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What is worse to you in a typical NFL season?

Sean Pa Patriot

Missing the playoffs is bad, but this past late Jan and early Feb was awful..

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We going to take it one game at a time

richpats

At first glance I'd say losing the SB. Then looking back, I would have rather lost to Chicago than let Indy get their grubby hands on the Lombardi.

patsfan209

Without question (to me), losing the Super Bowl after your team works and plays so hard just to get to that game.

Oswlek

For some reason I first read the question as, "What is wrong with your opinion?"

{Quivers}

Uhhhh.... I don't know. Can't I at least know the topic?

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BB_dynasty

I agree, all the work put in to it, and then you don't get it when you are so close.

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wizwor

Well, the poll results are dead on even if the responses are not. We're accustomed to 'winning it all' and tend to measure the Patriot's success against that yardstick, but I can remember games that did not matter. There is NO DOUBT that not being competitive is the WORST. Raise a glass to the home team this weekend -- they have kept us 'in the game' for the better part of a decade and there is NOTHING better than being in the game!

mclpatsfan

No question in my mind. Having lived in New England and watching the Patriots over the years from rise with Parcells to the disaster of Carrol to the glory days of Belichik, I have to say losing to a hated rival, in particular the Colts is the worst. And here are a few reasons why:

• Beat the Colts and you shut them up probably as close to permanent as could be. Now the mystique is gone.
  
• Beat the Colts and the Superbowl is if not a certainty against the lousy offense of the Bears, pretty darn close.
  
• Beat the hated Colts and Pats get to take out revenge against the ill prepared Bears, sort of a 1985 revenge flipped.
  
• Inability to get to horse faced Manning was a tough to watch
  
• Opportunity was there, Caldwell with as big of a line of site as he has, drops the potential game break with a short clear path to the endzone
  
• After the win against SD, after the 1st half against the Colts, if you were a real Pats fan you felt cautious but silently your expectations and confidence were high. It really suck to see them lose.
  
• Finally my job transfered me to Indiana and now I am surrounded by a sea of Colts fans with their stupid blue wigs and stuff. To make it worse they boast like its going out of style

PATRIOTSFANINPA

IMO not being compettive and not being in contention are 2 different things

Not being competitive would mean you are getting blown out or losing by 10 or more points just about every game or two

Not in contention may mean you have played alot of close games but just came out on the wrong side of the score in a few or more which makes it a bit frustrating,I think there were a few teams last year like Tennessee that would have won 3 or more games than they did but lost those close games all year.

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Good post for a rookie and welcome to the board!