In theory I love the idea. Play a game in Orlando or Gainesville or Tallahassee. Or play at some smaller stadium like Georgia Southern's in Statesboro. Can you imagine if they played a preseason game between like the Packers and Jaguars in that 30k stadium in Statesboro? Place would be packed and the folks there would be super excited. Far more excited than you'd ever see at a preseason game in Jacksonville where you know the regular season is only a few weeks ago. I bet you could create a bunch of Jags fans doing something like that. Or heck bring a team like the Cowboys to play the Jags in Tallahassee. I bet a lot of people would show up to that. And again, a lot of people in panhandle of Florida and southern Bama and Georgia that dont get to see much live NFL would probably be far more excited than any preseason game in Jax. I really think it could bring in more fans longterm.

But obviously the team would never make as much money doing so and any short term profit would override potential future gains from whatever growth in fans. Plus if Shad is going to play some preseason games outside Jacksonville, I see him doing so overseas. Not podunk regional southeastern US. He wants to make us a global brand. Which doesnt exist yet in the NFL.

Anyone else remember when the Packers would play three regular season home games a year in Milwaukee (which is actually pronounced Milly-wah-kay and is Algonquin for "the good land')? Of course they quit doing so because of money. Too bad though. I liked the uniqueness of it. Really defined them as the team of Wisconsin.

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