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I'm numb to it. Does that make me fair-weather?

ladeback said:
I've been watching the Dolphins since probably 1988 or so when I was 10. Through the 90's and early 2000's losing would absolutely destroy at least the start of my week. We've been bad now for a decade+. Now I get neither high nor low. It's like I don't even care...but I do. Is anyone else at the shoulder shrugging point? Who still gets as wound up about winning and losing as much as they used to? Does this make me a fair-weather fan? I've never considered myself that fan, but now I'm questioning myself. Should I feel guilty about not really giving a flying F after games like this?
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I have 0 confidence in Ireland or Philbin so I expected a 6-10 record this year. The 3-0 start gave me false hope and it still stung a bit but I am pretty much numb to these dolphins, I have no expectations so the losses don't hurt as much.
 
Im numb to it too. I even stopped paying attention when the meltdown began. I had the game on, but was doing other things than watching it. When the "swat" fumble occured, I didnt really even know what was happening. I looked up at the TV because my wife started jumping up and down and screaming, FUMBLE GET IT GET IT GET... So I glanced up with no excitement in my tone whatsoever. I didnt care one bit that we could have possibly recovered a fumble. Why? because regardless of how much we came back, IMO we still had no shot to win the game. So, im numb to this group of embarrassing outcasts and expect them to shoot themselves in the foot every week. It will be no different this week and we will suffer another embarrassing loss IMO on a short week, playing a tough team, and most importantly in front of a national stage. Its going to be comedic.

ladeback said:
I've been watching the Dolphins since probably 1988 or so when I was 10. Through the 90's and early 2000's losing would absolutely destroy at least the start of my week. We've been bad now for a decade+. Now I get neither high nor low. It's like I don't even care...but I do. Is anyone else at the shoulder shrugging point? Who still gets as wound up about winning and losing as much as they used to? Does this make me a fair-weather fan? I've never considered myself that fan, but now I'm questioning myself. Should I feel guilty about not really giving a flying F after games like this?
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ladeback said:
I've been watching the Dolphins since probably 1988 or so when I was 10. Through the 90's and early 2000's losing would absolutely destroy at least the start of my week. We've been bad now for a decade+. Now I get neither high nor low. It's like I don't even care...but I do. Is anyone else at the shoulder shrugging point? Who still gets as wound up about winning and losing as much as they used to? Does this make me a fair-weather fan? I've never considered myself that fan, but now I'm questioning myself. Should I feel guilty about not really giving a flying F after games like this?
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I have learned to accept failure. I accepted the loss yesterday before we lost.
 
Despacio said:
Teach me your trick. I've literally started developing migraines over these losses. I expected to lose today, but that 17-3 start gave me false hopes yet again. Migraine anyways. A loss Thursday and I'll get numb to the rest if the season.
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It's all about perspective... Whether the Fins lose or win in any given week, my paycheck doesn't change, my dogs are healthy and well cared for, the car I drive is sweet, the women in my life are nuts, my friends are still my friends, the sun still comes up the next day, at some point in the next 2 or 3 years I'm going to retire with a nice pension... why would I let the Dolphins have control over my mood? The team has made no commitment to me, none of the players know me or give a rat's behind if I'm dead or alive, Stephen Ross doesn't even send me a birthday card! Hell, my car insurance company shows me a lot more love than the Miami Dolphins. So again, why would I let the Dolphins have control over my mood?

And that's how you maintain your sanity and still root for this red-headed stepchild of a team.
 
Archaeopteryx said:
I'm 39, I started watching the Dolphins in 1982. When I was a kid my family would leave the house after a Dolphins loss just to get away from me because I was so miserable. The last time I actually had a meltdown was after Stoyanovich missed the kick as time expired in the 1994 playoffs against the Chargers completing the Dolphins collapse after building a 21-0 halftime lead. The last time I got disproportionally upset was the Monday Night Meltdown In the Meadowlands.

After that game the numbness started to kick in, though it never became apathy. I watched every game of the 2007 1-15 season, though I channel surfed to watch better games. I still watch every game, I actually look forward to them, but it's hard not to numb. I have to remind myself that there is something bizarre about becoming emotionally invested in the outcome of a game played by a bunch of men who don't even know I exist. I retired a few years ago and since that time have found some of the numbness wearing off, perhaps because I have more free time to dwell on the losses they eat through the numbness and bother me more as they did when I was younger. Still, 15 years ago yesterday's game would have resulted in things being thrown, but instead I turned off the TV and read a book.
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I was going to bring up the chargers game. I was a kid and I remember crying when he missed that FG. I couldn't believe they lost that game.
 
I am numb to it also and what makes it worse was that I fully expected it to go down exactly as it did...a poor coaching, poor officiating, poor execution. I saw it coming and even said it tomorrow girlfriend when Caleb missed the FG...
 
With me, the losses are like a hangover that lasts all week. The only thing that helps the pain is the optimism that occurs by the end of the week. Then the clown kick to the nuts on Sunday.
 
ladeback said:
I've been watching the Dolphins since probably 1988 or so when I was 10. Through the 90's and early 2000's losing would absolutely destroy at least the start of my week. We've been bad now for a decade+. Now I get neither high nor low. It's like I don't even care...but I do. Is anyone else at the shoulder shrugging point? Who still gets as wound up about winning and losing as much as they used to? Does this make me a fair-weather fan? I've never considered myself that fan, but now I'm questioning myself. Should I feel guilty about not really giving a flying F after games like this?
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I was just sitting there laughing at the TV like a mad man as the 2nd half progressed. We are becoming the Chicago Cubs of the NFL
 
Exactly! I feel the same, but the 14 points did get me because it was the patriots.
 
Whoever said don't let your kids become Dolphins fans is right. It's the only true way to stop the horrible curse given to your family.
 
Why did we have to win those 3 games? We should've lost all year and gotten a great draft pick. All those wins did was make us all remember how much this team lets us down after it came crashing down.
 
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