Gugny Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 True...I will say this..when NE is in the SB, the games are usually entertaining...I remember the one in 2003 vs Carolina...that was a heck of a game..Seatte, Atlanta of course...that 1st one vs the Rams...all very good games...the 2 vs the Giants were also entertaining...the only only I can think of that was not special was in 2004 when they beat the Eagles...or when they got destroyed by Chicago in the 80's... Yep. I love watching them play all year, every year, actually. I don't root for them unless I think they should win AND it's after the Bills are already eliminated. When it comes to post-season in NFL and MLB - for me, I want the team who deserves to win the most, to win. I root for the best two teams to make it to the championship game/series, then root for the team who I think deserves to be crowned as the best. If it happens to be the Pats*, then so be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Admittedly in 2001 I did versus the Rams because they were the underdogs. I regret it now. Nobody is perfect......I'm glad you have seen the error of your ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Very wide right Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 I root for the Patriots every season and every snap.Lots of happy football days at my house! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 1985 vs da' Bears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Never I've never even rooted for them to win a regular season game. This past Super Bowl was the 1st one I haven't watched since 1970. I had no desire to watch them win another and if they make it again this year, it'll be 2 straight I haven't watched. Watching them twice a year vs our Bills is all I'll watch them in any given season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonborn10 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Didn't root for them against the Giants. But I would have been happy to have an undefeated team to shut the Dolphins up. What New England did in 2007 is far superior to the Dolphins season even with the loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Htt2821 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 2007...I want to see a perfect season in my lifetime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cba fan Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 (edited) I don't see how anyone could have cheered on the Pats in a SB. Maybe the one against the Packers? But who didn't already hate Bledsoe and Coates? Watching Desmond Howard torch them was great. Screw em. Yes wanted them to win vs Packers w Bledsoe and first Super Bowl after 9-11 with Brady. (I still blame Parcells for taking away a chance to win with Bledsoe with all his hemming and hawing about his job status, during Super Bowl week it was all about Parcells.) Of course this was all pre cheating info available so I would not have rooted for them had I known about the cheating. Edited July 10, 2017 by cba fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 What is this, a Confession Thread? Forgive Father for I have sinned.. Yes, same game for me. Pats* were new to it and got there by the tuck rule. Rams seemed unstoppable. But this was immediately following 9/11 -w/ U2 as the halftime act and Paul McCartney the Opening Act. Announcers asked Sir Paul at halftime who he liked. He said (paraphrasing) in light of 9/11 it would be great if a team named the Patriots could win. That sold me. Sir Paul forgot 1776? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 (edited) ....specifically the Pats?...no but as an old (very old) AFL guy going back to the 60's in the days of the then BOSTON Patriots, Babe Parilli, Gino Capellettii, Nicky B (eventual 'Fin), Harry Jacobs (eventual Bill), etc., always pull for the then AFL/now AFC team.....old habits never die.......... Edited July 10, 2017 by OldTimeAFLGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87168 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 that's like asking if I've ever rooted for Mufasa, or Lord Sauron. no, sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Actively root for going in, never... but once the games started, I wanted them to beat the Panthers and Falcons since neither franchise is worthy of being there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 When they played the Packers in 1997 and against the Rams, only because I wanted an AFC team to win the Superbowl. I regret it as well. Yup. My two most hated teams are the Patriots and Seahawks. Superbowl 49 sucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kemp Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 I've rooted for Belichick ever since he left the Giants because of my hatred of blowhard Parcells, who never won a thing without Bellichick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 No. Still would never, in ANY game actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincec Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 (edited) 1985 vs da' Bears. Me too. And also vs Seattle (grudgingly). I absolutely can't root for Pete Carroll and Richard Sherman. The look on Sherman's face when NE picked off that pass in the end zone was probably worth seeing NE win the game.... Edited July 10, 2017 by vincec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriveFor1Outta5 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 It pains me to admit it but I rooted for them in both Giant Super Bowls. Living in central NY I'm surrounded by Giants fans. I have a strong disdain for the Pats, but at the time I didn't personally know any Pats fans. The Pats winning would have been much easier than hearing how great Eli and the Giants were everyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Murica Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 It pains me to admit it but I rooted for them in both Giant Super Bowls. Living in central NY I'm surrounded by Giants fans. I have a strong disdain for the Pats, but at the time I didn't personally know any Pats fans. The Pats winning would have been much easier than hearing how great Eli and the Giants were everyday. It's worse when your brothers and Step-Father are all hardcore Giants fans. When I hear "don't worry will take care of the Pats for you." It turns into a drunken master parody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Fan Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 It pains me to admit it but I rooted for them in both Giant Super Bowls. Living in central NY I'm surrounded by Giants fans. I have a strong disdain for the Pats, but at the time I didn't personally know any Pats fans. The Pats winning would have been much easier than hearing how great Eli and the Giants were everyday. The Giants SuperBowls I didn't root for the Patriots but I wouldn't have been upset if they won. Yeah a lot of them in the NY/NJ Metro Area can be quite obnoxious (Giants fans). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Byrd Man Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Yes I did. Right after hell froze over. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juice_32 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 I pull for pats* injuries every Sunday. Never pulled for a pats* win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Admittedly in 2001 I did versus the Rams because they were the underdogs. I regret it now. Same here. I pull for pats* injuries every Sunday. We all secretly hope for another Brady knee injury, the Skycam to crash onto Belicheat, or whatever nobody WR they just signed who plays like a pro bowler to get struck by lightning as he get comically wide open again. Hell, I've hoped Patty the Patriot trips over the sideline or those dudes with the muskets backfire into their face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 I did root for them to beat Seattle mainly because of my dislike for Pete Carroll, and Marshon's presence didn't help any. Many more pounds of dislike on the Seattle side. Maybe if Seattle had a different coach would have rooted the other way.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 I've never wished prosperity on any AFCE division rival. Heck, I even disliked the Colts when they were in the division. This, and only this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriveFor1Outta5 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 It's worse when your brothers and Step-Father are all hardcore Giants fans. When I hear "don't worry will take care of the Pats for you." It turns into a drunken master parody. I had similar experiences with some of my friends. I heard a lot of obnoxious comments like "Sucks to be a Bills fan, those guys are pathetic. Why don't you root for the Giants with me?" The Giants SuperBowls I didn't root for the Patriots but I wouldn't have been upset if they won. Yeah a lot of them in the NY/NJ Metro Area can be quite obnoxious (Giants fans). Giants fans seem to think they have one of the great Super Bowl era franchises. I understand that wins are wins, but they fail to understand how lucky they are. The Giants won three Super Bowls they had no business winning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinky finger Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Yep. I love watching them play all year, every year, actually. I don't root for them unless I think they should win AND it's after the Bills are already eliminated. When it comes to post-season in NFL and MLB - for me, I want the team who deserves to win the most, to win. I root for the best two teams to make it to the championship game/series, then root for the team who I think deserves to be crowned as the best. If it happens to be the Pats*, then so be it. Ok- so you're above the fray. Did you root for the Dolphins in their perfect season too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Billieve Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCNC Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 would never even consider it even if I had a family member playing for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Admittedly in 2001 I did versus the Rams because they were the underdogs. I regret it now. I was once a patriots fan. Before Billchieck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Ok- so you're above the fray. Did you root for the Dolphins in their perfect season too? I was one. And I can't stand Don Shula, so if I was old enough, I would not have rooted for them. What is this fray of which you speak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinky finger Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 I was once a patriots fan. Before Billchieck say 2 hail mary's and an act of contrition. You are forgiven. I was one. And I can't stand Don Shula, so if I was old enough, I would not have rooted for them. What is this fray of which you speak? It takes a special person to do what you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 say 2 hail mary's and an act of contrition. You are forgiven. It takes a special person to do what you do. I'm a fan of the Bills first; a fan of the game second. When the Bills are out of it, I'm left to root for the best football possible that I can watch. For the past 16 years, that has included the Patriots*, and I don't mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call_Of_Ktulu Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 I hate everything that the Patriots are, from Kraft down to the beer vendors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Admittedly in 2001 I did versus the Rams because they were the underdogs. I regret it now. Ditto. I was also tired of Kurt Warner and his whole "God assembled this team for a reason" thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyToughII Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Admittedly in 2001 I did versus the Rams because they were the underdogs. I regret it now. Same here and I don't regret it. We just went through 9-11 and they were a symbol. This was before all the "gates" etc, their first superbowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 I hate everything that the Patriots are, from Kraft down to the beer vendors. I understand that sentiment, but I find it hard to hate a beer vendor. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 say 2 hail mary's and an act of contrition. You are forgiven. It takes a special person to do what you do. Thank you. Bills are my penance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 No....never, ever period. I despise B & B...their cheating, corrupt owner and league favoritism disgust me... counting the days when the Patriots suck again...most obnoxious entitled fans on the planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 I hate everything that the Patriots are, from Kraft down to the beer vendors. Thing is, Patriots really sucked at one point. and no one cared about them. Once Kraft took over the reins of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse, I too shunned the Evil beings. Hail Mary .. blessed are.. I command you to leave this earth Demons By the power of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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