Awesome work. I think this comes pretty close to capturing the fan sentiment at any given time.
BUT...
I think to get a cumulative perspective of the history of the franchise, you should integrate the area under the curve.
The Carl Peterson era has a very similar area above the curve as the desperate period in the '70's and '80's have below the curve. They essentially cancel one another out. What the current times are doing are eating into the glory years. We are still positive as a franchise, but are quickly burning up our legacy built through domniation of the old AFL.
I really feel for the fans that have no zero recollection of the true glory years. I tuned in during the '69 season, but those few years made the best of the Marty years pale by comparison.
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