Here's what wide receiver Eric Decker said after the Jets' latest humiliating loss, the 43-23 three-ring circus against the Bills: "We're not a bad football team, we just do stupid stuff."
That's ... optimistic.
By just about every measure, the Jets are horrible and it's reflected in their 1-7 record. But Decker, who signed with the team in the offseason, is a glass-half-full guy, which explains this tweet from Monday night.
#jetsnation, tell me why you love the @nyjets using #jetsdiehardfan and I'll send a signed prize to my favorite.
— Eric Decker (@EricDecker87) October 29, 2014
It's a nice gesture. One that, in theory, would allow fans to talk directly to the Jets wideout and hopefully take their minds off two months of forgettable football. And for some, Decker's tweet achieved just that. For others, not so much.
@EricDecker87 because normally drinking heavily at 1pm on a Sunday would make me feel like an alcoholic. #jetsdiehardfan
— sean quintal (@mrjack81) October 30, 2014
@EricDecker87 @nyjets Because I'm a masochist and enjoy the weekly abuse. #jetsdiehardfan
— maleila (@med928) October 30, 2014
@EricDecker87 @nyjets I love the Jets because no matter how bad this team is, it always seems to get worst. #jetsdiehardfan
— Matt Bollen (@mrb4383) October 29, 2014
@EricDecker87 @nyjets #jetsdiehardfan JETS=Just End The Season #GoGangGreeen
— Steve Zukowski (@scubazuke) October 29, 2014
@EricDecker87 @nyjets because I love being ridiculed and made fun of every week for being a jets fan #jetsdiehardfan
— Rob Napolitano (@theoneandonly55) October 29, 2014
@EricDecker87 @nyjets #jetsdiehardfan #JetsNation I can watch the games and not worry about the outcome knowing we won't make the playoffs
— B (@Good88B) October 29, 2014
My father forced this cursed franchise on me while i was in the womb 32 years later still no qb @EricDecker87 @nyjets #jetsdiehardfan
— ??? (@_keator) October 29, 2014
@EricDecker87 @sportspickle @nyjets butt fumble, 3 picks in first quarter, rex's tattoo... #jetsdiehardfan #imabroncosfan
— Jesse Brennan (@HotCarlJB) October 29, 2014
@EricDecker87 @nyjets That time Rex guaranteed a Super Bowl and then went 6-10. #jetsdiehardfan #winning
— Corey Lathrop (@cjlathrop) October 29, 2014
And, of course:
@EricDecker87 The Jets have combined two of my favorite things. Butts and Fumbles #jetsdiehardfan
— Ken (@Raldar) October 30, 2014
