(11-25-2020, 08:54 PM)Jag149 Wrote: Couple issues discussed here, first attendance. The Jags do not have an attendance issue. Even with a bad team they rank around #21 in attendance.

Last year (2019) numbers showed us #22 at 504k this is ahead of the Steelers, Bears, Cardinal Colts, Raiders, Buccaneers, Bengals and Chargers.

The previous year 2018 (with the bump from a playoff run in 2017) #15 at 552k putting us ahead of Seattle, Minnesota, New England, Cleveland, Miami, Bills, Titans. Steelers, Lions, Cardinals, Bears Redskins, Colts, Raiders, Buccaneers, Bengals and Chargers.

before that 2017 was about the same as 2019, it shows you a winning team is worth about a 10% increase in attendance. So if our esteemed President of the Jags wants more people he should know he needs to look into a mirror to see who to blame.

Second issue is Lot J, 400k "investment" in improvements. It is only an investment if there is a return for not just the Jaguars, but the city as well. We have heard nothing about those figures. I AGREE there needs to be more around the stadium for people to do. I AGREE we need to give the stadium and the area around it facelift. There is 5-10 years left on the lease I suspect this is why we have not heard any return numbers as it is too short a period to amortize these costs and make it an investment. . The goal of our town should be to build a plan to accomplish the facelift and Lot J properly to avoid wasted money and tie it to a lease extension. I really would hate to have the need to explain to people Lot J needed to be redone after a few years to accommodate these stadium facelift items. The Jaguars know what needs to be done, why are they afraid to tell us. Makes me feel uneasy....

If we are forced to a new stadium by Khan and the league, then don't waste your time at the current location. Build it where they can piggyback off of current economic activity. This will be especially important in the 8 months of off season. Off Butler close to the intercoastal makes the most sense to attract the high end consumer. And would make for great game day arieal footage of the intercoastal all the way to the ocean, instead of that joke of a skyline we currently see.

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