Re: Reiss's mailbag this week
The media certainly plays into it, fans the flames. That is defintiely a factor in many cases.
I just think the flames don't really need to be fanned all that much these days. Fans want to think the worst of players who leave their team. They hate that the player left and it makes it easier for them to not miss them if they can hate the person as well.
Patriot fans are a good exaple of not needing the media to bash players to turn on them. In most cases, the media appluads players who leave here for free agency for doing what is best for them, getting their mkt value, not taking the hometown discount, etc. There is little to nothing bad ever said about them. They still are ususally very unpopular if not by hated Pats fans - especially on this board.
The media certainly plays into it, fans the flames. That is defintiely a factor in many cases.
I just think the flames don't really need to be fanned all that much these days. Fans want to think the worst of players who leave their team. They hate that the player left and it makes it easier for them to not miss them if they can hate the person as well.
Patriot fans are a good exaple of not needing the media to bash players to turn on them. In most cases, the media appluads players who leave here for free agency for doing what is best for them, getting their mkt value, not taking the hometown discount, etc. There is little to nothing bad ever said about them. They still are ususally very unpopular if not by hated Pats fans - especially on this board.
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