I wouldnt watch William Wallace vs Maximus over the Skins. Maybe I just appreciate them that much more because I dont live in the DC area any more and watching them live is not a real option but once every 4 years.
But I stand by my original point...Skins fans have been spoiled and now have to face that it isn't the 80s any more.
Why?
I don't see Steeler fans having to face that it isn't the 70s anymore. Or Giant fans face that Parcells left 2 decades ago. The Eagles and Pats haven't had to rebuild in a decade, they just reload.
Why should I expect to live with this sort of football team indefinitely?
And "indefinitely" is really the key word there. If we were talking about a couple of down years I'd be fine with it. But we aren't talking about a couple of years here. We are talking a decade since the last division title and nearly 2 decades since this team was truly relevant in the landscape of the NFL and there is really no hope in sight right now.
We have no reason to think a new coach can turn it around, we have had 4 hired by current management since they took over and the results remain pretty constant. We have no reason to think the current Front Office will do a better job of drafting or signing talent then they have done over the last decade. We have no reason to believe the owner will see the problem with the Front Office now when he has not seen it over the last decade (when no team wanted Vinny to even scout for them after he was fired by Marty, that should have been a clue).
I am not a sore loser. I can take my lumps with the best of them. I sort of have to living where I live, ya know? But I do not suffer fools gladly, even rich ones and if it takes me removing my monetary support from the team I love to get the owner to wake up to his own incompetence then so be it.