someone in my group chat added their new boyfriend mid-season. no preseason, no waiver period, straight into a chat with a running feud about a 2019 punt and six years of unmoderated quarterback opinions. the boyfriend has already said 'to be fair' twice and asked why everyone is so upset about a game from september. a bold roster move. across the league, every fanbase has a version of this: the newcomer who wanders in around week 7 and mistakes decades of accumulated mood for a bad afternoon. we are not upset, sweetheart. we are in a long relationship with disappointment and you are the one who joined late. the chat will either absorb the boyfriend or mute them by thanksgiving, and the punt will still be litigated either way