Quote:My point is that there is no control to which to compare and given that all NFL teams increased in a value a significant amount it very difficult to attribute any causal effect. If the team was sold to someone else, would they have also done stadium improvements and agreed to the London link? Who knows.

 

I'm not saying Khan does not deserve some credit nor that I don't agree with what he has done. However, I don't think you definitely say he and his actions have definitely increased the wealth of the Jags beyond what would have happened most other circumstances. It is too soon to make that judgement.

 

Moreover, the entire process that Forbes does is a total false pretense. They are doing a Enterprise Valuation of NFL team that has no stock. Essentially this would be theoretical takeover price if the company were to buy out the public stock of a company. However, NFL teams don't have stock. They are not publicly shared. Which turns this into an educated guess as to what the market price of each team is. The balance sheets matter some, but that is only the jumping off point. It would entirely be based on the perception of the team. The current management and Khan have improved that, but who is to say others would not have also do so.