In a more serious response, people want to establish patterns. So when they have an established narrative, they tend to see every confirmation of that. And tend to not even notice stuff that goes against the narrative.
So if in one's mind Bevell is an idiot, every time we see a play fail, (or something we'd do differently) that sticks out like a sore thumb, and we think, 'See, Bevell IS an idiot.'
When something that goes against it happens, we don't even consciously think about it (usually), we just assign it to something else. (in this case, Wilson audibling out of what HAD to be a terrible Bevell call, or an athlete just making something positive out of dogshit.)
Thus the pattern survives safe in our own minds.
The 2016 Election season would be a great example of this dynamic at work.
But we ALL do it to some extent. It takes a lot of work to resist the allure. I know I fail at it, although I like to think I'm at least partially aware of the dynamic.
Another really excellent example of it would be the 'Vikings didn't overpay for Bradford' thread. There's a few in there that have admitted that Bradford has looked decent this year with the Vikes so far. And there's a few there on the other side that have admitted that Bradford had been a big bag o' average as a pro.
Most are entrenched behind their ideological bunkers (Bradford is either walking on water, who had dogshit around him in STL, or else Bradford is a talentless hack, and the Vikes got bent over a table.)
So if in one's mind Bevell is an idiot, every time we see a play fail, (or something we'd do differently) that sticks out like a sore thumb, and we think, 'See, Bevell IS an idiot.'
When something that goes against it happens, we don't even consciously think about it (usually), we just assign it to something else. (in this case, Wilson audibling out of what HAD to be a terrible Bevell call, or an athlete just making something positive out of dogshit.)
Thus the pattern survives safe in our own minds.
The 2016 Election season would be a great example of this dynamic at work.
But we ALL do it to some extent. It takes a lot of work to resist the allure. I know I fail at it, although I like to think I'm at least partially aware of the dynamic.
Another really excellent example of it would be the 'Vikings didn't overpay for Bradford' thread. There's a few in there that have admitted that Bradford has looked decent this year with the Vikes so far. And there's a few there on the other side that have admitted that Bradford had been a big bag o' average as a pro.
Most are entrenched behind their ideological bunkers (Bradford is either walking on water, who had dogshit around him in STL, or else Bradford is a talentless hack, and the Vikes got bent over a table.)