Cerrato Vaguely Explains Draft Strategy (with Questionable Evidence)

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Originally Posted by bedlamVR

I do put "fans" in quotes because there are so many "fans" who just like to kick their team when they are down .. and my god it is easy to do just pile on. I have stopped posting on Extremehissyfitohmygoshithinkihavehurtmymanginaasb adasthisteamsucksSkins message board because that is all that is there .

Larry Micheals - often seen as a propagandist for the FO said something interesting and he called out the fans in a recent radio show and he was right to do so . It is easy to hate on your team when things are going badly, say your going to burn your merchandise never watch another down etc etc that doesn't make you a fan ... fan is shortened from the word fanatic from fanaticism as defined as

"Fanaticism is an emotion of being filled with excessive, uncritical zeal, particularly for an extreme religious or political cause or in some cases sports, or with an obsessive enthusiasm for a pastime or hobby. Philosopher George Santayana defines fanaticism as "redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim"[1]; according to Winston Churchill, "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject". By either description the fanatic displays very strict standards and little tolerance for contrary ideas or opinions.

The difference between a fan and a fanatic is that while both have an overwhelming liking or interest in a given subject, behaviour of a fanatic will be viewed as violating prevailing social norms, while that of a fan will not violate those norms "

Fanaticism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Essentially I would expect a fan to stand behind his team no matter what ... that separates fans from guys who just watch football on a sunday/monday. I am in the UK I stay up late to watch the Skins games when I can I track down game files on the internet I spend (too much) time and effort following the team I support the Redskins and all of their players and have done so since 1984 ... I don't enjoy being lumped into with people who have nothing better to do on a Sunday so watch the game ... so yes I do put "fans" in quotations


When we were 6-2 we had posters saying stuff like "Jim Zorn is excellent, Jason Campbell is fantastic everything is wonderful", and now we are 7-7 people are saying " everything sucks we are the worst team in the league Jim Zorn has no place in the NFL and Jason Campbell couldn't start for divison II collage team ..etc etc" The problem I have with that is it is the same "fans" ... fair weather knee jerk idiots who have as much right to call themselves fans as I do to call myself a hedgehog ...

To listen to you and others, it seems that you cannot call yourself a fan if you dare to call out any facet of the team and criticize it. I've never believed that. Fans have a right to get mad at their team. And that's not peculiar to Redskins fans, as others have said.

When we were 6-2, yes people were happy, riding high, and enjoying life. Now that we're a 1-5 slide, you'll find that people are not as happy, and are critical of the team's play and front office decisions. That's called human nature. Being unhappy when things go wrong, and feeling good when things are going right.

Now about your statement here:

"Some people point to the Tuna when talking about draft picks and that is the way to go... Parcells drafted all OL and DL and that is a good way to go about building a team from the ground up, he went a similar direction with the Cowboys, but he did not draft well he simply drafted a lot."

He didn't draft well? He built one of the best defensive front sevens in football from scratch. Marcus Spears, Demarcus Ware, Chris Canty, Jay Ratliff (a 7th round draft pick) Brady James -- those guys are going to us fits for years to come. And he did it all with just a few drafts. Jerry probably had a hand in it too. But I don't see how you can say he didn't draft well.