Yardbarker · Jun 3, 2015
How to craft reasonable expectations for the Carolina Panthers
The ironic thing about fandom, is that those who most closely study a team, are the ones with the least perspective.
Like the relationship you’re in or the family you come from, you expect what you are used to. Perennial winners are doomed to bemoan anything but excellence, while those who are always in the league’s doghouse would give a proverbial “arm and leg” just to sniff the trail of a playoff run.
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No matter what the expectations, though, the closer we are to the season, the more our conversations are skewed.