I don't mean to offend anyone personally, but I think the entire "dumper/pumper" name calling thing is one of the most juvenile, completely embarrassing things on the board. Not even sure when it actually started, but it's absolutely terrible.
Few if any here are painted by the exact same brush. Yes, there are some who view things a little more positive, regardless of results. And there are some who are constantly harping on the negatives. Nothing wrong with either position, and I'm not sure anyone will ever be proven completely right. I think most here ultimately want the same thing. They just express it differently.
What I do scratch my head at is the moving of the goal posts, completely mischaracterizing certain positives, or just repeating the same inaccurate mantra again and again. That just makes zero sense. As does the "we've had 8 years of this, so I've lost all faith in the guy who's responsible for 1/4 of that time" mindset. I'd love to see the pre-2015 W/L predictions thread, as I'm certain just about anyone here would've been ok with a 10 win season, regardless of how it came.
I'll be the first to say I'm not sure Mac is our long term solution, and I'll be angry at every loss this season, and may be completely off the train if it's a bad year. But I'll credit him for the things he has improved and at least be somewhat hopeful going into the season.