(10-13-2021, 08:38 AM)homebiscuit Wrote: I sometimes wonder if it’s the prevailing culture, or perhaps player preconceptions about coming into Jacksonville, which renders some of them as less than ideal effort-wise.

The new team facilities being planned will go a ways towards presenting Jacksonville as a good destination. A winning record always helps too.

Yes, I think there is something to that.

I believe in terms of drafted players, they see the few productive drafted players not retained by the team, the team not accumulating talent, and not winning.  Whatever external motivators of winning or financial reward for excellent are largely non existent here, and that could lead to lesser effort.

In terms of free agents, i think that dynamic serves as a deterrent, keeping potential contributors away from the team.  What remains is often the "mercenary" who is just out for the buck, who doesn't really care if they win or not, or the guys who care about winning but are less talented.

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