07-09-2017, 12:35 PM
(07-09-2017, 12:21 PM)Pat5775 Wrote: How I or anyone else here views this team, be it in a positive or negative light, has nothing to do with how the team performs.
Believe it or not, I consider myself a very upbeat and positive person for the most part. But when it comes to cheering for one of the worst run franchises in sports history, please forgive me if I'm a little skeptical.
Skepticism is realistic.....flat out negativity is damaging and unproductive. There is a wide difference in being skeptical as to if we will win a certain game, given circumstances such as injuries, or the other team being on a roll, and flat out negativity believing that something bad will happen before the season even begins.
I truly believe the universe gives you exactly what you ask for. And that is multiplied by the number of people believing the same way. If there are countless fans (both at the game and watching at home) believing in their hearts that the team is going to blow it, guess what usually happens? Ask a browns fan their thoughts after a "snatching a loss out of the jaws of victory game", they will usually admit they were just waiting for their team to find a way to blow it.
So I do believe our negativity has an impact...both in a workings of the universe kind of way, and a player mindset kind of way. It is damaging. Being positive is ALWAYS the better option.
