Yeah I don't get it why players/fans get their panties in a wad when someone predicts that their team will lose, or that their draftee will be a bust.
Examples:
"OMG someone on ESPN said we would lose to the Bears! They must hate the Packers! Fuck them!"
"Todd McShay said Rodgers wouldn't be a good qb. What a jack ass! He probably hates Ted Thompson!" (that goes without saying)
People make predictions. People are often wrong.