(01-26-2022, 02:39 PM)TrivialPursuit Wrote:

(01-26-2022, 02:38 PM)Mikey Wrote: I'd like to hear from the mods on that one, I have a feeling they were keeping the place clean. My recollection was also that the casual fan was a lot more harsh and unfounded in their criticisms that the board was. Things like being lazy, dumb or apathetic based on how he talked or answered interview questions, taking issue with his choice of clothing, garbage like that swayed their opinions as much as being the guy that got Brunell fired.

Most board members then and now tend to be a lot more even-keeled, or at least focused on actual production to shape their opinions. The dinguses in the stands that sat behind us back in '04? Well, not so much.

It was definitely a lot of cloaked racism.

Aka perceived without evidence. In a time where the boards were directly tied to the team's website, we had reputation options where you could tag posts. I do not recall massive waves of bans, deleted posts and angry posters. People didn't like his wind up the more we lost. Losing gets QBs nit picked and he followed up a beloved franchise guy.

I wanted all of our QBs to succeed. Look at all the time I wasted waiting on Bortles.

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