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halter91 · 12-04-2004, 04:07 AM

damn, your old. lol!

LongTimeSkinsFan · 12-04-2004, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by halter91

damn, your old. lol!

hence the nick... LongTimeSkinsFan LOL! I can remember back when Ron McDole, Diron Talbert, Dave Butz, Chris Hanburger, and Joe Lavender were playing D for the Skins

djnemo65 · 12-04-2004, 10:35 PM

If our team grossly underpreforms, and we obviously all agree that they have, why is their anything objectionable about - as fans - collectively exploring the reasons why we think they are struggling. That's objectivity, not negativity. I mean, what are we supposed to do, sit around and cheer and pretend that the team is decent? They aren't, and their performance this season has been radically incommensurate with what their talent level is generally believed to be. And this whole slew of people know saying "I didn't think they were a playoff team..." I seem to remember everyone and their mother jumping on the bandwagon before the season started, including sportswriters and broadcasters. And I don't think those were unrealistic expectations when you look at our roster.

Look, don't we have an obligations as Skins fans to intelligently critique our team? And even if that isn't obligated, isn't that what makes sites like this so much fun? I mean, who wants to read threads like "we lost, but everyone fought their guts out....nice try team" or "Brunell is a supersmart guy who's struggling a little bit, but is really a warrior." Not me! That type of blind optimism doesn't increase my intelligence as a fan. What I love about this site is that we all know the Skins real well and are all convinced we know how to fix them. Moreover, what motivates our fervent prognosticating and desparate criticisms is an intense love for the team, and genuine desire to see them improve. How anyone can be "pissed" at that is beyond me. That's what makes Skins fans the best in the world....even when our team is down and out (which let's face it, is pretty much every year), we follow them as intensely as if they were number one on the league. And when they are on top again, its gonna be that much sweeter for those of us who were there the whole time.

So like the rest of you I'll be waiting for them to turn things around, but until then, expect plenty more critical comments from me. Try not to get pissed about it.

12-04-2004, 04:07 AM	#1
halter91 Camp Scrub Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Outside Philly Age: 52 Posts: 25	damn, your old. lol!

12-04-2004, 10:35 PM	#3
djnemo65 Playmaker Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,836	If our team grossly underpreforms, and we obviously all agree that they have, why is their anything objectionable about - as fans - collectively exploring the reasons why we think they are struggling. That's objectivity, not negativity. I mean, what are we supposed to do, sit around and cheer and pretend that the team is decent? They aren't, and their performance this season has been radically incommensurate with what their talent level is generally believed to be. And this whole slew of people know saying "I didn't think they were a playoff team..." I seem to remember everyone and their mother jumping on the bandwagon before the season started, including sportswriters and broadcasters. And I don't think those were unrealistic expectations when you look at our roster. Look, don't we have an obligations as Skins fans to intelligently critique our team? And even if that isn't obligated, isn't that what makes sites like this so much fun? I mean, who wants to read threads like "we lost, but everyone fought their guts out....nice try team" or "Brunell is a supersmart guy who's struggling a little bit, but is really a warrior." Not me! That type of blind optimism doesn't increase my intelligence as a fan. What I love about this site is that we all know the Skins real well and are all convinced we know how to fix them. Moreover, what motivates our fervent prognosticating and desparate criticisms is an intense love for the team, and genuine desire to see them improve. How anyone can be "pissed" at that is beyond me. That's what makes Skins fans the best in the world....even when our team is down and out (which let's face it, is pretty much every year), we follow them as intensely as if they were number one on the league. And when they are on top again, its gonna be that much sweeter for those of us who were there the whole time. So like the rest of you I'll be waiting for them to turn things around, but until then, expect plenty more critical comments from me. Try not to get pissed about it.

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