Chip on their Shoulders?

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(02-19-2020, 11:23 AM)Hoofhearted Wrote: 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.

That's part of the fun of fandom.  If you ask a Bengals fan if the media is unjustly hating on them they'll say yes.  If you ask a Bengals fan if the media is unjustly hating on the Lions or Redskins they'll say "No that team is a 3-13 pile of trash with a dumbass stubborn owner."