I miss the days before Drew Brees came to town. (1 Viewer)

[DerrickB]

So ya'll miss when Aaron Brooks threw picks?
Ok got it.

On Halloween 1999, Tim Couch threw a hail-mary TD pass to get the Browns their first win of the season. It was Ricky Williams's break-out game. I don't miss those days.

 

[Lord Stanley]

He’s clearly talking about as it relates to the fan base, though.

He’d prefer to hear what he wants to hear, not what he needs to know.

 

[No2DC]

We have a tendency to romanticize the past but the truth is the past 5 years have been rough for fans. Drew's struggle's in the postseason, Sean's surprise retirement, and all the injuries last year.

 

[SigFreudianSlip]

I don’t. Back then, the organization didn’t have any expectations winning and competing for championships.

Same.
I also don’t let any game get to me, it’s just that, a game. Super Bowl victory really mellowed me, it’s all lagniappe now.

 

[DavidM]

He’d prefer to hear what he wants to hear, not what he needs to know.

Everybody has opinions and the vast majority of us are a lot more limited in our insights than some want to acknowledge.

 

[BikesBurgersBeer]

I can agree with this. I think it's a culture thing in our country these days as well.

People, at face value, on a day to day basis, especially from their phones, come off pretty terribly.

 

[Bill]

I feel like we are speaking to different things and it's why reactions vary on this. (And that's ok.)

We all have expectations and of course as the team has been more competitive, our expectations have grown. But how people react to disappointment is what Perret is highlighting. I get that. Criticism has its place but I will probably never understand the tendency some have to just trash players or the team when things don't go well. It's especially glaring after just two weeks.

Trashing players makes no sense to me. It’s always better to support a player until such time that the organization decides it’s time for them to go. Fan criticism never makes a guy play better.