Hmmmm. I guess I could give this happy homer thing a try.
Dick Jauron is a great coach. He has one winning season out of nine, zero playoff wins, and is 19 games below .500 in his career. But none of that is his fault and he is poised to prove that he is not a loser any season now. I am sooooooo glad we locked him up for three years before the competition stole him from us!
We haven't seen the playoffs in nine years but look out in '09! We couldn't take advantage of Tom Brady's absence last year but N.E. with a rusty Brady is no match for Dick's fierce Tampa 2. Miami sucks and Parcells just got lucky. Who wants to go from 1-15 to 11-5 in just one season? Give me the 15 year rebuilding plan anytime! The Jets suck too. Sanchez will never amount to anything, we already know from experience what happens when you draft a qb in the first round. Plus they have a blow-hard meat head coach who boasted that he's not here to kiss Belichick's ring and guaranteed a Supr Bowl within three years. I prefer a spineless, submissive B word for a head coach!
Going 0-6 against the division and 3-5 at home was just part of a brilliant scheme by Jauron to instill overconfidence in our opponents. This way, we can take them all by surprise in '09!
Aaron Maybin is a football God!!! He will wreak havoc on O-lines across the NFL, leaving a trail of battered and broken qb's in his wake.
Our patchwork O-line will make the 80's hogs look like a pop warner unit.
Trent Edwards' run to Canton will begin in earnest this season as he teams up with T.O., Evans, and Reed to shatter records for completions, yardage, and touchdowns in a season. He will also master the cold and wind -- without a glove!!!
-- Is this the type of thinking required to be accepted by the "glass is overflowing" crowd?
If so, count me out.