Thread: true fans??

Ok so first off let me state that I have no hard feelings toward Tim Tebow and actually enjoy having him on the team.

But with that said I feel like half of the fan base is split now. I especially feel like most people don't even like the broncos and just started liking the broncos because Tebow joined the team.

No wonder we haven't done good.. how do we win games if our fanbase is all Tebow and no one else. Not saying there isn't fans of the team just I'm tired of hearing all the Tebow hype and would rather worry about the team as a whole! I'd rather Tebow fans would call themselves Tebow fans instead of Denver fans.

Anybody else feel this way or just me. Its been this way in real life with people i know and some people i hear

How do fans' opinions have any bearing on how well the team does?

I've been a Broncos fan since the early 90's. I hadn't dealt with fans actually from Denver because I hadn't been there. But after going on message boards and going to Denver, I became pretty disappointed in the fan base. And that was before Tebow came.

People care more about who's right than who wins.

We've done better than I thought we would.

Originally Posted by dbfan2007

I've been a Broncos fan since the early 90's. I hadn't dealt with fans actually from Denver because I hadn't been there. But after going on message boards and going to Denver, I became pretty disappointed in the fan base. And that was before Tebow came.

People care more about who's right than who wins.

I agree with your statement here and that holds true here more then anywhere else I go!!!!

Back to the topic, What I think is happening is the team has been down in the dumps since our last superbowl and when Elway retired the fanbase has kinda withered away over the years, even when Plummer took us to the AFC Championship we still didnt get to into it. Now with Tebow, the actual fanbase is picking back up, the Mile High excitment is coming back a little at a time and of course with Tebow came the UF fans. there are true Bronco fans that sit on the fence or just plain dont believe yet but I think that is because of years of let down and there afraid if they actually commit themselves wholeheartedly then the Broncos will just dissapoint them again.

I have been a fan since 84' and we had a great run with Elway but its been pretty crappy since he retired but now I am re-energized by our 2nd year product from Florida who people said could revolutionize the game, I personally cant wait week to week to see if this works out. The last time I saw this team garner such attention was when we had Elway and its always a good thing to be in the disscusions and not passed over for Pats,Colts,Saints Falcons,GB,Chi etc etc...

I don't think the fan base is that split. When Orton was pulled, most of us cheered and were cautiously optimistic, some more optimistic than others. When we won in Miami, many of us were either cautiously pessimistic or cautiously optimistic. When we lost in Detroit, we were definitely split but when you get your ass kicked that bad, who wouldn't be a little upset? But when we won in Oakland and then we won in Kansas City, the Tebow train is gaining passengers with every jab by the media and with every win. Don't let the media's barrage of criticism of Tebow blind you to the state of the fan base right now. This is the same media that led people to think that those calling for Tebow were the minority and that the majority of fans wanted Orton to still be the QB. Most of the Tebow fans have been around since he was drafted otherwise it's just typical cheering for exciting players and nothing more.

Dont make no shit to me. As long as peeps are cheering for the Broncos, who the hell cares why?

Sometimes I think the people complaining that "half our fans are Tebow fans" have forgotten that we've had 40+ years of consecutive sellouts.

I don't think Tim has played for us THAT long.

Originally Posted by chazoe60

Sometimes I think the people complaining that "half our fans are Tebow fans" have forgotten that we've had 40+ years of consecutive sellouts.

I don't think Tim has played for us THAT long.

We had a 40yr sellout but when I was at the Lions game, I was surrounded by Lions fans and 4,000 people didnt even bother showing up. Hopefully that changes tomorrow night!

Originally Posted by dbfan2007

I've been a Broncos fan since the early 90's. I hadn't dealt with fans actually from Denver because I hadn't been there. But after going on message boards and going to Denver, I became pretty disappointed in the fan base. And that was before Tebow came.

People care more about who's right than who wins.

Unfortunately that isn't a football thing, that is a human ego thing.

Originally Posted by GEM

Unfortunately that isn't a football thing, that is a human ego thing.

that's why I HATE humans

Originally Posted by SeeingRed

How do fans' opinions have any bearing on how well the team does?

i'm also trying to figure this out. . .

Originally Posted by hoptard

i'm also trying to figure this out. . .

It's an eastern philosophy/Quantum Mechanics actualization thing.

Yeah there are a bunch of fans that joined the team once Tebow was drafted, and many if not ALL of us live outside the Denver area so most of us did not grow up broncos fans, because most of us were fans of our local teams

So quit your beotchn cause WE'RE WINNING and that's all that matters

Originally Posted by dbfan2007

I've been a Broncos fan since the early 90's. I hadn't dealt with fans actually from Denver because I hadn't been there. But after going on message boards and going to Denver, I became pretty disappointed in the fan base. And that was before Tebow came.

People care more about who's right than who wins.

I don't think this is true. Everyone loves being right deep down, but most of us value wins more. Being right is usually just the consolation prize.