The era of Fantasy Football, EA Sports and football analytics has ushered in a new breed of NFL fans. This new breed is less sensitive. Their compassion towards players is anesthetized by their own fulfillment. What’s in it for me? What can these players do for me? Did my fantasy team win?
They are all-in on results and their patience for substandard performance is thin. And as quickly as they’d bench, trade or cut an underperforming player in the fantasy world, they seek the same knee-jerk treatment for the players in the real world.