% increase in five years. Ridiculous. We’ve had four tickets for well over ten years. Hate to say it, but last year may have been the last. Sad.

By midniterider

January 10, 2007 07:11 PM | Link to this

this is so funny blank will have a hard time giveing tickets away much less paying more for them youll be able to get a very good seat in the dome in 07

By Ed

January 10, 2007 07:16 PM | Link to this

Hey…the rest of you “stakeholders”. I’ve had tickets to the Falcons for 15 years. The season BEFORE we opened the dome, and I’ve had enough. This so called “customer friendly” owner is in the wrong business.

This “stakeholders” tickets have tripled in price since this guy bought the team. I’m going to renew my tickets alright. I’m not about the throw away my 16 year investment for this CHUMP. But I plan on immediately turning around and selling them one at a time to the opposing team fans. I figure to make a few bucks if there is a couple of prime time games.

I suggest THOUSANDS and THOUSANDS of fans take this approach. Let this team play in front of a packed house with Indy fans next year, or New Orleans fans. You would think Mr. Blank would have gotten the message this year. But next year will be worse. Instead of 15-20 thousand of the opposite teams fans, he will have 25-30 thousand

I’m sick of being taken for granted, and this year I’m going to make a statement. To HE— with the Falcons, and to HE— with a owner who has the audacity to raise prices two years in a row with a pitiful product.

A LONG TIME BUT NO MORE FALCON FAN

By gizmox329

January 10, 2007 07:17 PM | Link to this

Arthur, Home Depot has a policy of refunds on defective products. The same should apply here. The fans will pay top tier prices for a top tier team. Just think, I was upset and I only purchased the NFL network and the NFL sunday ticket. Maybe this year will be different.

By midnite

January 10, 2007 07:21 PM | Link to this

To you so-called fans that are complaining and crying about ticket prices going up…no one is twisting your arm to buy them. The real fans will support Mr. Blank. All you have to do is look across town to Turner Field to see ownership that has no desire to win, only the bottom line. Be thankful that we have a passionate owner willing to open his wallet, sparing no expense to bring a winner to the ATL. Maybe you whiners should get a better job or start a business so you can keep your tickets. I would bet that all the losers claiming to own seats are lying anyway, only jealous of the highly successful team owner. Mr. Blank please forgive these pseudo fans “for they know not what they do”.

By Don KeBallz

January 10, 2007 07:22 PM | Link to this

Steak Shapiro reads the paper? I don’t listen to your sorry a* show, Nick and Mike have carried your lame a$$ for years. I can call you whatever the F*&K I want you bum.

By Darrin "The Vent King"

January 10, 2007 07:23 PM | Link to this

I knew this was coming. Soon the average Atlantans won’t be at the game and you’ll have what the Braves fan are- apathetic. I say this because the only people that will be going to the game are the “well off” folks. I’ve been barely able to afford my season tickets the last couple of years and now they are out of my range. The biggest thing I don’t like this is the header that says “tickets are now in line with the NFL average” Isn’t this EXACTLY what was said last year? Performance down, prices up. Yeeeaaahhh, right.

go falcons

By Dawgs2006

January 10, 2007 07:24 PM | Link to this

The lure of Mike Vick is no longer there for me. He was fun to watch a few years ago, but he has become very average. He may break off a good run every once in a while, but the excitement of Vick is over for me.

Not to mention the Georgia Dome is a horrible place to watch football. I would rather be outside with the sun and clear, blue sky.

I bought the $10.00 tickets the first year and we had fun going to games. There was hope and we all knew Vick and Arthur would save the Falcons.

Now everything has soured with Vick and I no longer have respect for Arthur. Someone should have stood up and benched Vick in a couple of games this year and Mora should have been fired after the Dallas loss.

By FalconManiac

January 10, 2007 07:26 PM | Link to this

Raise prices for a product that is worse than last year? Blank is violating the basic rule of capitalism. He needs to lower prices to increase demand. Dump vick and his outrageous salary, keep Schab and bring in some more defensive help.

By chris

January 10, 2007 07:27 PM | Link to this

this is bs*. 6 minutes ago i thought AB was genarally concerned about having a winning team. I AM FOOL. of course this about money. 2 crappy seasons and authur thinks b/c he hires some collge coach that he can ask for more. i’ll wait and see how much of an increase this is, but i might not be buying tickets next year. Hope i’m wrong about AB, but this annoucement is too close to the coach hiring
GO FALCONS

By Mike

January 10, 2007 07:27 PM | Link to this

If we are going to have to pay NFL prices…can we get an NFL Team?

By OpinionsAreLike

January 10, 2007 07:28 PM | Link to this

No one has to pay and no one has to go to games. Football is an adiction and when the pusher says pay the addicts pay!

By Brian

January 10, 2007 07:37 PM | Link to this

I am so sick and tired of all the whining!! I am a true fan, always have been and will pay the going rate to see my team live. Arthur is totally right, we are below NFL average. The only way he can run a successful franchise is to keep up with the rest. Maybe, and just maybe, if you don’t have to buy your six pack every night, you would have the money to spend on tix. This is why half the dome was filled with Steelers fans, because all you sorry people sell your tix on Ebay to real fans who will spend money on their team. Go Falcons!!!

By Mike

January 10, 2007 07:37 PM | Link to this

I will pay more for tickets if Calvin Johnson is in a Falcons uniform next year and Vick is not. Vick to Oakland for the first overall pick and get the hometown hero. GO FALCONS!!!!!!!!!

By Najeh Davenpoop

January 10, 2007 07:43 PM | Link to this

Obviously it’s pretty bad timing, but you can’t really blame Blank — you know that people are going to buy the tickets regardless. From Blank’s point of view, it’s a good move for business and the franchise will make more money. Half the people whining about it are probably going to buy the tickets anyway, making their whining pretty useless. If you really don’t like the prices, you should probably watch the games on TV, or not watch them at all.

By bravesfansince1966

January 10, 2007 07:47 PM | Link to this

Only idiots would pay the average NFL price of a ticket when the leader of the team gives the fans the finger…this is a “less than average team”! SUGGESTION: Lose Vick and lose the “Thug” aura of this team. That would fans like me back in the seats!!!!!!

By Arthur Blank

January 10, 2007 07:49 PM | Link to this

DEAL WITH IT OR THE LONG WAIT LIST WILL BUY THEM RIGHT UP.

BY THE WAY, PLEASE STOP BY YOUR LOCAL HOME DEPOT, WHERE I JUST RAISED MY PRICES TOO, SUCKAS!

By Jim

January 10, 2007 07:55 PM | Link to this

It is sad that a low middle class dad like myself simply will not be able to afford to take my two boys to any games. I believe others in my same income bracket make up a large percentage of the REAL Falcons fans.

By Doug C

January 10, 2007 08:00 PM | Link to this

If you want your ticket prices to be in accord with the NFL average, shouldn’t your team be required to have a .500 record???

By I'm In the Real World

January 10, 2007 08:05 PM | Link to this

All you cheapskates should “turn in” your tickets, lol. There are 66,000 true fans on the waiting list for those season tickets. True fans support their team which is something you whiners know little or nothing about. So go ahead, take a hike, you are just getting in my way clogging up the beer lines anyway. Besides, the Dome doesn’t sell your cheap a$$ brew. So next season, you just stay home in your shanty, with a 12 pack of your favorite swill and watch the games on your 13” boob tube. That way, you will be more comfortable and I will enjoy the game even more with you out of my way! Good riddance to you. The only thing worse than opposing fans are lousy, always complaining pretend Falcon’s fans.

By Thrash

January 10, 2007 08:07 PM | Link to this

Why not make the ticket price in line with the average NFL team? The Falcons are average at BEST.

By raiderfan

January 10, 2007 08:16 PM | Link to this

Pleae, no more Vick to Raiders bull$$it. The Raiders will take JaMarcuss Russell or Brady Quinn with number one pick. Why in the @ell would they take Vick from the Falcons?? They need a QB not herpes case.

By Jack Lambert

January 10, 2007 08:17 PM | Link to this

If only the Steelers were in the same division with the Falcons. Then the “fans” of the latter could sell their tickets to local fans of the former, and we could watch the Black & Gold in person every year. To those of you threatening to jump of the buzzard-bandwagon and find another team, please pick on something other than Pittsburgh. You are not welcome in the Steeler Nation. Disloyalty is something we do not comprehend.

By bill

January 10, 2007 08:23 PM | Link to this

hey you s heads pay the price.auther blank is alot like the yankees oner will spend money for championship teams. he needs the increase to pay good players and get rid of the bums we have.deanglo hall is way over rated. the team has bad chemistry clean house.get rid of all the lazy a*’s.

By Ex-Falcon's Fan

January 10, 2007 08:28 PM | Link to this

Give us a product to pay for first.

By Mrs Blank

January 10, 2007 08:34 PM | Link to this

Arthur dear, you should be ashamed for raising the prices of tickets so people can watch your poor, poor, pitiful team!

By Boots

January 10, 2007 08:35 PM | Link to this

It’s very amusing, in a sordid kind of way, the raising of ticket prices as the team trends toward the toilet —- 16 losses and only 9 wins out of the last 25 games! Now this is not a Vick issue. Rather, it’s a team issue and the fans are asked to ante up more bucks to watch a team try to work it’s way back to .500. Mr. Blank is applying Home Depot economics to the Falcons: shareholders of Home Depot are asked to fund, to the tune of $210 million a golden parachute for an underachieving CEO and the “stakeholders”, as Mr. Blank likes to call the fans, are asked to fund an underachieving football team.

Reagan would call that voodoo economics; however, fans who can ill afford the increase, will continue to purchase those overpriced tickets, food, beverage and merchandise.

The man is a freakin’ genius and the fans are dumb as dirt to support this scam!

By Mr Twist

January 10, 2007 08:37 PM | Link to this

Thanks for the spank sir, may I please have another!

By I'm In the Real World

January 10, 2007 08:39 PM | Link to this

Ohhhh, I get it now. You so-called Falcon’s fans only like the team if they win. Right, right … I hope your children never lose at anything, else you will offer them up for adoption I suppose. So you are only fans if they win? All you fake fans are the real losers!

By Wombat

January 10, 2007 08:47 PM | Link to this

All you “real” fans make me laugh by actually thanking Arthur for the price increase, so you can buy even more expensive field level seats and in person WATCH A TEAM THAT SUCKS AND WILL LOOSE MORE GAMES THAN THEY WILL WIN!

By I'm In the Real World

January 10, 2007 08:49 PM | Link to this

Low cash flow, Bootsie? Ahhh, poor baby can’t afford the merch? Sucks for you, lol.

By Accountant

January 10, 2007 08:50 PM | Link to this

Using this logic, tickets will be absolutely unaffordable when the team reaches 2-14!

By K

January 10, 2007 08:51 PM | Link to this

This is GREAT I will move up on the waiting list!! Thanks to all you fairweather fans who have no concept what loyalty is!!

By I'm In the Real World

January 10, 2007 08:53 PM | Link to this

The only thing “loose” is a screw in your Aussie head, Wombat … win or lose, real fans support their team! Who’s laughing now? lol

By Boots

January 10, 2007 08:58 PM | Link to this

Quite the opposite, I’m in the Real World. I HAVE CASH FLOW BECAUSE I DON’T BUY INTO SCAMS LIKE THIS! * It’s horse hockey and anyone with an IQ of 40 knows that the team is on a downhill plunge and it makes no sense to pay more for less. The reality of the situation is that Blank and McKay are expecting you —- the naive fan —- to finance their personel blunders!*

By Someone With Some Sense

January 10, 2007 08:59 PM | Link to this

Please Mr. Blank, don’t do it!!!! I have three season tickets and have had them for seven years and if the price increases one iota, I’ll be at the house watching whatever team is on the tube. I’m not paying again for an inferior product!!! Win first!!! Give me a product worth its cost!! Remember, Atlanta consists of a lot of transplants (people from other places); the dome will be empty if you continue to raise the prices without the wins to go along with the increases.

By NS in Kennesaw

January 10, 2007 09:06 PM | Link to this

Mr. Blank,

the quality of your product on the field is not better, they keep losing at home and … remember that finger flash to the fan from your most expensive players ????

The new coaches have just been hired, they have not even seen they players nor set their feet on the field, so the fan have no idea whether the product in 2007 season will be better.

You must be kidding to expect the fan to pay more to see a product with no guarantee.

Don’t you remember that in Home Depot, customer can return defected product bought … can we do the same here ????

Mr. Blank, I know you are reading this … what say you?????????

By I'm In the Real World

January 10, 2007 09:07 PM | Link to this

lol, a scam you say? How do you define, “fan” Bootsie? Keep your cash, you need it alot more than Blank does … you don’t know anything about being a fan.

By midnite

January 10, 2007 09:14 PM | Link to this

All you turncoats go over and sniff T. Moores Falcons Hatin’ blog. Give Blank & Co. a chance to turn this thing around. Either support ‘em or get outta their way. Mooove be-otch!

By Hopper

January 10, 2007 09:15 PM | Link to this

Well doesn’t that beat all..Let’s see. We fire a popular coach that can actually speak in front of a camera. Hire a coach that can’t, and keep a 5’10” QB that can’t see his receivers.Then raise ticket prices. Anyone make any sense out of this?

Actually Home Depot needs Arthur back. Please go!

Rankin, where are you!!!!!

By Voice of Wisdom

January 10, 2007 09:16 PM | Link to this

How can you expect people who are willing to spend $2000 to put rims on a 1989 Cadillac to understand they’re being scammed? Go for it Mr. Blank!

I think it was P.T. Barnum who said, “A fool is born every minute.” Well, that’s certainly true in Atlanta.

By Voice of Wisdom

January 10, 2007 09:16 PM | Link to this

How can you expect people who are willing to spend $2000 to put rims on a 1989 Cadillac to understand they’re being scammed? Go for it Mr. Blank!

I think it was P.T. Barnum who said, “A fool is born every minute.” Well, that’s certainly true in Atlanta.

By I'm In the Real World

January 10, 2007 09:17 PM | Link to this

You got that right, midnite, plenty of room for haters at Moore’s house. These “Bootsies” are made for walking … get to steppin’ all you haters!

By Trampled Bird Fan

January 10, 2007 09:22 PM | Link to this

Oh great higher prices for mediocre performance. That makes sense, just like Bob Nardelli getting $210 million from Home Depot to disappear after he did such a great job. The world is flat and I don’t see why we shouldn’t pay more dollars to see a pro football team, who has never achieved 2 winning seasons back-to-back in 40 seasons of play ! Mr. Blank, I resent your price increase at this particular time. Despite my displeasure I will not shoot you a bird like your highest paid bird did to me as a Falcon’s Fan after the Saints game!

By Average Fan

January 10, 2007 09:24 PM | Link to this

Dear Arthur,

If you want to bring ticket prices in line with the NFL average, PLEASE BRING THE PERFORMANCE OF YOUR TEAM UP TO THE NFL AVERGE!!!!!!!!!! YES, I AM SHOUTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Best regards, Average Fan

By I'm In the Real World

January 10, 2007 09:29 PM | Link to this

Yeah, you’re right, “voice of wisdom” it would be a terrible shame to waste your $$ on dubs for your Pacer. lol, and don’t waste any cash going to the Dome on Sunday, you can read about the game Monday in the AJC for cheap. Slight correction for you … Barnum said, “There’s a sucker born every minute.” You do PT proud, sucker!

By Ron Mexico Isn't a QB

January 10, 2007 09:38 PM | Link to this

* As a long time season ticket holder I will proudly give Mr Arthur Blank and his “football team” the same hand gesture that his beloved QB gave the fans. B’bye Falcons, let some other fool take my seats. I won’t miss you at all. *

By baseballFan

January 10, 2007 09:38 PM | Link to this

If they lowered the ticket prices I wouldn’t buy any. I turned down free tickets for some of this seasons games. (hint) the falcons suck.

By Voice of Wisdom

January 10, 2007 09:41 PM | Link to this

You may be In the Real World, but your head is up your anus.

Do you buy a steak or just pay for the sizzle? Blank and McKay are selling sizzle. Come back next year about this time and let us know if you’re still hungry.

By the way, how many burgers do you have to flip to buy a season ticket?

By Clark

January 10, 2007 09:41 PM | Link to this

I think Arthur got rid of the wrong man. Vic is not a quaterback and never will be. Maybe, it time to do like the Steelers, make Vic a slot man since he love to run all the time and buy a real quaterback. Yes, maybe Vic can fill seats as an entertainer but loose too many games. Maybe, the Flacons should withdraw from the NFL and become entertainers if that’s the only reason Vic is starting as quaterback.

By cowpoke

January 10, 2007 09:42 PM | Link to this

Hey Arthur why don’t you go back to Home depot and take Vick with you? Maybe over the next 6yrs and 3 different store managers you all can “teach” Vick to learn how to drive a forklift without wrecking it. If that won’t work just build your whole store around Vick’s forklift driving skills by knocking all the shelves down and leaving stuff on the floor. That way he won’t have to think about how to maneuver around the aisles. Just make sure you pay him 25x as much as the rest of your employees. And if the customers don’t like it, TFB! Raise the wood and paint prices and charge to park. Whatever you do don’t fire Vick!!

By Sec 343 Row 2 Seats 3-7

January 10, 2007 09:44 PM | Link to this

FOR SALE: Small amount over NEW BLANK FACE! Leave your e-mail address on the blog

By dannotdan

January 10, 2007 09:45 PM | Link to this

Blank spent $130M on a Franchise Player that you could not trade for a 2hd round draft pick. Time for Falcon fans to pay for Blanks mistakes signing his little quarterback was a costly blunder.

Start thinking with you big head Arthur.

By Jack

January 10, 2007 09:48 PM | Link to this

Looks like the 2007 season tix will wind up on eBay and/or Stub Hub and the profits used for more Tech tix. Arthur and the lot can enjoy games at the Dome with more colts fans than Falcons fans. When Blank starts treating his customers with the same respect he and Bernie treated their customers at Home Depot then I will use my tickets again and not sell them on eBay.

By I'm In the Real World

January 10, 2007 09:50 PM | Link to this

Buh-bye, don’t let the door hit ya where good Lord split ya … you prob don’t even have tix to give up anyway.

By Titothebear

January 10, 2007 09:53 PM | Link to this

I regularly turn down free tickets, good seats too, to see the Foulcons screw up. That Blank is making them priceier doesn’t make them more attractive to me. I’d rather watch some of the high school games, rather than the foulcons. The players are a lot better.

By Card Alumn

January 10, 2007 09:55 PM | Link to this

I’ve got a better idea for the Falcon organization. Rather than raise ticket prices (which, by the way, are to generate proceeds for your new coached salary), have Petrino tie a matress to his back to earn his keep within the organization. Isn’t that how all prostitutes earn their keeps, by tying matresses to their backs. Also, why doesn’t the Falcon organization levy a tariff on all that extra money Mike Vick is earning peddling crack on the urban streets of Atlanta? That would be another good idea.

Oh well, it appears that Falcon fans are just going to have to cough up more money to see those dirty birds lose.

By JLS

January 10, 2007 09:56 PM | Link to this

here we go……it’s time to pay the prostitute. You know what, I hope that they end up replacing lombardi’s name on the super bowl trophy with Petrino’s, because you all are getting taken down the river. I am a big Fan of the NFL, season ticket holder as a matter of fact, and I went through this for an entire decade, so I can empathize with your plight. But for what this is going to cost you all in money, pain, and agony……Like I said, I just hope he wins so many super bowls that his is the name on the trophy.

By Milt Silverman

January 10, 2007 09:56 PM | Link to this

Raising the prices makes business sense. Supply and demand. There is an obvious demand for the seats. Corporate buyers will fill the luxury boxes regardless of the home team’s record. Lots of transplants will want to see their favorite team play. Arthur gets richer! Everbody wins!

By Boots

January 10, 2007 09:57 PM | Link to this

In the Real World You asked how I define “fan.” Webster’s states that among other definitions, fan is short for “fanatic.” Webster’s goes on to define fanatic as . . “filled with mistaken enthusiasm.”

Duh!

By the way, instead of raising prices, Blank should be sending season ticket holders rebate coupons in the mail.

By myconju

January 10, 2007 09:58 PM | Link to this

OK guys! I’ll take your tickets…

By I'm In the Real World

January 10, 2007 09:59 PM | Link to this

lol, “voice of dumb-dom”, no sizzle required, I enjoy my filet mignon rare … besides, no burger flippin’ allowed in our suite, BTW, how’s the weather in your nose-bleed seats?

By DOM

January 10, 2007 10:00 PM | Link to this

I HAVE BEEN A SEASON TICKET HOLDER FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS. IN THAT PERIOD WE HAVE WON JUST TEN HOME GAMES!!!!! THAT IS SOME B****** ARTHUR! I GENERALLY AGREE WITH YOU BUT DAMN!!! YOU BETTER GET VICK SOME WEAPONS!!

By k-town fan

January 10, 2007 10:03 PM | Link to this

First off, Hopper, how in the he#l could you ask for Rankin back? He was quite possible the worst owner in NFL history. Blank has given the team new light, it takes time. He messed up with Mora, maybe Petrino will do the trick. The falcons have one of the highest payrolls in the NFL. How can they keep that while being one of the lowest on ticket prices. Now, if they go 7-9 next year, I will insert foot in mouth. Blank, get some receivers and a pass blocking o-line and the falcons will soar.

By myconju2and real world

January 10, 2007 10:08 PM | Link to this

Post your e-mail and make your offer. You wont because youre a BLOGGER not a PAYER. Try that for change and maybe your attitude would be different. Sit through a Cleveland loss, a Weinke beatdown, a 3-5 home season. Then talk.

By Roger

January 10, 2007 10:10 PM | Link to this

Georiga Force might just be the way to go to get my football fix. With $81 season tickets I think I’ll get 10.

By midnite

January 10, 2007 10:18 PM | Link to this

Some of you sad antifalcons reveal deep set issues far beyond football talk. No one cares if you’re crying about ticket prices. Y’all are taking this way too seriously. This increase talk came up several times over the past year. Many season ticketholders actually read all of the memos the Falcons send. Simpletons!

By Boots

January 10, 2007 10:21 PM | Link to this

K-town fan: Indeed, the Falcons have one of the highest payrolls in the NFL. However, the situation in like paying the guy that mixes paint in the Home Depot $100 bucks an hour! Too many of the Falcon players are paid far more than they’re worth which should be laid at McKay’s feet.

Blank then comes to the fans and says: “Hey, guys, we made a bunch of mistakes. We wasted a ton of money on losers and lackluster, underachievers. So, here’s the deal. We’re gonna raise the price of the tickets so you can help bail us out of this mess we got outselves in to. Okay?”

And to my utter amazement, you guys jump up and cosign this B.S. Freakin’ unbeliveable. Show me what you’ve got, then I can accurately determine if it’s worth my investment of time and money. Artie, you’re selling a pig in a poke —- and raising the price on the pig! Good luck and Adios!

By Tom

January 10, 2007 10:23 PM | Link to this

Arthur, your ticket prices aren’t below average. Your team is. Make your players accountable rather than your season ticket holders.

By Jerry W.

January 10, 2007 10:26 PM | Link to this

Arthur blank does not care one bit about fans he is the worst money hungry idiot that could have bought the team seems like he would remember how many times season tickets sold out before he dropped the prices lol very dumb move Arthur

By Homer Simpleton

January 10, 2007 10:27 PM | Link to this

DOH! Midnite says we should fork it over. I’m going to Moe’s and watch it on the 50” LCD. I cant read the memos.

By Mike

January 10, 2007 10:27 PM | Link to this

Vick to the Raiders for first overall pick!!!!Take Hartwell with you… Vick will love Oakland…did he not say he only dreams of a reciever like Owens or Moss…..We can have a reciver liek Calvin stay right here in Atlanta….GO FALCONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By JINX

January 10, 2007 10:36 PM | Link to this

LYIN’, LYIN’, LYIN!!! STOP LYIN’!!! all of you all are swearin’ that you won’t renew. Puleeze. the falcons are still a commodity. for the past 3 years, the dome has sold out!! there is a waiting list of 50,000 strong, vick’s jersey is in the top 5 selling in the league. i own 2 pair of season tickets, section 352 r 5 and 333 row 14. please don’t renew, so that i can get two more sets. blank is building a new club section for ticket holders. i am tryin’ to get there. as long as they are a commodity, i am going to keep renewing!!! i made a killin’ sellin’ the tickets on stubhub. even the browns game sold. please don’t renew your tickets

By peckerhead

January 10, 2007 10:40 PM | Link to this

Mr Blank I saw today that you actually read these blogs. I would like to make a suggestion, take a good look into what a lot of fans are saying. If Vick don’t produce soon next season, bite the bullet and give another qb a chance. It doesn’t matter that tickets prices goes up as long as we start winning and most will forget.

By myconju

January 10, 2007 10:41 PM | Link to this

myconju2 and real world,

Don’t try me! If you’ve got tickets, I’m willing to buy. I don’t blow smoke. I like sports and I want to see them. Now you put up or shut up.

And yes, I blog, but then so do you!

By Jinx is right

January 10, 2007 10:44 PM | Link to this

I’m sorry. I’ll scalp them. Then buy playoff tickets. Geez, thanks for straightening me out. WWAD

What would Arthur Do?

By COMCAST

January 10, 2007 10:46 PM | Link to this

Falcons tickets are worth every penny I have. Since the Falcons are the best, they should be the most expensive. When you think about it, I feel like I should be paying more. Make it like Nascar - should be $100+ per ticket for an average seat.

By FalconManiac

January 10, 2007 10:46 PM | Link to this

I will not buy anymore tickets and pay ridiculous prices for watered down beer and mediocre food until they put a much better product on the field. I’ll get Direct TV Sunday tickets, stay home and watch good teams.

By atl_techdude

January 10, 2007 10:48 PM | Link to this

This is some BS Mr. Blank. I guess this is how you will fund the GA Dome renovations,huh? How about produce a winning season first Mr. Screw-Over-Your Fans.

I will probably renew my season tickets but I promise I will not purchase a single item from concessions or purchase another worthless jersey. I encourage all fans that are season ticket holders not spend any money once inside the Dome!!!

Angry #$## Fan

By MS

January 10, 2007 10:48 PM | Link to this

I am totally disappointed in this decision! How dare he continue to raise prices and expect the fans to remain loyal? I am a multi-season ticket holder and the prices have been increased at least 4 times since Arthur took over ownership. What are the ticket holders getting in return? A loosing team.

By myconju2

January 10, 2007 10:49 PM | Link to this

You can have mine at 15% above the new face. Now post your e-mail, OH I keep MY PLAYOFF tickets! LOL

By John from Dunwoody

January 10, 2007 10:50 PM | Link to this

MOVE THE FALCONS UP NORTH TO THE DUNWOODY-ALPHARETTA AREA WHERE THE PEOPLE CAN AFFORD HIGHER TICKETS. ALL THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO DO THEN IS GET RID OF MICHAEL VICK AND THERE WOULD BE NOTHING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT.

By myconju

January 10, 2007 10:51 PM | Link to this

Louisville Fans,

Please stop disrespecting Vick on the road to discrediting your former coach. Yes he left! So Sorry! Go back to supporting your basketball team if it hurts that much.

I will buy the season tickets because I want to see if the new coach can fulfill his promise. If he doesn’t we’ll just go back to watching old movies on Sundays. Remember BLACK OUT.

By HARDWARE

January 10, 2007 10:54 PM | Link to this

This is how Arthur Blank makes his fortune. He started with Home Depot as he gradually raised the prices on hammers, pine straw, wood, and bolts. Before you knew it, millions were pouring in. He will do the same thing with these tickets as all you suckers will keep on buying them.

By myconju

January 10, 2007 10:54 PM | Link to this

myconju2,

Link to it buddy! You buy season tickets, I know you have an email account.

By keeping it real

January 10, 2007 10:56 PM | Link to this

I love you Falcons but this is to real. Marta pass 75 bucks 1300 dollars for tickets , beer 15 dollars a game.. Directv looks to be a better deal! If we were to win it might go down better. The Marketing is working 70k a game in the stands. all we the fans ask for is wins and a super bowl. we the fans are loseing.Then you have to hear bad fans dogged the team the media dogged the team. clueless coaches players not giving there all. The fans are in it for the wins and they are not showing up! It time for WINS!

By myconju

January 10, 2007 10:57 PM | Link to this

To myconju2 (the one with so little creativity),

15% above the NEW face value is a small price to pay to keep you out of the dome!

By STEALTHMAN

January 10, 2007 11:00 PM | Link to this

WHAT? Raise prices??? Now fans let’s think about this for a second. Now you guys just heard the news about this new coach in town right?? Now would’nt it make sense, that before you make “his” contract or any other players contracts to consider the fans first?? The contract on the coach could have taken a hit if there is needed improvement at the Dome OK?? Instead of a 5year 24million dollar contract on MR. “BP”, this should have been considered already before he came. If the money is needed “that” bad, OK?? And while we are at it, the players should recieve pay cuts if they are not producing, and all would take care of itself. Season ticket holders would even get a discount after the year we just had, don’t you think?? Only if you make the Playoffs should you raise prices Mr. Blank. And if the Falcons go to the SuperBowl, there would be no questions asked. We would glady pay to see the “Champs” after such a display of talent. But now it should be, “everything on sale”! How dare one even think of a Ticket price raise after what we saw this year???? *I’m not hating, I just want to make sense OK???? *

By Kill roy

January 10, 2007 11:01 PM | Link to this

Most of people complaining here don’t buy tickets anyway. they watch on tv for free. And, the few season ticket-holder who won’t renew can easily be replaced — by those names on the waiting list. the truth is the NFL has a product that’s in demand, and the teams don’t have to beg the fans to attend. I have NFL Sunday Ticket, so for something like $250 bucks I can see every NFL game.

By myconju

January 10, 2007 11:01 PM | Link to this

Hardware,

I live out of town and am on a waiting list for Falcons season tickets. I live in a city without a Pro team of any sort. If you enjoy the game, either but the tickets or don’t. Why do the people that do have to be suckers?

By the way, last I checked, they have a waiting list in Tampa. Seems they don’t care how poorly their team plays. ITS A SOCIAL EVENT!

By Bryan

January 10, 2007 11:10 PM | Link to this

Raising ticket prices?!??!?!?!? We didn’t even make the playoffs, as usual I might add!!! Blank, you’re an a* clown!!

By myconju2 (the one with so little creativity)

January 10, 2007 11:16 PM | Link to this

At least I have been going, you sit at home and tell us what we should be doing. I helped pay for Roddy White and Michael Jenkins. You BLOG!

Although I will say that the money that we pay DJ Shockley and Josh Mallard is well worth it and worth my 2006 ticket price.

By SC

January 10, 2007 11:17 PM | Link to this

Season ticket holders that sell to out-of-town fans should be dropped.

By Anyway

January 10, 2007 11:23 PM | Link to this

Let Lisa Ann Taylor do her job. Was she hurting anyone? More power to her.

By E!

January 10, 2007 11:23 PM | Link to this

I think for the most part, the bloggers on this site aren’t season ticket holders anyhow. If you are, you sue as heck wasn’t supporting this team before the arrival of MV7. Some of you are blaming Vick as if he was calling the idiotic plays. Heck he was only allowed to throw in obvious passing situations and to unproven receivers. The Vick criticism for the most part is just racist attitudes, upset because the young man is making millions. Heck, Blank and the Falcons and the NFL are making 10 x that on his name. He has some areas to improve but the whole team does. Matt S., will not sell out the dome, nor elicit excitement in this city. He appears to be a good QB but haven’t seen enough and he seems to fit a west coast type system. Now if Blank wants to cater to the Nortern Suburb fanbase then Matt is his guy. Vick given the right system should prevail, though it appears they are ready to use him as a scapegoat. It’s kind of crazy to hear all the negativity towards Vick since he is responsible for all the interest in the Falcons in the first place. Pre Vick you could literally walk up on gameday and purchase tickets are heck usually someone would give you one for free or five bucks. Thats why I know you fake Falcon fans don’t buy tickets anyhow, you watch from home because thanks to Vick, the blackouts have been lifted. Thanks Vick, in six years really four, you have given the real Falcon fans more memories than we ever had with the old regime. The haters are just that, they will all board that infamous Atlanta Bandwagon next January when you lead the Falcons to a level never seen in these parts.

By myconju

January 10, 2007 11:27 PM | Link to this

myconju2(the one with so little creativity),

How do you know that I sit at home and watch the game on T.V.! Is it because I want your tickets?

Because of where I live, I am compelled to go to the local High School and College game. Which, I might add is thoroughly entertaining.

Unfortunately, I want to see some professional football. You can help me move up on the waiting list by not buying another season ticket.

Lastly, my sympathies to those that will not be able to afford the tickets. However, it’s time to let some other, maybe more supportive fans through the gates of the dome.

By BWhite

January 10, 2007 11:27 PM | Link to this

Mr. Blank - I hope you’re looking at these!!! You have only “enticed” Season Ticket Holders to sell their tickets to your competition in protest. I honestly didn’t even have an INTEREST in going to any of the games during the 2nd half of the season when the birds lost their wings. Now you want to RAISE ticket prices??? Nice “Nardelli” move there - what the hell are you thinking? Do you not remember what the Dome has looked like in the past couple of years when YOUR team was doing badly (especially Green Bay home games) - the entire Dome was GREEN and YELLOW…..NOT Red and Black!! Guess I might as well start planning on not going to any Home games…way to ruin ‘07 already!!!!!

By David

January 10, 2007 11:27 PM | Link to this

What’s with all the bellyachin’? Like the professer said earlier, yall gotta pay for the new coach you asked for.

By Doug

January 10, 2007 11:28 PM | Link to this

I have said this before—I was one of the original Falcon ticket holders but after 20 some years I said Goodbye—too many year after year nothing seasons—but I did like to see Van Brocklin butt heads with the players and media. Arthur Blank must be drinking his own koolaid to hire a college coach, raise ticket prices and keep Michael Vick, who is NOT an NFL Quarterback. He would make a good return man, cornerback, or short (height) wide receiver. Vick is short for a quarterback in the league of monster giant muscle bounds with long arms. Arthur, raising ticket prices is a mistake at this time..But you have to learn by experiment and mistakes which you have already been doing.

By Rafael Zabala

January 10, 2007 11:30 PM | Link to this

Can somebody explain to Mr. Blank that the way to make money in football is by having a team that competes in the playoffs, and even more money by going to the Super Bawl, not by increasing ticket prices and punishing the fans for being FALCONS FANS?

By myconju

January 10, 2007 11:33 PM | Link to this

E,

Kudos! Vick was the scapegoat this year and it’s my belief that his coaches put him in this situation. None of them stepped up and took responsibility for anything. All I saw was a bunch of empty air, i.e. “I like the way they fought”.

By Bill Cowher

January 10, 2007 11:39 PM | Link to this

That’s right, raise prices now so you can afford me in a year when I am ready to coach again and BP fails to impress.

By CHRIS

January 10, 2007 11:41 PM | Link to this

This is the 3rd time my tickets have gone up. I don’t mind paying good money for a good product but Blank isn’t giving us nothing back. Halftime shows suck, beer is almost $8, giveaways are a joke along with the landings. I must say, I will keep the good games and sell the rest. This is really killing the 12th MAN… People think that the FANS are the problem but its the players and the owners that are causing us not to be true fans..

By myconju

January 10, 2007 11:43 PM | Link to this

Doug, Doug, Doug,

If you’ve been through just 20 years of being a Falcons fan, then you really can’t document all of the losing we’ve been through. Let me school you.

The Falcons have had many Coaches, and QBs. The Falcons have had a couple of stars on the team. Nobody has been able to pull this franchise out of mediocrity.

If Shaub is your man maybe Petrino will play him, but they’ll still lose. Why? My guess is, no one has faith in them and after a while they don’t have faith in themselves.

Let’s be real. Atlantans don’t know how to be true fans.

By the way!!! I’ve been following this team since the late 70s. I’m an original Atlantan who happens to live out of State. I support the political candidate of my choice and yes, the Atlanta Falcons.

By myconju

January 10, 2007 11:46 PM | Link to this

I guess you all forgot how a mediocre team, lackluster fans, and a small minded media ran Deon Sanders out of town. Then like now, most fans thought Deon could win the game by himself. We had a few years of Falcons pride, then it fizzled.

It might just be the fans.

By myconju

January 10, 2007 11:47 PM | Link to this

Chris,

There is no 12th man in Atlanta. Stop borrowing from other teams!

By Jay

January 11, 2007 12:09 AM | Link to this

Remember when Blank lowered all the prices to fill up the Dome? It was a shrewd move…that and Vick got him a 30,000 person waiting list for season tickets. Now he figures he can raise prices at will…the 30,000 will fill in for whoever he loses.

Its just business, not that surprising.

By John Shaft

January 11, 2007 12:17 AM | Link to this

I have had season tickets 19 years, I’m on a fixed income. Prices are going up faster than my cost of living increase. You are really hurting the long time true fans that have been here for years. This puts me in the position that I will need to sell my tickets to home games to anyone I can. People here are not that loyal to the Falcons. When other teams come here you will continue to see the same thing you saw when Pittsburg was here there will never be home field advantage in the dome. If you are raisisg ticket prices let people bring in their own food & drinks like at the old stadium. Author we are getting the shaft at both ends.

You’re making improvements to the club level & Suites What about the Majority of the people not in those levels, Have you ever had to sit a full game in one of those seats? It’s painful.

This is just not right, but who cares?

John Shaft

By Shelley Greene

January 11, 2007 12:46 AM | Link to this

Well he (Blank) just ruined his chances to get his premium seats filled. 70% of suites and club seats were up for renewal this year. With this gag I have a feeling that some will not renew.

NOW if the falcons miss this playoffs for next year watch the fans bail..It’s Atlanta…loserville!

Then Blank will demand a new attempt for a new stadium which Atlanta will say no and then he will Modell us (or jew us) and move the team to Rochester, NY.

By Chris

January 11, 2007 12:52 AM | Link to this

Atlanta must have the most ignorant fans of any team. Just watch, they will fill the dome again, only to be disapointed again.

By j

January 11, 2007 12:55 AM | Link to this

People this is a business and as much as I don’t want to pay the extra cash I will or someone else will be sitting in my seats while I’m at home. It’s unfortunate but because of the wiating list he know’s he can do this. Put yourself in his position and you would make the extra cash too. Aurthur is a good business man and that’s why he can afford the Falcons. Lets just hope that a he use his smarts to build a great franchise that will contend year after year. GO BIRDS

By JockEwing

January 11, 2007 01:04 AM | Link to this

Arthur, you can go straight to HELL for this and for firing Dan Reeves!!

You sorry piece of crap, divorcing your wife for a young girl the same age as your first wife.

You have no moral fiber, no character, hell no nothing!!

By Thefalcon

January 11, 2007 01:18 AM | Link to this

You might want to win a few seasons before you raise your prices or you just might lose your 12th player. Keep in mind that you are a businessman, your job is to sell to your customers last few seasons you did not do that. The simple economics of supply and demand shows that if your raise prices for an inferior product you will lose more customers. This just does not add up in good business since and I will not be renewing my season tickets.

By Raython Chomp

January 11, 2007 01:56 AM | Link to this

Hmm…let’s see. GA Aquarium…lgst in the world, exceeded all attendance expectations in first year…minimal number of animals stolen from the sea have died…OTOH..Atlanta Falcons…heading downhill fast after Reeves’ team was dismantled…poor coaching choice wasted four to six years…PR gaffe after PR gaffe…people who don’t know the business making key decisions…yes, it appears Bernie was the brains behind Home Depot…

By Splinter

January 11, 2007 02:10 AM | Link to this

FOR GAWD’S SAKE, SELL THE TEAM BACK TO JED JR.!!!!

By FED UP

January 11, 2007 02:11 AM | Link to this

WHY DO YOU ALL TALK ABOUT VICK LIKE THIS? I THINK BECUZ YOU ALL ARE UNDECOVER RACIST WHO HATES THE FACT THAT THE FACE OF THE FALCONS IS BLACK! COME ON YALL ITS 2007! MIKE VICK CARRIED THE TEAM FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS, HAS CARRIED THEM TO TWO PLAYOFF APPEARANCES! AND YALL SAY THAT HE’S NOT A GOOD QB? NOT TO YOUR STANDARDS BECUZ HE IS A DIFFERENT KIND OF QB, A NEW EVOLUTION TO THE QB POSITION. AND YALL SAY PUT SCHAUB IN? WHAT PROVEN FACTS DO YALL HAVE TO SAY THAT HE WOULD DO A BETTER JOB THAN VICK? EVERY GAME THAT HE HAS PLAYED IN WE LOST! SO WHAT? I’M REALLY FED UP, AND IF YALL WAS REALLY TRUE FANS YALL WOULD AGREE!

By hype

January 11, 2007 02:16 AM | Link to this

oh well tell arthur i’ll have as much fun tailgaiting out side as in so raise it some more cause i am not going to see an unproven team. win equal fans… high ticket prices + losses + new coaches=loss on ticket sales

By Big Brown

January 11, 2007 03:22 AM | Link to this

This is just not about $$$….the Falcons are not held accountable for doing their job like the average person buying tickets and people are getting sick of it! Quit trying to be thugs and be football players….did anyone else watch the games last weekend and notice the teamwork and sportsmanship…the Falcons are not even close to being an NFL team that can content for a championship….too many intangables missing right now.

By Shindaki

January 11, 2007 03:54 AM | Link to this

Don’t you all feel the excitement? We’ve got great people, now a great coach! My team, right or wrong! They’re well worth it now! When I vacation home (I live in Hawaii now) to take in my once a year game next year it will be great…in the meantime I have to watch every game via satellite tv.

By RANDY

January 11, 2007 04:35 AM | Link to this

hey fed up facts are facts. you keep right on beliving mv is a good qb and the tooth fairy and santa will be very good to you. besides arthur needs fairy tale believers like you.

By Nono

January 11, 2007 05:27 AM | Link to this

Raise ticket prices? Sure what a great product you put on the field, Mr. Blank——7-9 Its just like the old line “I won’t cu^ in your mouth siad the Lions and Browns to the Falcons, or raise ticket prices—-trust me——I know what I’m doing with the whole Vick expierence too.”

Michael Vick is like the president in that the honeymonn is gone and the bride has removed her vail to show us how ugly it really is after all the hype has died down. More troops and incomplete passes!!!!

By Jonny

January 11, 2007 05:36 AM | Link to this

You know, Atlanta gets criticised for not being a sports town but these critics never cite to the poor management of teams like the Falcons. Poor management in the form of stupid ticket prices and racketeer like prices for concessions. Wins and losses are part of the product but so is the price of going to the venue to enjoy the product. With wins down, losses up along with ticket prices I don’t know what kind of traction Mr. Blank expects to get from the fan base. It’s bad enough he has a thug leading the team on the field. I’m glad I’m not a Falcons fan or I might take this personally.

By Nikki

January 11, 2007 05:50 AM | Link to this

AB said he would raise tix prices to bring them more in line with the league. Well, how about bringing the winning more in line with the league first?!

By David

January 11, 2007 06:26 AM | Link to this

As a season ticket holder (probably former season ticket holder), I’d like to know why I’m asked to pay more to see basic football fundamentals botched by a team of overpaid prima donnas. The average ticket holder who can’t afford Club Seats hasn’t seen any recent improvements in their game experience at the dome. With the new perks announced for Club Seat holders, I think we “little people” are footing the bill. I think Arthur and the Boys should hold off until we see what the 2007 season is like under Petrino. Personally, I think it’s an arrogant act with little or nor regard for the “12th Man”. A lot of empty seats will bring the message home to these elites.

By L. Herring

January 11, 2007 06:42 AM | Link to this

Please - all you clowns will be again get suckered… and purchase the season tickets. He has fooled all of you with his I care approach.

By Hooah

January 11, 2007 06:49 AM | Link to this

Raise the Falcon’s ticket prices? On what trumped (Sorry, Donald) basis this time? I’m sure Arthur and his cronies will find one or, perhaps, a few for reinforcement. Other then the revitalization of the Club Section, the rt of the Dom still remains in its seedy condition as it has for years. Certainly the increase cant’ be because of Mike Vick’s performance. Despite popular disillusion, Vick is NOT the heart and soul of the Falcons. His temperament is beginning to transform into that of Terrell Owens and Randy Moss. Blank is transforming into Jerry Jones. Falcons Heart and Soul? Better you should talk to guys like Warrick Dunn, Alge Crumpler, Keith Brooking, Rod Coleman, Patrick Kerney and, yes, Morten Andersen. They’d probably take a salary cut just to be part of a winnning team. Hey! Wait a minute! Salary cuts! Now, there’s an alternative to raising ticket prices!

By Jay

January 11, 2007 06:52 AM | Link to this

Guess Arthur and the Falcons come from the Gordon Gekko (Wall Street) school of business, “Greed is Good”. Or maybe it’s the reverse Robbin Hood theory.

By Jon

January 11, 2007 06:55 AM | Link to this

Mr. Blank, you should be ashamed of yourself. At 33 years of age, I now know what it must feel like to find coal in your stocking on Christmas morning. This is an INSULT to the people of Atlanta who have graciously supported the sub-par product you have given us the past two seasons.

Not only has the team suffered through two consecutive 7-9 seasons, but we’ve had to endure the let down that accompanies the now-annual second half collapse. And you actually think it appropriate to ask us to suffer through ticket price increases for the second straight year?

It’s not the fault of the fans you made such a BONEHEAD move in signing Mike Vick to a ridiculous deal. Please don’t make us suffer for your transgressions. At least the Smith family didn’t try to overcharge us for the sub-par product they put out for us on Sundays.

By Sad Falcon Fan

January 11, 2007 07:00 AM | Link to this

I think raising the ticket prices sucks!!! I am a true Falcon fan - love ‘em when they win - love ‘em when they lose. Raising ticket prices shows me that the only concern of the owners is the almighty dollar. The Falcons were 3-5 at home this season and they think that equals raising prices!!!!! I tell you what - the best ticket in the house is MY HOUSE because that’s where I’ll be for the 2007-2008 season.

To the owners - thanks so much for letting us know that you will continue to accept mediocrity - no matter how much it costs the FANS!!!!!

By janette

January 11, 2007 07:04 AM | Link to this

After this last sorry season they have some nerve raising prices. I have been a season ticket holder for years, but am now evaluating whether or not to renew.

By NO LONGER FALCONS FAN

January 11, 2007 07:04 AM | Link to this

I was excited when King Aurther bought the Falcons I told my Dad that we will have a quality owner now….how wrong I was, this idiot is asking more money for a team that is at best average…I will sell all my tickets F* KING AURTHER

By CQ

January 11, 2007 07:06 AM | Link to this

raising ticket prices further lets me know that Vick is not going anywhere. The dome is not going to be filled with Schaub at QB.

So all you Vick haters get ready to live with him at QB.

By Words of Wisdom

January 11, 2007 07:12 AM | Link to this

I was reading the article by Steve Wyche regarding the coaching hires made by Petrino, Blank and McKay. **The payroll is one of the highest in the NFL because of rediculous contracts for mediocre performers AND THE FACT THAT ALMOST EVERY PLAYER APPEARS TO HAVE A PERSONAL COACH/ASSISTANT! Maybe if they share coaches/assistants —- for instance, let a coach work with a small group of players —- Blank wouldn’t have to raise prices.

By poor timing

January 11, 2007 07:16 AM | Link to this

Along w/ the Falcons, I also have season tix w/ Buffalo and Tampa. Falcons ticket prices are way way cheaper than these 2 lousy teams. I think Blank’s timing is unfortunate. With a soldout stadium, a season ticketholder waitlist, and relativelow ticket prices, he should raise the price. I’m may just sell my seats, and see what ol’ Herp’s and Petrino can do from the comfort of home.

By CQ

January 11, 2007 07:18 AM | Link to this

Don’t be hating Mr. Blank. This is a business. You guys expect him to loose money every year with the Falcons? Im sure if this was your team you would want to make money.

I don’t see the Packer fans, Browns fans crying about ticket prices. If you are a real so-called Falcons Fan you will support them no matter what.

By todd

January 11, 2007 07:20 AM | Link to this

How much does it cost to watch a Falcons football game live in person? No, Thank You. It’s not worth it.

By Brandon

January 11, 2007 07:23 AM | Link to this

hey hey alright blank. Let’s show how much of an A* New Yorkers are. Hey why not wait until we go 1-15 to raise the prices to 1000 bucks a game? I bet the “List” will be jammed packed. No wonder everyone said you need help. Your STUPID! Stop trying to be Bill gates and freaken be a FAN based person. Raise the Force Tickets, not that bad, but still stupid, raise the Falcons tickets, ok your like what, 10? Greedy jerk! I want you to tell me how many people will make HALF of what your stupid A* in their life time? STOP RAISING PRICES FOR CRAPPY SERVICE!!! THANK GOD I DONT GO TO FALCONS GAMES ANYMORE!!! STOP RAISING THE FORCE PRICES TOO!! GO LOOK AT ANY OTHER TEAM LIKE THE COLORADO RUSH, AND YOUR PRICES WILL BE HIGHER THAN THEIRS BY 45%. KEEP IT UP, AND SEE HOW FAST YOU’LL BE COMPARED TO THE TAILERS!! YEAH THE OLD OWNERS!!

By ROGER

January 11, 2007 07:28 AM | Link to this

I moved to Atlanta in 1988 from the west coast and immediately purchased season tickets (I was previously a season ticket holder for the Raiders and would occasionally attend a 49ers game). Seems I’ve been disappointed for 18 years but still hung on to hoping that this team would step it up. Mr. Blank, why don’t you fine the players to missed tackles, dropped passes, missed blocks, etc, etc; there have been so many of the above that the fines would cover the cost of raising ticket prices. I don’t feel it right now that I would renew my season tickets for next season, although I jumped for joy when you got rid of that inept coaching staff. As for the past season, GOOD teams do not loose to a team that only had 1 win and to a team with only had 2 wins (at home)!!! Put a quality coaching staff and quality team together and I’m sure that you’ll have some financially challenged fans standing in line to purchase tickets; no matter the cost!!!

By Dan

January 11, 2007 07:30 AM | Link to this

Why buy the ticket when I can hear them lose over the radio?

By Randy Duncan

January 11, 2007 07:33 AM | Link to this

THE FALCONS NEED TO GET THE MESSAGE RAISE PRICES AFTER YOU HAVE WON FOR A WHILE.THE TEAM IN ATLANTA IS NOT THE PATRIOTS.

By Bill Clinton

January 11, 2007 07:34 AM | Link to this

You wanna know why I’m raising ticket prices? BECAUSE I CAN!

By Jon

January 11, 2007 07:39 AM | Link to this

Please ARankin Blank, Arthur Smith jr., or whatever your name is, stop! It was us little people who put you where you are at today. Stop giving US THE SAME CUSTOMER NO SERVICE AT HIGH PRICES LIKE HOME DEPOT!!

By ar

January 11, 2007 07:42 AM | Link to this

As the old saying goes, business is business. To quote Wikipedia, “…the owners and operators of a business have as one of their main objectives the receipt or generation of a financial return in exchange for their work…” If Arthur Blank wants to raise prices, it’s his decision. I can make a business decision too. I’ve been buying season tickets for several years and I plan on buying my season tickets again this year. Otherwise, somebody on the waiting list will buy them. I’ll sell as many games on stubhub as I can. I frankly don’t care whether the stadium is half full of the other team’s fans as long as I can sell my tickets and recoup my money. Besides, I mainly buy them with the hopes the team will make it to the playoffs. Then the tickets may really be worth something. Hey, if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. Business is business.

By Y Knot

January 11, 2007 07:55 AM | Link to this

Why be in-line with NFL ticket prices when you can go to the head of the line? Some fans believe loyalty to their team is paying whatever to buy tickets. Sounds a deal. Let’s make the Falcons tickets the most expensive in the NFL. Mr. Blank raise those prices. Loyalty deserves to cost more.

By Y Knot

January 11, 2007 07:56 AM | Link to this

Why be in-line with NFL ticket prices when you can go to the head of the line? Some fans believe loyalty to their team is paying whatever to buy tickets. Sounds a deal. Let’s make the Falcons tickets the most expensive in the NFL. Mr. Blank raise those prices. Loyalty deserves to cost more.

By Jim

January 11, 2007 08:03 AM | Link to this

I’ve had season tickets since 1980 and can’t remember ever seeing such increases as often and as for as much as Mr. Blank is charging. I have seats on the 50 behind the visitors bench. Get used to seeing the visitors jerseys there. I’ll be in Athens on Saturdays and at Lowes on Sundays . I’ll make my money back for the last two years of crap I bought.

By goober

January 11, 2007 08:05 AM | Link to this

Hey Everyone … Keep me in mind next year, I need 2 good seats at a good price when the Saints come to town. My son and go each year.

By DonA

January 11, 2007 08:12 AM | Link to this

Mr. Blank is the decider.

By dj

January 11, 2007 08:12 AM | Link to this

Dear Mr Blank, Vick has not nor will he ever live up to the expectations of a real QB. The proof is in the last 6 seasons.He would make a better RB or WR for the ole pitch pass college play since we now have a college team and coach. Give us a real QB like a Schaub or Shockley and then you can talk about raising ticket prices.

By gigaman13

January 11, 2007 08:17 AM | Link to this

i think the falcons should preform like the other teams in the NFL before the pricing matches everybody elses.

By Fan killer

January 11, 2007 08:20 AM | Link to this

Mr Blank, When you took over,my tickets were $35.00 a seat.Last year they were $89.00. An increase every year.. This year what?? $100.00 a seat?? THAT SEAT BETTER BE PADDED WHEN I GET THERE !!!!!

By scribe

January 11, 2007 08:21 AM | Link to this

**get a quarterback that is more in line the ‘NFL average’, and not ranked 20th, behind “stars” such as Kitna, Garrard, Carr, Losman and Brunnell (who lost his job midseason).

Only then I would consider paying for this mess**

By die hard falcons fan

January 11, 2007 08:24 AM | Link to this

**What in the name? RAISING PRICE because?? Listen Mr. Blank that is a wheelbarrow load of horse manure! and you dont need no more money. Last I check you are still a billionaire. Why should we have to pay for ticket increase. Yall didnt win a super bowl and it not OUR fault that you gave stupid $$$$$ raise to vick and coach petrino. Vick is not a Charity person. HE IS A SELFISH SONOFAGUN.. please $5,000 to a FireFighter’s family is like giving coal to tiny tim at Christmas… I know what a million dollar donation look like and looks good on a tax writeoff… but nooo I am really getting sick of owners like Mr. Blank trying to justify ticket’s prices.. this aint HOME DEPOT mud duckers! This is the NFL! I never been so harsh of my beloved Falcons. Hell I have been a fan since prime time was on the team!!! If you gonna raise ticket price.. be prepare to see a lot of empty seats and be prepare my fellow fans to see an alternate game due to the NFL blackout rules.. it wasnt that long ago when we have to go through that with channel 5 to watch a division rival on our channel because we cant afford the ticket. I am telling you I am so P**.. I am going to write to the governor and tell him NOT to let Mr. Blank use a danggone dime to build or renovate the GA DOME. He better think about getting Google to put their name on the DOME before STEALING our hard earn money for any given sunday! you cant do it! Ask Peter if he could rob Paul to pay John? He sure couldnt! Youse Mr. Blank is becoming GREEDY as a mud ducker!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I WILL BOO U ON THE SIDELINE MR. BLANK WHETHER WE ARE WINNING OR LOSING!!! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO U GO TO GO!

PLEaSE MICHAEL JORDAN BUY THE TEAM FROM MR. BLANK!!! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO**

By bobw

January 11, 2007 08:24 AM | Link to this

We’ve been ticket holders since the Falcons came to Atlanta and have stayed with the team through a lot of lean years. But the constant raising of the ticket prices are about to drive us out of the stands. I think Arthur Blank and the team owe something to the long term fans who remained loyal for years and not punish us with exhorbitant price increases!

By die hard falcons fan

January 11, 2007 08:28 AM | Link to this

Almost forgot.. this is why LOWE’S STOCKS ARE WORTH MORE THAN SORRY HOME DEPOT’s STOcKS. YOU GET MORE FOR YOUR MONEY AT LOWES AND YOU GET TOP CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY DO HAVE SALES. MR. BLANK IS A SHARK. I RATHER HAVE A JERRY JONES becausE MR. BLANK HOODWINKED US!

By Harry

January 11, 2007 08:28 AM | Link to this

That’s what’s wrong now, so easy to say we need to keep our ticket costs in line with the rest of the league. So much Bull, and they wonder why the fan’s aren’t as rowdy and supportive of the falcons as other teams show around the league. Throwing good money after bad won’t change what the falcon organization needs to take a CLOSE look at. Why not lead then follow. Be a trailblazer. But anyways it doesn’t matter to me, my friends and I will continue to watch the falcon’s via my plasma TV.

By EVANS GLEATON

January 11, 2007 08:33 AM | Link to this

TICKETS ARE AN INVESTMENT, AND TO BUY FALCONS TICKETS IS A POOR TRANSACTION. THE FANS RETURN IS POOR, GIVEN THE ON-FIELD PERFORMANCE OF THE FALCONS. HOW BADLY WILL MR.BLANK GIG THE FANS IF THE FALCONS EVER START WINNING? NAH - AIN’T GONNA HAPPEN.

By matt

January 11, 2007 08:36 AM | Link to this

Looks like the Falcons took a page out of the Braves book!! I got a B in Economics but maybe I missed something. How is it that you can raise prices for a product that has underperformed for two years? This is an interesting marketing strategy. Team underperforms = raising ticket prices, hmmmmmmmmmmmm interesting!!

By aa

January 11, 2007 08:41 AM | Link to this

Is he crazy……give me a break…

By Big Chef

January 11, 2007 08:41 AM | Link to this

Mr. Blank, this is not the season to raise your prices. Falcon fans have supported you in your previous requests and the returns have been smaller and smaller.

I believe you want a championship team and so do we, but I think you should prove the worthliness of an increase first.

By CBN

January 11, 2007 08:42 AM | Link to this

I guess Mr. Blank will issue ski masks to ticket office employee’s.

By Nat

January 11, 2007 08:48 AM | Link to this

So sad!!!!!! Arthur Blank, you are keeping some true, life long Falcons Fans away! With the prices of EVERYTHING else going up, I’m sorry but I will not make even one game this year even if you keep the prices the same as last years season. Take a real look and listen to the true fan; most of us don’t make the money to afford to see them live.

I love my Falcons, but I agree with so many of the other comments; you want us to pay for an Escalade and give us an Escort!

By JR

January 11, 2007 08:50 AM | Link to this

That was a real foul move Mr. Blank. You always pride yourself on being a fan’s owner but for two years in a row you have charged us for steak and given us ground chuck. In your defense you have done your part in trying to bring in quality players…but the fact of the matter is we have had two suspect years and still had to pay for it. Home Depot Man, I urge you to do the right thing and take back the ticket hike or its a good chance you will be taking back my 4 season tickets.

Sincerly

Love The Falcons….but Hating the Price

By Robbed Again

January 11, 2007 08:50 AM | Link to this

JUST AS I SUSPECTED, ANOTHER JEW IN CHARGE ROBBING THE COMMON MAN IN ATLANTA. PUT SOMETHING WORTHY ON THE FIELD TO PAY FOR. I’M TIRED OF SEEING P*** VICK ON THE SIDELINE BECAUSE HIS FEELINGS ARE HURT. MAN UP AND PLAY FOOTBALL.

PS I WONT PAY ANOTHER NICKEL TO SEE THIS CRAPPY TEAM UNDERPERFORM AND QUIT

By mo

January 11, 2007 08:51 AM | Link to this

We are just now coming off a losing season and we are raising prices AGAIN???

I, for one, will NOT be buying the tickets next year. Those tickets are an investment, and I need some return.

If I was Arthur Blank, I would LOWER the ticket prices, because there will be backlash over two consecutive losing seasons. And unless you promise Mike Vick is going to sprout wings and fly, the Experience ride needs to be rebuilt first.

By CJ2

January 11, 2007 08:51 AM | Link to this

THE IGNORANCE OF A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THIS BLOG IS SHOCKING. THIS IS SIMPLE DEMAND AND SUPPLY. ECONOMICS 101- THERE IS MORE DEMAND (CURRENT AND POTENTIAL SEASON TICKETS HOLDERS) THAN SUPPLY (SEATS); THEREFORE, THE FALCONS WOULD BE FOOLISH TO NOT RAISE PRICES. BLANK AND MCKAY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DRAFT QUALITY PLAYERS AND PICK NFL CALIBRE COACHES, BUT ATLEAST THEY UNDERSTAND ECONOMICS.

IF YOU DON’T WANT TO (OR CAN’T) PURCHASE SEASON TICKETS, DON’T. SIMPLY WATCH THE TEAM ON TELEVISION.

By CACS

January 11, 2007 08:53 AM | Link to this

You know, I had tickets for years with the Braves until Time Warner decided to try and win with a handcuffed payroll. Now Blank is hnadcuffing the fans by continuing to raise prices. I guess my NFL package will get a little more work this year. Plus, beer is much cheaper at a convenience store.

By The Reverend Al Sharpton

January 11, 2007 08:55 AM | Link to this

Being a season ticket holder is a priveledge not a right. I’ve been on the waiting list for season tickets for years. It you can’t handle the price, then it’s not for you. Don’t renew your deal just to sell them off. Cancel them and let the next guy buy them.

The Rev Has Spoken!

By cgatlanta

January 11, 2007 08:56 AM | Link to this

This only makes me happier that I dropped by six season tickets last year.

Thanks Mr. Blank for saving me money.

By JustAskin'

January 11, 2007 08:57 AM | Link to this

LOL @ CBN’s comment!

By C

January 11, 2007 09:02 AM | Link to this

Isn’t “increasing prices to move in line with other NFL teams” the same statement Mr. Blanks made last year to justify the increase? I haven’t heard of any NFL team increasing their ticket prices thus far. By the way, I did compare my increased cost, last year with the Chicago Bears ticket cost (similiar seating) and last year prices were exactly the same. Hmmm Chicago made the Playoffs last year and again this year! Mr. Blanks increasing prices is Economics 101.

Mr Blanks, why not do something good for the team…like hire Steve Young to tutor Michael Vick —- similar style. Michael Vick is not a quarterback who can be a productive passer with his current mechanics/skills

By OMG!!!!!

January 11, 2007 09:03 AM | Link to this

First of all people….stop the racist comments about blacks, jews and whoever you come up with….that just makes you sound stupid and ignorant!!! If you think we have any chance of convinced King Blank to NOT raise the prices, saying those types of things will not do it. It’ll only p** him off more and want to raise the prices to keep low lifes like YOU away!!!! This issue has nothing to with race, creed, religious affiliation or national origin. It has to do with PURE GREED!!!!!!

By D.

January 11, 2007 09:06 AM | Link to this

Raising tickets prices again. Ridiculous. I hate see what the prices would be if the Falcons ever make the playoffs.

By fan from carolina

January 11, 2007 09:10 AM | Link to this

Season ticket holders for 18 years and have been driving from North Carolina all this time. Love to support the Falcons but am disappointed in ticket prices going up again. We even tried to get another ticket last year because we now have a grandchild to bring with us. We had to be put on the waiting list! Maybe people won’t buy and we can get the extra seat. I also don’t like having to pay for pre-season games. We will probably sell those if anyone is willing to buy them.

By Stilafan

January 11, 2007 09:21 AM | Link to this

As it turns out, my worst day as a Falcons Season Ticket Holder turns out to be the best. January 1981 Falcons soundly beating the Cowboys only to be beaten at the waning moments. Last game as a season ticket holder because three months later I accepted a transfer and moved away. Funny thing. I found out there were alot of other things to do on Sunday afternoons with my family. Eleven years later returned to Atlanta and did not get season tickets again and have never once regretted it. I am sill an Atlanta Falcon Fan but my life does not rotate around them. I watch them more often than not but you know what, there still are other things I can do on Sunday and if I miss a game, so what. Increasing your ticket prices is really a slap in the face to you all for your loyalty. Take a little advise from a former season ticket holder, there is life after the Falcons. Enjoy it.

By Good-bye

January 11, 2007 09:22 AM | Link to this

Arthur, Arthur, Arthur…..what are you thinking? You have no idea the impact this will have!!!!! Not only will thousands not pay for the Falcons ticket but they’re gonna not visit Home Depot anymore either. Good-bye Falcons and Good0bye Home Depot….boycotted!!! Hello Panthers and Lowes!!!!

By Gary the K

January 11, 2007 09:23 AM | Link to this

Who cares!! Make the price as high as you want. It won’t cost me any more to watch the game on my HDTV BIG screen with replays etc. If, for some reason, the Falcon’s game isn’t on, I’ll be able to watch another one that will probably be better anyway.

By Hawgs

January 11, 2007 09:24 AM | Link to this

When Arthur Blank took over, he lowered ticket prices to get the fans back. He wanted to make ATL take pride in the falcons. And ever since he took over he has made promises, that well, he has not followed through with.

The Falcons have the highest Payroll in the NFL. We didn’t make the Playoffs. The Chargers went 14-2 and they have the 29th highest payroll, and the Colts have the 28th highest payroll, and thats out of 32. We have the 1st, and we didn’t make the playoffs, and now we have to pay more for a team that over the past two seasons has a losing record…Good move.

The team in the Playoffs with the highest payroll is the Seahawks. They are #2 right behind us. Then the rest of the teams are 8, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 28, and 29.

I love the falcons. I Will support them, but I hate to say it. We are not the Packers, we are not the patriots. We do not have the same fans as these teams do. Keeping ticket prices low, keeps the ATL fans happy. I can almost promise that we will not sell out.

No quite sure what they were thinking of bumping tickets prices. We already made Vicks Jersey one of the highest purchased. We spend 7.50 on Miller Lite and Ice House (2 beers you could buy a 12 pack with that much money) and we do all this to watch our beloved Falcons, play football, if you call quitting or as vick put it “Not giving 100%.”

By Dusty

January 11, 2007 09:26 AM | Link to this

Somebody has to pay for all those $10 million in upgrades to the Dome. You didn’t think Arthur was going to foot that bill, did you?

Vick needs to be sent packing or moved to running back. He’s no more of a quarterback than I am.

By gls9548

January 11, 2007 09:28 AM | Link to this

I’ll do the same as someone else said, I’ll renew my seats and sell them to the other teams fans to get my money back. Enjoy that MR. Blank

By fed up vet

January 11, 2007 09:35 AM | Link to this

i’ll not be renewing my seasons tix.

By big16

January 11, 2007 09:36 AM | Link to this

If I am going to pay for parking, fight downtown traffic, and deal with thousands of people, I might as well buy Thrashers tickets. They have better seating and will clearly be making the playoffs!

By Herman

January 11, 2007 09:37 AM | Link to this

Screw this! I also hate the staff that work the stadium. What a bunch of ding dongs!

By Rodger

January 11, 2007 09:38 AM | Link to this

A lot of you talk about the :huge waiting lists” to buy tickets-are you sure that’s not a line of bull? If there is such a demand, why does the dome look half empty most games? Being asked to continue to pay more for more mediocrity is insulting.

By Adam

January 11, 2007 09:39 AM | Link to this

I was completely thrilled with the hiring of BP and the staff he’s bringing in, but that dissipated pretty quickly with the tacky announcement of raising prices. Cost of living may not affect billionaires and millionaires, but it sure has an impact on me. The fact that I get “mugged” at the concession stand isn’t enough, now you’ve gotta go digging in my wallet for more. I don’t wann hear the crap that I’m not a true fan b/c I refuse to pay outrageous prices. I’ve been a passionate fan since I’ve been old enough to walk. I’ve supported this team through the few ups and MANY downs. I won’t do it from the stands this year…..not that it matters to the powers that be. I’m simply a dollar sign, not a person evidently. Thanks Mr. Blank for overjoying me and then alienating me in the course of a week. Hopefully some bandwagon fan will buy my ticket so I can watch it from home. This just isn’t right.

By Cedric

January 11, 2007 09:42 AM | Link to this

Well, I will purchase my tickets too maintain my seniority. However, I will put all but three on the market. DirecTV here I come. I might as well stay home and watch multiple games rather than go to the Dome and be humiliated watching a team of under-achievers. Two years of non-winning with two years of price increases. Isn’t what Arthur said this year, reference price increases the same rhetoric as last year? I have NO problem paying for a winner and the Falcons hves not shown they have the ability to win! My goodness, we lost too DETROIT, CLEVELAND (the door mats of the NFL)! I will lobby for the city of Atlanta to purchase the Falcons - then prices can be comparable to the team we put on the field. Loyalty is only short lived by reciprocal loyalty. Arthur has demonstarted he is loyal to the fans and therefore the fans need to show him what they think of him!

By EB

January 11, 2007 09:45 AM | Link to this

I have had season tickets now for 6 years. The last 2 years we just stopped going to the games late in the year because of the way the team played. Looks like they just gave up on us. Now that Blank is raising prices AGAIN, I will not be renewing my tickets nor will the other 4 people that I had tickets with. Someone else can have mine. I had more fun taigaiting anyway.

By Zach

January 11, 2007 09:51 AM | Link to this

After 5 seasons as a season ticket holder I have watched my seats go from $37 to $79. This would be fine if If my seats improved and the services in the dome improved. Including the team. Instead, I have moved from section 129 to 131. Basically 5 yards. The domes food services are horrible, the jumbo trons are dated, and the team has a regular season record of 40-38-1. Two trips to the playoffs with a record of 2-2. Only one of those playoff games were at home and we have one division title to show for all of this. Arther you have to do better if you want more money.

By Couch Potatoe

January 11, 2007 09:56 AM | Link to this

Raise the ticket prices. I don’t care. It won’t effect me any as I will continue to watch the games on TV, as I have for the last three years, on my comfortable couch and won’t have to pay for that over priced food and drinks at the dome.

By Mibbles

January 11, 2007 10:00 AM | Link to this

I think we should get consistently good play before the ticket prices are raised. Nobody wants to pay out the yin yang to watch 16 weeks of mediocrity.

By say what?

January 11, 2007 10:00 AM | Link to this

WTF! This is absolute garbage and how long are we going to hear that our tickets are below the league average??? Every year that’s the crutch “we are raising prices to meet the league average”…

Well, this team is below the league average I’d say. Playoffs or failure and the past two seasons have been complete failures. COMPLETE F’N FAILURES.

WTFever with your raising the prices again Blank…

By JRGNYC

January 11, 2007 10:03 AM | Link to this

I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO ATTEND A FALCONS GAME, BUT, THIS IS TOO MUCH. IF THE REST OF THE TEAM PLAYED LIKE MICHAEL VICK, AN INCREASE WOULDN’T BOTHER ME. BUT WATCHING THE FALCONS FROM THE COMFORT OF MY OWN COUCH AND THE ACCESSABILITY OF MY REMOTE CONTROL SUITS ME FINE. I CAN ALWAYS SWITCH CHANNELS WHEN THEY MESS UP!!!!

By staylor340

January 11, 2007 10:04 AM | Link to this

What you don’t get is The Falcons don’t care why you buy the tickets and they don’t care who the fans are cheering for. They make just as much money off of Steelers fans as they do Falcons fans. If you continue to buy the tickets then you give up your right to complain.

By Britt D

January 11, 2007 10:05 AM | Link to this

I’m a season ticket holder, love my seats, love my Falcons. I went with the increase last year as drastic as it was. I will go with it again. I never miss a game, and have always hated it when the Dome got filled with the opposing teams fans.

However…after a 7-9 season I am much more inclined to sell a pair or two to offset this undetermined increase to non-Falcon’s fans to make a point. I punish myself by not buying the tix, but I punish the image of the Falcons if I help fill the dome with Saints or Colts fans. Enjoy that on national TV.

And Vick isn’t the problem folks. We need receivers who can catch the ball and a line that can pass protect not just run block. Vick did lead us to the playoffs twice with his ‘style of play’, beat Green Bay at GB in the playoffs where they never lost in the playoffs prior to that game, and then in the 11-5 year ran over St. Louis. Oh, and Shaub didn’t look too good in that second half in Philly. Just think Doug Johnson year all over again.

By say what?

January 11, 2007 10:10 AM | Link to this

staylor340 shut the hell up. Who are you preaching to anyways? “You can’t complain if you buy tickets.” Wow, that’s great. Real insightful…

By Debbie

January 11, 2007 10:11 AM | Link to this

What a shame to have such ignorant Atlanta fans. Stop hating on Vick. He is a great quaterback and has contributed a lot to the game. If it weren’t for Vick, our record would be 3 and 11. He needs a good offensive line. Do all of you haters remember calling for Doug Johnson a few years back? Well, you see what happen to him. We will get the same thing from Schaub. So stop hating on Vick. He’s a fantastic player.

By falcoon

January 11, 2007 10:12 AM | Link to this

This is not about the price of tickets, this is about principal. It is unbelievable that he would have the balls to raise prices after such underperformance on the field. It would be different if this team was a young team being rebuilt at 7-9. But expectation means something and this team has grossly underperformed for two years in a row. In return, my expectation of ownership is to not raise ticket prices, but thats exactly what they have done, once again. Thats it, I’m done. I am a life long Falcons fan and a 12 year season ticket holder but what has developed over the past two years is disgusting. I’ll come back once you get rid of the overpriced quarterback that’s bringing this franchis down.

By stargazers1998

January 11, 2007 10:12 AM | Link to this

Let me see if I am hearing this right,

We are a losing team for the past two years and he wants to make it up to us by “making US (the Fan) pay more” to see a new orginization that hasn’t even been tested yet.

We are still miffed with this team for taking our money for what they called HOME GAMES.

Christ, The playoffs haven’t even gotten off to a good start yet, and they dare to tell us that we should pay out extra to take a chance on seeing a repeat season.

At least give us a season, and prove to us why we should pay more.

“Show me what I am paying for, then I might decide to agree if it’s not considered a drastic increase in price.

This team has never proven itself to the fan, and yet they keep asking for more and more from us, while giving very little in return.

I have not been able to find another team coming off of a losing season (this year) who is even thinking about raising the price.

I am about to give up on my loyalty as a diehard fan to this so called Franchise.

Joe Martin writer for

Stargazers Falcons http://stargazersfalcons.com

By EW

January 11, 2007 10:13 AM | Link to this

Does Vick need a new grill?

By Jethro Bodine

January 11, 2007 10:15 AM | Link to this

RIP Rankin Smith . We are beginning to miss you now.

By Kathleen

January 11, 2007 10:18 AM | Link to this

Put me down as another season ticket holder that will be selling their tickets to fans from other teams in order to make up the price increase.

By randy ford

January 11, 2007 10:21 AM | Link to this

Ok, let’s see if I got this right. The Falcons have less than a mediocre team with a spoiled Hip Hop running back posing as a quarterback. Further, they play in an outdated warehouse in a downtown area with limited parking in a crime ridden area. Oh yeah,they should definately raise their ticket prices

By die hard falcons fan

January 11, 2007 10:24 AM | Link to this

sell your tickets on ebay… and u can tell me if there is a demand for seats in the sky!

I have been on the waiting list since vick came to town…=( boo hoo guess I never gonna get a season ticket..

I wonder if the Dolphins got season ticket left? I heard Ricky Williams making a comeback lol

By WTF?!

January 11, 2007 10:26 AM | Link to this

Mr.Blank you really have people making some tough decisions this year

By DUKE

January 11, 2007 10:27 AM | Link to this

WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK WHY WE ARE NOT A WINNING TEAM, IS IT THE OWNER DOESN’T WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY OR THEY JUST DON’T HAVE GOOD ENOUGH RECRUITERS TO PICK THE RIGHT PLAYERS OR WHAT IS YOUR OPINION ON WHAT WOULD MAKE ATLANTA A WINNING CITY?

By Skip H.

January 11, 2007 10:27 AM | Link to this

We need to think about this from the owner’s point of view. “Let’s see, I’ve survived the season walking through the Valley of The Shadow of Death & fearing no Mora, but I’m down to my last few shovels of money with one of the league’s higher payrolls and a plethora of poor-play-pigskin puppies in what the fans are starting to view as a doghouse in need of a little R&R (renovation & relocation) What to do, what to do?? Got it! I’ll sneak in a price increase for tickets (nobody will notice) and pave the way for $50 hot dogs. And I’ll bring in a no-name, head guy to help me coach & give him one of those “Home Depot” management deals. And maybe we’ll acquire another franchise to take the heat off the birds. Hmm, I wonder if the Hawks are for sale?”

By die hard falcons fan

January 11, 2007 10:32 AM | Link to this

Mr. Blank need to hollar at fellow billionaire Mark Cuban to get a clue on how to not to jerk the fan’s feelings.

Hell Mr. Blank need to holla at George King of NY Yankees for tips on how to deal with oversized egos.

I aint into racist bashing because that is so 20th century.

However greed is good but only when you got back to back super bowl rings. Until we get to the promised land and bring home the vince lombari trophy then you can truly justify an increase.

IF you gonna pay for renovation out of your pocket that is one thing.

BUT IT A MAJOR SLAP IN OUR FACES to increase the price because that doesnt justify it at all.

Yeah business is business but that what ruining the sports.

OVERSIZED CONTRACTS.. Players that got the urge to cheat via ‘roids.. dumb fools that think it cool to get in trouble with the law…

I WISH ESPN was still running that hit PLAYMAKER.. hell since they lost the video game contract they should put it back on the air…but from what I understand they pull the show because the NFL HNIC threaten to void the contract that they have with NFL so as a concession for pulling the show that is why we watch the NFL on MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL on ESPN which is not so all that. I RATHER HAVE MADDEN AND HIS SIDEKICK AL on MNF.

GREED IS BAD. Yo MIKE VICK U BETTER STEP UP.. i strongly suggest you read everything about CASEAR and how brutus betray him… but RENT GLADIATOR because you gonna need put a cape on next season and BRING THE MICHAEL VICK EXPERIENCE back.. that commerical was too surreal but now it appear it was just a figment of my imagination!!!

Mr. Blank you a greedy mud ducker! BOOO BOOO BOO

THAT IS MY 2cent

By Dbl. D

January 11, 2007 10:32 AM | Link to this

Winners can justify higher ticket prices, not losers !! Fan for life but c’mon Blank enough is enough. You are turning away true die hard fans. The food and beer prices are ridiculous too, my God !! It’s for the rich I guess..

By Jim Mora

January 11, 2007 10:33 AM | Link to this

If Mike Vick chips in for a portion of my tickets, I’ll be happy to go. I’d rather sit and home and watch the Falcons lose. Now if only I could buy a damn beer on Sunday.

By RICK

January 11, 2007 10:34 AM | Link to this

IT IS ALREADY HARD ENOUGH FOR THE COMMON FAMILY TO HAVE A NIGHT OUT FOR FOOTBALL, IT DOES COST A SMALL FORTUNE NOW, LETS JUST MAKE GOING TO A NFL FOOTBALL GAME A RICH MAN’S GAME…..I’LL WATCH IT ON T.V.

By The Camel

January 11, 2007 10:34 AM | Link to this

Yep, This is the straw that broke my back. I’ve been a season ticket holder for 14 years save the last year of June Jones as head coach. I paid $1300 and another $210 upfront in parking for last year to fight downtown traffic, pay $8 for a beer and $4 for a hotdog, all the while trying to fight my way through all the “Playas” standing around in the walkways. For this I had the privledge to watch my team tank almost every home game.

Arthur, I haven’t been getting a return on my investment. No-one would invest in a stock that had 2 positive gains in 14 years, and keep pouring money in.

My next investment is a 42” HDTV. I can sell my tickets to opposing fans (at face value if need be)so if you ever do put a winning team on the field, I may return.

So be happy next year! Your revenue will increase, but the only Falcon seatholders will be in the suites and clubseats sitting on their hands while the rest of the Dome will be the opposing team’s 12th man!

By Birdbrain

January 11, 2007 10:36 AM | Link to this

Boy, first Blank gives his former executive 200 million to leave Home Depot, then raises ticket prices after back-to-back losing seasons. I’m starting to see why Home Depot stock has fallen.

By Christopher Wells

January 11, 2007 10:37 AM | Link to this

Hey Arthur,

Here is a simple formula for ticket prices:

Winning record = increase in ticket value

Five hundred record = ticket value remains the same

Losing record = decrease in ticket value

At least give us something for the increase like halftime entertainment, more of the Red Crew, or $1 beer game day!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By die hard falcons fan

January 11, 2007 10:40 AM | Link to this

duke… man this is the pro not college football.. we dont have recuriter in the pro.. we got scouts and consultants that need to be fire.. hell i sure you and me can do a better job.

SKIP H.. man do you know how many ZEROS are in MR. Blank’s checking accounts. The man have many banks account since the federal reserve only insure each account to $100,000 lol.

Let get this straight.. even all the money in the world and a new stadium couldnt help the Caridnals which by the way got a sick stadium lol

The Falcons need to go back to it roots.. POP WARNER Style.. stick to the basic and you can win game because it not if u win or lose it how u play.

IF I WAS THE OWNER of the FALCONS.. I wouldnt do no dang gone price increase or allow coach to hire family that is a big no no in my book. CONFLICT of interest.

IF U WANT A LEGITIMATE WR COACH GET THE BEST OF THE BEST… JERRY RICE!!!!

But like that song 99 problems… i sure that Mr. Blank thinks we are his witches.. just drop the w and add the b to that word…

I AM STILL MAD THAT WE LOST 3 EASY GAMES GIANTS, LIONS and the BROWNS?!?!?

NO EXCUSE WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE PLAYOFF.

2007 SEASON

GET WR that can CATCH balls. GET CHARILE ROGERS

USE THE 1st round pick on a BAD MUD DUCKER THAT LOOKS LIKE GRADY BUT CAN BLOCK ALL DAY FOR THE QB ON THE OL!!!

GET SECONDARY THAT CAN KNOCK THE POWER OUT OF THE WR IN MIDAIR AND COVER THE OTHER TEAM WR LIKE WHITE ON RICE!

DONT TALK THE TALK

HECK

FALCONS SHOW ME WHATCHA GOT for 2007!

FOR REAL!

By staylor340

January 11, 2007 10:42 AM | Link to this

to:say what? I care about your comments just as much as Blank does

By the AUG

January 11, 2007 10:45 AM | Link to this

Well, somebody’s gotta pay for Patrino and Vick, and it’s us, the fans…at least if I buy a plasma, I can enjoy it every stinking day. The rich get richer and the fans are the ones who suffer for it. In free agency, the salaries rise and the average fan is priced out of the market. Or, fans resort to selling their tickets to the opposition (often being the highest bidder because no one wants to see that junk in Atlanta) just to be able to see a couple of games in person. This is wrong. I had hopes Mr. Blank read the newspaper ad and was trying to do something for his investors. Well, I guess he is, but I would rather not get screwed over yet again. Bad enough that the folks in the lower levels pay so much more than the folks up top—we’ll get the most increase and continue to subsidize those seats. I could see some of it, but at least the Smiths charged everyone the same thing. That seemed most fair to me. Ridiculous….greed is a scary thing, people. Maybe it’s time to put “me first” and get out of this mess for good. With a waiting list, they know if we drop, somebody else is waiting. The 12th man will soon be non-existant as it will be tix scalped to the opposition. And you know what? You deserve it, greedy gus.

By gizmox329

January 11, 2007 10:45 AM | Link to this

Arthur, The ticket scalpers on “E Bay” should love this price increase. You have opened the gate for the opposition fans to fill the dome on Sundays.

By msteven

January 11, 2007 10:47 AM | Link to this

I have read through some of the comments. Some on cue, others well just like rear end, we all got one. If anyone should be enraged, it should be the season ticket holders.(inwhich i am not one nor have I ever been to a Game and have no intention of going when I can clearly see them on any of my TVs)However Mr. Blank. if anything. You should decrease the ticket prices for the shameful show your team put on for the past 2yrs. If anything had I been a ticket holder I would probably have wanted a partial refund LoL! I agree with another post, there WILL be more empty seats if the Falcons dont prove themselves “whorthy” to pay extra hard earned cash to see them lose game after game. I saw a clip of the Hawks last night who got stomped(what else is new?) when the camara flashed on the fans you could count them. Infact I saw more players benched then actually fans watching. Well all of you folks who love throwing your money away..knock yourselves out. But until the Falcons Prove themselves whorthy by winning atleast a few back to back games, I dont see fans willing to shell out More money and not get anything in return like atleast a few back to back wins. But what do I know? I am not a season holder, they are the Ones who should be upset. I am not upset. Watching the birds on TV causes a lot less then those front row middle row tickets!

By MAF

January 11, 2007 10:48 AM | Link to this

I will be renewing my season tickets, then they will be going stubhub or some other ticket site. The dome my be sold out every game, but its not full. And when it is sold out (full) its with fans from other team. The team is terrible, firing the the coach was a good thing, but going outside the league to hire a coach, what a mistake. We did this to try and save a exciting but inconsist QB. Let me let you know something, excitment can only get you so far. The great teams were not excicitng, they just won games, the last time I check that’s what it was all about.

By midnite

January 11, 2007 10:58 AM | Link to this

Go ahead you dolts and don’t renew! Or better yet, sell your tix to opposing fans. Because you are not true fans anyway if you plan to jump from the bandwagon. You clowns need to whine at the oil companies for $3 per gallon gasoline. Y’all don’t mind to drop $5 bucks for a pack of smokes. This is America, why don’t you get off your a*******es take advantage of the opportunities before you? But nooo, you want someone to give you something for free. Be-otch and moan about Blank and Vick (who is our QB “today”). No one cares about your whining. Pull yourselves up out of the mirey clay and do something, or shut your yappers!

By Mike R.

January 11, 2007 10:59 AM | Link to this

pay more to see those pathetic losers? you better have a chick rubbing my shoulders with my beer for that!

By Dean_H

January 11, 2007 11:00 AM | Link to this

Mr Blank After 16 yrs of being a season ticket holder, you have raise my ticket $400 in 3 yrs. Enough is Enough… I will not renew my seat. Someone else can pay for them. I’ll watch the games on TV.

By dale

January 11, 2007 11:00 AM | Link to this

Pay more money to see this bunch overpaid losers play? Blank, are you serious? I’m not renewing my season tickets—just had enough of this incompetence.

By Andrea Mills

January 11, 2007 11:07 AM | Link to this

I can’t believe it. My tickets have gone from $190 to $400 in 5 years. What’s next? I am really trying to hang in there but when the nose bleed section gets too high, I’ve got to stop buying tickets to buy tissue for the bleeding. I might be screaming “Go Mike Vick” from the couch!

Unbelievable…

By Going Broke

January 11, 2007 11:08 AM | Link to this

I WOULD like to renew my season tickets but they are getting expensive.

I am not swimming in money and I have to carefully budget so I can afford these ever increasing tickets. Unfortunately the price of EVERYTHING else has increased and my wages have not followed.

The main problem however is that the games are no longer fun. Why pay to see them quit in person when you can do it from home or at your local sports bar? At least then you don’t have the other team’s fans saying your team sucks and have to agree with them.

Maybe next year we can have the #1 overall pick and make it so we also have the #1 ticket prices.

By midnite

January 11, 2007 11:18 AM | Link to this

I love for opposing fans to sit in Club Sect. 245. We give them fits, win or lose, especially if they are the obnoxious types. It really shows how dumb you are to sell your tix below face value. I have 2 seats plus parking for the NCAA Mens Final Four 2007 because of my “investment” in the Falcons. Blank has made tens of thousands of millionaires out of common folks. Investments require years of patience for a return. Simpletons, all of you turncoats, keep on buying your smokes, beer, lotto, and lap dances and wonder why you never succeed.

By say what?

January 11, 2007 11:22 AM | Link to this

And you make about as much sense as Blank does when he raises the ticket prices after puting a garbage product out.

So what’s your point anyway? You haven’t made one… P** off

By ICEMAN

January 11, 2007 11:23 AM | Link to this

All of you whiners won’t be complaining when the falcons win the super bowl this year! You’ll get what you pay for.

By WAH

January 11, 2007 11:28 AM | Link to this

I would like to see a poll of those reported 30,000 people on the waiting list to see if they are truely waiting for season tickets after watching the last 2 pathetic seasons. You may not have as many people waiting as you think Arthur!

By midnite

January 11, 2007 11:32 AM | Link to this

Blank and Co. will eventually succeed with the Falcons. I am truly sorry for the folks who have fixed incomes and can’t afford to keep their tickets. To all the other antifalcons, give them up, we need passionate fans not you few lukewarm haters. Mooove Be-otch get out of our way.

By Ken Strickland

January 11, 2007 11:34 AM | Link to this

WHITE POWER!

By slim pickens

January 11, 2007 11:37 AM | Link to this

Can we please get Arthur’s mug off of the front page? I wouldn’g go to a Falcon’s game if Mike the QB would come and pick me up in his limo.

By Nuts

January 11, 2007 11:42 AM | Link to this

Where were all you REAL Falcon fans when the Falcons won 2 to 4 games a year??

By Falcons fanatic

January 11, 2007 11:43 AM | Link to this

Ok so Mr. Blanks wants to raise the prices. We knew they couldnt stay cheap forever. Yeah this is a bad time. Also before everyone keeps getting on to Vick I think you guys should analyze what he has had to work with. Recievers with awful hands and a terrible play caller at offensive coordinator! The coaching staff came from the 49ers! When was the last time they had a good team?!!!….ummm…..My point!!! Now before we go trading off Vick and he becomes a Hall of Famer tearing up every defense, let use this draft to surround him with true talent! Lets see what Mr. Patrino can do with him first. Vick can win 7 or 8 byhimself, with a little help from the recievers and the defense maybe we will make the playoffs! We need Calvin johnson point blank period!!!!!!!! Then my friends we will see some results. also Randy Moss wont be a Raider for too long!! Hint Hint!

By RJF

January 11, 2007 11:45 AM | Link to this

Let me see, pay more, watch them loose, have vick tell me I’m #1 with the middle finger? Let me think about it..Nope, will not work.

By Not for Me

January 11, 2007 11:49 AM | Link to this

Arthur is just giving us the same message Vick sent when he flipped us off. They really don’t care about the fans and if we don’t like it tough.

I’ll miss seeing the Falcons this year…

By Unhappy Consumer

January 11, 2007 11:50 AM | Link to this

I had decided to re-up for the 16 year in a row. I expected some type of goodwill gesture toward the fans by not raising prices this year but now it seems we are asked to pay a higher price for a product that hangs in the aisle at the checkout counter. You know, stuff that you buy on impulse because it looks good but when you get home it’s either already broken, it doesn’t work because it doesn’t fit or it does work but breaks the next time you use it. More in-line with other teams would be a winning record on a consistent basis along with playoff appearances 2 of every 3 years. I’m concerned that this owner is gouging us with a losing team and when we finally get back to the playoffs we can look for the pricing to extend to over $100 for a cheap ticket and over $150 for a middle range ticket. We are being treated like drug users. We get a good bag to begin with then get hosed by a dealer that sells us a cut product. Now he tells us he’s getting his stuff from another source and it’s better than what we’ve gotten in the past. I’ve got to think long and hard about this situation. I actually paid more this past year for a parking permit than I did in 1992 for a season ticket. Guess what? My truck didn’t get to watch the Falcons win but 2 games at home this year either.

By Craig

January 11, 2007 11:52 AM | Link to this

when all home games are sold out and you have a waiting list of tens of thousands of people…you can raise prices. it kind of makes sense. and as far as the other teams’ fans buying the tix…well that speaks volumes about us falcons fans now doesn’t it? would that happen green bay, tampa bay, or cleveland? stop complaining about it…it makes perfect business sense. mr. blank didn’t buy the falcons because he wanted to walk the sidelines.

By Darth Vader

January 11, 2007 11:55 AM | Link to this

I hope Blank makes all of you inbreds pay dearly!!

By midnite

January 11, 2007 11:55 AM | Link to this

It makes for an enjoyable game to shut up the opposing fans when they run their mouths. We love it, we even shut ‘em up when the opponents win. Bring ‘em on up to Sect. 245 we love to dish out good old southern hospitality. Green Bay, Dallas, and Pittsburgh fans really sulk the most when you stand up to them. BRING IT ON!

By Falcons Stink

January 11, 2007 12:05 PM | Link to this

Whether or not the price of a ticket to a Falcons game is worth the new price I don’t know, thats up to you the not so smart ones that wil purchase them. But before you pay the price I offer up this tidbit of information for your consideration and before you spend your hard earned dollars to watch this team of failures lose again and again! Mike Vick has been quoted on Cold Pizza as being fired up about the new coaching staff, the changes coming and the new season. Seems to me I heard this from Ron Mexico 3 years ago at the beginning of the Jim Mora (not JR.) era. Then in year two he was fired up because it was his second year in the new offense and he had mastered its intricacies. Laughable! Then again this year he was fired up becuase everything had come together and he was going to lead us to a SuperBowl Championship. So before you pay the higher prices remember who the quarteback, face and leader of this team is. Do you really expect anything to be different? The minute things get tough for Mr. Mexico he will quit and this team and Bobby Petrino will quit. Petrino will be back coaching a college team and Falcon fans will have another 3 years to whine, cry and make excuses for the worst QB in the history of the NFL. If he couldn’t run he would have gone the way of Ryan Leaf, Rick Mirer and Kordell Stewart Here’s hoping the Falcons never win another game in their long and infamous history! Arthur please sell this team and get the hell out of Atlanta and take Vick and the rest of these losers with you!

By Falcons Stink

January 11, 2007 12:05 PM | Link to this

Whether or not the price of a ticket to a Falcons game is worth the new price I don’t know, thats up to you the not so smart ones that wil purchase them. But before you pay the price I offer up this tidbit of information for your consideration and before you spend your hard earned dollars to watch this team of failures lose again and again! Mike Vick has been quoted on Cold Pizza as being fired up about the new coaching staff, the changes coming and the new season. Seems to me I heard this from Ron Mexico 3 years ago at the beginning of the Jim Mora (not JR.) era. Then in year two he was fired up because it was his second year in the new offense and he had mastered its intricacies. Laughable! Then again this year he was fired up becuase everything had come together and he was going to lead us to a SuperBowl Championship. So before you pay the higher prices remember who the quarteback, face and leader of this team is. Do you really expect anything to be different? The minute things get tough for Mr. Mexico he will quit and this team and Bobby Petrino will quit. Petrino will be back coaching a college team and Falcon fans will have another 3 years to whine, cry and make excuses for the worst QB in the history of the NFL. If he couldn’t run he would have gone the way of Ryan Leaf, Rick Mirer and Kordell Stewart Here’s hoping the Falcons never win another game in their long and infamous history! Arthur please sell this team and get the hell out of Atlanta and take Vick and the rest of these losers with you!

By JP

January 11, 2007 12:06 PM | Link to this

Falcons tickets are still below average, compared to all NFL teams. If you don’t like the team or its players don’t go to the ganes and stop watching. I’m pretty sure the tickets will sell to a real Atlanta Sports Fan.

By Jack

January 11, 2007 12:17 PM | Link to this

Does he like to see empty seats? IF timing is everything, then Mr. Blank’s timing is OFF!

By JT

January 11, 2007 12:18 PM | Link to this

As of 9/06 per ESPN the league average was 62.38. I don’t know what everybody else paid but I pay 650 in the upper which includes two preseason tickets that sale the day of the game for like $15. That is 65 a game including preseason.

I would say we are at the league average depending upon how someone averages for their own media spin.

The problem I really have is the cost that came out of Blank’s pocket were to improve the suites because most of the leases were up. Not to improve the majority of the the STH’s game day experience.

I will always be a Falcons fan but after being a season ticket holder for 10 years I will be watching them from the comfort of my home.

By JT

January 11, 2007 12:22 PM | Link to this

Huh another Home Depot ex-president looking to get fat on the backs of others. Wonder where that training came from? I have not renewed my season tickets since Arthur bought the team nor do I intend to. The COACH needs to be able to coach the HIS team not the one McKay and Blank hire for the coach. Everyone was hard on Mora, this isnt his fault and I hope he gets another head coaching job which brings his new team to the superbowl against the Falcons and you can guess who I will root for. Oh yea Arthur stay off the sidelines, better yet stay home on game day. Enough said!!!!!!!

By VickBeliever

January 11, 2007 12:28 PM | Link to this

sick of Vick…that had to be the worst post of the year. We don’t need fans like you.

By Dee

January 11, 2007 12:36 PM | Link to this

As long as Michael Vick is playing, I will pay the higher ticket price. Watching him play is worth the increase.

By David Doyle

January 11, 2007 12:36 PM | Link to this

Everyone wanted to get rid of Mora. Someone has to pay for the buyout. You got what you asked for.

By Go V I C K !

January 11, 2007 12:39 PM | Link to this

Go V I C K yourselves, Mike Vick and Artie Blank !

Go, Vick, GO…….and take DeAngelo Hall with you.

Hosers!

By Falconista

January 11, 2007 12:51 PM | Link to this

There may be some elbow room in Section 347.

I am seriously considering getting rid of my season tickets after being asked to pay more money after some of the performances I was subjected to this season.

By maddoxh

January 11, 2007 12:53 PM | Link to this

Business is Business. Im gonna make a profit also selling my season tickets on EBAY and watch the game at home. Thanks for the idea Mr. Blank.

By midnite

January 11, 2007 01:03 PM | Link to this

Lets get one thing straight here, Mike Vick did not flip off the fans. I saw what happened. He did however flip off a small group of redneck antifalcons. The sports spinners are the ones who said he flipped off the fans as a whole. You haters must be thinking of Jeff George. Please allow me to “flick a vick” to all of you antifalcons. Many of you show that you came from the shallow end of the gene pool by your comments. Oh and by the way, a parking pass in the Orange lot only costs $10 bucks per game for Executive Club Members. Thank you Mr. Blank for that nice perk!

By Ajay

January 11, 2007 01:07 PM | Link to this

What comes first, the chicken or the egg!! Do you put a winning product on the field first or do you expect fans to motivate professional athletes and a franchise that comes in with high expectations every year. Hold on… let me pull my pants up!! this seasonal rape thing is gettin’ old. at least provide us with vaseline.

By VickBeliever

January 11, 2007 01:10 PM | Link to this

JT you obviously do not understand football your comments are so ignorant to the reality of footbal operations. Mora was a complete joke.

By VickBeliever

January 11, 2007 01:14 PM | Link to this

Good post midnite these redencks crack me up like we can not read through thier confederate mentality. They are the same ones cheering for Vick when he scrambles for 20 or 30 yards.

By Tony Mac

January 11, 2007 01:15 PM | Link to this

The reoccuring thought I kept having last year while watching the 2006 falcons was “Man! I really should be paying MORE to watch this!”

By Diane Kollar

January 11, 2007 01:22 PM | Link to this

I will not renew my season tickets. I will just use the money to buy the NFL Ticket and watch a team with heart, the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Someone else can have the pleasure of paying the salary of a so called superstar who flipped off his fans.

Good riddance.

By JB

January 11, 2007 01:28 PM | Link to this

The honeymoon period just ended for the new guy. No playoffs this year and the heat will start to come down in the form of empty seats. We saw that this year when more seats were empty than last year.

By Seriously Speaking

January 11, 2007 01:33 PM | Link to this

Are you serious? I need a refund from the last three seasons. I am a hard working citizen who does not have much money to spare. I spent money so my wife and two sons could enjoy a game. I wanted my boys to experience seeing the falcons in action. I logged on to TM every year the day tickets went on sale and paid rediculous convient charges in order to get tickets. I have never seen a winning game. I need a refund for a waste of money on tickets where the games were not only lost but the Falcons were pathetic. Seriously speaking to all ticket holders and individual ticket holders we need a discount not an increase. Give us a winning season, and then maybe we will be ok with you raising the ticket prices.

By VickBeliever = Simpleton

January 11, 2007 01:35 PM | Link to this

NEWS FLASH:

ANYONE who thinks Mikey Vick is a SUB-par NFL quarterback or a poor team leader is a racist and an ignorant redneck !
( Yes, that means YOU ! )

You say you would rather have Vince Young, Donovan McNabb or Steve McNair as your quarterback AND T-E-A-M ambassador over Michael ‘Look at My Middle Finger’ Vick ??? Well,…. uh…… you’re just haters… and you’re STILL a bunch of racists !!

VickBeliever is kneeling and waiting for you, Michael!

By the way…

How is a bigger “complete joke:”

Coach Mora

OR

The Bumbling Owner & GM Who Passed Over A Class-Act and First-Rate Coach Like Lovie Smith to Give Coach Mora a Long-Term Contract ?

Apparently, we only have the right to speak freely in this country as long as we don’t criticize anyone with a skin of a different hue.

**GIVE

ME

A

BREAK !**

By Doug

January 11, 2007 01:41 PM | Link to this

Mr. Blank must put an averge NFL Team on the field before he thinks about charging NFL Avergae Prices.

Mr. Blank is apparently suffering from the Home Depot practices of rewarding incompetency, as Home depot just did by firing their CEO and then paid him over $200 Million to leave.

By Debbie

January 11, 2007 01:43 PM | Link to this

One more note to you ignorant, racist Vick haters. If Vick does leave the Falcons, trust me, you will not be watching the Falcon football on your big screen TV — The blackout will be back in force. VICK IS THE ONLY REASON THE SEASONS ARE SOLD OUT YOU IDIOTS! GO FIGURE!

By ICEMAN

January 11, 2007 01:54 PM | Link to this

To everyone on this blog:

Please do not respond to Vickbeliever. This person just wants to agitate everyone because of their lack of success in life. This person racebaits because it gives them comfort and a sense of power so don’t give in.

By shane

January 11, 2007 01:55 PM | Link to this

Loyal fan do not talk about ticket prices. They talk about how to put Ws on the board next year. It might be that Blank got a better offer from another city than the deal he has with the dome. Its that silly contract with the city that is causing the ticket increase. Maybe it came down to raise prices for more revenue or move the team. Did anyone think about that? What if actually had no team?

I personally hope that all of you “loyal” fans do make good on your promise to drop your tickets. That way I can be first in line to move my tickets to a better section.

Face it, a real businessman is not going to stop raising prices for their product when they sell out year after year. Supply and Demand people.

By Darth Vader

January 11, 2007 01:56 PM | Link to this

VickBeliever is frustrated sexually.

By VickBeliever

January 11, 2007 02:08 PM | Link to this

Iceman you sound like a real punk resonding for another man. First of all there is no intention of mine to create race tension here. In fact it would not even be apart of this forum if it was not for people like you making ignorant comments about the best player on our team who happens to be black and in your eyes playing in the white mans position. So listen to this man its not about race at all but when you and the other Vick haters make your undercover comments such as Vick can’t read a defense, can’t throw a forward pass, he is not a leader and replace him with a inknown. That is when I get on the blog and check you uneducated rednecks and your simple mentality. This msg is to you and all the other Vick haters for that reason. If you don’t like him because you have a better solutions please disregard this. But there are clowns that come into these blogs with obvious hidden agendas.

By Greg

January 11, 2007 02:09 PM | Link to this

I am happy to watch the mid-season downfall all from home.

By toshie

January 11, 2007 02:09 PM | Link to this

All you people that are b*** about the ticket price, JUST DON”T BUY THEM then the 60,000 people waiting will have a chance to get them a season ticket. Every NFL city that I have went to the out of town games the tickets are a lot higher than ours. And some of those teams are worse then ours. I will be watching for the tickets to come available this year.

By VickBeliever

January 11, 2007 02:11 PM | Link to this

Darth Vader your mother and sister don’t think so. In fact ask your lady.

By toshie

January 11, 2007 02:19 PM | Link to this

Some one said Schaubb got rid of the ball in 3 seconds. What game did you watch? He sure wasn’t playing for ATL when he did it. I would like to see that game. Every time you go to a store the prices go up. Why are you complaining so much. Do you boycott the grocery store or gas station? No I don’t think so.

By Vickbeliever

January 11, 2007 02:21 PM | Link to this

Darth Vader my sexual preferences is none of your business anyway. Just because I take it up the a$$ doesn’t mean I can’t comment on football and my lover Michael Vick!!

By say what?

January 11, 2007 02:23 PM | Link to this

hey TOSHIE,

This forum that we are on right now is called a “blog”. It’s normally used by people to voice thier opinions on certain subject matters. Today’s topic is about the ticket prices going up. Also, please try and sound half educated because your grammar only makes you sound like you are 12 years old.

Also, if you WERE smart you just wait on the Falcons to do horrible (see the Cleveland home game for example) and then you could buy scalped tickets or tickets sold on Ebay for under face value as they aren’t in high demand.

F’n moron…

By msteven

January 11, 2007 02:26 PM | Link to this

News Flash! News Flash !this Just IN! Hear ye! Hear ye! The team has changed its name to “Ron Mexico” featuring the Falcons as Back up! Cant wait to see the New Lineup!..of course from my living room..heh heh signed, EL Cheap-O! by the way, Hey Ron(Mexico) how much did you pay that ex-girl friend you spreaded a lil cheer with to go away? hmm..$$$$$? yup..thats cause alone for a ticket hike! just kidding..Mike is all right I like him, but the poor lil thing cant Win games all by himself.

By James Brown

January 11, 2007 02:27 PM | Link to this

Vickbeliever…you really don’t know football that much…plus do you use the ‘Racist’ Comment when you play poker?

What is your hidden agenda…you are a studio gangsta for sure…

McNair is a class act, so is McNabb…when times got tough on both of them they didn’t give anyone the “finger” and they have played in tougher sports towns…

I just want to win and this will be Vick’s 5th season as a starter (not counting the year he missed almost all of the season). IF he can’t do you can’t keep hanging on to a dream.

Also, he is not near as smart as the other two QB’s I just mentioned…

AND bTW where all the white women at????

By CW Moss

January 11, 2007 02:29 PM | Link to this

For all you ticked off season ticket holders planning on protesting by selling your tickets to visiting teams for profit, be prepared to TAKE A LOSS! You may be able to DEDUCT on your 2007 tax return as a CASUALTY LOSS. That’s what the 2006 was..a BUNCH OF CASUALTY LOSSES….cum on Arthur, your Momma taught you much better than that!!!!

By Jack

January 11, 2007 02:29 PM | Link to this

VickHumper,

Iceman is black and he is a Vick fan. He,like others, just doesn’t like people bringing race into a nonracial subject such as this.

By Ex-Falcon Fax

January 11, 2007 02:29 PM | Link to this

As to Arthur Blank raising the ticket prices, I would think that he would want a winning team before raising prices. Who really wants to pay such a high price to see a loser!

By shane

January 11, 2007 02:33 PM | Link to this

Vickbeliever said he is neeling for Michael Vick. That about sums it up. LOL

By gigaman13

January 11, 2007 02:33 PM | Link to this

I have the answer to all of ATL’s problems! 1) draft calvin and kenneth darby, 2)get ogres on the left side of the line, 3) get the best corner in free agency, 4) grab tre battle in the 5th round,and 5) get a DB’s coach that will teach the secondary what it is supposed to do. No need for thanks, i’m just here to solve all of the falcons problems. BTW, the answer to the goal line is to hire 3 or 4 big mamajamas that all they can do is push people into the endzone. two words, Grady Jackson!

By midnite

January 11, 2007 02:35 PM | Link to this

The ignorant and uninformed always resort to yapping about sex or racism. Poor, pathetic wretches. The reason for your miserable lives is because you are so negative. Just standing around be-otching while others are making a determined effort to fix something for you. Defacate in one hand and wish for a refund in the other and see which gets full first.

By Richard

January 11, 2007 02:37 PM | Link to this

I had 4 season tix last year have have had two season tix since 1997 when Dan Reeves arrived.

I will not spend another DIME until Blank shows that he knows what he is doing and can produce back-to-back PLAYOFF seasons.

Until then my money goes elsewhere.

By VickBeliever

January 11, 2007 02:37 PM | Link to this

Someone is jacking my ID. It just so happens that I am a homosexual but that doesn’t give you rednecks the right to impersonate me!!!

By kmk

January 11, 2007 02:39 PM | Link to this

I’ve had season tix for 7 seasons and the prices have doubled since Blank became owner. We need wins to go along with these price increases. I’m very disappointed in this recent development.

By Humbug

January 11, 2007 02:42 PM | Link to this

Pro sports is rapidly becoming a rich mans game. Players demand more, coaches demand more, agents demand more, owners demand more, the food and drink people demand more, but none of them feel any obligation to tie these demands to improved production on their parts. They have just about put their product out of reach of average income fans. I just hope there are enough really rich fans to keep supporting them. Money is what binds them all together.

By Darth Vader

January 11, 2007 02:44 PM | Link to this

midnite is VickHumper.

By RA

January 11, 2007 02:56 PM | Link to this

Okay, this is what should have happened. Blank should have come out after the season and talked about how much less the Falcons were taking in as opposed to the league average gate revenues, but then he should have gone on to point out how business sense says that he SHOULD raise prices, but because of the woeful last two seasons, he could not in all good conscience raise ticket prices for a product that had depreciated in value. So, with tears in his eyes, he stands in front of the world and says that he is willing to take the loss until the Falcons can put a product on the field whose play is consistent with the highest yeilding teams in the league. He walks away looking like a prince, fans feel like their needs are taken into consideration, and everybody feels just a little bit better about the integrity of the Atlanta Falcons ownership, if not the ownership itself. Well, that’s what would have gone down if I were the Falcon’s PR guy.

By Cairo

January 11, 2007 02:59 PM | Link to this

I think the “stakeholders” have spoken and I know Mr. Blank listens to the customers. The only problem he does not listen to the customers when it comes to how he gets and spends his money. With that said be prepared to pay or give up those season tickets to the scalpers…

By JMooty

January 11, 2007 02:59 PM | Link to this

Mr Blank… You have got to be joking… How can you justify raising ticket prices after the way the team has performed the last two seasons??? Have you no respect for the loyal fans who have supported the Falcons??? Give me a Break!!! Why worry about being competitive with other team’s ticket prices when the Falcons have yet to be competitive on the field!!! Anyone who knows basic math can tell you that and “average” is based off of a “high” and a “low” component… What’s wrong with the Falcons being the “low” component of the average of the team ticket prices!!! Even more… don’t you realize that if you raise the lower component you cause the average to also rise… thus you will always be “below average” unless you do something stupid like set prices above the current average!!! Before giving us back-2-back increases in ticket prices how about giving us back-2-back winning seasons!!!

Please don’t tell us that you need to raise prices to pay for the dome renovations because that does nothing for the regular fans… My season tickets are in the upper deck… section 319… and I have yet to hear about any renovations to the dome that will benefit me and my fellow “sky walkers” setting up high…. We will be paying higher ticket prices but end up with the same cold and hard concrete floors to walk on, cramp seats, small TV monitors in the dirty bathrooms and long lines at the concession stands with employees who treat customers like crap…

Mr. Blank… Think back to when you were actually working at The Home Depot and ask yourself.. Would your business have been a success if you had raised prices but provided poor products, maintained a place of business that was not a hospitable environment and your customers were treated like crap. Probably not… Your customers would probably have taken their money and loyalty to someone else….

You did not do that to Home Depot and your customers…. so why do that now to the Falcons and the fans!!!

Raising ticket prices is just a sure way to drive away the fans who have supported this team over the years…

By ricky

January 11, 2007 03:09 PM | Link to this

mr blank from one business man to another i believe in charging a premium price for a premium product.its obvious u dont. u like the profit but do not deliver on the product.i was taught a long time ago its ok to be a little piggish but when u get hoggish u get slaughtered.iv been a multi season ticket holder now for 7 years.started with 6 seats 2100 dollars now 2 seats are 1500 dollars and going up.and one other thing why do we have to pay the same price for pre season mr blank.well enough said.

By msteven

January 11, 2007 03:13 PM | Link to this

You guys and gals are hilarious(spell check :-) I thought we American Idol bloggers were off the chain..LOL LOL..whenever I need a Good chuckle all I have to do is read through a few blogs..Vickhumper? oh.my.god. LOL..take it up the what? oh no..my virgin ears! sheeshhhhhhhhhhh! soon they are going have to place a Rated XXX sign over the door. Enter at your own risk! you guys are crazy..lol lol and you have someone impersonating folk? how juvenile is that?

By midnite

January 11, 2007 03:15 PM | Link to this

Hey Dirt Vader, I AM YOUR FATHER you one armed, abysmal, deep breathing, sexual deviate. Who’s yo daddy now. Go sit on your light saber.

By midnite

January 11, 2007 03:24 PM | Link to this

Hey you clueless antifalcons, just for the record Mr. Blank left Big Orange 5 or 6 years ago. Y’all haters need to catch up. Simpletons! Oh I forgot, they don’t give business news during Wrestling. NO ONE CARES OR HEARS YOUR CRYING.

By By Richard

January 11, 2007 03:24 PM | Link to this

I will reluctantly renew my season tickets for this year. (This does depend on how high the prices go up.) My only complaint is that we have to pay FULL price for two preseason games that we will probably never see any of the players we want to see. I do understand why these players don’t play, but we shouldn’t be expected to pay full price for these games.

By joe

January 11, 2007 03:29 PM | Link to this

Very simple…If you do not like the increase in price, do not buy tickets. Better yet, everyone knows the Falcons suck, so why even consider buying their stupid tickets in the 1st place? Save your money and take the family skiing or to Florida for a long weekend. You’ll be glad you did. By the way, GET RID of VICK!

By True Falcons Fan

January 11, 2007 03:29 PM | Link to this

I really wish that some of you would give up your tickets so that I could move up on the waiting list.

I love the Falcons - win or lose - because I support my city.

I watch the home games and Atlanta does not truly have fans.

Michael Vick did a great job as QB this year. The organization is growing. I have seen many improvements since Arthur Blank bought this team.

People from all over come to the Dome to see Vick. He is not a traditional QB. He sells tickets and with the right supporting cast he can take this team all of the way.

Vick is not perfect. And this year neither were the receivers, the O-line, or the defense. But Mike kept us in the game when things were looking bad.

When the Falcons look good, they look really good. Do you remember the Dallas game? We lost but we had a real chance. I saw some great wins this year with the Bengals and Steelers. (we were not expected to win either of these games…) But when the Falcons look bad, they look really bad. i.e., Lions, Panthers (game 2), Browns.

All we are looking for this year is consistency. New coach, new year, new prices. Get over it!

And stay off the Falcons bandwagon next year please! Real Falcons fans, I am looking forward to great things in the 2007 season!

Much luv to our ATLANTA FALCONS!!!!

By Twendalyn Kelly

January 11, 2007 03:29 PM | Link to this

First of all after the horrible season we encountered, how dare you increase prices. This is dead wrong! Petrino need to prove himself first and we need to win more home games before you even CONSIDER increasing prices. Arthur Blank, you really need to think about what you are doing….We have been dedicated and loyal to the Falcons and this is what we get!!!!!!

By BLUTO

January 11, 2007 03:33 PM | Link to this

MY WIFE AND I SACRIFICED VACATIONS FOR SEASON TICKETS.I THINK IT’S TIME WE GOT BACK TO LIFE BEFORE THE FALCONS.

By chichi

January 11, 2007 03:50 PM | Link to this

Gotta stay close to the league average

By midnite

January 11, 2007 03:51 PM | Link to this

I’d be willing to bet that 75% of you pseudo fans never spend any money to go to a game. Look how AOL/TW has neutered the Braves. Corporate ownership is bad for any team. Be thankful for the private, passionate ownership and get behind Blank & Co. How can you dolts “turn in” in tickets you don’t even have. What a joke you haters are.

By ATL Eastsider (SWD c/o 93)

January 11, 2007 03:57 PM | Link to this

BLANK, YOU OBVIOUSLY DON’T CARE ABOUT THE CONSUMER ANYMORE. THE DOME WAS SOLD OUT FOR THE PAST 2-3 YEARS, ALTHOUGH THE TEAM’S RECORD HAS GOTTEN WORSE, YEAR BY YEAR. NOW WE’RE BEING REWARDED BY HIGHER TICKET PRICES. WOW!! IS ALL I CAN SAY. THE ONLY REASON BLANK IS DOING THIS IS BECAUSE THERE’S A WAITING LIST FOR SEASON-TICKETS. A LOOONG WAITING LIST. THE HAWKS ARE HORRIBLE, BUT AT LEAST THEY REALIZE THEY CAN’T CHEAT THE FANS BY CHARGING OUTRAGEOUS TICKET PRICES AND THEN LOSE… CONSISTENTLY!!! I HAD MORE RESPECT FOR YOU AND THE WAY YOU DO BUSINESS, MR. BLANK, BUT NOT ANYMORE. YOU, SIR, ARE CHEATING US!!! WIN, AND THERE’S NOTHING WE CAN SAY BUT GO FALCONS. BUT WE’RE GETTING BACK TO BEING PERENNIAL LOSERS, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS, NOW THE FALCONS ARE WELL-PAID PERENNIAL LOSERS!!!

By PistolPete

January 11, 2007 04:00 PM | Link to this

The Falcon fans SHOULD boycott the games next year and show their displeasure for being made fools of again. The product that the Falcons put on the field in 2006 was ABSOLUTELY PATHETIC. Why in the name of God would Arthur Blank RAISE ticket prices on the heels of such an abysmal product. What if the Falcons had made the playoffs. Are we (the fans) so gullible to believe that Arthur would have LOWERED the prices if the Falcons got to the post-season. Arthur Blank would have raised the ticket prices regardless of whether the Falcons won or lost. I will NEVER attend another Falcons game again because I wont support such a mediocre product. My feeling is “How dare you raise prices for that horrendous product which played like $hit most of the year.”

By GuardianAngel

January 11, 2007 04:07 PM | Link to this

The Falcons SHOULD boycott the games this season to show their displeasure in how they are being treated. If the Falcons played in front of 10000 fans each Sunday, Blank would be FORCED to LOWER ticket prices in order to get the fans back. Dont let the Falcons cheat you out of your hard-earned money. Boycott the games and justice will prevail.

By BUSHWACKER

January 11, 2007 04:13 PM | Link to this

Does not bother me how much tickets are, I am strcitly a TV football fan and more college than pro’s.

I will NEVER pay again to attend any pro sporting event.

They are all overpaid for what they contribute to scoiety and I will not help enable these spoiled brates to live like kings!!!!

By TheMan

January 11, 2007 04:15 PM | Link to this

Falcon Fans, We don’t deserve this. They only way Blank should raise prices if the Falcon’s produce and deserve it. THEY DIDN’T PRODUCE and WE DON’T DESERVE AN INCREASE IN TICKET PRICES. Stand up to this nonsense and don’t buy any tickets…However, if the Falcon’s start winning don’t jump back on the bandwagon.

By ATLNOLE

January 11, 2007 04:21 PM | Link to this

Last year was the first that I got off the waiting list for season tickets. Fans who went to the home games were treated to a 3-5 record! Thats simply not acceptable. I know its business and I expected this an increase. However, I am more upset about that than I thought I would be. To have to sit through a gutless performance like the one against the Panthers makes this a bitter pill to swallow. Will I renew? It depends on the increase. I can tell you I will probably sell a game or two to offset any increase.

By BUSHWACKER

January 11, 2007 04:21 PM | Link to this

So Petrino wants McKay to keep Schaub.

Finally some one with marbles big enough to say Vick is gone if he doesn’t get it done.

Just hope McKay backs him on it!!!

By burrdog

January 11, 2007 04:29 PM | Link to this

who in the world would want season tickets to the falcons anyway?

By sean farrell

January 11, 2007 04:36 PM | Link to this

BAD IDEA! THE FALCONS FANS WILL LEAVE IN THE HUNDREDS. STILL BUILDING A FAN BASE. BAD MOVE!

By midnite

January 11, 2007 04:41 PM | Link to this

Who has forced any of you to buy a ticket? The Hawks stink because they have a dysfunctional ownership group. Most of you liberal college grad cubical workers can’t understand the concept of a “determined effort”. Most of you will not put forth any effort to improve your chances for success. Blank & Co. are making a determined effort to make our Falcons a force to be reckoned with in the NFL. Many informed football people recognize this. They will succeed in time.

By Jeff

January 11, 2007 04:44 PM | Link to this

They should try winning a few more games first. I’m very suprised at what a horrible decision they’ve made to raise ticket prices when they have given fans NOTHING to cheer or be excited about. Needless to say, i’m not buying.

By rr

January 11, 2007 04:53 PM | Link to this

Raise em all you want cause I aint buying any more season tickets - I’ll watch Vick and the boys on my Hi Def Big screen

By Paul

January 11, 2007 04:55 PM | Link to this

I’m not renewing this year, but it has nothing to do with ticket price, Michael Vick, Matt Schaub, BP or anything other than the fact that traffic sucks, the fans are wishy washy and I have an HDTV at home where I can watch in glorious 1080i without the stupid fan rhetoric.

I’M STILL A BIG FAN WHO WILL BE SUPPORTING THE TEAM FROM HOME!!! GO FALCONS!!! GO VICK!! GO PETRENO!!

By midnite

January 11, 2007 04:57 PM | Link to this

What a joke to “boycott the games”. Just stand outside the Dome and hold your sign alluding to that while thousands think your a nut, as they enter the game. That’s almost as stupid as “requesting a refund”. No one is “cheating you”. You’re the one who willingly purchased the tix, if in fact you really did buy any. Y’all need to go to Titlemax to get you some real money. Clowns, go whine to yo mama.

By Paul

January 11, 2007 04:59 PM | Link to this

I’m a firm believer that if you complain about the price, you probably can’t afford it in the first place… if you don’t like the price, put your money where it belongs. In the bank!! Spend time with your families on Sunday.

You should consider yourself lucky you were EVER able to have season tickets to anything in your life.

By ERNEST MARTIN

January 11, 2007 04:59 PM | Link to this

I CAN VIVIDLY REMEMBER ENTERING THE DOME WHEN WE FACED THE STEELERS THIS SEASON, WE WERE NOT ISSUED TOWELS OR ANYTHING TO WAVE IN SUPPORT OF OUR TEAM. YET WE HAD TO ENDURE THE GOLD TERRIBLE TOWELS OF THE STEELERS AS IF WE WERE THE AWAY FANS. AND NOW ANOTHER TICKET PRICE INCREASE. MR. BLANK BECOME INNOVATIVE ADN SUPPORT THE FANS AS WE SUPPORT YOU AND THE FALCONS. DO NOT INCREASE THE TCIKET PRICES!!!!!!

By ramblin man

January 11, 2007 05:00 PM | Link to this

I think blank needs to hold ticket prices ” back to back” until the birds can produce “back to back” winning seasons. I’ll put my money in a NFL package by Direct TV to watch multiple games vs spending insane money watching one.

By VickBeliever

January 11, 2007 05:02 PM | Link to this

I hope all you Schaub lovers follow his career when he leaves because sooner or later he will win a game. Once coordinators start scheming for him and find his weakness less see how many of you rednecks will continue to support him.

By Paul

January 11, 2007 05:04 PM | Link to this

BY THE WAY… MATT SCHAUB IS HORRIBLE!!!

He’s pulled off the biggest con in recent sports history. He was a 3rd round draft pick for a reason folks. He’s not an athlete… he’s all brain. I have no doubt in my mind he can memorize Petrino’s play book in 1 day. He’s not an athlete, and at the end of the day, that’s what Vick has over him and that’s why Petrino will prefer Vick. A Multi-Purpose Offense with a Multi-Purpose player.

Matt Schaub is not the next Tom Brady… he’ll be lucky to be the next Steve Beurlein.

By chris

January 11, 2007 05:07 PM | Link to this

More money for what? a 7-9 team a QB who is one of the most inconsistent in history that wants to be a pocket passer but wants to run first. a new college coach, anyone remember saban or spuirrer. maybe we should have two sesons in a row winning more than 8 games before they ask for more money.

By Trent

January 11, 2007 05:08 PM | Link to this

Blanks, Me and my friends has been season ticket holder since 1998. I have a question to ask. How many peoples that is one the waiting list do you think are going to want tickets after the last two under 500 seasons? I think you are putting your faith in the people that is one the waiting list to replace the ticket holders that are not going to purchase there tickets after going up on the tickets the last couple years. I can tell you this, It is 25 of us that have tickets and about 40-50 people that we tailgate with every home game that are not going to renew our tickets again. We made a decision that we are going to tailgate over each other homes every Sunday. When it time to renewing the season tickets keep track of all the new holders that are going to replace the old tickets holders. Keep in mind you are losing a lot of loyal tickets holders with the product and the raising the season tickets again.. As season tickets holders We want to know why?

By Michael

January 11, 2007 05:08 PM | Link to this

It obviously costs more if you lose. You keep raising prices and we win fewer games. You hired Mora, you fired Mora, and we get stuck with the last 2 years of his contract!! I haven’t decided if I am going to renew or not. We WON 3 home games this year and you want us to pay MORE for LESS! Not good marketing Arthur. Keep in mind when those 30,000 or so people signed up for the waiting list, tickets were much cheaper.

I’ll let you know…..

By Loafer

January 11, 2007 05:31 PM | Link to this

I’ll renew my 4-season tickets and pay the price increase only if you stop playing all that hip-hop music and start playing more AC/DC!!!

By John Shaft

January 11, 2007 05:37 PM | Link to this

I’ll tell you something else. I tailgate every game. I can buy a 6pack of beer for $7 I just cannot understand why anyone would ever want to pay $7 for a beer it’s just crazy, I drink mine before & after the game. Prices will never go down because you will never get enough people to support the high prices and not buy. If people didn’t buy beer for 2-3 games one or two things will happen the prices will go down or the prices will go down. People should stand up and unite for what you feel is right.

Bring your own beer, stop supporting the high prices. Stop getting the shaft.

John Shaft

By Paul

January 11, 2007 05:47 PM | Link to this

I concur with Loafer… I’m not looking to get all “Jiggy with it” up in the Georgia Dome… diversify the music. I don’t feel I’m being catered to when I’m at the games. Make the suburbanites feel welcome to.

By Al Goldstein

January 11, 2007 06:06 PM | Link to this

In 1966 I was in Redskins fan in Vietnam when my wife bought my fist Falcon season tickets for me it was 1970 before I could use them. My kids grew up watching the team as well as many friend raised their families in the parking lot at old Fulton County before and after games. When there were only 5000 seats filled in the stadium we were in them When we moved to the new stadium I was forced to cut back on seats and was screwd with the new seating as they said the computer fried the old records.Finally got decent seats to years later. And have had them ever since. I get to only a couple a games a year as I have been living in Fla since 95 fighting off Jaquar, Bucs,and Dolphin fans and don’t forget the Gators but I am still a falcon fan , Thin times more so then thick have depressed me but it has not stopped me. Til now Mr Blank as the most astute business person I have ever met, I have been one of your biggest fans. You have now disappinted me and for the first time even thru the Smith Clampett ownership I have never considered not renewing till now. Please reconsider till we have a winner or winning may be hollow for you. Are you thinking about being the new NFL franchise in LA. I guess I can always say Go dogs and forget the bird. Semper Fi Al

By NCseasontixholder

January 11, 2007 06:12 PM | Link to this

Mr. Blank, You say you’re interested in he fans and that you pay attention to how we feel. Well, if you read these blogs it is pretty evident what the fans feel about ticket prices being raised. For 18 years we have traveled to watch the games - ticket prices, parking, hotel bill, food, drink, gas and now we are really going to have to think hard and budget hard to be able to still come. Just like every other sport the middle income families are soon not going to be able to attend any games. Not everyone has millions to spend to do anything they want. Very disappointed.

By Not a Bandwagon Fan

January 11, 2007 06:35 PM | Link to this

You so-called Falcons fans are pitiful. BEFORE Michael Vick, this town couldn’t even fill HALF the Georgia Dome. Michael Vick alone put this losing franchise on the national map, caused 20,000 people to wait on a list for season tickets and is as electifying a player that has ever played the game. If the o-line had protected and the receivers had caught, you would have called him the second coming. Pay the damn ticket increase and be thankful you have something to b*** about.

By True Fan

January 11, 2007 06:37 PM | Link to this

You so-called Falcons fans are pitiful. BEFORE Michael Vick, this town couldn’t even fill HALF the Georgia Dome. Michael Vick has single handedly put this franchise on the national map, created a 20,000 person season ticket waiting list and is as electifying a player that has ever played the game. If the o-line had protected and the receivers had caught, you’d be calling him the second coming. Pay the damn ticket increase and be thankful you have something to b*** about.

By Tyger

January 11, 2007 06:41 PM | Link to this

Let’s see: no playoffs in two years straight. Lose to Cleveland and Detroit. And Lose last 3 games in a row…Makes sense to me, perfect time to raise prices.

By midnite

January 11, 2007 06:52 PM | Link to this

To the person who felt intimidated by opposing fans, you milk toast wimp should not go to any games. Stand up for yourself and be a man. Would you let someone come into your house push you around? Come up to sect. 245 we shut ‘em up and make them pout, all in good fun of course.

By marty

January 11, 2007 06:56 PM | Link to this

How would he feel if we took a picket sign and marched on flowery branch?

By The Facts

January 11, 2007 07:14 PM | Link to this

This is the 2005 cost index for the NFL completed by independent market firms. 2006 is not out yet. It looks at ticket costs and overall costs to fans. We are very close to league average already and that doesnt even include the jump in 2006. I think we know where Nardelli got his parachute tips from. Do the link!

http://www.teammarketing.com/fci.cfm?page=fcinfl05.cfm

By sandman

January 11, 2007 07:18 PM | Link to this

why dont they win some football games and then think about raising prices. Who want to pay hard earned money to watch the falcons get there butts kicked. Did they even win a home game this year?

By Coincidence?

January 11, 2007 07:22 PM | Link to this

The Facts: Did you notice the the Falcons are 10th from the bottom? And will draft 10th! Coincidence? I think, not. Maybe Art saw this comparison and has figured out a way for the Falcons to improve on the field. Raise the cost to the highest in the league and titles will follow.

By Darth Vader

January 11, 2007 07:43 PM | Link to this

I’ll bet that most of you ignoramoses don’t even attend falcons games. These blogs provided you with the means to run your filthy mouths.

By ICEMAN

January 11, 2007 07:53 PM | Link to this

We will get what we pay for.

By tylinmt

January 11, 2007 08:52 PM | Link to this

I got off the bandwagon when they lost to the two worst teams in the league this year. Falcons fans WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Bubba

January 11, 2007 08:59 PM | Link to this

Who cares how many tickets Ron Mexico sells. His luster is gone.Reminds me of Jordan playing for the Wizards. Winning championships will fill the seats!! Are we playing for attendance records or SuperBowls?

By By Richard

January 11, 2007 09:59 PM | Link to this

I wonder if it ever occurred to Author that a very large percentage of those on the waiting list joined when the prices were considerably lower than they are now (or are going to be). Maybe it won’t as easy as Arthur thinks to continue to sellout games. Just a thought.

By Mean D

January 11, 2007 10:03 PM | Link to this

Blank is a lying fool with his head so far up Vick’s a$$ he can’t see daylight. The Ron Mexico project is over. It’s been 6 years and it has failed.

By blank birds

January 12, 2007 06:04 AM | Link to this

hey uncle blank,get real.price up falcons down.NO WAY,I’LL PAY!!!

By Steve

January 12, 2007 06:46 AM | Link to this

This is the last straw! I’ve put up with all the crap that goes with being a season ticket holder and now I’ve had enough! The will be 4 open seats in 339 this season. I won’t even give Blank the pleasure of buying his tickets and selling them. It’s just not worth it. I’ve had enough. Godd luck and good riddance!

By FALCONS FAN NOMORE

January 12, 2007 07:31 AM | Link to this

I can’t understand this stupidity The K.C Chiefs had cheaper tickets than King Aurther’s Falcons and they made the playoffs I’m done I would like to be a Falcons supporter but not at the price of 7-9 and no guarentee for a better future…….bring back the Smith’s King Aurther isn’t any better I’m giving up my season tix and chearing the Chiefs on at least there is hope

By Bryan

January 12, 2007 08:07 AM | Link to this

We win 2 home games and you want to raise ticket prices. I have been a season ticket holder since 1975 at atlanta fulton county stadium. I hated seeing so many other fans in our home throughout the years. Yes I am still going to buy my season tickets as I have year in and year out. Now you are just making it about money. I would never sell my extra tickets to an opposing fan, but this year I may have to. My tickets went from 35 each before you came here to now 82 each in just a few years and you want to raise them again. I hope we see more opposing team jerseys again in the stands and you can see why we have a loosing team and no one wants to back our home team. Take your money hungry butt back to home depot!!!!! Section 128 row 28 seat 13 and 14

By bryan

January 12, 2007 08:09 AM | Link to this

WALK OUT IS COMING!!!!!!!!

By CQ

January 12, 2007 08:36 AM | Link to this

You fly by night fans need to find a new team. The problem with every team in Atlanta from the Braves to the Hawks is the fans. The only time you support your team is if they are winning. Do the Cleveland Browns fans complain? NO. They are loyal unlike the Falcons fans.

By ypd

January 12, 2007 09:07 AM | Link to this

I guess Arthur is ready for the stands to be EMPTY AGAIN! Atlanta fans will not continue to pay high prices for a losing teambecause the owner makes a few promises. I don’t care what the league average prices are. Atlanta does roll that way. Takes notes the Atlanta Braves use to be very POPULAR, now you hardly hear about them.

By ATLNOLE

January 12, 2007 09:45 AM | Link to this

I have no doubt at all A. Blanks dedication to building the Falcons. Unfortunately I didn’t see that dedication on the field by the Falcons at home most of the year. To lose to the Browns and Carolina the way they did was inexcusable. Thats the real reason why most are upset. 8-8 last year and follow up with 7-9 and ask for an increase. It just rubs you the wrong way. Don’t p** down my back and tell me its raining. I am not a person who is calling for Vick to be traded or benched, but I don’t like where his head is at right now. He doesn’t and some of his comments are disturbing. It used to be I just knew we could count on him to bring the Falcons back in any situation, for whatever reason thats not happening anymore. I hope Petrino can help him get his grove back. Say what you will about Matt Schaub, at least hes throw a 4th quarter TD pass in the past 2 years….HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE????

By Rocky Oliver

January 12, 2007 09:48 AM | Link to this

I have been a season ticket holder since 1989. Over the last four years or so my tickets have gone up from about $35 to about $80. And all along all the nice things he brought to woo the fan base back is slowly being eroded - bands in the Gulch, nice banners everywhere, discounts for season ticket holders in the Dome, quality talent at halftime, nice giveaways at each game, comprehensive fact books each year… the list goes on and on.

Since profit is paramount over season ticket holder loyalty, I am moving my tickets from a cost center to a profit center. I will work on the same laws of supply and demand that Blank works on - and I will buy my season tickets and turn around and sell them to the highest bidder.

How disappointing.

—Rocky Oliver Section 241 Row 1 Seats 3-6 Season ticket holder since 1989

By midnite

January 12, 2007 10:23 AM | Link to this

I have penis envy.

By bucko

January 12, 2007 12:19 PM | Link to this

Here we go again with another coach kissing vick Axx. Did you call any the other players bobby? I can answer that HELL NO. But you got it right bobby if you want to stay in Atlanta you better get along with our running back Q.B.OR YOU WILL BE GONE. Lets see how many O.F.SCHEMS YOU CAN COME UP WITH TO MAKE HIM THE SUPER STAR HE IS SUPOSE TO BE. PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Darth Vader

January 12, 2007 12:35 PM | Link to this

As long as African Americans worship Michael Vick, he will be here.

By ICEMAN

January 12, 2007 12:42 PM | Link to this

Michael Vick will succeed when he is a more accurate passer and he is under the tutelage of good coaching. I believe this is the year. Again.

By fatz

January 12, 2007 12:45 PM | Link to this

why do you think Mora had to go? hey, its a business, and he was definitely affecting the pricing of the product. new coach, new strategy, fresh coat of paint on the outside (we’ll worry about the termites on the inside later…), lots of rah-rah and promises, and a fresh start marketing campaign. that is how you raise prices. generate hope and dreams. It’s a big business, plain and simple- stop thinking about this as a civic venture for the “atlantans” (how many native atlantans are actually out there?)to rally behind. But i would say this, any or you clowns who criticize people for selling their game tickets to specific high-interest games to the highest bidder irrational, unreasonable, and mired in be-true-to-your-school nostalgia. the market is the market; caveat emptor.

By VickBeliever

January 12, 2007 01:52 PM | Link to this

Iceman what do you mean by Vick will not succeed until he is more accurate. Its amazing that it seems that Vick is the only QB in the league that needs to improve his accuracy. What about his recievers need to catch the ball.

By VickBeliever

January 12, 2007 02:01 PM | Link to this

Darth Vader and Bucko why don’t the two of you take your hoods off before you post. Yes u better get use to our RB-QB for he is the man. Sorry that u and your kkk buddy can not accept that. I can give you 130 million reason why you should. Listen Vick gets on that field every week and bust his a$$ trying to win games even for rednecks like you so please try to accept him with the proper coaching and other players stepping up we will be where we need to be alot quicker than you think. So why don’t you pretend he is like one of your hunting buddies that way you can look beyond his skin and give him the due time he needs to succeed.

By Falconista

January 12, 2007 02:30 PM | Link to this

Falcons season ticket prices are below the league average?

Well, the Falcons performance has also been below the league average. On a couple of occasions this year (Christmas Eve, anyone?) its performance was downright putrid.

You have no right to charge us more until you give us a product worth paying for.

If the Falcons don’t like seeing thousands of seats filled by fans of the visiting team, they need to stop making season ticket holders resell a couple of games each year to ticket brokers just to be able to afford the seats.

By Rick

January 12, 2007 04:06 PM | Link to this

I’ll be selling half my tickets to the visiting team!

By Eric

January 12, 2007 04:23 PM | Link to this

Please keep raising the ticket prices Mr. Blank. It’s like a tax on the stupid.. as long as they are spending all of there extra cash worshiping the fake idol Ron Mexico, they at least can’t down a couple of 40’s and crash into me on 285.

Some suggestions for commercials:

“The Falcon lottery, where nobody’s a winner”

“We can’t win if you don’t pay”

“Hey, 120 million doesn’t buy you much of a quarterback these days”

By Myconju

January 12, 2007 04:32 PM | Link to this

Now that everyone has vented, lets all just go down to Zoo Atlanta tommorrow and see Mei Lan. She is a beautiful creature and well deserves all the attention she can get. I’m excited, aren’t you?

By Pigskinmutt

January 12, 2007 04:53 PM | Link to this

This is outright wrong. Every year he raises prices and we have yet to see a sustained improvement in winning games. He gives away the seats that are in the nosebleed sections and raises the prices for everyone else. It is getting harder to be a fan.

By Marquis

January 12, 2007 05:31 PM | Link to this

To all of those idiots (you know, the one’s who keep screaming that tired old phrase, “hater” and that can’t write an intelligent sentence)that keep saying ” before MV, the stands were half full” I say, who gives a crap about the half full stands at the dome? Are we supposed to feel better that Arthur Blank is making millions off some half-a$$’ed quarterback who is mentally slow and who is, after 6 years, a worse player than he was when he started?

By ICEMAN

January 12, 2007 05:41 PM | Link to this

VickHumper,

No one said Vick is the only QB in the league that needs to improve his accuracy. He’s the QB here dumba$$$! This is a falcons blog, so therefore we talk about the falcons QB. Apparently you haven’t looked at his completion percentages this year. Even if the recievers didn’t drop the ball, it would be still be lower than it should. Why do you get so upset when someone says anything about Vick? He has said himself that he wants to be more accurate. You’re a dumbwitted butt kissing bandit.

By VickBeliever

January 12, 2007 05:44 PM | Link to this

I wish Vick would give it to me up the A$$! That way I can tell all of you what he’s really like so you can shut up.

By myconju

January 12, 2007 05:58 PM | Link to this

Now I’ve had enough!

Will all of you that think that Mike Vick is slow, please reveal where you learned his I.Q. and reveal it to us. While you’re at it, reveal your own I.Q. Seems to me what you doing is calling him slow based on your perceptions. And, I might add, those perceptions just may be biased.

I’m not calling you a hater, because as it is, you think you’re right. I’m just trying to get you all to see, that you don’t really know. Your constant criticism only suggests bias. So watch what you say!

My perception has always been that athletes weren’t the most intelligent. My perception of Terry Bradshaw is that he isn’t that intelligent; however, I could be wrong.

I enjoy sports for entertainment. While watching sometimes I’ll have to watch my language because I get caught up in the excitment. I don’t think we have a sports team so that we can use the sports blog to denigrate others. I don’t know, but is that what happens when you get caught up in the excitement. If you want to keep it real, use stats, use examples of plays, but calling individuals slow only shows what type of person you are.

By myconju

January 12, 2007 06:02 PM | Link to this

And one more thing!

This blog is about the rising ticket prices for Falcon’s games. Can someone explain to me how using sexual innuendo fits. Kids could be on this blog. Most of you wonder whats happening to the world, well it starts with us.

The rest of the bloggers that want to talk sports may tune you out, but some kids do not. Learn how to keep it clean even if it doesn’t come natural.

By VickBeliever

January 13, 2007 10:41 AM | Link to this

myconju,Who are you our dad or something? You can have some of this juicy booty too!

By Steve M

January 15, 2007 03:13 PM | Link to this

Nardelli, Price, Vick, Mora, … Hey Blank; you are supposed to Under Promise and Over Deliver, NOT Over Pay and Under Deliver!! Quit writing big checks for people who can’t get the job done and then asking us to pay for it.

Regarding season tickets, why would I buy them again when 2 of the games are preseason that I don’t care about, they keep raising the prices, beer is over-priced (but honestly it is in line with other venues), food is almost as bad as the team, and there are at least 100 scalpers selling tickets before the game? I’ve had my tickets (4) years and considering how pathetic they have played at home the last two years, I don’t see a renewal in my future.

I would also bet that 1/2 that waiting list evaporates when they call and tell them what seats are available and the price they cost. After all, have you ever heard of someone calling to be taken OFF a waiting list???