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Originally Posted by burn_baby_burn
I think it was rubecube who pasted a good article in the NFL thread about Jacksonville. From that article it seemed the big problem with that area is the lack of population. At the time Tagliabue figured that that area would be one of the fastest growing area's of the country. It just hasn't happened and the article basically stated that Tagliabue will be kept out of the Hall of Fame because of that poor judgment.
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That's not the only thing keep Tagliabue out. He was a pretty poor commissioner when all was said and done. But yeah, Jacksonville will be the final nail in that coffin. It was viewed as a pretty mind-boggling choice at the time and never really picked up any steam after that. I guess much of Jacksonville's growth was attributed to the number of construction and development projects in the city during 90s, but those slowed down in the 00s and the local economy has actually been pretty poor as of late.