I am XXXIVwin, and I am a Kool-Aid Drinker.
The first step to recovery is acknowledgment.
I don't know why, but more and more in recent years, especially in July and August and September, I'd find myself looking for any excuse to start chugging the Kool-Aid. It's my coping mechanism -- I can't stand the thought of yet ANOTHER disappointing Rams season, so I'd have to pump myself up with high hopes. Even if those hopes were dashed, in my mind it was better than not hoping at all. I recognize other fans don't work that way, or sometimes need to do the opposite. We all cope with being a Rams fan in our own way.
This year, I was hugely encouraged by the Raiders game-- I thought the offense looked fantastic, and I was willing to give the defense an "Incomplete" since so many starters were held out. I overlooked the other preseason games with all the backups. But then-- after the Indy game-- I managed to convince myself that the Rams had a chance to zoom all the way past being a "good" or even "great" -- maybe they could be "special."
Maybe that '99 season ruined me - I keep hoping that the Rams will reward my decades of painful faithfulness with another out-of-nowhere magic season.
Well, I was wrong. The Washington game dispelled that notion.
I still think the 2017 Rams can be good or even better than good. Lots to work with. The way they clawed back to tie it after a 13-0 deficit (and later a 20-10 deficit ) was impressive.
Bottom line, I'm still encouraged by McVay and I have hope for the future. But I gotta lay off off the turbo-charged Kool-Aid.
Until next year, anyway.
XXXIVwin
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/18/2017 02:05PM by XXXIVwin.
