You didn't ask me, so forgive me if I am wrong for speaking up. No, I really don't.
I have a good friend who is a New Orleans Saints fan. I've known him since 1998. Long before the Saints started winning. That is the only team he has ever rooted for and loved. I never once saw him duck his head or act like he was ashamed of his football team.
I have another friend who is a diehard Lions fan. The guy believes in his Lions like no one you have ever seen. Absolutely fun guy to be around. We've had some marvelous discussions about Emmitt vs. Barry. The Lions have never won anything of significance, yet he remains positive and excited. Not even the 0-16 year discouraged him.
Now, having said that, I acknowledge and always have that not all fans are equal, and thank goodness. If we all thought exactly alike the world would be boring as hell. I could not be the kind of fan who is disappointed in his team. That's me. That is how I am wired. You'll see plenty of guys on this forum who claim I think I am a better fan than other people because I think that way. But do you know what you will never see? Me claiming I am a better fan than you or anyone else. I am a different fan than you, and everyone else.
Some people just want to love the game and their team. They don't want to "understand" how a game makes life miserable. Note, I said some people. Not all people, and I believe I've made it very clear that diversity is needed to make it interesting. I am positive and upbeat in life, not just as a fan on a forum. I'm not passing through life, I'm soaking it in, reveling in it, excited for every new day. I cannot understand how someone cannot be excited for a new season. Cannot not wait for it to get here. That's me. Others are like me to some degree. Maybe they don't understand either.
You asked an honest question, and that is my honest answer. No, I do not understand. Nor do I really want to. Again, that is me. It doesn't have to be you, or anyone else. The thing that pisses me off about a faction of frustrated fans is that they are so capable of hating other Cowboys fans and want to make you hate them right back. Man, screw that and the horse it rode in on. I love this team, and when I see someone wearing Cowboys gear I go talk to them and I am always happy. I've never encountered a fan of the team I couldn't laugh with and just enjoy the team except on this forum.
Do you hear me? Except on this forum.
I get accused of endorsing every single thing the team does. Not because I endorse every single the thing the team does, but because people do not like me. They can't show you where I ever liked Dave Campo, or Barry Switzer, or Chan Gailey. They can't show you where I ever wanted Quincy Carter or Chad Hutchinson as our starting QB. They can't show you where I am happy at the release of Ware. They can't because I never have been. I understand why we tried those QBs. I understand why we let Ware go. There are realities to the game.
There are also realities to people and some people just want to enjoy the game. We're not all exactly alike. That doesn't mean I would wish bad things on you or even want other people to dislike you for who you are and what you think. The ill will goes too far, and no, I don't understand it.
