(02-07-2020, 08:16 AM)JagsFanSince95 Wrote:

(02-07-2020, 07:45 AM)Dimson Wrote: It isn't about the team making money. It is about keeping up with the money the other NFL teams make. That is what it boils down to. It isn't greed to want to make money comparable to the other teams in the league.

Look, we were 22nd this year in total attendance at home, granted that is including the wembley game. Still, where and what is acceptable for a team who has 1 winning season per decade, then sucks the rest of the time, supposed to perform? We have the second smallest tv market of all nfl teams bro. Finishing anywhere above 31st in revenue and attendance should be seen as a win for a young, small market franchise that has struggled mightily over the last 15+ years. 2017 and even 2018 numbers show you that if you can generate hype around the team by simply winning and being competitive, Jacksonville is more than capable of supporting a franchise. Hell, we’ve proven that now anyways even while losing.

We are capable of supporting a franchise if the only requirement is to make a profit.  Unfortunately, the same revenue-sharing model that enables that profit is a double-edged sword.  Other owners are also sharing their revenue, and they see themselves as subsidizing our team.  For example, since TV revenue is shared equally, if the Jaguars bring in a fraction of the TV revenue that certain other teams do, why would they be happy about giving the Jaguars an equal share?  

Yes, we make a profit, but it comes from the TV money, and the other owners would say Jacksonville does not pull its weight in that regard.  It's too small.  

As for the "22nd in total attendance" argument, it's easy to be 22nd in attendance if your ticket prices are among the lowest in the league.  If all they want is attendance, they can cut the ticket price to $1 and they'd have the highest attendance in the league.  It's not how many bodies are in the seats, it's the total money they pay to be there.  Additionally, since visiting teams get a percentage of the ticket revenue for their game in Jacksonville, why would they be happy about the low ticket revenue they are sharing?  Visiting teams make way more money on an away game in Dallas than they do in Jacksonville, because they get their standard share of a lot more ticket money.  

It's not greed to want to make more revenue.  It's necessity, because if they don't make more money, eventually the other owners could force a move.

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