Quote:Can't believe that almost everyone seems to miss the point about the State of the Franchise press conference.  It's about the financial state of the franchise.  The on the field product is only tangentially related to that although it's important.

People seem to think the owner is going to suddenly turn into Daniel Snyder and start talking about how he's going to get hands-on the football operations and fix things. 

 

The State of the Franchise even today was all about the area that Khan has said all along will be his focus.  He is very hands-on with the BUSINESS of the Jacksonville Jaguars, and in a larger sense, the business of helping to grow this market.  This presser was never about the product on the field, although it was mentioned on more than one occasion that as the product on the field improves, so will many of the metrics that they were putting up there to give the fans and everyone else a sense for the overall health of the business of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

 

If people want to hear about the football side, listen to any press event with Caldwell or Bradley. 

 

You won't hear them talking about the efforts to grow the fan base. 

 

You won't hear them talking about the logistics of continuing to play 1 game a year in London to help the franchise bottom line. 

 

You won't hear them talking about the naming rights for the club areas.

 

You won't hear them talking about the shipyards project in any meaningful way.

 

You won't hear them talking about any of the things that were presented during the event today, just as you wouldn't hear this owner talking about what their strategy will be in free agency or the draft in any real detail. 

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