03-25-2019, 10:47 AM
(03-25-2019, 10:36 AM)RunKijanaRun Wrote: No, contextually, I'm not. Pessimism would be me stating "The Bengals are always going to be awful and I don't see any reason to think they'll ever win a playoff game."
Pragmatism is "I'm not getting my hopes up until I'm given good reasons to do so."
But you avoided the main points of my reply. Which is fine. This is trending towards the realm of academia and everyone's favorite pastime - arguing on the internet about irrelevant minutia.
Except that your point was you admitted taking a negative outlook and framed it as pragmatic....which was what I responded to.
My point is that constant negativity does nothing to make viewing this team, or following it and exchanging ideas as a fan enjoyable. And I would make the calculated assumption that that applies to more people than just myself.
I understand where the negativity arises from. But I also understand that its a choice and serves little productive purpose to dwell on. Unlike others, at least you admit it can change...and likely will since sports are cyclical. But for some, the constant negativity in the face of anything positive is ridiculous.
I am not saying people need to agree with every decision the Bengals make. Nor do people need to be constant cheerleaders, but at least be objective in the assessment of the team, not constantly insisting that everything they do is shit. I think things like the Hart contract are bad decisions. But it doesn't drive me to insist that this team will always be terrible like some on this MB do (and that was a general observation, not a direct implication at you).
