Originally Posted by guccilvr

For the most part the players respond better with the crowd behind them. This is more noticible in football. You're a pats fan. So when you and the rest of the 60,000 fans are screaming their heads off, and you make the opposing offensive line move to early because they can't hear the snap count. You've helped the team. So I say a fan is as much a part of the team as the players themselves. We might not play but we are an extension.