JoeSixPat
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I put this one in a different category than the Dolphins game last year (2008)
In that game the defense just laid a complete egg and it seemed to me there was a clear lack of effort.
In this game I saw a lot of bad luck, and some great plays by the Ravens and some lapses on special teams and elsewhere - but I didn't see a lack of effort. A game dynamic is incredibly different when one is down 24-0 early.
Lack of effort against a team fresh off a 1-15 season? Worth booing in my opinion.
Booing a team that's simply getting outplayed? I don't see the point.
I don't expect fans to be happy - we've seen inconsistency all year. But I think that's a personnel issue more than general lack of team effort and desire.
In that game the defense just laid a complete egg and it seemed to me there was a clear lack of effort.
In this game I saw a lot of bad luck, and some great plays by the Ravens and some lapses on special teams and elsewhere - but I didn't see a lack of effort. A game dynamic is incredibly different when one is down 24-0 early.
Lack of effort against a team fresh off a 1-15 season? Worth booing in my opinion.
Booing a team that's simply getting outplayed? I don't see the point.
I don't expect fans to be happy - we've seen inconsistency all year. But I think that's a personnel issue more than general lack of team effort and desire.