Jone's and Glazer family recipe to screw fans:
1) Blue collar cities and areas are great, but nothing beats high income areas like Tampa and Dallas metro area. Scantily clad dancing chearleaders in 35 degree weather will not get in done here.
2) DO NOT put a franchise tag on ANY defensive player. They are replaceable and FBS schools mold them better year after year than rb's, recievers or qb's. I.e. Sapp and Ware. Pay them minimum if possible or get that 30 year old veteran in free agency.
3) Get a veteran coach with the right formula. As he improves, make up a proxy "front office" war with him and tell the media you all had to part ways. This includes assistants.
4) Stock ownership? Hah! That works for suckers at Green Bay. Tell the metroplex you need a new stadium, renovations and upgrades to bring fan "for the experience"of NFL football. Make it a voter bond issue and watch Joe Six Pack all of a sudden feel a civic duty to go out and vote. It's a winning formula.
5) Beer and Soda Pop?! Bad for national public health issues, but they are quicker to open the check book than FOX Sports every time TV contracts need renewed. F'em where it hurts. Jones did it to Pepsi and others.
6) Merchandising: See above for beer and pop. Gene Simmons of KISS has his own brand of KISS condoms?! Hey now?! (Give it time. Simmons claims he and Jerry are buds).
7) Props...lots of stupid worthless props. Bucs have that stupid ship that fires the canons and Jones has the biggest video board in the world.
8) Charge more per person to have their picture taken at mid field during off season for all the schmucks from around the state. Can't forget the little people who live in towns 25k or less who come from economically stuggling towns from around the state. They need their second of fame to of misguided glory too!
9) Draft high for the talented head case. Trade...trade...trade if you have too! They sell tickets dammit!
10) Put yourself first, as ownership, that this franchise will not make it without you. Then make damn sure that you put your face in front of the camera and media and say "I took advice from the coaching staff..." to make you look like a "team player".
