Chip on their Shoulders?

[Hoofhearted]

(02-19-2020, 12:15 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: They are on 4 straight losing seasons.
They haven't won a playoff game in 3 decades.
They were 2-14 last year.

If they needed this Joe Burrow thing in order to give them a chip on their shoulder to boost their play, then they should just forfeit the 2020 season right now.

To get along with people in real life, you need to grant them some level of respect no matter who they are. This is called "not being an asshole," and it is helpful in many situations.

In football, which is not real life, respect has to be earned. A couple of close calls here and there does not constitute respect. I think this is where they lose me with all this. It's fine to be upset they're shitting on you, but don't act like they're supposed to respect you as a football team when you've done little to earn that respect recently.