Fix the Franchise: Jacksonville Jaguars edition

As a one time resident of this fair city, and knowing I am going to have to explain myself to my Aunt who lives there currently I think the fix for the Jaguars is to move to a bigger market. I don’t like relocating teams anymore than anyone else, and as a Jaguars fan from afar I hate to say it, but it really seems like the market for this team is tapped out. That means even if they could build a winning team, the likelihood of making more money is poor. The Jaguars need to expand their brand but with the Falcons and Panthers to the North, Dolphins to the south, Buccaneers to the west, and ocean to the east, it doesn’t seem like they will be able to do that.

A move to Los Angeles may be just what this team really needs, but it in no way guarantees success. To be more critical of how this team has been run, if I owned this team I would fire Head Coach Jack Del Rio. I think he has taken this team as far as he can. On top of that the Jaguars have a confusing front office system set up. In looking at who runs this team I see no one labeled General Manger, so I have no idea who is making the day-to-day decisions. Tim Walsh’s title is Director of Football administration so he seems logical that day-to-day decisions fall to him.

If that is the case I would fire him as well. IN doing some searching through the media guide one Gene Smith is the Jaguars GM. He has been on the job for about a year, and is the first GM in Jaguars history. This suggests to me that Owner Wayne Weaver doesn’t know a thing about structuring a NFL front office. That is a problem, and may be why this team seems rudderless at times. For the Jaguars to be successful that must change.

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•Jacksonville Jaguars news and notes
•NFL Complete.com
•The Business of the NFL