Probably a little of all of that... and a lot of the QB situation.
We had the excitement of wait-and-see regarding his potential when they drafted him. That extended throughout the season and into the next because he got hurt and Minshew almost won the division.
And we've basically had that year after year since Luck when you were looking forward to seeing Rivers, then Wentz, then Ryan, then AR, whoops he's hurt, then AR again...
But now you've seen it and he'll compete with Jones. And so a lot of people have probably gone from years of cautiously optimistic ---> reserved pessimistic. How would you feel if Wentz came back for a year 2? Probably the same.
And that means... it doesn't matter if you have an offense whose only hole is TE and we're in prime position to get one of two exciting 1st-rounders.
It doesn't matter that you got a new DC who is more creative and dynamic or that you brought in two coveted DB free agents.
Until you witness your QB, whoever it is, is not a liability... you'll probably have this sense of , "meh."
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