The ups and downs of fans

The thing is, you only read the opinions of fans who feel strongly enough about something at a given instant to post it. You don't really always get a good handle on what everyone might be thinking because you're really only hearing from the extremes (be it positive or negative) on a given issue a lot of the time. Hey, it's a message board.

Before we sign someone, the people who wouldn't want the player aren't going to care enough to talk about them. The people who want the player will. After we sign someone, the people who aren't happy with the signing are going to be the most vocal, especially if they think the signing was in lieu of the player they really wanted.