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. 

This reply is among the best I have ever read here on this board. Perfect. 

 

I had the misfortune of having to move back to Indy because of ailing parents. You have no idea how much I would love to sit at Everbank Field nine times a year and see even "bad football", be around fellow Jaguars diehards every day instead of insipid Colts mouth breathers, and be able to go see practices and just be around the team in the summer. If you're really a Jags fan, I can't imagine passing up any opportunity to sit in those stands. 

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