nd<\/sup> Negative Poster \u2013 \u201cI\u2019ve been a fan for longer than most of you have been alive\u201d<\/h3>\nOther Fans \u2013 \u201cOh, well than please enlighten us. We are not worthy to challenge your insight. Teach us that me may come to hate our favorite team as you do.\u201d<\/h3>\n
These fans never concede anything to the team that they swear they love\u2026ever. Yet they wonder why people are always challenging them about their loyalty. Whenever someone does throw down the challenge about their loyalty they come up with some of the most amazing replies you\u2019ve ever heard. Typically it starts with their credentials again.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been a fan of the Redskins for longer than most of you have been alive.\u201d<\/p>\n
But when pressed they are likely to say any of the following depending upon the area in which they are being challenged:<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m a fan of the team, but not the Front Office.\u201d<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m a fan of the players but not the coaches.\u201d<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m a fan of the team, but not the players that are on it.\u201d<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI root for the uniform, not the players, coaches or front office.\u201d<\/p>\n
The last of these is my favorite. I can just picture the radio play-by-play by Larry Michael:<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay, the Redskins equipment managers have finished lining up the players\u2019 pads on the field and we are ready to see Suisham\u2019s uniform kick this ball off\u2026 Any second now\u2026 Well it looks like the Redskins\u2019 uniforms are having a bit of trouble here and the ref has come over to warn Suisham\u2019s pads that if they don\u2019t kick the ball off, the team will forfeit.\u201d<\/p>\n
The truly unfortunate thing about the Consistently Negative Poster (or CNP) is that they never temper anything they say. It\u2019s all negative all the time. No matter what happens. Here are a few examples.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Antwaan Randle-el makes the catch and gets the first down.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy didn\u2019t Jason throw it deep, oh I remember, because he sucks\u201d<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Suisham\u2019s kick is up, and it\u2019s good!<\/p>\n
\u201cNot gonna win the game with field goals.\u201d<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And Clinton Portis is in for the touchdown.<\/p>\n
\u201cStill need more than 10 points if you\u2019re gonna win a game in the NFL\u201d<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And the Redskins win with the score 24-6<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, but that was only because the other team sucks worse than we do.\u201d<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And the Redskins are World Champions and winners of Super Bowl XLIV!<\/p>\n
\u201cTook \u2018em long enough, guess it\u2019ll be another 20 years before we win another one.\u201d<\/p>\n
As you can see, nothing the Redskins could do would be enough for the CNP.\u00a0 Yet the CNP is a \u201cfan;\u201d never forget that because if you challenge them they will give you their credentials again.<\/p>\n
The CNP can be very frustrating for all other types of fans, especially if you don\u2019t recognize what you are up against. The CNP likes to attack anything positive. The CNP sees all other fans as either \u201cHomers\u201d or \u201cApologists.\u201d If you continue to challenge them after they have given you their credentials, they will typically call you one of these simply because you refuse to see the team from their \u201cglass isn\u2019t half-full; it\u2019s broken and the water is all over the table and floor\u201d perspective.<\/p>\n
Now you might be thinking \u201cBob, just because a fan says something negative, doesn\u2019t make them a CNP, right?\u201d and you would be absolutely correct. It is perfectly natural to express frustration with your team when they don\u2019t play well. So if you see someone posting something negative about the team, you shouldn\u2019t necessarily assume that they are a CNP.<\/p>\n
The best way to spot a CNP is to watch their behavior. If the team has won, yet they are still focused on what went wrong during the game; that might be a clue that you are dealing with a CNP. Sometimes the best way to spot a CNP is when they are not there at all. For example, if the team goes on a four game winning streak you may notice their absence.<\/p>\n
While most of us were brought up under the guideline of \u201cIf you can\u2019t say something nice; don\u2019t say anything at all.\u201d The CNP\u2019s mindset is the exact opposite.<\/p>\n
So now you might be saying \u201cBob, I\u2019ve recognized a CNP, what should I do?\u201d<\/p>\n
Simple; ignore them.<\/p>\n
The CNP craves the attention he or she gets by their negative posts. They will defy all logic, just so they can continue to be negative. They will refute your stats with name-calling and hyperbole. Consider arguing with a CNP to be the same as mud-wrestling with a pig. You both get dirty, but the pig enjoys it.<\/p>\n
It\u2019ll be difficult at first. Your knee-jerk reaction may be to defend your team, but you\u2019ve got to fight it. Save it for someone who has the guts to admit they are a Dallas fan. It does get easier. After a while your mind will automatically filter out the CNP\u2019s.<\/p>\n
Save your stats and arguments for someone that might actually listen to reason. Remember, the CNP will try to attack anything positive, but if you ignore their contributions to your thread, you\u2019ll find that eventually they\u2019ll move on to find someone else that will argue with them.<\/p>\n
Once you\u2019ve developed that filter, you will find that your time on the message boards to be a lot more rewarding, even if the team does suck.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m Bob 0119, and I\u2019ve been a fan for over 25 years!<\/p>\n
Go \u2018Skins!<\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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