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steelbtexan said:
Harris County hotel and rental car tax.
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Bingo! That must be a huge expense for an individual over the course of a year. Hell everyone that lives in Houston live in hotels and drive rental cars, lol. Or…..could the tax be targeting non Houstonians as advertised? Smart idea.
 
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DocBar said:
The teams only get 8 or 9 home games per season, so make that $335,790,000 every other year (9 home games). $298,480,000 for 8 home games. Plus parking and concessions.
Texans average ticket price, in 2023, was $236. That comes to $148,680,000 for 9 home games.
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Demand to be at NFL games has never been greater, and it can cost hundreds of dollars to see your favorite team in 2023. Where does your team rank?
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Most, if not all, NFL stadiums are multi-use facilities, so revenue isn't restricted to NFL games. The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo generated ~$192,760,000 in 2023.
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Dejaview said:
Bingo! That must be a huge expense for an individual over the course of a year. Hell everyone that lives in Houston live in hotels and drive rental cars, lol. Or…..could the tax be targeting non Houstonians as advertised? Smart idea.
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You dont realize how many cars are rented to locals on a weekly/monthly basis.

HLS&R is king in Harris County.
 
From what little I can find on quick, shallow dive, Texans and Rodeo began a "friendship" partnership in 2002. The sky boxes, suites, parking and concession profits go to the event holder. The two entities split some costs for maintenance and upkeep as does Harris County.
Texans don't get anything from Rodeo sales or vice versa.
 
steelbtexan said:
You dont realize how many cars are rented to locals on a weekly/monthly basis.

HLS&R is king in Harris County.
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No doubt VERY minor compared to daily out of town business clients that must stay in hotels and drive rental cars vs most locals who are probably leasing, not renting cars. Furthermore locals driving rental vs leased vehicles are often driving cars provided by an insurance company.
 
Dejaview said:
No doubt VERY minor compared to daily out of town business clients that must stay in hotels and drive rental cars vs most locals who are probably leasing, not renting cars. Furthermore locals driving rental vs leased vehicles are often driving cars provided by an insurance company.
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True and guess who pays the taxes on cars provided by the insurance companies?
 
Dejaview said:
Sales taxes? Uh, clients as part of their policy costs? Just like your clients pay taxes on materials you use as part of their bill?
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It costs the consumer more to rent a car even if they have insurance. The insurance companies charge more on their policies. There's no getting around paying more when taxes are raised things are going to cost more. Also taxes are added to what the rental car would already cost.
 
steelbtexan said:
It costs the consumer more to rent a car even if they have insurance. The insurance companies charge more on their policies. There's no getting around paying more when taxes are raised things are going to cost more. Also taxes are added to what the rental car would already cost.
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All of this has ZERO to do with the stadium.
 
Jason Braddock provides lengthy detailed overview of expected roster with focus on cap. I enjoyed but he didn't address Howard or Kenyon Green injuries as I think he should have. He didn't mention Robert Woods when discussing WR group.
Let me know what you think.
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Have the Texans been reckless or smart with 2024 moves? | Sporting News

The Texans' activeness this offseason has been viewed mostly in two regards. Some analysts see the moves as reckless while others see them as taking advantage of quarterback C.J. Stroud's success and rookie contract. Here's a look at how the roster is built for the coming years.
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badboy said:
Jason Braddock provides lengthy detailed overview of expected roster with focus on cap. I enjoyed but he didn't address Howard or Kenyon Green injuries as I think he should have. He didn't mention Robert Woods when discussing WR group.
Let me know what you think.
www.sportingnews.com

Have the Texans been reckless or smart with 2024 moves? | Sporting News

The Texans' activeness this offseason has been viewed mostly in two regards. Some analysts see the moves as reckless while others see them as taking advantage of quarterback C.J. Stroud's success and rookie contract. Here's a look at how the roster is built for the coming years.
www.sportingnews.com www.sportingnews.com
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Good read. I really like how the Texans have set the table the next two seasons to make a run at the Super Bowl before having to make compromises when the QB contract comes due. They have a window and they are maximizing it.

Two acquisitions stick out this offseason: Hunter and Diggs.

If you don’t believe you can win the Super Bowl this season, you don’t acquire either player. Instead of Hunter you re-sign Greenard and/or wish/hope you hit on a rookie in the draft. Or you convince yourself that what they already had is “good enough”.

And with Diggs, they could have stood pat and hoped Stroud would just elevate whoever is out there. But they are increasing his chances of success by renting out a ready made all pro WR this season.

As far as the OL, it has been addressed thoroughly. People may disagree on the moves made but the draft picks and money have been spent. The players are in the building and its up to the coaches to develop them and training staff to keep them healthy!

As for Woods, we’ve all been waiting for him to be cut this offseason but it hasn’t happened yet.
 
TheRealJoker V2 said:
Good read. I really like how the Texans have set the table the next two seasons to make a run at the Super Bowl before having to make compromises when the QB contract comes due. They have a window and they are maximizing it.

Two acquisitions stick out this offseason: Hunter and Diggs.

If you don’t believe you can win the Super Bowl this season, you don’t acquire either player. Instead of Hunter you re-sign Greenard and/or wish/hope you hit on a rookie in the draft. Or you convince yourself that what they already had is “good enough”.

And with Diggs, they could have stood pat and hoped Stroud would just elevate whoever is out there. But they are increasing his chances of success by renting out a ready made all pro WR this season.

As far as the OL, it has been addressed thoroughly. People may disagree on the moves made but the draft picks and money have been spent. The players are in the building and its up to the coaches to develop them and training staff to keep them healthy!

As for Woods, we’ve all been waiting for him to be cut this offseason but it hasn’t happened yet.
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Agreed,

Green is going to surprise some people next year.

An in shape Green fixes the run game. Plus Fisher is an upgrade as a run blocker and Stover will help in the run game too. Mixon running behind these guys means that Stroud has everything he needs to be successful. A run game with these WR's and an upgraded TE room, with Stroud getting them the ball means good times are ahead.
 
badboy said:
So has Hannah McNair..
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She was asleep through some of it.

But when she woke up she wasn’t having it any more.

From a player perspective it is entirely different. Playing on the field losing games while the owner and wife are comfortable in their air conditioned suite.
 
StarStruck said:
Attended the State of Texans meeting last night and I really enjoyed the Q&As and the responses from the head coach and GM. Oh, and Andre Johnson’s surprise appearance was awesome.. Here’s wishing for a very successful Texans season.
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Just wondering. I read that at the end of that affair someone from the front office was addressing the fans and (paraphrasing) told them how important it is for them to be in their seats early and they gave a loud cheer to that request. What is your take on that? Do you think they were just caught up in the moment or do you get the impression that this important fan piece to building a winning culture may finally be falling into place?
 
Dejaview said:
Just wondering. I read that at the end of that affair someone from the front office was addressing the fans and (paraphrasing) told them how important it is for them to be in their seats early and they gave a loud cheer to that request. What is your take on that? Do you think they were just caught up in the moment or do you get the impression that this important fan piece to building a winning culture may finally be falling into place?
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In the past, people not being in their seats were for several reason...........not least of which was apathy...........no rush to see a less than stellar team.

I believe that we will still routinely see significant late butts in the seats.............because of reluctance to leave the tailgate.............and THE MISERABLE TRAFFIC IN THE CITY, especially complicated by the never-ending construction of the highways around the stadium.
 
Kinda my thoughts too. They can leave earlier to get to the stadium earlier but that tailgating looks fun and you can’t beat the cost of a beer. Perhaps they can consider selling beer at say $2 (they will still make money) an hour before fifteen minutes to kickoff. Might make the noise even louder.
 
Dejaview said:
Kinda my thoughts too. They can leave earlier to get to the stadium earlier but that tailgating looks fun and you can’t beat the cost of a beer. Perhaps they can consider selling beer at say $2 (they will still make money) an hour before fifteen minutes to kickoff. Might make the noise even louder.
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Many fans last season routinely left several hours before what they normally would need to get to the game on time.................and the traffic still made it impossible to arrive in time to be seated for the beginning of the game.
 
CloakNNNdagger said:
In the past, people not being in their seats were for several reason...........not least of which was apathy...........no rush to see a less than stellar team.

I believe that we will still routinely see significant late butts in the seats.............because of reluctance to leave the tailgate.............and THE MISERABLE TRAFFIC IN THE CITY, especially complicated by the never-ending construction of the highways around the stadium.
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Quoted for truth
 
I do like me some Kay Adams. Nick was also a really good sport. He actually let his hair down a bit. Probably due to the aforementioned Kay Adams stroking his ego.
 
Dejaview said:
Just wondering. I read that at the end of that affair someone from the front office was addressing the fans and (paraphrasing) told them how important it is for them to be in their seats early and they gave a loud cheer to that request. What is your take on that? Do you think they were just caught up in the moment or do you get the impression that this important fan piece to building a winning culture may finally be falling into place?
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I agree with the request although I respect what paying fans choose as their game day experience. As somewhat of an outsider, hearing a bullhorn as a reminder that the game will start in 15 or so minutes and Stadium still partially full until well into the first quarter is interesting to me. However, I don’t do late for anything. If a game is scheduled for noon, I’m going to be in my seat when the players are announced.

I don’t know if a winning culture will change the split the love for tailgating overlapping into the game itself will change because this has occurred during the winning seasons. Then during the last two years there wasn’t much tailgating that I saw nor game attendance. However, I enter from the Green Lot and perhaps it isn’t as quiet as it sounds from the Yellow Lot.
 
StarStruck said:
However, I don’t do late for anything. If a game is scheduled for noon, I’m going to be in my seat when the players are announced.
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I agree. I just hate walking across a dozen fans tgetting to my seat. But my question would be, what is the team doing to promote fans coming into the stadium early? The Astros have promotional giveaways. Other than, "Hey fans, get inside NRG early for the $10 beers and $20 chicken fingers", what's their enticement?
 
Thought it was interesting that during the Coordinator interviews DC Matt Burke unprompted name dropped Mario Edwards not once but twice.

Just thought it was intriguing because Mario Edwards was one of the random journeyman/vet DT signings we made during this offseason who has bounced around the league quite a bit and was someone who I didn't really expect to make the 53. Him getting name dropped like that is probably a good signal that he's showing some good things in OTAs and maybe has a decent shot of making the roster after all. Obviously it is just OTAs and a lot can happen during training camp and preseason games but I'm now going to keep my eye on Mario Edwards a little more now.
 
Dejaview said:
Kinda my thoughts too. They can leave earlier to get to the stadium earlier but that tailgating looks fun and you can’t beat the cost of a beer. Perhaps they can consider selling beer at say $2 (they will still make money) an hour before fifteen minutes to kickoff. Might make the noise even louder.
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I guess when you're on the freeway and bumper to bumper traffic you can call it tailgating while you chew on a rib or a sausage link?
 
Dejaview said:
Just wondering. I read that at the end of that affair someone from the front office was addressing the fans and (paraphrasing) told them how important it is for them to be in their seats early and they gave a loud cheer to that request. What is your take on that? Do you think they were just caught up in the moment or do you get the impression that this important fan piece to building a winning culture may finally be falling into place?
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In the early years I could leave the tailgate (yellow lot) between 11:30-11:40 and make it to my seats in the 500’s in the south end zone, many times before player introductions and the national anthem. And that was a pretty long hike.

Later, when they added all the wands and so-called other security features, it became a nightmare to get in and get to your seats on time unless you just said screw tailgating. Lines were a million miles long and took forever to get through. So a lot of that is on them.

My last time doing all of that was 2019 though, so I don’t know how it is now.

So I always tried to be in my seats by kickoff, but they made it more and more difficult each year it seemed like.
 
CloakNNNdagger said:
Many fans last season routinely left several hours before what they normally would need to get to the game on time.................and the traffic still made it impossible to arrive in time to be seated for the beginning of
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Lucky said:
I agree. I just hate walking across a dozen fans tgetting to my seat. But my question would be, what is the team doing to promote fans coming into the stadium early? The Astros have promotional giveaways. Other than, "Hey fans, get inside NRG early for the $10 beers and $20 chicken fingers", what's their enticement?
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Yes, the Astros do have nice promotionals and often. They have probably given away more this early in the season than the Texans would if they gave a promotional at all 8 or 9 games. However, I don’t think that would be an enticement for Texans fans that thoroughly enjoy and embrace the tailgating experience as much or more than the game.

They already have concessions with $5 draft beer and hotdogs, soda, popcorn and water less than $5. Of the stadiums that I have visited, less than ten, I haven’t seen gametime attendance as low. But to put it simply, I don’t know if it’s a behavior that the fans want to change.
 
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