I'm still positive. Terrible loss and end to an otherwise blast of a season. I don't see how they can improve this roster in talent next offseason given cap issues, but I think they can improve the TEAM if they are intelligent. Some strategic changes, self reflection and continuous improvement. I don't see the rest of the NFCE catching up in 2022 unless one of them somehow finds a way to get competent QB play outside of the draft (though those hoarded picks in NY and Philly are dangerous).
I refuse to let a loss that I did not contribute to affect me for terribly long. THe 53 players and coaches will still make their insane paychecks regardless, most of them getting paid next year too. It hurts, sure, but I'm over it.
It's easy to be negative. With 32 teams, with STRAIGHT odds, you have a 3% chance of winning the superbowl any year. There are 31 teams that end the year disappointed in varying fashion - from "I had no expectations and was still disappointed (Jacksonville, WFT, NYG)", "I knew we'd suck but trajectory is right (Detroit)", "Man what a lot of fun, wish it was better but the future looks bright! (San Diego)", "DANG, what a ride (Oakland, Buffalo)" and WHAT HAPPENED DESTROY EVERYTHING (Dallas, Tennessee, Green Bay). So yeah - if you're negative, you have about a 95-97% chance of getting some sweet, sweet confirmation bias and being right. Go you.
Me? Sports is fun when I believe in my team, when I can believe in miracles and see them. I saw magic happen when an aging Dirk Nowitzki, a guy I cheered for my entire adult life but could never get it done (Dak, Romo) and that team DESTROYED the LA Lakers and Thunder and then owned the Miami Super Team, with one of the weaker Mavs rosters of the 2001-2011 era. NOBODY saw that coming, but it did like a freight train.
I live in Tampa - the Stars have struggled in the post season, through age, injuries, a mid-season coach firing and pandemic. And all of a sudden, out of nowhere, they capture magic to make it to the finals. Yeah, they lost, but with that team just getting that far was a win in my eyes.
I'd hate to be so negative when my team wins. Sure, it'd be enjoyable, and I hope that those who keep saying "they'll never do it" at the end make it known they didn't believe. For my own self, when I see that miracle, I want to have had faith all the way. I want to see the magic having believe in the spell and the wizards.