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View Poll Results: How would you classify yourself? | |||
1 - Homer | 7 | 2.44% | |
2 - Optimist | 85 | 29.62% | |
3 - Balanced | 116 | 40.42% | |
4 - Pessimist | 67 | 23.34% | |
5 - Naysayer | 8 | 2.79% | |
Generic Alternate Zresponse | 4 | 1.39% | |
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05-03-2013, 09:30 AM | Topic Starter |
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Let's talk about "true fans"
Marcellus's thread was clearly a lot of attention whoring, but when it comes down to it, he has a point. The word "true fan" has become a catch-all for anyone who doesn't agree with a person on here about XXX player or XXX move that the Chiefs have made.
The issue I have with it is that it's increasingly become a straw man insult that doesn't even make sense. Discussion around here lately reminds me of discussions in D.C. where every issue has to be black and white and anyone who doesn't agree with you is an idiot. The reality is that there are opinions all over the spectrum and that nothing is ever black and white. I'd think there are at least five different categories of Chiefs fans these days: 1 - True "homers" who will cheer for the team and applaud every move they make unconditionally. These types almost don't even exist on ChiefsPlanet (though people like to act like they do). These are only a small portion of the Chiefs fanbase, and they look like this. 2 - Optimists who will always cheer for the Chiefs, but have a sense of realism about it. They probably cheered Cassel for the first few years, but reluctantly joined the SOC bandwagon last year when it was clear that there was just no hope in saving the team under Cassel. 3 - Fans who try to keep a balanced approach. They don't get too excited about drafting a RT at #1 or trading for Alex Smith, but they believe that it's likely the team will at least be improved this year if not dramatically so. Their approach is a "wait and see" reaction, though they'll be quick to criticize if things don't work out. 4 - Pessimists who are skeptical that the Chiefs are going to be competitive any time soon, but who do try and give the team some benefit of the doubt under the new leadership. They're probably not happy about Alex Smith being our QB, but are grudgingly willing to see what he can do. 5 - Total naysayers who have had it with the team for the past 40 years and will refuse to be optimistic until the Chiefs find some real success (playoff wins at a minimum, and Super Bowl contention ideally). They believe that the front office should be constantly scrutinized given that their predecessors were given a long leash and screwed it all up. Anyway, I thought it would be interesting to see where people would put themselves on the spectrum. It seems like most threads these days are battles between 5's and 1's, but I'd bet that those types are actually pretty rare around here. My dream would be that we can one day have discussions that are dominated by 2's, 3's, and 4's, but who knows if that can ever happen until the Chiefs start showing success. Discus. Last edited by DaFace; 05-03-2013 at 09:37 AM.. |
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05-03-2013, 09:36 AM | #2 |
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This thread exhibits all kinds of True Fan behavior.
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05-03-2013, 09:38 AM | #3 |
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05-03-2013, 01:16 PM | #6 |
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I was tempted to declare myself balanced, but I think I'm probably an optimist.
I AM an optimist. I don't blame Reid and Dorsey for the failings of Jack Steadman, Jim Schaaf, Carl Peterson, Scott *****, Frank Gansz, Herm, Gunther, Romeo, or Todd Haley. With each new regime comes new hope, and each new regime deserves the benefit of the doubt until they prove otherwise. When a single game has not been played yet, it's WAY too early for anyone to pass judgment. |
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05-03-2013, 09:36 AM | #8 |
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What would be REALLY interesting would be to have a poll where everyone could rate everyone else and see how self-perceptions and the perceptions of others compare, but that'd be too much work. I bet we'd see a lot of people are perceived as being much further toward the ends of the spectrum, though.
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I think I've slowly slid from #2 in the 90s/early 2000s to at least 3, if not 4. It's hard to be optimistic when you see a team make the same mistakes again and again... and even when they take a step forward, it's not until after the sky has fallen, and it's usually followed by two steps back. I still have glimmers of hope... the thought of season tickets popped into my head after the regime change... but, I've taught myself to squash those thoughts, which sucks.
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Just as in politics where most of the noise is made by the people who are the extremist on the right and left, so it is here at CP. The naysayers(which includes many of those who mislabel themselves as pessimist) dominate the forum even though as in politics their numbers are small compared to the larger population....so it is here at CP. Per webster most of the CP naysayers and pessimist aren't really fans.... def... Definition of FAN 1 : an enthusiastic devotee (as of a sport or a performing art) usually as a spectator |
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I think people are mobile between the categories. Some people maybe not, but in my case I move between them depending on how I perceive things. I'm currently at #5, but it has been a gradual decline over time starting with the Vermeil era. I briefly moved up to #4 after Pioli was fired, but am back at #5 after the offseason moves our new mgmt have made. I'd love to be a #3, but I need to have some faith restored in the Chiefs. Right now, all I know is that we have been made to look foolish week in and week out since Vermeil left, and even then our defense was a joke.
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