Oh Patriots, how I hate thee...
by TURFgeek on Sep 14, 2009 11:14 PM EDT
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I detest no team more than I detest the Patriots. Not the Cowboys, not the Ravens, not the Browns. The Patriots cheated us out of a Super Bowl berth that should've been ours, then suffered a piddly draft pick sacrifice as "punishment."
What compounds insults is that Boston sports fans are the most obnoxious on the planet, making fans in Philadelphia and New York and Oakland look like Gandhi. Their mouths run non-stop, and if only we could harness those lips in perpetual motion, we'd solve all of the nation's energy problems -- although it wouldn't technically be clean energy.
Then the Pats' pretty boy QB gets endless hype because of the woman he dates and impregnates, as if anyone outside of New England cares. This takes up valuable space on ESPN and SI that could be devoted to something more interesting, like slow motion cheerleader videos.
Although I couldn't care less about the Giants, I and millions of others cheered for them in the Super Bowl as they knocked the Pats and their undefeated season onto their self-righteous buttocks.
Alas, tonight, the Bills couldn't follow suit, proving that a bad team will always find a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. I feel for the Bills fans, for even though I don't care about the Bills, I'm livid that the Pats were allowed to notch one in the victory column when the Bills came oh... so... close... I feel your pain, Buffalo, and will eat another serving of wings in your honor.
I only have two wishes every football season: 1. The Steelers win the Super Bowl, and 2. The Patriots don't just lose, they get humiliated. Oh, please, gridiron gods, why can't we have both?
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Tonight I hate the Bills
13 years and no playoff wins for the Dallas Cowboys... SWEET!
by idiscgolftexas on Sep 14, 2009 11:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
I guess in some ways it was shades of Hines Ward fighting too hard… but you are a punt returner. Fumbles happen. Take a knee in the end zone. Or, at least go down after the first hit on the 30.
That was the worst Buffalo moment since “wide right!”
As for the poll… the results are what I expect:
- it’s impossible to hate the Browns. They are so hapless it is kind of sad.
- The Ravens have earned some respect, I think, amongst the Steelers fans. It’s a good rivalry, but no one has accused the Ravens of cheating…
- The Cowboys? When they make it to the playoffs again, we’ll see if I can get worked up about them again.
- The Patriots… have been given a free ride. I am tired of hearing how dominant they have been in the decade. They have played in a cakewalk division for years. They shouldn’t have even been in their first Super Bowl (tuck rule my ass) and arguably shouldn’t have been in any of the other Super Bowls (we’ll never know how extensive spyGate really was… and the NFL doesn’t want to know, clearly.)
by MarkJoel66 on Sep 15, 2009 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
took the words
right out of my mouth
Bill Beeelichick proved that in America it’s okay to cheat, as long as you cheat your way to the top. – Eric Cartman
by Alba on Sep 16, 2009 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Coming within a fart of losing to the Bills is pretty damn humiliating...
for a championship caliber team, anyway. Well, championship according to snotty Pats fans and sports casters anyway…hehe
Thank you drive through...
by SteelFever on Sep 14, 2009 11:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Bills nearly did us a massive favor
I wouldve loved to have heard what excuses BabeParilli wouldve come up with
Still….McKelvin made two rookie mistakes on one play to give it back to the Pats
Bleeding Black and Gold.....forever
by Steeler_ on Sep 15, 2009 12:19 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Patriots looked very human
I hope the Jets will beat them next week!
by lightningrod on Sep 15, 2009 1:02 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
they lost the same heartbreaking way last year on Monday or Sunday night football. weak teams don’t come back from gut wrenchers like this.
by raven on Sep 15, 2009 1:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate Pats so much...
that I even cheered for Jagoffs when they played vs Pats after beating us in 2007 playoffs.
by Bonek on Sep 15, 2009 2:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I might get in trouble for saying this but
If the patrots plane took a nose dive into the middle of a yankee vs. redsox game I think i would do a happy dance around a sombrero, but only if there were no survivors
by Redcol70 on Sep 15, 2009 2:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
-1
It’s just stupid fucking sports for christs sake.
by worldtrip on Sep 15, 2009 3:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In trouble how?
Because you will look like an ignorant individual? Spot on, you win.
" I’m glad we play Pitt twice, and not Tenn this year." - Salty Browns Fan.
by Johnny_S on Sep 15, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Irrational
I hate the Pats so much it’s not rational. I get a knot in my stomach watching them play because I want them to lose so badly.
In any other sport – pretty much in any walk of life at all – I find it easy to appreciate greatness, but I despise Tom Brady. I was happy as hell to see him get hurt last year even though I know it’s pretty pathetic to be happy to see someone you’ve never met get hurt on TV.
So this is an easy poll.
by Steelers in XLIV on Sep 15, 2009 7:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
No contest
Love the game more than I hate any team.
by Varmint on Sep 15, 2009 7:55 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It's not even the Pats fault I don't like them...
Well, the cheating thing and beating the Steelers in the AFCCGs certainly help, but that’s stuff is in the past. After all, the Pats haven’t won a Super Bowl in four years. What bothers me is how certain media outlets adore them.
Tom Brady looked bad last night. He had a Matt Hasselbeck night: a million short throws that most NFL QBs could make. Granted, you still have to make the right reads, but Brady also had a lot of badly thrown balls. One great pass: the TD to Watson. That was nice. But the guy threw 1, 325 passes during the game. Anyway, solid game, nothing great.
Yet today you would think John Elway just led The Drive. The winning drive was a 30 YARD DRIVE. Brady did not lead that drive: Brandon Merriwhether led that drive. It’s not the Pats fault there 64 articles this morning about how Brady is his old self again. But I still can’t help hating them for it.
by CarlWeathersMustache on Sep 15, 2009 11:26 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Curious...
Was the Patriots win last night that much different from how the Steelers won in overtime last Thursday? Both were close games, none of the 4 teams played even close to a fundamentally great game as there were opening-day mistakes all around, and both winners ‘survived’ with a victory.
And the Bills didn’t “hand the ball over” in their own territory. The carrier was hit hard by Meriweather, who jarred the ball loose, Pierre Woods stripped it away and the kicker Gostkowski recovered it. That was a deliberate effort in the last minutes of the game. They did what they needed to do to win.
Meriweather didn’t lead the winning drive – he provided the opportunity to Brady, who took it.
Sure, Brady was rusty and his throws were off. Receivers were dropping too many passes. The O-line had problems and the D-line couldn’t stop a 3rd and 12. The Bills were a few plays worse and the Pats survived with a win.
Keep the faith!
by Marima on Sep 15, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes it was different because The Steelers played a good team
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
by PixburghArn on Sep 15, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's all that needs to be said
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
by PixburghArn on Sep 15, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Texans were 8-8 last year; Bills were 7-9
one game difference
Keep the faith!
by Marima on Sep 15, 2009 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We didn't play the Texans we played the Titans who had the best record in the league
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
by PixburghArn on Sep 15, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
my mistake - sorry about that
see? opening season comments jitters…
Of course the Titans are definitely a better-than-good team that usually get overlooked by a press that mostly shadows the Colts in that division. My only point was that both teams survived close games and regardless of their losing record last year, the Bills still played hard last night as everyone saw. That’s all.
Keep the faith!
by Marima on Sep 15, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bills did play well
Brady did what Brady does, but in this case it was a Buffalo mental error that handed the Patriots the game on a silver platter. The Bills did not need a KO return to win the game. They only needed a first down to run out most if not all the remaining two minutes, which considering how well they had run the ball was well within their capability. McKelvin either had to stay in the end zone, run out of bounds or turtle on the 20 yard line. Their worst case scenario should have been making the Patriots go 60-70 yards for a winning TD with no time outs and a little over a minute left. The only thing that put that scenario at risk was a turnover.
by steeler.lifer on Sep 15, 2009 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
See...
This is what I was saying about Boston sports fans. Lots of lip action. Not worth listening to, particularly when they can’t even remember key facts about the games they’re discussing.
by TURFgeek on Sep 15, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only two letters difference
lol
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
by PixburghArn on Sep 15, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The difference
The Bills pretty much handed the Patriots their butts on a platter for most of the game. It wasn’t like a dominating performance, but they definitely outplayed them until 2:00 to go in the 4th. The Bills should have won. They are not an elite team.
Pittsburgh went toe-to-toe with one of the better teams in the league. It could have went either way. Neither team played to its full potential. The game should have been wrapped up with Wards TD…I mean the one he would have had if he didn’t fumble.
So, the point is that NE was outplayed for 3 3/4 quarters and got a break against a less than stellar team. Pittsburgh and Tennessee were about dead even most of the game, and the Steelers finally started to play well on both sides at the end. Pittsburgh walks away with a win against a serious playoff contender.
by twault on Sep 16, 2009 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
so close
I hate how the Patriots are ‘back’ and Tom Brady is ‘back’ because the bills f’d up. It wasn’t Tom Brady that commanded a last second long game winning drive against a quality opponent, it was the Bills handing the ball over in their own territory with plenty of time left, 2:00. If the patriots and brady were ‘back’ then they would have blown a crappy team like the bills off their field by at least 14 points and had the game over in either the 2nd or 3rd quarter. Its what people make of the patriots that annoys me.
by Bleed-Black&Gold on Sep 15, 2009 11:59 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sorry
I’m a Steelers fan since 1972. The Cowboys and Raiders will always be #1 and #1a. Too much history and bad blood.
The Patriots are just the newest kids on the block.
by RobZagnut on Sep 15, 2009 2:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hate isn't a strong enough word
I loathe New England. I’m with “Steelers in XLIV” in that it’s irrational how much I truly despise that team.
Going into last night’s game, I thought it was going to be a laugh for NE. I almost didn’t watch because it was almost for cert that it was going to be a complete onslaught, but the Bills reeled me in. Hell, by halftime I was ready to anoint Aaron Shobel Defensive MVP.
As much as this pains me, and depending on the standings, I might be rooting hard against NE when they play the Ravens. I can’t say I’ll cheer for Baltimore, but there’s no way in hell I’ll pull for NE. That game is going to be painful.
My "game-manager" QB just won the Super Bowl, while your stat-whore of a quarterback sat on his couch and watched!
by Ladi Izz on Sep 15, 2009 3:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think the most sickening thing about the Pats is
how the media (particularly ESPN) constantly praises Bill Belicheat as a genius. Ron Jaworski after the game last night gave Belicheat credit for kicking the ball deep to the Bills on the play they fumbled. Belicheat had no clue that fumble was going to happen. If the bills hadn’t fumbled and went on to win, he doesn’t look like a genius then, does he? How quickly they forget the disaster Belicheat ran up in Cleveland in the early 90s. No genious cuts Bernie Kosar.
by theatrain on Sep 15, 2009 5:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
did anyone else
happen to see the advertisement last night for espn-boston? Does that mean they are gonna free up the 23 hours a day that they talk about those teams and start talking about teams that people in america actually like?
by indianasteelers on Sep 15, 2009 6:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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