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You're mainly right with all of that, but the one element that soccer stadiums have in this country is that they often hold concerts as well, which is a good source of revenue. The team is Dallas is profitable almost entirely because of that.
But again, you're right in that Kraft gets the gates from the games at Foxboro (a main reason a lot of other MLS teams left NFL stadiums). That gives them little motivation to move.
I am speaking clearly from the opinion of a fan though. New England currently has one of the worst atmospheres and some of the lowest attendance in the league. Next year New York moves into its own stadium, so only New England and Seattle will still play in NFL stadiums. But Seattle has an awesome setup with flashy coverings on the upper deck and sellout crowds for every home game. I'd love to see New England plant a nice stadium somewhere (google Dick's Sporting Goods Park or Rio Tinto Stadium) centralized, because I feel like the league overall suffers with a weak Boston product.
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