Quote:I was not looking for talk of winning. I believe I clearly said that.

They were indeed talking about stabilizing the business side of the franchise.  So again I will restate my concern, well curious interest, what is unstable about the business end of the franchise? The QB is not the business end of the franchise. So where is this instability on the business side that both Kahn and Lamping repeated was an issue? This is a franchise that has been in place for almost 20 years, most NFL franchises have sufficient revenue sharing that they are pretty stable,unless they are looking for greener pastures such as new stadiums and/or local revenue increases. Is the general ticket sales a pressing concern? Are business boxes a pressing concern? Is the lease terms, vendor arrangements, local advertising, out of whack with the rest of the league owners? Just what are the "several" items Lamping and Khan are referring to when they talk of the club needing to gain BUSINESS stability?

 

My thoughts: Winning stabilizes the franchise from a low end ticketing stand point, the longer we lose the more difficult it is to retain fan interest. A more robust business community (which includes a vibrant downtown) stabilizes the franchise from the high end ticketing and advertising stand point. A vibrant downtown also contributes to an improved tourism industry which ultimately contributes to community growth. More people means more $$$ opportunities for the franchise. It's not so much that the franchise is unstable, it's the community around it that needs to work. Obviously we'll never be the Cowboys when it comes to recognition and opportunity, but just the fact that it took several seasons to get a name on the stadium shows the challenges we have here. We should be thankful for Everbank, but they're no AT&T. Khan sees that this project will help to draw bigger industrial names to the city and that can only help his own growth prospects in the long term.

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