Jaguars Shad Khan Speaks With Dan Hicken

by Alfie Crow on Feb 6, 2012 11:00 AM EST in Jacksonville Jaguars News

New Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan has been making the media rounds and making some headlines. From saying that he would have drafted Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow to wanting to play a home game in London. Khan also made headlines this week in Indianapolis while making the media rounds at Super Bowl XLVI by revealing the Jaguars will change their primary color to black and will have entirely new Nike uniforms for the 2013 season.

First Coast News sports director Dan Hicken sat down with a long one-on-one interview with the new Jaguars owner to discuss some of these things and the Jaguars. Watch the video after the jump. (Warning: It's long.)

More and more I'm loving Shad Khan the more he speaks to the media. While he might not always be politically correct when he speaks, you can tell what he says is very calculated and measured. I have a feeling Khan is going to be beloved by the vast majority of Jaguars fans if he's not already in a few years.

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"Not another Gene Smith draft bust"

LOL… best line of the inteview

by Jag-er-meister on Feb 6, 2012 11:29 AM EST reply actions

When did he say that?

The closest thing I heard to that is when he said he asked the other coaches what they thought of Blaine. All he said was that the coaches could’ve told Gene “you have another draft bust here.”

by kjones407 on Feb 6, 2012 1:02 PM EST up reply actions

we hear what we want to hear.

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by Joe Fisher on Feb 6, 2012 1:14 PM EST up reply actions

True.

by kjones407 on Feb 6, 2012 1:45 PM EST up reply actions

I must say initially, I was not a fan of his comments about drafting Tebow

but he laid out a very technical answer and summarized it by saying it would be on him, where he would take the hit if it did not pan out. I also noticed that he said 3 years to determine a bust.

Best line he said was the part about him making a part and never having a recommendation to improve it and how he’s gotten numerous recommendations on how to fix the Jags.

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by Joe Fisher on Feb 6, 2012 12:06 PM EST reply actions

I am just the opposite

It worries me greatly that he would go against the advice of all his football people and let emotion take over.

by Bryqan on Feb 6, 2012 12:51 PM EST up reply actions

Not that I would've agreed...

with what he would’ve done, he did give a very well thought out explanation as to why he would’ve done so.

by kjones407 on Feb 6, 2012 12:54 PM EST up reply actions

a couple schools of thought on that...

1 – like it or not, as fans, we need to realize and accept that it’s HIS franchise. He can do what he wishes through the team within NFL bylaws.

2 – He makes this statement with the knowledge that this is all hindsight and there is nothing the team can do about it now.

3 – he totally discounted Bob Hayes. HE was the best athlete Jacksonville has ever produced. Not even close.

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by Joe Fisher on Feb 6, 2012 1:13 PM EST up reply actions

I think this was a unique situation.

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by Alfie Crow on Feb 6, 2012 1:23 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah, but

what would Little Khan have done?

by JohnnyBiceps on Feb 6, 2012 1:30 PM EST up reply actions

Very.

He even explained as much.

by kjones407 on Feb 6, 2012 1:34 PM EST up reply actions

Meh,

it sounds like the instances where Khan would do that would be very, very rare. I disagree with the idea that the Jags should’ve picked him, but I love Khan as an owner.

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by Shane Clemons on Feb 6, 2012 1:37 PM EST up reply actions

Best comment was

“we are best when we are challenged” when talking of Gene. Gene and fans know his leash is short. He knows his drafts picks need to produce in a major way starting this season. Khan knows it’s time to win right now.

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