They considered it uncivil when quarterback Steve McNair got dissed at the 'Delph last year amid some early-season sputtering, and were mortified at grumblings over a recent rare miss by placekicker Al Del Greco. Welcome to big leagues, folks, where they play for pay and 67,000 bosses expect their high-dollar employees to produce each and every game day. In college the players are seen as amateur kids. In the pros the players are grown men being paid a whole lot of money to play the game. Sure, the college crowd tailgates, but in the NFL fans can soak up suds throughout the game.
Booze can begat boos.
Von Mann noted that NFL fans are a fickle lot. In the second half we rallied and won the game. This time when we ran the field those same fans were cheering and applauding. We got two completely different receptions in one game. Players learn that very quickly.