Ted, I don't believe McGann is a liar. Or Bolduc. They are true believers, in the company, in the technology, in the people they work with every day. I liken their attitude and public voice to a quarterback. A quarterback doesn't go into a huddle and say: "Man, I hope this play works. That defense there is vicious and outweighs us by 100 lbs a man, my arm is so darn sore and let's face it, there no way in hell we're going to win..."
NO, a QB's mission, among others, is to inspire, to will the team to victory, to do whatever it takes to prevail, and to incorporate those qualities into his psychy and his teammates.
So I understand the 10 years of optimistic pronouncements. I just don't believe them anymore, for the reasons I enumerated in other posts.