You don’t have to have your eyeballs bleed trying to see them from the cheap seats. That’s what the jumbotrons are for, especially between plays when there’s not much going on to look at. Besides, it’s part of the team’s brand and is useful off the field, too. Or used to be. Sigh.
Nope. The point was to get fans going so they can encourage the players WHILE playing. Anything else is beside the point.
“Besides, it’s part of the team’s brand and is useful off the field, too.”
It’s part of team spirit. I have no qualms with how the cheerleaders dress. I also think that cheerleading is a bit of a misnomer. Most of the squads in the NFL are dance teams who not only cheer and dance at home games, but do things like community service, perform at other team related events and make public appearances to help raise money for charities.
I humbly offer up that many times I have seen a Cowboy cheerleader and thought, “Her, the two next to her, a hot tub, a frozen margarita machine, a tank of helium to suck up while reading any book by Al Franken would make for a great weekend.
Anyway, if you want sleaze, I recommend visiting one of the thousand beaches in the world, minus any beach in Iran.