Caution: LA is coming to steal your NFL team in 2011

Coolyfett · February 06, 2010, 01:19:30 PM

lies lies lies. Weaver never told Godell that stuff! this reporter is lying! Man this is getting funny. The media is blood thristy. Those Weaver quotes are not true.

Coolyfett · February 06, 2010, 01:36:34 PM

How can these journalist guys be so irresponsible? Aint it agaisnt the law to print false information as fact? The jags are not leaving Jacksonville, but these cookes keep pushng for it lol. I have never seen such effort to ruin a growing city! I can remember when Saints fans wore bags on there head in an empty dome. All you heard was crickets from the media, i remember when the oilers would have very empty seats....team left on their own, media was crickets again and happy the Texans filed the void. The media was upset when the Browns n Colts left their original cities, yet it worked out perfectly for all 3 markets. The media does NOT want an NFL team in Jacksonville. The local media needs to fight back.

adamh0903 · February 06, 2010, 02:00:40 PM

It was the local media that brought it up this time....

from the profootball talk live blog...

"The next question, from Gene Frenette of the Florida Times-Union, focuses on the struggles of the Jaguars to fill their stadium."

reednavy · February 06, 2010, 02:12:15 PM

Hopefully someone emailed that arrogant ass and told him to get his facts straight.

JaxNative68 · February 06, 2010, 02:18:44 PM

The Florida Times Union is about to go belly up. They only have about four staff writers, who aren't very good, and the rest are feebie articles from the community. I don't put any faith in what they print.

tufsu1 · February 06, 2010, 02:58:34 PM

Quote from: JaxNative68 on February 06, 2010, 02:18:44 PM
The Florida Times Union is about to go belly up. They only have about four staff writers, who aren't very good, and the rest are feebie articles from the community. I don't put any faith in what they print.

talk about incorrect information...while the T-U's parent company has declared bankruptcy, the paper itself is doing ok...and there are "just a few" more than 4 writers on staff.

JaxNative68 · February 08, 2010, 10:35:12 AM

even with your corrections, it is still a poor read.

Dan B · February 08, 2010, 10:42:23 AM

Dan Hicken made a great point last night on Sports Final.

Detroit has finished near the bottom of the NFL for attendance for like the last 5 years. The Jaguars are normally in the later teens in attendance numbers (this years being the worst, at 30)

Last year we were 19th, 2007 = 22, 2006 = 19,

Why isnt anyone talking about Detroit being moved?

tufsu1 · February 08, 2010, 11:11:34 AM

because Detroit is one of the "legacy" franchises of the NFL...and because Dan Hicken is an idiot!

buckethead · February 08, 2010, 11:43:03 AM

Middle of the pack in attendance?

And being perpetually lambasted as not supporting the franchise?

Dan B · February 08, 2010, 11:50:01 AM

Not only that, but our support of NFL in general is very high. Last night they pulled a 50 share. Thats higher than the national average.

stjr · February 08, 2010, 12:13:07 PM

From what I understand, one reason attendance in Jax is extra-important compared to other cities is because (1) we haven't sold out all the club seats and suites that generate mega revenues and (2) being a smaller market, the Jags get a lot less in ad and promo monies for the team, facilities, and local media shows, royalties on souvenir sales, proceeds from concessions, parking, etc., naming rights for the stadium, and so on.

Other than network TV revenue and certain ticket receipts, I believe each team is on its own to generate additional revenue. As such, teams like Dallas have more money to pursue players, etc. making it hard for a team like the Jags to keep up. Thus, attendance and blackouts become even more important for our survival versus other larger market teams.

tufsu1 · February 08, 2010, 01:02:51 PM

Quote from: Dan B on February 08, 2010, 11:50:01 AM
Not only that, but our support of NFL in general is very high. Last night they pulled a 50 share. Thats higher than the national average.

true...but we're a very small market...go back to the MJ series...I think we're like the 45th largest TV market.

That's a good deal of the problem from the NFL's viewpoint...why keep sharing TV revenues with a team from such a small market.

Steve · February 08, 2010, 01:09:55 PM

My .02:

Cooly - Wayne did say that. It was reported in the T-U and on Jags.com a few months back. I'll see if I can find the article, but I remember him saying it specifically.

Interesting, that Goodell is desperate for a team in London, but seems to have backed off the LA thing a bit. It may just be the labor situation however. Honestly, if this thing leads to a salary rollback, it could be a blessing in disguise for Jacksonville.

JaxNative68 · February 08, 2010, 05:23:28 PM

Quote from: tufsu1 on February 08, 2010, 01:02:51 PM
Quote from: Dan B on February 08, 2010, 11:50:01 AM
Not only that, but our support of NFL in general is very high. Last night they pulled a 50 share. Thats higher than the national average.

true...but we're a very small market...go back to the MJ series...I think we're like the 45th largest TV market.

That's a good deal of the problem from the NFL's viewpoint...why keep sharing TV revenues with a team from such a small market.

then you're saying it is a league business decision, not a team business decision . . . interesting.