Worst Seats in Sports

I've been meaning to write about this one for quite some time, but I kept forgetting.  Plus it's always a good thing to write something about football whenever possible, so I felt it was still relevant, on top of the fact that the NFL Draft is currently going on, so why not?

When you go to a sporting event, getting as close to the action as possible is generally the way to go.  You can see the players up close and watch them pick their nose if you want to or you could watch a player break his leg so horrendously that the bone is sticking out.  However, there comes a point where getting too close can really hamper your viewing experience, which brings us to the worst seats in sports - The Dallas Cowboys Field-Level Suites.

In case you didn't watch that video, here is a picture of the seats I'm referring to:

Yeah, when I say these seats are field-level, I mean that your view of the field is from only a couple feet above it.  These seats are literally right behind the sidelines and the best view of the action is of players scratching their butts.  These seats cost between $16,000 and $50,000 just for the right to purchase a ticket and than an additional $340 per seat per game.  Why would anyone think that these seats are worth that much?  You can't even see the game which was the whole point of showing up in the first place.  In the old Detroit Tigers' Stadium, they had seats that were right behind large support beams, but at least you could just lean over and still see the game being played.  These Cowboys field-level suites have no such luxury.  If you want to watch the action, you have to watch one of the suite's TVs which is something you could have done from home for a helluva lot lost money.  Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is one smart guy if he not only thought to create these terrible seats but was also was able to sell them to unsuspecting fans who thought "field-level" meant something completely different than not being able to see over the opponent's bench.