10-03-2015, 01:05 PM
(10-03-2015, 12:59 PM)Nately120 Wrote: I certainly agree. The funny-ish part is that I'm from Pittsburgh and I was born in 1981 and my father had been a huge Steelers fan since he was conscious of sports in the 50s. But local people badmouthing Terry Bradshaw (even while he was winning Super Bowls) and cheering when he got injured and his career ended in 1983 turned him and his brothers into Steeler-haters which paved the way for my Bengal fandom in the 80s and onward.
The only reason I brought up his stats was because someone used his 2009 statline as evidence that my eyes did deceive me and Carson was NOT actually contributing to that winning season. Apparently what I saw was a farce, because stats tell the whole story when people want them to, and then they are worthless and misleading when it's convenient too. But like you said, minds aren't going to change around here, so to each his own.
I'm glad your dad and uncles had the resolve to leave the dark side
It's crazy how quickly football fans turn on their players. Remember last year Pats fans clamoring for Garappolo, my goodness!
As for your second paragraph about stats. Andy's first three seasons I didn't get to watch on TV, had to watch them on the computer. I thought Dalton was awesome! Then I would come on here and people would be trashing him for his play. I didn't understand. Once I began to watch every game every sunday, I saw the valid complaints that were being put out there. AKA, stats never tell the full story. I lost some confidence in him at the time, but he has won me back so far.
