Quote:We do NOT need a new stadium in the next 5 to 10 years. If that's the case, you can kiss the team goodbye right now, although I imagine the time it will take to have all the politicians squeeze the local community for money, combined with the actual time it would take to plan and build the thing would take right around 5 to 10 years id think. Eventually Khan will want a shiny new toy for his team, but I think we're more like 15 to 25 years away from that. Our stadium is so much nicer than the Bills too.

Your thinking closer to right than your original comment indicated. Your correct that we would only need the deal for the new stadium in the next 5-10 years. But if we don't start having that conversation soon, and another team starts trying to go to London, we will be on shifting soil.

 

If I am Jacksonville Mayor, and I want the Jags to stay, I would start talking to Khan right now about whether 300 mil in upgrades would convince him to sign a stricter lease (i.e. with a significantly higher penalty for leaving, no less than 500 mil). If he said yes, I would be hustling down to city hall that day, cause thats probably the lowest cost deal we can get.

 

 

Edit: Actually 500 mil might be too low. It has to be high enough to make the valuation difference for moving to London not worth it. Should stick to the guns and go for 1 billion. But even 500 would be much more secure than the current penatly of 100m.

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