95% of the peeps here are pretty positive or wait and see types IMO. On game day threads however, the world ends on evey play.MelanieMFunk wrote: I understand. If what you are saying is true, about there being "just a few" naysayers--that is great! I was one of about ten positive people on the entire message board on Vikings.com. Everyone was always complaining about something.I suppose "complaining" would be a severe understatement.
Most people said this: "Frazier needs fired, Ponder sucks, start Webb (just until they watched their boy play in the playoff game LOL), we'll never win a Super Bowl, etc." It. Was. Constant.
So far--I haven't seen a whole lot of THAT on here but I haven't explored much. I'll know more after I witness how people handle things during the season. That's when I'll know the true energy of this board. lol. People tend to "let the ugly out" when things aren't looking so hot.
But all in all--I would say that this is a pretty solid message board. I see that there are some really loyal posters on here. That is pretty cool.
So emotional.There was a Phil Simms article a few years back, when Tice had this team at 7-2, about how the positive energy around an organization has an effect on the whole team. He was essentially saying that the fanbase has a huge impact on how it feels for the players and it should be more of a consideration for fans if they want to see success.
Naysayer or not there are some real thoughtful posters here. I've learned just as much from the criticism/negative posts as I've have from the positive ones. The real issue for me tends to be the vibe. Some of the critical analysis is coated pretty thick with crud. But it's a realtively small % and way more noticable in the off-season.
The draft day threads are classic