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Without question (to me), losing the Super Bowl after your team works and plays so hard just to get to that game.
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!
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
OK, welcome to the board but its Belichick - not Belichik - thank you.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
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!
Those of us who have followed the Patriots for more than the past 6 years or so remember that feeling all too well. That's why I voted for that one.Being out of contention in December, thats an easy one. You get all jacked up for the season to come around and your team is mediocre and you don't get to enjoy the season but wonder who you are picking in the 1st round of the draft when December comes around? That is awful.
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
This question varies from differnet fan bases. We've missed the playoffs 5 straight years, the past 3 years, we were done by Christmas. It sucks playing games that are some what meaningless. I still don't call any game completely meaningless because the best cure is winning football games, but in terms of the standings, they're meaningless.