(01-09-2025, 05:11 PM)JagsorDie Wrote:

(01-09-2025, 04:11 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: Blah, blah blah 

Whatever 

I've been crystal clear about Khan multiple making bad decisions including keeping Baalke. You're the guy calling that "defending him" 

I'm trying to be objective.

The other comments I make about him are merely separating the wheat from the chaff in the typical whirlwind of fan overreaction. Fans overreact and miss the nuance of the situation very frequently.
I stand behind all of my comments - but don't twist my words to suit some feeble jab.

I agree with you but at first I was certainly in the crowd with my pitch fork out ready for a witch hunt. 

I know you don’t live in the Duval area and I’m not sure how closely you follow our local radio media but it wasn’t just fans on here who were doom and gloom. Literally every show had at least one personality who was standing on the edge of Wells Fargo building so it was easy to fall into that trap locally.

I’m also not saying I’m happy with keeping TB by any stretch, but I don’t think it’s quite as off putting as I and many other originally thought when the announcement was made on Tuesday. I still think we are by the most attractive destination and I don’t even think it’s close. 

Shad may not be handing the keys to kingdom to the new HC and letting him hire his own GM, but I don’t see him handicapping any new coach either. I think he knows he has to get this one right or he runs the risk of wasting A LOT  of contract money and talent. Not to mention he is on the cusp of breaking ground on a new stadium that will transform the Jacksonville skyline and river front so he knows what is at stake.

I actually moved back home to Jax ~7 years ago after 14 years in NYC

So I've heard all the banter 

I'm trying to keep a somewhat level head about what is actually happening and where this thing may be headed. Plenty of positive outcomes to be imagined here. Plenty of mind-numbingly bad ones too. 

If the braintrust lands the right HC and grants him the power Khan seems to intend for the next HC, this thing could pan out quickly. 

Big ifs, but I'll try to observe the process without losing my mind obsessing over how a billionaire spends his money.

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