Now that the Steelers are Out of the Playoffs, What Team do You Want to See Take Home the Lombardi?
by Anthony Defeo on Jan 11, 2012 8:20 AM EST
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PrintI know the Steelers season came to a very unfortunate end in Denver, and I know there are many Steelers fans who want nothing to do with football right now, and others who never want anything to do with football outside of watching the Steelers, but I happen to be a football junkie. I watch as much football as humanly possible without letting it interfere with my daily activities (mostly). Heck, I'd probably watch a pee wee football game if they put it on television, and knowing me, I'd swear at my tv if I thought one of the little 8 year olds missed a blocking assignment.
So, while a lot of Steelers fans will be moving on after the loss, I still plan on watching the remainder of the playoffs just to see which team winds up being crowned Super Bowl Champion in Indianapolis on February 5th.
Below, I will give my thoughts on the eight remaining teams left in the NFL playoffs, and I will break them down into three categories: Teams that I couldn't stand to see win it all, teams I'd like to see win it all, and teams that I don't care about one way or another.
Teams that I Couldn't Stand to See Win it All
Yes, I'm starting with this category because it's more fun. I mean, let's face it, the Steelers just bit the big one in the first round of the playoffs, and a little schadenfreude is probably good for the soul.
Green Bay Packers
I almost put the Packers in my "in-different" category. I mean, I don't have any real problem with the Packers or their fans, but they did beat the Steelers in the last Super Bowl, and a fifth Lombardi would be treading too close to the Steelers six titles. And when you add the other nine NFL Championships that they won before the Super Bowl came about, well, that could give them a little too much to boast about for my tastes.
Denver Broncos
I want the Broncos out of the playoffs and I have many reasons, of course. First, there's Tim Tebow. This doesn't need much explaining. I understand that the Tebow phenomenon isn't really his fault--it's mainly a creation of the media--and when you get right down to it, Tebow is basically a good dude who never really asked for all the hype. But I know the deeper the Broncos go into the playoffs, the more we're going to have to experience Tebowmania. Speaking of the media, even though the Steelers were behind for a good portion of the game on Sunday, I still found the time to chuckle a little everytime CBS showed Tebow's reaction to anything that happened during the game, even when he wasn't involved in the action. It's because of this that I fear the Broncos making it to the Super Bowl. You just know that the networks will want to get so in-depth with Tebow in the two weeks leading up to the game that we'll probably know about his reaction to an enchilada that didn't agree with him. Another reason I want to see the Broncos lose in the playoffs is a simple one--they knocked the Steelers out. I don't care if Joe Schmo is their starting quarterback, I can't root for a team that is responsible for eliminating the Steelers from the postseason. I know a lot of fans like to root for the team that knocked their team out because if that team wins the championship, it's like "hey, we lost to the team that won the title, yay!" I'm sorry, but I don't get that. It does nothing for me. Anyway, a final reason I want to see the Broncos lose is because my brother-in-law, a huge Broncos fan even though he's from Pittsburgh, is going to be insufferable at the family gatherings this year. I just know he's going to gloat about the Steelers getting "Tebowed" out of the playoffs, so the sooner Denver is eliminated, the better. I'm going to be rooting for the Patriots this Saturday. Yes, I know, but I have my reasons which I will explain later.
San Francisco 49ers
The Steelers legacy is kind of at stake with the 49ers as the number 2 seed in the NFC. The 49ers have won five Super Bowls in their history, and another one would obviously tie them with Pittsburgh. However, even though this is a pretty good reason to want the '9ers booted from the postseason, I'm comfortable enough in the Steelers legacy that even if San Francisco ties their Lombardi record, it wouldn't bother me too much. After all, the Steelers spent a decade or so behind the 49ers and Cowboys in the Lombardi department before they won their two most recent Super Bowls. So, if I don't care about the Super Bowl wins, what reason could I have to hate a team from the NFC so much that I would put them so low (or is it high) on my list of teams that I do not want to see win it all? It's simple, Jim Harbaugh. He's 1/2 of the Harbaugh brothers tandem that teamed-up to wreck Pittsburgh's season. Besides that, once his team is out of the playoffs, we'll be safe from the possibility of having a Harbaugh vs. Harbaugh Super Bowl. The ratings in Pittsburgh would be N/A because they'd be so low, NBC would just assume it was a computer glitch. It's a good thing Alex Smith is their quarterback, and we don't really have to worry about such a tragedy.
New England Patriots
As a Steelers fan, heck, as an American, I think it's pretty safe to say that I want nothing more than to see the New England Patriots fall short of a Super Bowl title. For one thing, the fans in the general New England area just annoy me. It seems like there's almost always a team from Boston that makes the finals of some sport. Even their marathon is like the champion of marathons. The fans up there are so spoiled and entitled, they make Steelers fans seem almost content and satisfied. Yet, they're always complaining and moaning about something. Of course, the good side of a region full of entitled fans is that when their team does lose a big game, well, their reactions are priceless. Speaking of big games, I do want to see the Patriots go to the Super Bowl and lose. I know, for a lot of teams, a Super Bowl appearance all by itself seems like an accomplishment, but we all know that Bill Belichick and Tom Brady are both so competitive and egotistical that a Super Bowl loss would hurt ten times more than bowing out in the first round of the playoffs. Besides that, New England making it to the Super Bowl would keep out the team that I couldn't stand to see win the most........
Baltimore Ravens
There are a lot of Steelers fans out there who say that if the Steelers can't win it all, they'd like to see Baltimore take it. I don't get that at all. The Ravens are the Steelers biggest rivals. Do Ohio State fans cheer for Michigan? Do Celtics fans cheer for the Lakers? Do Penguins fans cheer for the Flyers? No. No. And hecks no! Some Steelers fans who have their hearts in the right place say they'd like to see Baltimore make it to the Super Bowl and get pasted by the NFC representative. That's not good enough for me. I mean, I know we Steelers fans have a hard time dealing with it, but a loss in the Super Bowl is still a pretty good year when you think about it, and I don't want to see the Ravens even make it that far. Besides, that would save us from having to watch Ray Lewis give his motivational speech to his teammates on the game's biggest stage. You know how it goes: "It's our time tonight! yada, yada, yada." It's your time every week, Ray. If it's always your team's time, why don't you guys always win? Riddle me that. Also, a mere trip to the Super Bowl could validate Joe Flacco's borderline elite status, and I don't think any Steelers fan wants to endure that. Nope, I want the Ravens to lose in any round before the Super Bowl, that would be OK with me. However, if they have to lose in the Super Bowl, I'll accept that, especially if it hurts John Harbaugh emotionally.
Teams that I Don't Care About One Way or Another
I figured I'd stick this category in the middle just to sort of cleanse your palate after all of those unappetizing teams from above.
I don't hate the Texans, I don't love them, either. To quote Dr. Cox's wife on the show, Scrubs, I nothing them, even if they did sort of embarrass the Steelers in week 4. I don't care if the Texans win it all or lose this coming Sunday. I wouldn't mind seeing them take out the Ravens, but I don't see it happening.
That brings me to my final category:
Teams That I'd Like to See Win it All
New York Giants
For starters, the Giants knocked out the Cowboys in a "winner takes the NFC East, loser goes home" regular season finale New Year's Day. I can certainly appreciate that. Also, I like Eli Manning. I mean, the guy threw for 4900 yards this season, and people barely mentioned it. He's like the Big Ben of the NFC in-terms of getting credit. He's spent his entire career in his brother's shadow, even though they have the same amount of Super Bowls. Peyton Manning could retire tomorrow, and a lot of people could make an argument that he's maybe the greatest quarterback of all-time. But Eli may never get that kind of praise as it stands right now. But, with another title or two, he'd at least start to get taken more seriously as an elite quarterback in the NFL. Speaking of knocking out teams that Steelers fans, heck, Americans, cannot stand, the Giants were the team that upset the unbeaten New England Patriots right smack-dab in the middle of their Spygate controversery in '08. I wouldn't mind seeing them knock out the Patriots one more time.
And last but not least, the team I'd like to see win it all more than any other team remaining:
New Orleans Saints
The Saints have been through a lot in their history. Like the Steelers, they had to suffer through decades of failure before they started to experience winning seasons. And I like their fan base. They, too, have been through a lot in recent years, and they largely remained loyal to their team even in the midst of the Saints many years of failure. Yes, they came to the games with paper bags over their heads, but at least they still cared enough to show up. And Saints fans can certainly relate to what the Steelers fans are going through right now--losing in the playoffs to a weak division champion a year after making it to the Super Bowl. Also, I like Drew Brees. He was sort of given the shaft in San Diego when the Chargers drafted Philip Rivers, and since I can't stand Rivers, it was nice to see Brees land on his feet in New Orleans and help bring them their first championship two seasons ago. And finally, the Super Bowl is in New Olreans next year, and everyone knows that the team that plays in the host city always has a bad year, just ask the 2011 Colts. It's now or never (or at least not next year) for the Saints.
So, there you have it. Go Saints! OK, I'm still depressed about the Steelers. Go Saints? Why not.
What teams will you be rooting for (or against) during the reminder of the playoffs?
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I'll Go Along
With That. Prefer the Texans just so SF doesn’t get a tie with 6 rings.
Texans and Saints
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by seton hall and steelers on Jan 11, 2012 8:43 AM EST via Android app reply actions
Texans and Saints.
I am ok with the Packers too. I just don’t want the 49ers, Patriots or Ravens to win it all. I want Ray Lewis to retire with just 1 title, and the sooner the Harbaugh brothers are out the better.
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"You have to under promise and over deliver." Mike Tomlin
I actually enjoyed this post.
and I am in agreement with you on the Saints. Being born and raised in the Pittsburgh area and then living in the south for the last 10 years, I remember some of the Steelers bad years. I also remember the ‘Aints years. I also was using the logic myself with the ones who may get close to the Steelers record of SB wins…..nah. Even though the Ratbirds are not even close, as a Steeler fan, hate’em. I did enjoy Dallas getting their tails whooped,as I always do. I have hated Dallas since the 70’s. So between Giants and Saints ‘Go Saints’. But I would root for the Giants if they make it.
Okay, I'll be honest...
…these choices are based both on the quality of the remaining teams, and my selfishness and homerism…
Who I’d like to see win the Super Bowl this year, In order of preference:
1) New Orleans - A snake-bit team for decades like the Steeler were, an elite QB who should walk into HOF easily, and a fun team to watch who almost places as much emphasis of defense as the Steelers do (at least they did the year they won the SB). And they only have 1 Lombardi, so no threat to Steelers.
2) Houston Texans - First trip to playoffs, and it would absolutely gall that other Texas team to no longer be the “only” successful team in Texas.
3) NY Giants - Because they are not the Ravens, Packers or Niners. Also, maybe having Eli own an equivalent number of Super Bowl rings might inspire Ben to up his game some more; to not rely just on last minute heroics and maybe grow his “playground” style of football into a more consistent and effective weapon.
4) Packers – Rodgers has emerged as the premier QB in the league, and had an amazing season this year. No matter how hard we try, the Steelers simply will never be able to overcome the Packers as the team with the most “history”, so why fight it. I can stomach this team winning far more easily than those listed below them here.
5) Denver Broncos - this was a hard one to rank this high, but at the end of the day, I just can’t blame Tebow for all the media-induced “Tebowmania” that is going around, or that would result from the Broncos winning. History will tell the tale whether Tebow is a quality QB. This ranking should indicate how loathesome it would be for any of the remaining teams on this list to win, at least to me. And, I have to admit, I’ve always been a sucker for the underdog.
6) Patriots – in a similar vein to the Packers, the Steelers will never be fawned upon by the media or the general football public like the Patriots are, so why fight it. Its a new decade, so the “team of the decade” race has only just begun – we’ll have plenty of time to out-win the Patriots. And Brady, for as much as I despise the fame and glory he sucks up every year, is an elite QB. And again, I can stomach dealing with the Brady-mania far easier than if the either of the remaining two won.
Tie – Baltimore and San Francisco - – I’ve tried to separate the two, but each time I put one over the other, my main objection to each causes bile to rise in my throat.
Not Baltimore - because, they are our chief rival in the AFC North; to have to listen to them trumpet all winter “sweep, sweep, sweep” is bad enough, but to give added fuel of a Super Bowl – they would NEVER cease denouncing Woodley’s comments about Flacco, and a Super Bowl would only inspire them more next year. Also, a quick exit from this round of playoffs could be the final straw to break that team’s morale, cohesion and ego; anticipating that is such a sublime feeling. Not Niners for two simple reasons: (1) it would give them a sixth Lombardi, tying them with the greatest football team in Super Bowl history, and it would mean a Harbaugh would win a Super Bowl – that simple.As I said at the beginning of this, I freely admit that these choices are based on less-than-admirable reasons, but at least I’m open about them. You can call selfish, maybe even childish, but I view football only one way – through Black and Gold lenses!
United we Stand, melded like Steel
To Roger Goodell, We'll never Yield.
This
Saved me lots of typing. And bad grammer and misspelled words.
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This is almost verbatim the conversation we had after the game…that is after our initial 20 minutes of shocked silence. Love the way you laid it out so clearly. I would love to see the Patriots destroyed in the SB, that would so make my day.
none of them...
they should cancel the Super Bowl!
Seriously though, anyone but the Ravens or Patriots is fine with me
We've got heads on sticks...
by Kid-A on Jan 11, 2012 9:03 AM EST via mobile reply actions
I am going with the Saints
Teams that I absolutely do not want to see win any games:
New England Patriots. I live here and people have already started looking at the SB ticket prices. I cannot stand Brady and the Patriots winning.
I don’t care if the Ravens make it to the SB as long as they beat the Pats. Of course I want them to lose in the SB.
I don’t want them to lose to the Giants because then Eli will have 2 rings. Ben is still and will be the best QB out of the 2004 draft.
So, after much thought I have decided to root for the New Orleans Saints to go all the way. Drew Brees is a class act and I wish he gets more rings than Bundchen. But first I want someone to take down the cheaters.
"He had no teeth, and he was slobbering all over himself. I'm thinking, 'You can have your money back, just get me out of here. Let me go be an accountant." I can't tell you how badly I wanted out of there."
- Denver rookie QB John Elway, on Jack Lambert, after Lambert and the Steelers knocked Elway out of his first game as a pro (1983).
I'm ok with the Packers...I mean really it should be a team that actually DESERVES
to win it ALL….the saints fans are just so annoying with all that WHO DAT crap and I don’t think anyone else really deserves it…Pats are cheaters and I don’t think the Texans or the Donkeys have earned it and the niners while good are not a SB caliber team….same with the Giants and as far as the ravens go……OH HELL NO!!!!
I can resist everything but temptation.....
by the duchess of steel on Jan 11, 2012 9:05 AM EST reply actions
As long as it is not the Ravens or Patriots
If one of those 2 won, we would never hear the end of it. I’m ok with the Packers winning it, but I would prefer they didn’t. The media is all over them now as it is. The Packers are becoming the new Patriots, IMO. I like the reasoning behind the Saints winning, that would be good too. If I had to pick a team, I would pick one from each conference—the Giants and the Texans. The owner of the Texans is from the same county in NC I live in and he has set up a foundation in a couple of the local high schools, one of which I attended back in the 80s, that helps kids earn their scholarship for college. It is a really good program.
Things can always be worse....
Another reason to root for the Texans...
The owner of the Texans is from the same county in NC I live in and he has set up a foundation in a couple of the local high schools
…apparently the Owner remembers his roots, and keeps ties to them. A similarity to the Rooneys, that you don’t have trumpeted in your face via ESPN like the Joneses of the world.
United we Stand, melded like Steel
To Roger Goodell, We'll never Yield.
i want a team with a strong defense and running game to win
either the 49ers, texans, or ravens. but not the broncos, because of the media love affair with tebow. a win by the packers or saints would further solidify the death of the smashmouth defense.
So my perefrences in order are:
1. Texans
2. 9ers
3. Ravens
4. Giants
5. Packers
6. Patriots
7. Saints
8. Broncos
which is odd as this list has almost no relevance to how much i normally like/respect these franchises.
Saints, Green Bay, Houston, Denver
all fine with me. Maybe Giants although I want Ben to have more rings than Eli, he is still better than watching the Ravens, 49ers, or Patriots win.
I love the Steelers.
From here on out, I'm mainly rooting for good football.
But with that being said here’s my list in order of who I’d like to see win it, to whom I’d most hate to see in the SB:
1. Texans – So many stories lines to have fun with, TJ Yates as a SB winner, all of highlights of the old baby blue Oilers jerseys and of course, it would drive Cowboys fans crazy.
T-2. 49ers, Saints, Giants and Broncos – I don’t have any ill will to any of these teams and while I should care more about the 49ers ‘catching’ us in SB titles, they’ve been so bad for a decade I almost feel bad for them.
6. Packers – Other than a still open wound from last year’s SB, I don’t really have any ill will towards the Packers. No players that I really don’t like and a QB who’s challenging guys like Brady, Manning, Brees for the unquestioned top of the QB pyramid.
T-7. Pats and Ravens – It goes without saying why a Steelers fan would dislike both of these teams.
by average joe blow on Jan 11, 2012 10:47 AM EST reply actions
i'm with you on the 49ers
I have a hard time feeling ill will toward teams if they haven’t beaten (or even played) the Steelers in big games. Worrying about another team having 6 titles is what we like to call a high-class problem.
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by holiday park on Jan 11, 2012 11:03 AM EST up reply actions
I’d like to see Denver lose to New England. I’m sick of tebowmania. I expect Him to throw seven picks: 4 for the Patriots sake, then 3 more that he should have thrown to the Steelers. Then, I’d like to see New England lose to the Ravens. I respect the Ravens and it would be a statement for the AFC North to see Brady under a pile of purple. Then, I’d hope the Saints get to the superbowl and beat the Ravens. New Orleans is a great city and the Ravens fans would be insufferable if they won the superbowl.
Go Saints.
if i had my wish, the playoffs would play out like this:
1. As they’ve played poorly to finish the season, and laid eggs in their last two home playoff games, the Patriots are stunned at home by Denver.
2. The Ravens demolish the Texans at home (nothing against Houston, just my prediction for the game), then follow up this big, “statement” win with a stinkbomb loss to the Broncos. In other words, they do what they’ve done all season.
3. The Giants pass rush has a monster game against Green Bay, and the weight of expectations and injuries finally brings down the defending champs.
4. The 49ers-Saints matchup is the toughest to call. If the SF defense has a strong game, they’ve got the running game to control the clock; at that point, you just need enough defensive stops to win. On the other hand, the Saints are red hot, and will tear the Niners apart if they come out flat on D. Either way, I think the winner of this game represents the NFC in the Super Bowl.
So, a Broncos vs. 49ers/Saints Super Bowl? I could live with that.
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by holiday park on Jan 11, 2012 10:58 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
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i would not mind seeing the giants or texans, 2 teams who play good defense and are coached by decent guys. living in md. i am so tired of the ravens fans who have for the most part zero class. everyday i hear how they are gonna win the sb blah blah so i would like to see them lose to pats who then get blasted in the sb. to see harbaugh whine and come up with excuse after excuse would be a fitting end .
Anyone but Brady!
My order from most like to win to not want to win it.
1. Broncos: How could I you ask? If we get Tebowed, then everyone gets Tebowed!
2. Texans: Who really cares. They’re like a neutral team anyway. Besides they have no shot.
3. Saints: It’s hard not to like Drew Brees when you’re not playing him.
4. Giants: Being from New York, the fans here aren’t nearly as arrogant as they were in the late 80’s. We’ll see if they should win.
These next few picks are tough.
5. 49ers: For reasons mentioned above, I also don’t like the 49rers getting 6 Lombardi’s, and with Harbaugh? No way.
6. Green Bay: I really really don’t like the fact of the team that beat us last year winning back-to-back SB’s. As mentioned, they will boast.
7. Ravens: Imagine the look on Harbaugh and Ray Lewis’ faces when they meet Pittsburgh and our fans next season. We’ll never hear the end of it.
Last and certainly least…..
8. Patriots: I know, my headline gave it away. C’mon now, Brady & Belicheat? Do you really want to hear dynasty talk about these guys?
re: Patriots dynasty talk
Can you really call yourselves a dynasty when you haven’t won anything since George W. Bush’s first term?
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by holiday park on Jan 11, 2012 11:08 AM EST up reply actions
Wilfork and Banta-Cain were on that squad
Can’t remember if Matt Light is still on the team.
But yeah, that’s about it.
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by holiday park on Jan 11, 2012 11:29 AM EST up reply actions
Banta-Cain isn't on the team anymore.
It’s BB, Brady, Faulk, Light, Branch, and Koppen.
by PieEyedPiper on Jan 11, 2012 1:36 PM EST up reply actions
I believe Super Bowl XXXIX
Was after Bush’s second term began. (By like a week).
I probably will not watch any more football till next season
I don’t really care about any of the teams that are left so all that would happen would be me getting annoyed by the announcers or the officiating.
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by Cold_Old_Steelers_Fan on Jan 11, 2012 11:07 AM EST reply actions
I’m rooting for Saints and Texans. I’m not crazy about Denver, but I can’t root for NE, so I hope they win Sat (no chance). Wouldn’t mind a NYG @ NO NFC Title game. I think that would be great. Not crazy about SF or GB becuase of Harbaugh and the fact that I’m just plain tired of hearing about the Packers. Hard not to like the Saints, honestly. Great city, great passion, and only success has been recent.
~Tommy~
All the reason you listed as why you don't want to the Broncos to win is why I want them to
because I want to see the Stephen A. Smiths, Boomani Jones(who writes for SBNation), Colin Cowherds and Michael Smiths of the world explain how a kid who supposedly can’t throw somehow made it to the Super Bowl in a pass happy league. I want there to be chaos and see people’s heads explode from trying to not give him any credit at all for why they made it there.
Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Jack Butler, Greg Lloyd, Andy Russell, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene, Curtis Martin, Willie Roaf, Andre Reed and Jerry Kramer
"Back in my day we killed five hookers and thought nothing of it" Craig James
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A Broncos win would demonstrate that defense is still relevant to winning in the NFL.
And it would entertain me to watch the talking heads on ESPN/SBNation/SI eat crow over Tebow’s success. I like Merrill Hoge, but saying Tebow was the worst QB he’d ever seen, after 2 starts, was not one of his brighter moments.
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by holiday park on Jan 11, 2012 12:00 PM EST up reply actions
Not as bad as Cris Careter not having Calvin Johnson in his Top-5 Receivers
and then not budging after someone pointed it out
Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Jack Butler, Greg Lloyd, Andy Russell, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene, Curtis Martin, Willie Roaf, Andre Reed and Jerry Kramer
"Back in my day we killed five hookers and thought nothing of it" Craig James
by WVPiratesfan on Jan 11, 2012 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
From a long-term Steelers standpoint I wish the opposite
Two high-scoring teams with bad defense (like Patriots and Packers) in the Super Bowl, scoring 40+ points each. Maybe then everyone would realize that this is not entertaining, not the same game anymore and make the pansification of NFL stop. Power to the defense!
Protecting SixBurgh
My top three in order are: Texans, Saints, and Ravens.
Now I fully realize the heat I’m going to catch over choosing the Ravens third, but my reasoning is based on super bowl wins. Teams like the Niners, Packers, Giants, and Pats are getting too close to 6, San Fran already has 5. Broncos have been there enough, so that leaves my top three. Houston and New Orleans are a clear 1-2, with Baltimore a distant third. While I naturally dislike the Ravens, I hate the Pats more. If the Ravens eliminate Houston, then NO must beat them for the world title.
My Take: Texans, Giants, Saints. Mostly Texans
I pretty much agree with you.
My caveats:
The Texans for me, are #1. They don’t have a Superbowl ring yet. Therefore, though we did lose to them this year, their win wouldn’t really impact us at all, though it would show one of our few losses came to a great team. Plus, they’ve got that little engine that could feel. Lastly, they’re the only AFC team I can support.
- for me, the Giants. Mostly because I agree, no one gives Eli the credit he deserves. Now, I don’t think he’s a top 5 elite QB in the league, but I do think he’s pretty talented when healthy and he gets overshadowed a lot. I also feel bad for Coughlin, typically referred to as the “other” NY coach (in my mind, the better one). Plus, as you said, 2008 win was HUGE for all Pats haters. However, my one issue with both a win for them, or the Saints (I’ll get to them next) is that they’ll be tied with us for current QB rings. And I’m already tired of no one giving Ben credit for his play as, in my mind, a top 2 qb in the league as it is without someone else tying him for rings.
3) Saints. Pretty much I like Drew Brees, their organization doesn’t bug me, and they’re the last team I can stomach. Issues with them winning are the same as the Giants, plus the fact that people seem to look at yardage thrown and let that overlap everything else (brady and rodgers, I’m looking at you both as well. I’d take a qb who can throw, run, move in and out of the pocket, refuses to get taken down, will play injured (even when he shouldn’t), takes responsibility for his losses, and takes a lot of heat in the public for mistakes other elite qb’s make, but never get in trouble for. Someone who cares more about Rings and Wins then Stats and Accolades. Sorry, my Saints rambling obviously moved over to Big Ben and how happy I am to have the only QB in the league with that unknown tangible that forces wins when other teams can’t get it. Anywho, the Saints are okay by me.
4) UGH. Do I even have to pick which team I could see here? 49’ers…lets see. Tie with us in Superbowl rings? NEVER NEVER NEVER. H-d-bag brothers laughing about it back home? NO THANKS. NOPE, not them at #4.
How about the Packers, whom prior to this year I didn’t mind cheering for. Um, you mean the team that with just one superbowl ring after a poor season made people cry ELITE for aaron rodgers (mind you, BEFORE his season this year), while once again overlooking BB? NOPE. Plus, too close to our ring count. Plus, packers fans are Way too cocky right now. I know, we can be that way too…but no. Over them. Hope the Giants kill them.
mmmm the Patriots. A win by them (or really, the packers, or the saints) would pretty much solidify that a strong offense is all a team needs to win a Superbowl ring, when faced with an opponent that has a less than #1 defense and strong QB themselves. Plus, obvious reasons.
or the Ravens…I don’t think I need to unleash here, do I?
Nope, I guess I"ll just stop short at 3 teams I’m fine with winning, and the others I hope somehow simultaneously hope knock each other out with multiple injuries and some belated much deserved negative press.
Oops, forgot about the Bronchos. No, I didn’t. Tebow can go Tebow himself into a concussion for all I care, the team that knocked us out of the playoffs does NOT get my vote. While a win by the Texans shows they were tough competition for us, a win by the Bronchos……….disguists me to no end.
I thought the season was over???
At least I’ll get lots of chores done over the next few weeks.
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I would have picked the Texans
But I cannot forget the obnoxious content Texans fans were posting here during the week leading to our match up with them.
"He had no teeth, and he was slobbering all over himself. I'm thinking, 'You can have your money back, just get me out of here. Let me go be an accountant." I can't tell you how badly I wanted out of there."
- Denver rookie QB John Elway, on Jack Lambert, after Lambert and the Steelers knocked Elway out of his first game as a pro (1983).
who cares?
Really.
Still sick over the loss.
Sick I tell you.
This was as bad as last years supeerbowl, as bad as the dallas loss thanks to 2 gift wrapped TD’ INT’s. And the Pats loss in 04.
Uggggh. If i have to- Texans or the Giants. texans never have. And the Giants, well they are the closest thing to the Steelers organization not to say it is close.
Impose your will.
by ALDOG on Jan 11, 2012 2:10 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Can I root for Bill O'Brien & George Godsey, but not the Pats?
If Penn State fans and alumni truly believe that chant that echoes throughout Beaver Stadium ("We are....") then it's time to show it.
by ICEICETHATGUY13 on Jan 11, 2012 5:15 PM EST reply actions
#1 Tebow to support my newfound mancrush
I dont want any of the other potential dynastys to win: Packers, Pats, Saints.
- Giants, cuz noone will ever call them a dynasty.
Dont want Texans to win, cuz i live in Houston and would hate to hear about that crap for a year.
Stay thirsty my friends.
by SteelerMessican on Jan 11, 2012 7:11 PM EST reply actions
The 49ers
They actually look a lot like the Steeler teams of the 90’s that came close, with good defense and running game, but never made it. Think about it:
-No one takes them seriously, but they keep beating good teams.
-Jim is much less dislikeable than John.
-Their QB, while average, is not media-saturated, and doesn’t have a verb named after him…
And anyway, you guys need a rival to go after #7 with, don’t you? Therefore, you need someone to tie you at #6, and it damn sure better not be the Dallas Cowboys.
"Football combines the two worst things about America: It is violence punctuated by committee meetings" -George Will
I live in Houston
So it’s all about the Texans for me. But I never can really care or get into their games. Too bland I guess.
-You're welcome.
Anybody but the Ravens!
Ravens fans (even many of my friends) are already insufferable. Listening to them crow about being Super Bowl champs for a year might drive me over the edge!
Hate to admit it, but I’ve always had a soft spot for the Packers, even after last year, but I don’t want them to win two in a row. So, Go Saints, I guess, though honestly my interest in the NFL plummets when the Steelers aren’t involved.
I'm cheering for my son's team
I know everyone is going to hate more for this, but my son became a huge Patriots fan the last year they won the Superbowl (he was 7 at the time). I would like him to have the thrill at his team winning it all. So sorry about that, I’m cheering for the Pats.
Clarification
He became a fan after the last Pats Superbowl win.
ABR
anybody but ravens.
don’t much like seeing ray lewis, before, during or after a game
AFC – Texans – they have never won. No to Denver, we just got Tebowed and knocked out of the Play Offs. No to the Patriots, don’t like ’em. NO to the RAVENS, HATE THEM !!!
NFC – Giants – because Eli is a no nonsense QB and likable. Maybe the Saints, Drew is good. No to the 49’ers, another Harbaugh, UGH !!! Another no to GREEN BAY, because of course they won the SB last year …
tough choice with teams left but Saints for me
I hate the 49ers, Ravens, Pats
I dislike the giants and Broncos
I have no confidence in the Texans
I really do not mind the Packers but the whole 5th SB thing
so that leaves the Saints
Any task BIG or small, Do it well or not at all
Id like to see
SF beat the rat birds…..lol….. couldnt think of a better family squabble….. lol….
Id have to place SF-Giants-Texans all equal with a slight node to seeing a new orgnization getting their first…. I always feel thats just best for football…..
No Texans
I live in Houston.. Texans fans are horrible. They won a division with the marquee player out (Manning) and strut around as if they have won multi-Super Bowls in a row.
I agree...hate those Mo fo fans with a passion......
I can resist everything but temptation.....
by the duchess of steel on Jan 12, 2012 11:09 AM EST up reply actions
Saints / Ravens in the SB... Saints win by 17
The Saints end the dream and this good 1st year for the Niners…I believe the Giants will knock off the Packers this weekend…but they’ll not get by the Saints in NO. I can’t realistically see the Ravens choking now…. no matter who they have to play.
Ravens or Texans..no NFC teams!!! PERIOD
I like bacon...
#1 Quinton Rampage the Dragon Slayer Jackson fan for LIFE..FTW!!! Nick Diaz would mop the floor with GSP and the fight with Sheilds confirms it!!!
The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his" Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.I hate Jon Jones..No mas la raza!!! JDS Bitches
No Ravens or 49ers
I am rooting for the Giants (my 2nd favorite team).
Saints or Texans is ok too.
NO to the Ravens, 49ers and Packers.
Broncos – I don’t care one way or another, but their fans are pretty cool overall, so if they win, it would be ok.
One of the great disappointments of a football game is that the cheerleaders never seem to get injured.
I’m not sure why I think like this but once the steelers are eliminated I hope that nobody wins the Super Bowl and I just plain don’t watch ESPN or anything. Obviously I’ll watch the Super Bowl but I get zero satisfaction out of seeing any other team winning it. Absolutely none. With that being said I understand somebody has to win the Super Bowl and the question turns to who do I not want to win the Super Bowl the most. Those teams in no particular order are the packers ravens broncos and patriots.
by Merle1989 on Jan 12, 2012 5:11 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
NO ONE. I hope the cancel the rest of the playoffs!!!!!!!!!
"Aye, do tiitieboy twochainz got twitter?"
by DwightWhite's Missing Tooth on Jan 12, 2012 5:24 PM EST reply actions
What team do I prefer?
I am a die hard Steelers fan, so when their season is over, so is mine. If I had a preference of who I’d want to win, it would be the Broncos. At least their fans are not arrogant.
by Thomas Crawford on Jan 12, 2012 6:38 PM EST reply actions
I respect the Ravens . . .
but I don’t want them to EVER win an effin SB!
Suffer bastards, for the sins of Modell. Suffer for the sins of Ray Lewis. Suffer for the crimes of Jamal Lewis, Donte Stallworth. Suffer for the ugliness of Terrell Suggs and Tony “Fatf—k” Siragusa (my pet name for him which I scream every time he infects my TV), Suffer for the character flaws of Joe Flacco, Bart Scott, the arrogance of Harbaugh, the putrid smell of the bowels of M & T Bank Stadium.
I could go on, but it will take several more weeks to purge the devils of this season. As for the Pats — I’m not strong enough to channel that hate, but I am strong enough to root for the repunantly overhyped Tebow to take down Marsha Brady and “the Genius.”
ah, wtf — go Giants!
"If I could start my life all over again, I would be a professional football player, and you damn well better believe I would be a Pittsburgh Steeler." -Jack Lambert, 1990 HoF Introduction
"Most of the time, the most physical team has a chance to win. That is not a reality we shy away from." --Mike Tomlin
by madanthonywayne on Jan 13, 2012 10:12 AM EST reply actions
+1
United we Stand, melded like Steel
To Roger Goodell, We'll never Yield.
by PaVaSteeler on Jan 13, 2012 10:49 AM EST up reply actions
yea it's pretty bad in bodymore right now....now that they think they are going to win the SB
that awful color is EVERYWHERE……and all I’m telling them is this: you all better win the freaking thing because if u don’t that just means that your game against us REALLY was your SB just like we were saying………for some reason they don’t like this…..LOL!!!
I can resist everything but temptation.....
by the duchess of steel on Jan 13, 2012 1:11 PM EST up reply actions
Ravens fans crushed your boys in Week 1 and then knocked them from the top spot to the 5th seed in Week 9… You know the rest of the story…
I understand you dislike Baltimore and Baltimore fans but there’s nothing you can say about this season other than “good game and see you next year”
The Ravens owned pitt this season and are still playing football.
by Evan Skev on Jan 16, 2012 5:07 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Pittsburghers are Superstitious...
So we know that it’s bad karma to wish for another team to win the Super Bowl. The last time I did that I became personally responsible for Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, Cheatergate, and the NE dynasty.
Thus, I will not answer the question directly.
I merely will point out that there are a handful of teams in the NFL that still play real football on the defensive side of the ball. We are one of them. Another plays in our division. A third is an upstart team from the other conference. If one of those teams wins, it defers the permanent onset of Familyball for one more year.
I don't care
Once the Steelers get eliminated, I couldn’t care less who goes to the Super Bowl. However, I will say because I am a traditional football guy who loves the running game, I would love to see either the Texans or Ravens vs. the 49ers so idiots like Arians can see that running the ball a lot still wins games.
There are lies, damn lies, and statistics.- Mark Twain
by steeler_chris_5 on Jan 14, 2012 12:37 PM EST reply actions
Yikes
Go Baltimore (I guess????)
How about a strike shortened season?
It's whom I DO NOT want to win
not whom I want to win…
1. Cheatriots. Hoodie should not have as many rings as The Emperor Chas I.
2. Ratbirds.
3. 49er’s. As Mecham deftly pointed out in one of his hates, that the Harbaugh bros are the Ashley and Mary-Kate of the NFL.
4. G-men. Go G-men. We all owe them thanks for capping off The Perfect Season a few years ago. And I car pool with a Giants fan, out here in HeeHawk land (Seattle).
"Yesterday we were 13-2, the best team in pro football. Whaddya going to do with a team like that, throw it in the garbage can?" -- John Madden, 12/29/74.
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