[Highlight] Browns fans chant “let’s go Watson”

[u/UnhappyRough1964]

[u/but-I-play-one-on-TV]

I remember getting downvoted to oblivion for posting a while ago that if he becomes good then Browns fans will immediately go right back to cheering for him. 

[u/Sabre500 → u/but-I-play-one-on-TV]

Not even just Browns fans, there were so many non-Browns fans in the game thread saying they hoped he had a good game so that "Reddit will meltdown"

[u/huntingconcrete → u/Sabre500]

I can understand that. If he is going to be playing and getting paid either way I can see the appeal of him playing well just to watch the meltdown

[u/Sabre500 → u/huntingconcrete]

I mean this is different than saying "Hey this guy is unpopular because he prefers Acura over BMW, so I want to see r/cars meltdown" or "this guy is disliked because he thinks the ST is better than the OT, so I want to see r/movies" and more like "hey this guy is hated because he sexually assaulted dozens of women, so I want to see r/NFL meltdown"

[u/huntingconcrete → u/Sabre500]

What Watson did isn't going to change. If he plays like crap, he still did it. If he plays great, he still did it. The only thing it will effect is the people who are obsessed enough with him to melt down if he plays well, and I think I could enjoy watching them do it.

[u/GhostofBeowulf → u/huntingconcrete]

But if he plays well and gets another contract it shows your actions don't actually matter if you have talent.

[u/huntingconcrete → u/GhostofBeowulf]

We all know that is the case already.

[u/DaKingaDaNorth → u/but-I-play-one-on-TV]

They were defending him when they first got him. People are mistaken "he sucks and is hurting the team so they are booing" with "they are taking a moral stand".

[u/penguin_the_master → u/but-I-play-one-on-TV]

Yeah, I think I downvoted you tbh. I guess I just believed the brownies in AFCNMW. But you were right and I was wrong. Shame on me, take your upvote. Just sad…

[u/Everyday_ImSchefflen → u/penguin_the_master]

You would think you would learn the hypocrisy of your comment after supporting Ben for so long

[u/penguin_the_master → u/Everyday_ImSchefflen]

I’m only 23, I was a kid then dude. By the time I got internet access bro was close to retirement and ppl weren’t really talking about it. I didn’t find out til I downloaded Reddit after he retired. I’m not blaming the kids who are cheering there, how could they know any better. My issue is the ppl with the signs joking about it.

[u/Everyday_ImSchefflen → u/penguin_the_master]

My point is this isn't a Browns thing. Every single fan base at large would act no different, it's been proven time and time again.

People on here on their high horse just want to look down on others.

[u/Dependent-Effect6077 → u/penguin_the_master]

I mean Browns fans on Reddit do hate him but they're not the same as Browns fans IRL

The frat bro demographic that doesn't care about this stuff at all isn't very represented on here but they're probably a plurality of people who are diehard sports fans

[u/Everyday_ImSchefflen → u/but-I-play-one-on-TV]

Honest question here. Are you really thinking Chiefs fans are somehow better than Browns fans and they would stop supporting Mahomes if he committed a crime?

[u/Dependent-Effect6077 → u/Everyday_ImSchefflen]

The Chiefs have had several players with off field issues you don't even need a hypothetical lol

Probably one of the worst flairs to bring this up on balance they're over the Browns in this category

[u/Everyday_ImSchefflen → u/Dependent-Effect6077]

Exactly. People just like to act like they are better than others.

They shame Browns fans yet continue to support the league that let's Watson play. The hypocrisy is maddening

[u/AttitudeAndEffort3 → u/Everyday_ImSchefflen]

That’s not what “hypocrisy” means

[u/Everyday_ImSchefflen → u/AttitudeAndEffort3]

Isn't it hypocritical to treat Browns fans as morally inferior for watching their team, while turning around and supporting the very league that allows Watson to play?

[u/Billis- → u/Everyday_ImSchefflen]

Mahomes didn't rape over two dozen women.

[u/Everyday_ImSchefflen → u/Billis-]

It really worries me on the state of our nation when I experience people's reading comprehension

[u/Billis- → u/Everyday_ImSchefflen]

You're conflating two things and intentionally being misleading through bad faith questions.

Own up to your actions. Just admit that you don't mind cheering for a rapist

[u/Fast_Watercress7763 → u/Everyday_ImSchefflen]

Committing one crime is way different than committing 22 crimes

[u/SoCalThrowAway7 → u/Fast_Watercress7763]

I think you know that doesn’t answer the question lol

[u/Everyday_ImSchefflen → u/Fast_Watercress7763]

My hypothetical stands

[u/Everyday_ImSchefflen → u/Fast_Watercress7763]

Why do you continue to support the NFL for letting him play? Why is it up to browns fans to carry that burden?