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[TheMostInterestingMan]

7 minutes ago, Varking said:

If you don’t want to see certain voices you have to put them on ignore. 

This isn’t really me crying about not liking what posters have to say, nor am I interested in ignoring what seems like half the board today.

This is more pointing out how ridiculous some of the overreactions are today whilst adding some legitimate insight into what I took away from the game. 
 

Judging by the positive reacts so far, I think I spoke for quite a few people on this sentiment. Thus I think this was a thread worth making.

 

 

[Jackie Lee]

1 minute ago, OldhamA said:

Jeremy Chinn, the true DROTY, covered up a lot of our deficiencies at LB last year.

They're lining him up at S this year so the LB corps has taken a huge step backwards. 

Just replied basically the same thing, I think Sean Chandler and Kenny Robinson looked pretty good at safety today so we'll definitely see Chinn on some LB snaps depending on the play calls. Chandler/Robinson/Burris/Franklin isn't mind blowing but should be able to hold their own if LB is a liability 

[Snake]

What do you expect from a generation that can't decide between 30 sexual orientations.

[Jon Snow]

24 minutes ago, Snake said:

What do you expect from a generation that can't decide between 30 sexual orientations.

I don't care who you are that's funny!  I almost spit out my drink.  I'm out if pie so I owe you one.

[onmyown]

I mean you have posters saying the season is doomed and posters saying we just had one of the best drafts ever (you seemed to miss pointing out this bunch)…after one preseason game. It works both ways. Both will be posting flaming knee jerk threads early in the season, win or lose.

Just the way it is. Reasonable fans will wait until mid season to form any kind of opinion.

The only fact at this point is Grier is trash.

Edited August 16, 2021 by onmyown

[frankw]

Not sure what you expect from a franchise that has been largely stuck in a funk of perpetual losing for 25 years save for a few bright spot seasons here and there along the way. If the team starts winning again things will improve and if not the fanbase will just keep eating itself. I doubt it's much better on the Jets or Lions forums either.

[TheMostInterestingMan]

25 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

I don't care who you are that's funny!  I almost spit out my drink.  I'm out if pie so I owe you one.

I’ve got a slice to donate to him for ya lol 

[RenoCarolina]

I enjoyed the write up but I’ve been here since day one and over-reacting to preseason games is one of the few traditions still alive from the old days. 

[TheMostInterestingMan]

2 minutes ago, frankw said:

Not sure what you expect from a franchise that has been largely stuck in a funk of perpetual losing for 25 years save for a few bright spot seasons here and there along the way. If the team starts winning again things will improve and if not the fanbase will just keep eating itself. I doubt it's much better on the Jets or Lions forums either.

I don’t doubt it’s the same other places, but is it really an excuse for lack of logic and reason?

[Jon Snow]

Just now, TheMostInterestingMan said:

I’ve got a slice to donate to him for ya lol 

If he keeps that up he won't need my donations.  I like him already. 

[CPsinceDay1]

25 minutes ago, onmyown said:

I mean you have posters saying the season is doomed and posters saying we just had one of the best drafts ever (you seemed to miss pointing out this bunch)…after one preseason game. It works both ways. Both will be posting flaming knee jerk threads early in the season, win or lose.

Just the way it is. Reasonable fans will wait until mid season to form any kind of opinion.

The only fact at this point is Grier is trash.

Grier not trash, he just didn't have...hey someone help me out what's the excuses for Darnold coming out of NY...

[ncstatekwi]

Great stuff!

[TheMostInterestingMan]

32 minutes ago, onmyown said:

I mean you have posters saying the season is doomed and posters saying we just had one of the best drafts ever (you seemed to miss pointing out this bunch)…after one preseason game. It works both ways. Both will be posting flaming knee jerk threads early in the season, win or lose.

Just the way it is. Reasonable fans will wait until mid season to form any kind of opinion.

The only fact at this point is Grier is trash.

Well, I did throw my question marks in the thread. That said, Chinn, YGM, Marshall, Tremble, Christensen, Brown, Smith etc were all picked after the first round and while it’s a small sample size, it’s clearly looking better than drafts we have had under DG or Hurney in the later rounds. 
 

Combine that with the fact I’m damn tired of the constant negativity and Tepper, Rhule, organization bashing on general that’s being going on for the last few years, I’m prone to pardon the sparse optimism even if exaggerated. 
 

But again, since you feel compelled to point out I’ve overlooked the overtly positive posters, tell me. Which had been more plentiful today? The doom and gloom or the sunshine crowd? We both know the answer. So yes, I was responding specifically to the negative Nancy types. 
 

We do agree on Grier. His time is almost up. And Slye may stick around another year but he has to be on a short leash as well.

Edited August 16, 2021 by TheMostInterestingMan

[TheMostInterestingMan]

7 minutes ago, RenoCarolina said:

I enjoyed the write up but I’ve been here since day one and over-reacting to preseason games is one of the few traditions still alive from the old days. 

Yeah it’s always been there, but this still feels a step beyond. YGM getting cut? I mean come on. And combine the overreactions with the deliberate trolls and I think it just has become much more tiresome and prevalent.