The addition of Ridley, in particular, has the look of a season-defining move. The thought, too, is that this will be a deeper and more versatile group of skill players with the addition of veteran wide receiver Calvin Ridley, Strange and running back Tank Bigsby. The thought here is that quarterback Trevor Lawrence will make a huge step in his second season in Head Coach Doug Pederson's offense. While I mentioned in a recent O-Zone answer that winning the AFC South in 2023 isn't the dead-solid lock for the Jaguars that perhaps many fans are assuming, that doesn't mean I pessimistic about this offense. I love you, man, but this is pure nonsense. It's bizarre the NFL thinks this is OK, and that you do as well. So instead of saying, "We always take money from our fans for a stadium they then have to pay to enter, because that's just what we do" let's say billionaires who will be worth far, FAR more than basically ALL the Duval taxpayers combined "will [pay their own way, and make profit from their venture just like every other private business in America." I get that "if we want the Jags to stay we must be extorted by the ultra-wealthy, but stop trying to frame it like it's just a trifle - Shahid and the NFL benefit from the million taxpayers, even though only about 60,000 can even go to game if they wanted to. No taxpayers are paying half to improve an Amazon building (tax breaks, yes, but not the same as a tax).
I cannot think of another area in which this would be agreeable. We Duval taxpayers will pay taxes literally only to save one individual money. Maybe it's time for a new "how we do it." To wit: The billionaire owner of a business which literally cannot lose money or value pays the freight, and taxpayers don't. Doing something just because "that's how it's done" is the worst possible argument.
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