Quote:I agree. Some of us don't even realize that this is a major reason why other fanbases laugh at us - we are literally waiting for a player to fail by the minute.

 

Expecting failure is a defeatist attitude.

 

It's entirely rational to be excited about the fact we got such a highly regarded, elite prospect.

 

It is also not mutually exclusive to realize that every prospect, elite or not, must produce on the field post-selection.  You can both be excited about the pick and not be predictive of the future (good or bad.)

 

But to expect failure, fear success, fear lack of success, or otherwise be hesitant about something you can't control and/or has or has not yet happened is being wounded and burdened by the past and projecting that fear in to the future.

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