(10-10-2024, 11:51 AM)homebiscuit Wrote:

(10-10-2024, 11:42 AM)JagFan81 Wrote: We usually fly over on the Thursday. Usually fly around 5pm-6pm. With the 8 hour flight and 5 hours time difference they usually land around 6am-7am. Its meant to feel a more natural change for the players and they feel they get better work done at the facility in the week.

Understandable. But with a potential natural catastrophe looming, it makes more sense to travel when the travelling is guaranteed to be good. Had the hurricane wobbled north, or increased to category 5 strength, it could have been a whole different picture in Jacksonville. 

I'm sure the team had good meteorological reports upon which to base their decision, but it just seems like an unnecessary gamble.

I get your point. They are doing their standard routine but the hurricane certainly added something else to consider. I know Tampa flew to New Orleans early to avoid the hurricane and it feels like the Jacksonville area got lucky that it seemed to avoid as much damage as elsewhere in Florida.

I wonder if they kind of hoped it wouldn't disrupt plans too much and get lucky but I get your point, it could have caused a lot of disruption to travel plans and preparation when they could have traveled 2 days earlier and not had the risk.

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