I'm an OPTIMISTIC REALIST

Saint_LB · 04-20-2005, 07:02 AM

Why, the very idea that someone who has followed the Saints for all this time would be pessimistic!!! Some people....there is just no pleasing some people.

Seriously, though. The fact that we have only won one playoff game in 38 years...that is REAL. The notion that we will go to the Superbowl this year or deep into the playoffs this year despite all of our past failures...that is a FANTASY!! Some people need to be able to sort out between the two.

Also, going to a place where you are going to find 100% of the people in attendance to be Saint fans, and expecting to find a normal amount of pessimist vs optimist is absurd. It would be different if you were going to a forum of any team who had just a reasonable amount of success in the past. Personally, in this particular case, I think the people who show a huge amount of optimism despite the past are the ones that have something to prove. PROVE TO US THAT THIS YEAR WILL BE ANY DIFFERENT THAN ANY YEAR IN THE PAST. The problem is that you can\'t. Unfortunately, all the talking and predicting will not make winners out of the Saints. It has to be done on the field.

04-20-2005, 07:02 AM	#15
Saint_LB Deuce Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,894	I'm an OPTIMISTIC REALIST Why, the very idea that someone who has followed the Saints for all this time would be pessimistic!!! Some people....there is just no pleasing some people. Seriously, though. The fact that we have only won one playoff game in 38 years...that is REAL. The notion that we will go to the Superbowl this year or deep into the playoffs this year despite all of our past failures...that is a FANTASY!! Some people need to be able to sort out between the two. Also, going to a place where you are going to find 100% of the people in attendance to be Saint fans, and expecting to find a normal amount of pessimist vs optimist is absurd. It would be different if you were going to a forum of any team who had just a reasonable amount of success in the past. Personally, in this particular case, I think the people who show a huge amount of optimism despite the past are the ones that have something to prove. PROVE TO US THAT THIS YEAR WILL BE ANY DIFFERENT THAN ANY YEAR IN THE PAST. The problem is that you can\'t. Unfortunately, all the talking and predicting will not make winners out of the Saints. It has to be done on the field.
Saint_LB Deuce Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,894	Whether you think you can or think you can't...you're right!