(10-16-2017, 06:14 AM)Caldrac Wrote: Showing exactly 56,232 in attendance yesterday. Average so far has been 58,000 which is probably misleading (If ESPN is counting the London game) but that's not bad considering this team is still in a small market and it's not a good team at home. And once again they showed us why nobody wants to turn out and see them. The protests just give more people an excuse not to attend and I don't blame them.

But historically since the 2000's this team has had issues keeping the seats filled. I remember being a kid and shopping with my parents at Winn Dixie to get those deals on tickets and that was long before the economical slump in 2008. So there's no need to try and sugarcoat a turd that we're all well aware of here in Jacksonville. You don't have to look far to see where it's great bane rests. This team has been on a steady decline in attendance since 2012 if I am not mistaken with false hopes and exaggerated claims during the off season.

Jaguars made the play-offs in 2007 and they averaged 65,300 per game that year. 2008 everyone drank the kool-aid and the attendance went up a slight bit more to 65,700 per game. 2009 post economical crash and team meltdown we saw probably an all time low of 49,000 fans on average in attendance. Quickly jumped back up to over 63,000 in 2010. Stayed the same between 2011 - 2012 as well. But when you get right into 2013 it starts to dip at 59,000 and it fluctuates from there based on false promises. And that was well before the protests. This team just can't get it done at home.

All of those peaks and valleys coincide with disappointment.

This team has been a consistent loser for many potential season ticket holders' entire adult lives. Even with this year's improvement, we've still only won back-to-back games three times since 2010. It's been since 2010 that we've won back-to-back home games. It's going to take more than a few Jekyll/Hyde performances to bring the fans back., especially with the protests at the moment.

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