Quote:Your decision is your own.  Whatever works for you.

 

What nate is saying in his post is something I agree with.  Those of us who have been there for both the good and the bad this team has endured tend to appreciate the good times a lot more than those who tend to only arrive when things are going well.  We relish those opportunities to celebrate success because we've endured the ugliness that people such as yourself have decided to bail on until such time as the happy days return. 

 

There's nobody who can tell you or me which is the right viewpoint to take.  Every individual is different.  You will support the team when they're winning.  That's fine. I'm going to support the team regardless because it wasn't an owner that was awarded that franchise.  It was the city.  To me, supporting the team also supports the city of Jacksonville.  I appreciate what it means for this city to have an NFL franchise, and whether they're winning or losing, I want to do the only thing I can do to assure that we can always celebrate the highs and suffer through the lows here in Jacksonville. 

 

It's fans like nate, me, or others who ride out the down times who assure that the bandwagon will still be here when the wind changes in a direction you prefer. 

There were down years way before 2011 though. It's not like I ditched my tickets as soon as we stopped winning super-bowls.

 

I support the team no matter what. I don't have season tickets anymore,(I just couldn't justify paying to see that Gabbert/Mularkey era in person) but I still go to a few games every season. Just because I didn't renew my tickets doesn't mean I lost interest or that I don't care. What about the other thousands of fans that don't have season tickets? Are you and the others going to tell them the same thing? Are you going to tell them that they are fairweather fans that don't support the team or don't care as much as you? Just because they don't go to 7 home games? 

 

I'm glad you guys still have season tickets and haven't missed a game. That's awesome, but don't get so emotional and judge someones fandom over season tickets.

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