The Jags aren't going anywhere, the speculation around the Spurs is obviously 'spurious' and Khan has invested a lot into the stadium, indicating at least a short/mid-term commitment. However, let's not over play Khan's investments in Jacksonville just yet.

 

The Shipyards plan is just a plan and if you've been around commercial development much, nothing can be counted upon until they break ground, and even then you're crossing your fingers. The Shipyards plans cost a few dozen thousand dollars to draw up and shop around, nothing compared to the cost of the project.

 

Khan put faith in his employee that ran Stache Investments to invest in Jacksonville projects and then reined things in when he realized that those investments didn't live up to his standards (Kyn, Edgewood Bakery) and other projects, like the Laura Street Trio, have failed to materialize in any way that ties Khan's fortunes to Jacksonville's success.

 

Khan is a business man first - at some point, we can hope that building up Jacksonville is the one and only course of action for him to increase the value of his multiple investments. Tangible movement on the Shipyards project would represent that. However, I'd argue that we are not at all at that tipping point just yet. 

 

Look to what's happening in Detroit with Mike Ilich - when a billionaire's best interests are aligned with ours it's great but don't believe for a second that they are doing it for the 'team' or the 'city'. This isn't a knock on Khan, who I feel has taken the franchise in the right direction and improved the gameday experience. I simply want to point out that Khan isn't, to date, too invested to leave, nor is he operating from a place of altruism in regards to the city or the fans.

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