I keep seeing people saying how well Geno played and how refreshing it was to see him use the middle of the field and all I can think about is how that all equated to only one win which came against the worst team in the league. Thinking that guy is going to mysteriously start winning games is pretty delusional in my opinion.
It's called extrapolation.
noun
the action of estimating or concluding something by assuming that existing trends will continue or a current method will remain applicable.
You are formulating your opinion on past trends from years ago. Others are projecting what might happen based on what he's done most recently.
You claim basing what he may do on recent data is delusional because he played the Jags ( a performance that you can still easily evaluate based on his play if you watch the tape) and one that continues an upward trend in good play - ie not anomalous). You deny his best performance. AND then you also deny his most recent tendency to not turn the ball over, exploit the whole field, etc, because it's the preseason. Yet again, you COULD evaluate his ability to read the field, step up in the pocket, throw an accurate ball, etc, if you watched the film. Those things are observable regardless of the quality of the opponent, or whether the games count or dont.
Delusional, defined as:
adjective: delusional
characterized by or holding idiosyncratic beliefs or impressions that are contradicted by reality or rational argument, typically as a symptom of mental disorder.
So those that see the guy doing good things and him actually building on recent performance and recent data, by the definition of the word, are not delusional. It would be termed the opposite, which is logical.
It would seem that, rather, ignoring current reality in favor of idiosyncratic beliefs is delusional. I suppose you could argue that you are taking into account 'data'.... just from 7 years ago. But that's a pretty shaky leg to stand on if you're trying to avoid being thought of as diluted.