Published 11/4/2008
by Max Kienzler
at Bleacher Report - NFL
...I hate fans that boo for no reason.
Don't get me wrong. Booing is a completely acceptable form of expression at a sporting event. It is like cheering, if someone does well, you cheer. If someone does poorly, you boo. Simple, right?
But what isn't acceptable in my mind is the obnoxious and dimwitted people who boo someone as they come on to the field, before even taking a snap, before even having the chance to do something wrong.
Rex Grossman. Has the man had several games where he was just downright atrocious? Definitely. But does that mean that when Orton went down at the end of the second quarter with what’s been diagnosed as a high-ankle sprain, that Bears fans should boo our backup?
Shoot, I won't lie, I was nervous when the camera panned to Rex warming up before the second half. I was holding my breath because I wasn't sure what was going to happen when he came in. But I didn't boo him.
Really people, I mean, he didn't even get the chance to do anything, much less screw up, ...
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