[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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My post was in regard to the fans' lukewarm reaction to the game today, compared with that of their more enthusiastic reaction in recent years during bad/dubious times. You opined that their sub-par/lukewarm enthusiasm today had to do with their acknowledgement of Brissett being an average-at-best quarterback, and that that did not bode helpful for the future.


The problem with not having a franchise QB is the future doesn’t look promising. I think the fanbase has concluded Brisset just isn’t good enough, and that is a death-knell for a teams outlook, fanbase enthusiasm, marketing, etc.


I countered that their reactions in the past had little to do with whether or not they were thinking in terms of future draft picks, as evidenced by their raucous enthusiasm to their late-season mini-rally.winning streak in the 2011 season, which almost took us out of the Andrew Luck sweepstakes ........ so, if they were cheering rabidly for a 1-13 team in a home game which almost took them out of the Andrew Luck draft pick by winning it, I find that to be a stark contrast to a not particularly enthusiastic crowd watching the game win a game handily when their record was 6-8.


The points that you are making about what would have happened if the Colts had lost out on 2 of their most important draft picks in the history of the franchise and that their winning this game could make a significant difference in their 2020 draft position are valid, but they don't belie what I was saying in the first place about the contrasting reactions of the Lucas Oil Stadium crowd to teams that are not/were not playoff-bound.


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Originally Posted by Chromeburn

Were you at any of these games?

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No, but I have eyes and ears. I've seen the Jets in person and on TV, and my perception of the crowd/fan reaction was not much different from one setting compared to the other.


I made a very direct and simple observation. I don't know why you are contesting/complicating it. If you think that the LOS crowd has become more astute since 2011, fine. They may be, and that would at least partially explain why they were cheering rabidly for a team that was potentially playing itself out of the Andrew Luck sweepstakes, and not particularly enthusiastic about today's win over the Panthers. I found it to be contrasting, whatever the reasons.


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