(03-09-2021, 09:28 PM)copycat Wrote:

(03-09-2021, 02:04 PM)MarleyJag Wrote: I'm going to be back in the stands next year. I've been a season ticket holder every year (last year was an outlier) but see no reason to drop out if they're about to actually get a franchise QB and hopefully, a quality coaching staff.

I completely get you.  Don’t get me wrong I am torn but when Lamping came out and boldly declared that Jacksonville could not support an NFL team even if they were winning in 2019’s State of the Franchise address I was incensed.  When the decision to move an additional game to London was announced shortly after that cemented it for me.  Kahn has one foot out the door at the first opportunity.  Trevor and Urban just delay the inevitable.

I was ticked off by that statement too until I understood what he was really saying. He wasn't saying there isn't fan support in Jacksonville. He was saying that the corporate support in a town of this size isn't sufficient in and of itself to meet their revenue goals. I don't think that means the team can't be or isn't profitable or isn't supported. The London games produce a boost in ticket revenue but I think they also get a lot of revenue from the marketing and sponsorships from that game.

I don't know if there's any way to resolve that. Jax will continue to grow but so will NFL expectations (revenues don't tend to go down). If keeping the Jags in town means outsourcing a game a year then so be it. If they regularly go to more than that, then let's talk. I think they saw the reaction from the second planned game in London last year and have probably had second thoughts about trying to sell that to the home town crowd for the foreseeable future. At least I hope that's the case.

In the meantime, my philosophy is going to be to enjoy what we've got in the moment, especially if the Jags become true contenders again.

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