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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.I think I would rather have had us lose to the Chargers because the Colts would have been murdered by them.
So they're obsessed with the Patriots... but you're here making a thread about them. Does that make you obsessed with their obsession?
No way man. The Chargers fanatics would have been lording it over us even worse than they do now on their messageboards. Right now they are at least in denial. If we hadn't knocked em off, they would be in full blown steroid rage right now about how they "own" the Pats.
I can handle the Colts fans, most of them are rather reasonable people who understand that their team is on top but still on the short end of the rivalry stick.
Its the delusional Chargers fans that are the worst. They think they still have the best team in the league after losing their entire original headcoaching staff, being knocked off by us in the playoffs on their own field, and after making very few moves to improve themselves this offseason compared to us.
I was on the Indystar forum just before the Pats played Indy in the AFCCG to trade shots with Colts fans. I couldn't stand it for more than 30 minutes. Anytime a legitimate football comment was made, most of the replies came back either questionning Brady's sexual preferences, calling BB the devil, or so pathetically unreadable due to bad spelling and basic grammar mistakes. It was kind of disturbing. That's just my impression of the Indystar.
I think we would be talking about the Colts a lot if they were making all the moves instead of us.
The Colts have spent the past 3 years loading up for one big run. How that they finally got the monkey off their backs, we're seeing the first signs of wear on their roster. Rhodes and Harper are gone. June to follow. The team is as close to cap hell as you get in the new CBA, and they are short a draft pick. Meanwhile, not only the Pats, but the Broncos and Jets upgrade too.
To be fair, Pat fans have infested other boards, in particular the Indystar Colts board, ever since xxxvi, much moreso than the reverse.
Half the threads you see there were started by Pats fans (& trolls) and most of the others by Colt fans trolling their own....
So they're obsessed with the Patriots... but you're here making a thread about them. Does that make you obsessed with their obsession?
I am still laughing at the idea that they can't understand why Pats doesn't have a #1 WR. In their minds, it seems there is only one system and there MUST be a #1 WR.
Agreed
The Colts have never really loaded up for anything. Every year the resign their own, they let a few walk and they try to draft replacements. They have signed a guy here or there, but most would not be called high profile, if they are even on the radar for most people. Losing Harper and Rhodes is somewhat typical of a Colts offseason. Just look at last season. Both of those guys' spots have replacements waiting.
True, true, true. There were so many trolls that many good posters left and never came back.
The irony.
Well...the Colts don't either.
The Colts have alot more reason to be obsessed by us than we are them.
We had a gut punch game this year - they have had double the pain.
It probably doesn't help that they are allmost outnumbered by Patriots fans on that board, though the competitive part of me is amused by a rivals board being over-run.
First thing I noticed: a post claiming we are like the sox or yankees trying to buy a championship (clearly dont understand there is a salary cap and they spent more than us last year).
Second thing: Half the posts end with "Go, Colts!"
Currently, on page 1 on the Indy MB is a post about Peter King, and some sort of "Gay Brady" reference. Thread author is a PATS fan.
No other NE threads are on page 1
On page 2, "Jilla" authors a thread about BB. She is a Colts fan, but IIRC, her second favorite team is the PATS I believe she is from the NE area.
Continuing, WillHunting, another Pats fan, authors a thread about the Wes Welker deal and an "investigation" surrounding the trade.
Down further, we have a thread about Pats not interested in Moss, authored by BigChowd. Guess which team he follows??
A day ago, mouthofthesouth, a New Orleans resident, Saints AND COLTS fan, started a thread about Stallworth. After the many signings and additions to the club, this would seem like a topic that might be of interest. Mouth was actually invited by the Colts to attend a game in Indy (I believe post Katrina, but surrounding that catastrophe).
It goes on.....
There are/have been many threads about the Bears, and their post season debacle, and of course, Raven fan is still around, wanting their team back.
Admittedly, the Pats are the second most talked about team on that board. Brady, BB, and the success of the Pats (especially versus the Colts) has made you our number 1 rival. I know NE and Fins go WAY back, but don't kid yourselves, Colts are in Pats fans heads just as much as vice versa. Those two teams are the cream of the NFL crop, and it appears it may continue for some time.
Good luck in the upcoming year, especially to BB in trying to sort out that muck at the WR slot.
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And no, we are not outnumbered there. But feel free to come around when we whip you in '07. Funny how a victory keeps the trolls at bay!
To be fair, Pat fans have infested other boards, in particular the Indystar Colts board, ever since xxxvi, much moreso than the reverse.
Half the threads you see there were started by Pats fans (& trolls) and most of the others by Colt fans trolling their own....
First thing I noticed: a post claiming we are like the sox or yankees trying to buy a championship (clearly dont understand there is a salary cap and they spent more than us last year).
Second thing: Half the posts end with "Go, Colts!"
Be careful what you post here about the Dolts fans, Ryan the ballwasher and frontrunnerballbag, aka, Yankees/Colts might get their panties all in a twist and hit you with their purses..............