Jaguars ESPN Article

[Steve]

Question are  the Jags the only team in the NFL that has games blacked out or is it because we had a winning record and games were blacked out. I think they did the right thing by covering those extra seats. They always seem to fail to mention that the Jags are still a young franchise compared to the rest of the NFL. The Fan base is getting there. I think it takes time to get those die hard fans like the Steelers have and not to mention a few Super Bowl rings. I wish these people who always have something to say go find a hobby and let Jax and the Jags alone.

The Jaguars and the Rams both had three blacked out - tied for the most in the league.  However, the Jaguars were the only team to have a winning record AND blackouts.

Regarding the first week of the playoffs: I saw that as well.  However, there were some other issues with those games - Both of those teams only had a four day turnaround to sell tickets, since their seeds were not set until the last weekend of the season, and playoff tickets are significantly more expensive than normal tickets.

The other aspect is that with LA being vacant, any time there is a smaller market team with issues, they are going to bring it up.  There are really only a couple of teams that are really candidates to move (the other cities are Buffalo, Minnesota, San Diego, and Oakland).  All four of which have some stadium issues, but frankly I think Minnesota would be the only real candidate, since if Buffalo moved it would probably be Toronto, and San Diego and Oakland wouldn't increase California's team count (something that others have thought of as a negative).

One thing that is interesting is that it doesn't seem to be as much of a priority with Roger Goodell as it seemed to be with Paul Tagliabue.  That doesn't mean it won't happen, but it just not being pushed as hard.