I was cautiously optimistic that we'd steal the East during a down year for the division, not that we'd be going to the SB or something. Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me 16 years in a row ...
I was "optimistic" when we won four in a row last November, followed by the inevitable gutless collapse. When will you learn that you can't trust these guys?
When the owner dies, the team should go up for public sale. If the league decides that it's best for the team to remain in the original owner's family, they get to keep it. If not, they get paid off by the new owners. Teams shouldn't be allowed to be passed down like family heirlooms.