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The 1999 season was so unexpected that by the time you exhaled, we effing won the Super Bowl. After 2005, mediocrity and misery returned to our fan base for over a decade.
In 2017, my expectations was tempered. It couldn't be any worse than Jeff Fisher Era with McVay right? It wasn't 1999, but a winning record, NFC West title, and a playoff birth was more than what I hoped for.
The trades, drafts, signings, etc, seems so smooth (except the AD hold-out) that for once I feel the "football gods" favors us.
Witnessing or being part of mediocrity and misery over the years as a fan makes me cautiously optimistic. The losing culture is hard to overcome. On the flip side, a winning culture breeds arrogance. I don't fault a Pats fan for being that way, it's part of their DNA since 2001 when they won it all in our expense no less.
Its been so long but for once i'm excited and all in for 2018. Any one else feel this way?
In 2017, my expectations was tempered. It couldn't be any worse than Jeff Fisher Era with McVay right? It wasn't 1999, but a winning record, NFC West title, and a playoff birth was more than what I hoped for.
The trades, drafts, signings, etc, seems so smooth (except the AD hold-out) that for once I feel the "football gods" favors us.
Witnessing or being part of mediocrity and misery over the years as a fan makes me cautiously optimistic. The losing culture is hard to overcome. On the flip side, a winning culture breeds arrogance. I don't fault a Pats fan for being that way, it's part of their DNA since 2001 when they won it all in our expense no less.
Its been so long but for once i'm excited and all in for 2018. Any one else feel this way?