At no point did I mention KF in my post. I said it was destructive, toxic, and unfair to the players.
I do happen to think it's garbage to call for KF's head. In what industry in the midst of a 20+ yr period of success is a decision made to blow up leadership after noticing a quarter of average performance? No industry. In fact, in no industry is such foolishness even discussed. But I can also relate to the viewpoint that KF is well-paid and that having to deal with people who are completely unreasonable is part of the job.
But the toxic and destructive community is completely unfair to the players. It's not an excuse, but imo, there's a good chance that it's started to seep into their play. We've started to see a few players press at times and miss a few plays that are normally made. Even if the negativity hasn't affected the team, the continuous decisions to pile onto a mass of negativity is counter-productive, short-sighted, and simply destructive. It is reckless "fandom". Stop taking the frustrations of your life out onto these young men that have devoted years of their lives to represent and entertain the people of this state.
Cheer for and support the Hawks. They deserve it