(03-02-2022, 07:14 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: In response to some of the posts in this thread, I would make this point:  If someone says they intend to do something, and then they change their mind, that doesn't make them a liar. 

We do a lot of demonizing on this forum, whether it's Trent Baalke, or Shad Khan, but I think we're getting a little full of ourselves here.  Trent Baalke is not an evil person.  The worst thing we can say about him is that he has a track record of looking out for his own interests, but who among us does not do that every day?  As for Shad Khan, he's the owner of this team, and he doesn't have to leave it here in Jacksonville, but he has.  And if we don't support this team, we won't have a team. 

So I am just saying, for God's sake, LIGHTEN UP!  And for some of you, if this team is making you unhappy, go find another hobby.

Looking out for your own self-interests is a double edged sword. If he is looking out for himself by making solid draft picks, wise FA signings and is a team player in order to elevate himself and his position, then I think we are all for it. If he's taking the road of throwing others under the bus and working behind others back to their detriment to elevate his position, then he can take that same road right out of town. We'll see which one he chooses, I guess, but the point others have made is well taken. This franchise has already been though enough losing and dysfunction; its hard to watch more of it potentially developing while we as fans just sit and watch in disgust. And while the owner can certainly take his product where ever he chooses, while he's in a city, he should be trying to do the best he can to improve the product for the fans who pay money to consume that product. If he produced bumpers with the same quality that he runs this franchise, then he would have been sued out of business a long time ago. Hopefully, Pedersen can use the same tactics he used to overcome the dysfunction in Philly and succeed here.

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