I don't think the Jaguars are going ANYWHERE!!!

by JagsCub on Oct 25, 2009 10:56 PM EDT

According to Fannation.com this post may shed some light on the future of our beloved Jags. With impending deals soon to expire this looks to be a more likely scenario. This team is the JACKSONVILLE Jaguars, and when Wayne Weaver says he's committed to this town, I believe him!

Furthermore, I think it is reasonable to believe that the Raiders are a more likely scenario for LA. With Al Davis living on borrowed time, and all the wackiness that has come from that franchise, I think Al may get out while he can (doubt it) or the NFL could pull an MLB and force him out al la Marge Schott. With Ed Roski, Jr. wanting a stake in a franchise, and the financing to go with it, this would benefit the fans of LA and the NFL in regards to protecting the brand/shield.

Also, with the Chargers still in a stadium deal it would cost them alot of money to break their lease. If it's going to cost them $25 million to get out of their current deal...I can't imagine what the Jags would have to pay to get out of theirs. Especially with 15 years left on the deal! Leases are made to be broken, but it depends on what kind of monetary hit you're willing to take to pull the trigger on that kind of deal.

With our current team sitting at 3-3, and a favorable schedule ahead of us...we could be witness to a remarkable turn around within a very short time. By no means, am I saying we're playoff bound. However, our team is improving, and learning how to win. Fortunate coin toss or not, we won the game when the opportunity presented itself. I firmly believe that if this trend continues then the ticket issue will begin to subside, and we'll be able to show the nation that the NFL can survive in a market such as Jacksonville.

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by Bestjagfan on Oct 25, 2009 11:19 PM EDT reply actions

Yep

I think Chargers; Rams and I think mostly the Raiders has more chance. Jaguars have problems with ticketsales-once they are solved-The Jags are saved!

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by Zoltan from Budapest on Oct 26, 2009 6:32 AM EDT reply actions

I want to believe

that is the case and we can keep the Jaguars in Jax. It would set this city(town) back 20 years to lose them. No other Pro organization would give us a look in any sport. What needs to happen is currently being done. This city(town) lost its bond with the Jags because of the poor drafting, off field incidents and total locker room upheaval from a year ago. Players bashing Jax while being arrested? We had no trust in the organization. Insert Gene, New focus and direction and with one draft we have a locker full of former Team Captains. It is gonna come a time soon where we fans are going to have to recognize those efforts and support(buy tickets) this team for us to have any chance of keeping them. When topics of playing in Orlando and London creep into your future it is telling that you cannot sustain a franchise and that is when alternatives are found.

by jagswinbig on Oct 26, 2009 8:05 AM EDT reply actions

But if the NFL wants another team in the West

then i’d say move the Rams.

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by TheTealDeal on Oct 26, 2009 8:45 AM EDT reply actions

Good fanpost to start off my week...

I, too, believe Wayne Weaver and I believe IN Wayne Weaver. I also believe we are on the rise this season, great point about “learning how to win”.

by Jaggernaut on Oct 26, 2009 10:22 AM EDT reply actions

also what i heard living in cali...

the L.A. stadium is apparently a pretty sweet deal for the owners since the governator signed off on significant state money to help fund the project…why build a brand new stadium in LA without a team when SD, Oakland, and SF stadiums literally falling apart?? because one of them will move

by jlana24 on Oct 26, 2009 11:16 AM EDT reply actions

I believe FSBlueApocolyps mentioned this as well..

Teams leave because the facilities they play in are no longer suitable to their needs. Any time you can get into a new facility to produce more revenue without having to lose money/or breaking a current lease without much of a hit.

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by JagsCub on Oct 26, 2009 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions

also with a jag move

the divisions would all have to be moved around….that obviously wouldn’t happen if one of the cali teams moved

by jlana24 on Oct 26, 2009 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Good point!

Duuuuvvvvallllllll!!!!!....Damn, I miss Paul Spicer!

by JagsCub on Oct 26, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions

smart

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by TheTealDeal on Oct 26, 2009 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions

All of these observations are off-point...

No team will stay grounded by only putting 38k fans in the stadium. Regardless of the logistics of LA’s current situation, a larger problem looms for the Jaguars. And the activities in LA are unrelated to Jax’s debacle. Tickets must be sold, or the team will eventually move. Discussing the issue from an inappropriate angle is pointless and wasteful.

LA’s desire for a team is unrelated to the ticket sale issue in Jax. Frankly, the latter of these topics should be the main concern. Because if it’s not cured, a new potential destination other than LA will come calling soon.

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by arthardie on Oct 26, 2009 4:16 PM EDT reply actions

I don't disagree and they are not off point.

If you look at what I said in my last paragraph there in lies the answer. There is no question that tickets need to be sold, but I have hard time believing that the Jags will be the one in LA which happens to be the premise of the post.

NO team can survive by putting 38K in a stadium on a weekly basis, but with Gene at the helm things are beginning to change, and that change is becoming evident right before our eyes on a weekly basis. What is pointless and wasteful is that you are applying “your” argument to what the article is talking about.

There is another atricle that I came across that points to exactly what you are saying, that was not relevant to what I posted here. I just haven’t had the time to post it yet. The fact that the NFL is grooming London to be a future destination on a regular season basis as opposed to a “once and done” per year is on the horizion. The question still remains as to who? It also remains to be seen in relation to when.

Roger Goodell is on record as of this past weekend when he reitterated the fact that he would like to see a team in London within the next 10 years. Personally, I think that’s BS! I think it’s more like 3-5. If that is the case, then I see the Jacksonville community embracing the Jags once again, and this time for the long haul. As long as they continue in an upward direction. Only time will tell.

Duuuuvvvvallllllll!!!!!....Damn, I miss Paul Spicer!

by JagsCub on Oct 26, 2009 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions

A London team has biiiig obsticles

Just read my article once again:
http://www.bigcatcountry.com/2009/9/24/1052733/preventive-action-why-the-london

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by Zoltan from Budapest on Oct 27, 2009 4:33 AM EDT up reply actions

arthardie… you’re too funny sometimes!

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by cuffs007 on Oct 26, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions

It is funny.

Kind of in that “laugh so it doesn’t hurt” kind of way.

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by arthardie on Oct 27, 2009 8:04 AM EDT up reply actions

The Jaguars are not the only team lagging in sales

Tampa Bay is disguising low crowds.

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by Tkopa on Oct 27, 2009 6:40 AM EDT up reply actions

I believe the Bengals are buying out tickets

so it can be on the TV.

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by TheTealDeal on Oct 27, 2009 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions