St. PJ
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I hate 3 teams: Dallas, San Francisco, and New England. I really don't have a good reason, and you could point out the fact that they have all been very successful and the Saints have not so maybe it is some underlying jealousy, and you may be right. That said, I hate the term "America's Team" and find Dallas and their fans obnoxious and arrogant becuase they feel everything is inherently theirs without really having to work for it. I hate listening to my satellite radio and hearing Dallas fans calling to moan and groan and I hate the fact that 13 Dallas players made the ProBowl, probably because they play for Dallas with little merit of their own accord.
I hate San Francisco becuase of Joe Montana and Steve Young led teams that always managed to beat us when in our division. Many times it seemed that the ball always bounced their way or the refs always cheated for them. Of course I was a kid then so my limited football knowledge and view was more than likely skewed. San Fran was really a good team who built throught the draft, as Dallas did during the Landry and Brandt years, so I respect them for that, unlike the Dallas of Jerry Jones years who went and bought teams like the evil Yankee empire.
When the Patriots played the Rams, I rooted for them. I rooted for Carolina and Philidelphia in their other Superbowl wins but had not yet really hated them. This changed the last two years becuase the Patriots have become super arrogant. Concerning the taping of signals, I am not as polarized. I do find the team classless, and I do agree that taping the signals gives the team an advatage as opposed to just observing the signals and trying to decipher them like every other team is allowed to do and has done for all time. However, in the end, it is all about execution, and the Patriots do a good job of this. You may argue that when Brady knows what the defense is doing beforehand, he can make his decision quicker before blitzs get to him, but the Giants showed if you change your blitz after he diagnosis it and ruff him up, he is not Super.
I have a certain respect for the idea of team that was embodied by the Patriots a few years ago, but I feel they lost their humility. I never hated Pittsburg or the Chicago Bulls even they were very dominant teams in their own right. Of the three teams I hate, I probably can justify hatred for two, Dallas and New England. I unfairly hate San Francisco and if the Saints shared any of the Success of either of these teams, I am sure I would love it, but I would not act like a Dallas or New england fan. Even when we made it to the Championship game, I knew and said we still had major weaknesses and a lot of things fell into place for us to make it that far.
In summation, I still hate New England and Dallas and never rooted for 19-0 and can't let go of my hatred for these teams, even if they started losing like SanFrancisco for years. Maybe I am allowed to hate for no reason, or even weak and ignorant reasons. Its almost comparable to racism or even peoples feelings against illegal immigrants trying to make good lifes for their families. I have more empathy for social inequalities and such, yet I can not feel guilty for hating New England or Dallas of SanFrancisco. I am not sure what I expect to hear about this. This thread is the result of a conversation I had with a childhood friend who wanted to know why I hated Tony Romo. I don't really hate him, I just think he is grossly overrated and I hate the media and fans for that too. Any thoughts?
I hate San Francisco becuase of Joe Montana and Steve Young led teams that always managed to beat us when in our division. Many times it seemed that the ball always bounced their way or the refs always cheated for them. Of course I was a kid then so my limited football knowledge and view was more than likely skewed. San Fran was really a good team who built throught the draft, as Dallas did during the Landry and Brandt years, so I respect them for that, unlike the Dallas of Jerry Jones years who went and bought teams like the evil Yankee empire.
When the Patriots played the Rams, I rooted for them. I rooted for Carolina and Philidelphia in their other Superbowl wins but had not yet really hated them. This changed the last two years becuase the Patriots have become super arrogant. Concerning the taping of signals, I am not as polarized. I do find the team classless, and I do agree that taping the signals gives the team an advatage as opposed to just observing the signals and trying to decipher them like every other team is allowed to do and has done for all time. However, in the end, it is all about execution, and the Patriots do a good job of this. You may argue that when Brady knows what the defense is doing beforehand, he can make his decision quicker before blitzs get to him, but the Giants showed if you change your blitz after he diagnosis it and ruff him up, he is not Super.
I have a certain respect for the idea of team that was embodied by the Patriots a few years ago, but I feel they lost their humility. I never hated Pittsburg or the Chicago Bulls even they were very dominant teams in their own right. Of the three teams I hate, I probably can justify hatred for two, Dallas and New England. I unfairly hate San Francisco and if the Saints shared any of the Success of either of these teams, I am sure I would love it, but I would not act like a Dallas or New england fan. Even when we made it to the Championship game, I knew and said we still had major weaknesses and a lot of things fell into place for us to make it that far.
In summation, I still hate New England and Dallas and never rooted for 19-0 and can't let go of my hatred for these teams, even if they started losing like SanFrancisco for years. Maybe I am allowed to hate for no reason, or even weak and ignorant reasons. Its almost comparable to racism or even peoples feelings against illegal immigrants trying to make good lifes for their families. I have more empathy for social inequalities and such, yet I can not feel guilty for hating New England or Dallas of SanFrancisco. I am not sure what I expect to hear about this. This thread is the result of a conversation I had with a childhood friend who wanted to know why I hated Tony Romo. I don't really hate him, I just think he is grossly overrated and I hate the media and fans for that too. Any thoughts?