ClumsyLurk":m22ev7cv said:
Thanks Popeyejones.
I'm undoubtedly alone here, but I'd like to see the digits turn the ship around soon, this recent rivalry has been fun and meant a lot for the division.
No prob.
And yeah, I'm totally with you about the rivalry being fun and great for the division and for being a fan of our respective teams. As fans we should only be concerned if our respective fan boards ARE NOT constantly talking about each other's teams. That the obsession w/ the 9ers and # of Hawk-fan-created 9ers threads here didn't decline after those two tough losses actually made me feel better about the 9ers long term prospects
. As Hawks fans know quite well and 9ers fans know quite well from practically the entire first decade of the 2Ks, when it comes to other fans, the only meaningful form of disrespect is being ignored.
(just FWIW: As for "turning the ship around," the 9ers lost to two very good playoff bound teams by a combined four points. That's obviously going to hurt them in the long run and they'll most likely pay the price for it, but I think concern over their impending doom was overstated in all circles, just as claims of their quality after they went 5-0 and outscored their opponents 174-61 in the five games before was also overstated. As a 9er fan I've been hoping to get out of this five game stretch at 3-2 or 2-3. Starting at 0-2 obviously put them in a hole, but as long as they either beat the Rams or Seahawks in the next two weeks, I won't be that concerned, TBH).
