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Third String But Playing on Special Teams
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Re: Greatest Thread EVER!!!
Yup.
But I disagree with the idea that many here are predicting an easy victory.
I am somewhat superstitious about this (nothing else, just sports), if I come across something it will set off alarms, I notice it, and it hasn't been happening.
You are of course right, it is all BS, having no bearing on anything. My superstition is foolishness.
A lot of this for me comes down to dealing with the stress. I lose sleep at these times, and I am going to watch the game from 200 miles away, here in peaceful Vermont, from this nice couch.
Why Jet fan anger?.
The Jet fan right now is dealing with the same stress, plus the Rex Ryan stuff, and historic futility. Rex wallows in foolish blowhard, more than any figure of our time in that role.
Jet fans may feel forced to defend it, but worse, they must be sharing the experience, just as we all feel good about winning, bad about losing.
Plus another level for Jets fans, the whole second class citizen, us against the world, we'll show em shtick.
Ryan also wallows in that, and tries to use it. The other day, he said, "Same old jets, back in the AFC championship", if they get past the pats.
Add to this the fact that, isn't this more long term success than the Jets have ever had?
There are a lot of competing negative forces in that group of victims. And fans of bad franchises are victims.
Been there, done that.
You have no choice but to agree with me on this.
Yup.
But I disagree with the idea that many here are predicting an easy victory.
I am somewhat superstitious about this (nothing else, just sports), if I come across something it will set off alarms, I notice it, and it hasn't been happening.
You are of course right, it is all BS, having no bearing on anything. My superstition is foolishness.
A lot of this for me comes down to dealing with the stress. I lose sleep at these times, and I am going to watch the game from 200 miles away, here in peaceful Vermont, from this nice couch.
Why Jet fan anger?.
The Jet fan right now is dealing with the same stress, plus the Rex Ryan stuff, and historic futility. Rex wallows in foolish blowhard, more than any figure of our time in that role.
Jet fans may feel forced to defend it, but worse, they must be sharing the experience, just as we all feel good about winning, bad about losing.
Plus another level for Jets fans, the whole second class citizen, us against the world, we'll show em shtick.
Ryan also wallows in that, and tries to use it. The other day, he said, "Same old jets, back in the AFC championship", if they get past the pats.
Add to this the fact that, isn't this more long term success than the Jets have ever had?
There are a lot of competing negative forces in that group of victims. And fans of bad franchises are victims.
Been there, done that.
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