(11-01-2022, 09:14 AM)Caldrac Wrote:

(11-01-2022, 08:34 AM)Mikey Wrote: I think you're making the very point rpr is trying to make.

Being a fan is fine. When they win, cheer. When they lose, be sad. But the emotional overload you and others here put yourselves through over something you have absolutely zero control over is probably unhealthy. It's ok to say "this team makes me someone I don't like to be" and take a break. It's ok, We'll be here when you're ready to give it another go. I've been there, and I've stepped aside. I survived without disappointing Jaguar football.

Winning isn't everything. If winning were that important, it's probably better to go play Madden on rookie, should be able to get the dub every time. Every darft pick would always hit, and you'd get stats for days.

Unless I am personally trolling, calling someone out of their username by hurling insults or making it beyond personal for whatever reason with anybody on here. I would agree. You have a point. 

However, I don't. So, I don't see your point. But, carry on I guess.

Your posting has changed over the past few weeks, and IMO not for the better. There's anger and frustration and negativity, and it's not a good look. It might be time to take a breather.

That was my point, in part. I think it carries over to the sentiment of the board itself. Negativity, like losing, is infectious. Personally, I believe you (and the vast majority of those on this board) are better than the posts that have dominated threads lately. You're one of the better posters in this community, and I am sad that the team's recent showings have dragged you down. 

I may just be a robit, I dunno. I fight anxieties daily, beat myself up over super stupid meaningless things, and strive to be someone my kids should want to grow up to be like (hey guess what another thing to beat myself up over!). I don't get worked up over bad plays, tough losses, or failed darfts. Maybe I'm wrong to expect people to be equally disciplined when it comes to outburst or understand when negativity fuels the message.

That's not to say I can't or won't voice displeasure - I was quite ridiculed last year for the almost immediate skepticism over Urbz's hire and his rapid succession of boneheaded moves. I saw it as a catastrophic sequence of decisions that were going to crater this franchise and potentially end their time in Duval. I don't see any of that in the present day. It's not all rainbows and daffodils, but it's at least something that we can support and cheer without having to first issue a disclaimer regarding the ding-dong(s) ruining the thing that brings us joy.

Y'all can carry on, if screaming into this void is what makes you better. I guess I'll be the one to take the break instead.

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