(01-05-2018, 11:38 AM)StroudCrowd1 Wrote: Imagine being a Patriot fan born in 2000. You are 18 years old and your team has missed the playoffs 2 times during your entire life. In my opinion, you aren't truly a fan of a team until you have gone through ups and downs.

I am curious to see what happens with the fan base of this franchise.

I don't think they'll fare well. I tuned into the end of the season opener against the Chiefs. The Chiefs had just scored and the camera panned across the crowd to show a sea of dejected and miserable people, they honestly looked like they had just lost the AFCCG in the last second. The score at the time was 28-27 Chiefs with 14 minutes remaining in the 4th quarter. If that's the reaction of your fanbase when the team is down by 1 with 14 minutes left in the season opener imagine how they're going to react when they start going 6-10 or worse.

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