Fans can't take the pressure

[Barbarous Football]

In all of my years of being a Dolphins fan, I have never seen this fanbase whine and cry as much as the present day.

I don't think that this fan base can handle the pressure of being a good team. Something always has to drag them down, either Tua is not the answer, to why did we only win by 1 in New England, to making this Sunday's game a do or die.

Maybe I am old now, but I have lived though the years of bad quarterbacks, bad teams and bad coaches, yet I am still here.

Even though last year didn't end up the way we would all like it, it was very enjoyable to watch.

At least be freaking happy about having a team that compete, instead of looking how to be the GM or the Coach of the Dolphins.

Here's to a good game vs Buffalo, win or lose.

 

[E30M3]

 

[TKAllDay]

Just out here drinking beers and enjoying the games on Sundays. Wouldn't say its just Fins fanbase being ultra reactive, it's fans in general. I used to live and die by it but now I enjoy it win or loss (I don't like the losses) but after all it is entertainment

 

[GhostArmOfMarino]

Or our team hasn't particularly proven it can hang with good teams consistently yet, abd that prevents some of us from just putting on Aqua colored glasses and pretending everything is perfect.

Don't get me wrong, we are on the right path, but until we actually reach the destination of being a good team its entirely acceptable to have doubts and concerns.

 

[royalshank]

Last year was the first time I actually enjoyed a season where we didn’t make the playoffs. Watching what Flo is building (big picture) is a lot of fun.

 

[GhostArmOfMarino]

Last year was the first time I actually enjoyed a season where we didn’t make the playoffs. Watching what Flo is building (big picture) is a lot of fun.

I do agree with this. Up until the final game last year was a pretty fun ride.

 

[royalshank]

Probably because if it's not the media or other fan bases or players criticizing this Miami team for past reputation then it's our own Dolphin fanbase that hates the FO, and all the players they drafted, and they hate the win in NE, etc. Dolphins fans are tired of being content with being false contenders: Winning record and no playoffs or one and done once every 8 years or so. Used to be it was just "well at least we're not Cleveland". The standards for this franchise have dropped considerably since Marino retired.

It’s possible (that the standards have dropped). For some like myself, it could be just age - I still care but I’m not letting a loss ruin my week like it did 20 years ago. That kinda thing.

 

[djphinfan]

Once Tua has a complete Game we will all have peace.:)

 

[mekadave]

Sometimes I think we're infested with Jets fans.

 

[TrogdorTheBurninator]

It's my opinion that there is a certain percentage of fans of every team who demands instant gratification and don't understand that there is a process so they can't enjoy the ride.

 

[MinnFinFan]

It's not like we've had a lot success the last 20 years, we've all been thru bad teams, bad quarterbacks, and bad coaches.

 

[bane]

It’s possible (that the standards have dropped). For some like myself, it could be just age - I still care but I’m not letting a loss ruin my week like it did 20 years ago. That kinda thing.

I need to get to that stage somehow. It still really upsets me

 

[GhostArmOfMarino]

It's my opinion that there is a certain percentage of fans of every team who demands instant gratification and don't understand that there is a process so they can't enjoy the ride.

Can you enjoy the ride and think the ride could be better still? I don't think the two things are necessarily mutually exclusive.

 

[josephreese]

The older I get, the more I enjoy football in the same way I enjoy baseball. A baseball season is long, and has a flow. Players get injured, traded, brought up to the bigs, and dropped to the minors. Teams go on streaks. Weaknesses are addressed, and strengths shine. As a fan, the journey is the destination.

As with baseball, my enjoyment of football has changed to be about the little steps, and not just getting that W on game day. The football off-season is really short for fans. After the playoffs, it's not long before we're gearing up for the draft. We get FA season, camps, preseason, and so on. There's a lot to enjoy. Getting angry about sport is a pretty silly choice to make.

 

[royalshank]

I need to get to that stage somehow. It still really upsets me

I don’t know when it happened - it wasn’t a conscious thing. Just started to gradually set in. Don’t get me wrong, I’m still very vested in the outcome of these games - it’s just that the level of depression I feel after a loss that was once a “10” for the week is like a “3” now.

Also, seeing NE in the AFC Title game like 15 years in a row took a lot of the fun out of the sport for me. I’m not an NBA fan but I imagine if you are anti-LeBron it might feel similar. Like a “what’s the point” mentality sets in.