One of these days, earnest people looking for feedback from the public are going to realize that asking Twitter for it is not always the best idea.
New Jets wide receiver Eric Decker was just being nice, offering signed gear to the best response he got to an innocuous question, when Twitter and Jets schadenfreude collided in a glorious mess of sarcasm and bitterness.
As Seth Walder of the New York Daily News points out, his timing probably wasn’t perfect, coming after they changed quarterbacks while falling to 1-7 then had one of the more bizarre General Manager press conferences ever.
“#jetsnation, tell me why you love the @nyjets using #jetsdiehardfan and I’ll send a signed prize to my favorite,” Decker tweeted.
And then came the comedians.
“I love the Jets because they are consistent. They let me down week after week,” said @conor_heraty.
“I’m a #jetsdiehardfan because they let Parcells, Belichick and Carroll walk out the door. Thanks from the rest of the country!” @14TeamMocker wrote.
“because apparently I’m a masochist,” said @JP_NYJ.
Someone going by @peachy931 said simply: “butt fumble.”
I’m sure he’ll find someone genuine to give his gift to. But it took a lot of sifting through the smart alecks to find one, I’m sure.
