(01-01-2020, 09:42 PM)navyjagfan Wrote:

(01-01-2020, 08:00 PM)Legal American Wrote: What's funny is a fan who apologizes for the billionaire owner who doesn't care if you exist.  What isn't funny, is when Owner's learn that fans actually are passionate about winning and expect better than the garbage they're served.  A good business owner knows to not bite the hand that feeds him, and in today's day and age with social media and the ability for consumers to speak up, businesses have all the free focus groups they could ever want IF they care to listen.  You're absolutely correct that Shad doesn't owe anything to fans, but fans don't owe anything to Shad either and are free to come and go as they please.  You're also correct that Shad doesn't give a darn about any specific fan making dumb comments on a fan forum, but you'd have to be a fool to think that they aren't concerned about the collective mindset of their fan base which makes their investment grow.  As far as him moving the team, I don't live in Florida so I don't have that panic that others might who are lucky enough to attend the games in person.  

A smart business owner knows that while they can get rich even with a weak fan base, they can make much more with a franchise where winning becomes tradition and they can build a brand.  Right now, the Jaguars are absolutely not a brand.  It's perfectly fine to cheer for the team in our own way.  You apologize for the billionaire who doesn't care if you get hit by a truck, and I'll criticize what I perceive as stupid mistakes by the same billionaire who also doesn't care if I get hit by a truck.  Hopefully someday that billionaire starts caring enough to make decisions that lead to wins.

Shad Khan is a successful businessman for one reason - he loves money.  He doesn't care about the Jaguars fans as individuals, he only cares to the extent that they buy tickets and merchandise so he continues to make money.  The value of the Jaguars has skyrocketed since Khan bought the team and he's only going to continue to make money after the next CBA is negotiated.  Khan knows that the games in London make more money than those in Jacksonville, so it only makes sense that he pushes for a 2nd game in London each year.  Drive down demand in Jacksonville for the product by continuing to lose and then it makes it easier to sell that 2nd game to the league.  

If Khan was interested in a winning product on the field, he would have fired DM/DC because they've had more than enough time to develop a winning culture.  But keeping them onboard puts the Jags right around the 5-7 win mark, just enough for a false sense of hope that somehow Caldwell is going to get better at drafting, all of the salary cap issues are going to fix themselves, and DM is going to have an epiphany and all of a sudden become a better coach.  

Winning is only important to the extent that it drives profit.  Until fans voice their displeasure and vote with their pocketbooks, why would Khan make any changes?  It's just another one of his businesses when it comes down to it, no different than his soccer team or wrestling ventures.  

The unfortunate thing is that most Jaguars fans are loyal to a fault, and will continue to line Khan's pockets with cash no matter how awful the product is on the field.