Looking through the in game thread I saw people saying things like, “Joe Burrow isn’t the guy” or “he’s just a system QB who’s injured to often.” It genuinely makes my blood boil to see how some of y’all seem to have forgotten what it was like to be a bengals fan before 2021. I know we didn’t win the Super Bowl but winning the playoff game against the Raiders was straight euphoric. Everyone is allowed to have an opinion and I know emotions are high but the amount of negativity and people turning on the guy who literally turned our franchise around is gross. I may not agree with all the decisions that the team makes but it’s gonna take a lot more than one .500 season for me to forget what it was like during the Marvin Lewis era and how much easier it is to be a fan now.
It’s crazy how many bandwagon fans that have accumulated since we started winning. You can spot them a mile away. I knew that success brings the lowest common denominator but I didn’t think there would be so many fragile idiots making the most noise.
*slides sadly off the soapbox
It’s a systemic problem of society. Everyone wants to be a winner 100% of the time but doesn’t want to put in the work. People who are real fans will still support the team and pack the stadium. Hell, we still have a very realistic chance at a playoff spot. Joe Burrow is elite and as long as he is a Bengal we will have a chance every year.