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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
This is exactly the kind of thing he's talking about though.
What do you mean there is nothing to suggest otherwise? What does that even mean? What could there be? And what other coaching candidate could provide contrary evidence? And why start off thinking you need evidence to prove they won't suck? Maybe you should have to provide evidence they do suck (which is impossible since it is the off season).
The entire "I'm going to assume we suck and trash everything that happens until proven otherwise" is such a terrible way to waste being a fan of a team. It's also a self fulfilling prophecy because about 25 teams in the league every year could fit that category. The list of reasons to say you knew all along they sucked is a long one and it makes it way too easy to be skeptical all the time and just say you knew better than everyone else from the start.
It's funny because there's been a lot of insults going around about people being blind followers of the team and trusting Tre and not expecting more from this franchise but it is always way, way easier to be a pessimist when it comes to sports teams. Just crapping on every move has a way higher percentage of being right because for most teams, most years they won't achieve their goals. That's the cop out. Being optimistic is the hard part.
So yeah, you'll have to excuse me if your posts, and the others like them, that obsessively focus on every bad move and exaggerate and use excessive hyperbole to describe every trade, signing, hire and draft pick an then use your own heavily biased viewpoint as "proof" that Tre sucks and we are destined for failure comes across as someone who would rather the team suck.
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This is exactly the type of Cleveland Browns' fan mentality I am talking about. Always thinking things will be great, till they are not. I guess you can continue cheering with your pom poms.