The issue this board has with optimists vs pessimists is that essentially this team always ends up in the same place. We don't have any reference points to back up claims that negative posters would stay negative if Bears accomplished X, Y or Z.
Some posters have expectations based on hope. Others based on past results. Neither is an accurate way to determine what might happen, these are just our opinions. The great thing about this board is that every post is its own receipt and we get to #CALLEDIT!