Week 5 NFL

[a500lbgorilla]

awesome game last night

[WildBobAA]

So I've been looking at the power rankings on various sites and while there are a few FTR teams near the top (Skins, Steelers, Patriots), the bottom is just a big clusterfuck of bad FTR teams.

FTR, we suck afaik.

[mcatdog]

unfortunately, ESPN Power Rankings after Week 5 are what count in football. no one gives a fuck about Super Bowls

FYP

[WildBobAA]

[mcatdog]

That's awesome, Bob.

Also, I really disagree with the idea that only championships matter. As long as my team is out there being competitive and playing hard, I'm happy. Ask Lukie whether he enjoyed the Cavs NBA Finals season more than the pre Lebron season when they were one of the worst teams in NBA history.

The Colts Super Bowl was awesome and I still get a huge grin every time I think about it, but it's just one of many great memories I have of watching the Colts in the last 10 years or so. The Eagles have had a great run too. Compare that to the teams like the Lions who have done nothing to speak of in the last 10 years, I think it's ridiculous to say being an Eagles fan is more frustrating than being a Lions fan.

Cliff notes: dthorne is just being another negative Philly fan.

[dthorne04]

zomg i'm not another negative philadelpha fan. i've been alive for 22 years and am yet to see a championship. (though I am a Pens fan, ship it.) i lived through the 1993 World Series, the 2004 Super Bowl, and the utter failure that's gone with it.

obviously people are going to enjoy it more when their team isn't complete suck, however, when your team is consistently regarded as a favorite, and then consistently underwhelms the fuck out of you for whatever reason, it gets old.

detroit has had the pistons and red wings, and christ, even the tigers really don't suck like they used to. the lions...well. crap.

i'm just on tilt because we're going into week 6 and nothing short of a miracle, and several meltdowns will get the eagles into the playoffs. i mean, if they run the table or damn near close, then yeah. the nfc east is sick stacked.

</end rant>

[mcatdog]

If you think making 4 straight NFC championship games is underwhelming then you just have an unrealistic idea of the type of success that's possible in the NFL with the salary cap. It's not very common for a team to even make the playoffs 4 years in a row.

[will641]

Compare that to the teams like the Lions who have done nothing to speak of in the last 50years, I think it's ridiculous to say being an Eagles fan is more frustrating than being a Lions fan.

fyp, and that shirt is awesome bob.

[dthorne04]

well, the underwhelming part has come after that. :P however, it truly hurts to have them get that close, and then just shit out year after year. buffalo bills'd.

[Lukie]

That's awesome, Bob.

Also, I really disagree with the idea that only championships matter. As long as my team is out there being competitive and playing hard, I'm happy. Ask Lukie whether he enjoyed the Cavs NBA Finals season more than the pre Lebron season when they were one of the worst teams in NBA history.

Agree 100%... figure in NFL terms, there are 32 team and only 1 is going to win the championship every year. As a fan, if you go into the season thinking that anything less than a championship is a failed season, you're just setting yourself up for headache and heartbreak.

A little bit ago, OSU lost to Florida in the title game, OSU lost to Florida in the basketball title game, Cavs lost to the Spurs in the NBA finals, Indians lost to the Red Sox in game 7 after having a 3-1 series lead with CC Sabathia and Carmona due up to pitch, Browns missed out on the Playoffs because the Titans beat the Jim Sorgi Colts (Titans deserved it more anyway though), and then the Buckeyes lost the national title game again... against LSU.

Now granted, I really, really would have liked all of my collective teams to win at least *one* title, but all those games and series and championships were fun to watch and it sure beats the tribe being out of it at the all-star break or the Browns going back to being the Browns.

[will641]

That's awesome, Bob.

Also, I really disagree with the idea that only championships matter. As long as my team is out there being competitive and playing hard, I'm happy. Ask Lukie whether he enjoyed the Cavs NBA Finals season more than the pre Lebron season when they were one of the worst teams in NBA history.

Agree 100%... figure in NFL terms, there are 32 team and only 1 is going to win the championship every year. As a fan, if you go into the season thinking that anything less than a championship is a failed season, you're just setting yourself up for headache and heartbreak.

A little bit ago, OSU lost to Florida in the title game, OSU lost to Florida in the basketball title game, Cavs lost to the Spurs in the NBA finals, Indians lost to the Red Sox in game 7 after having a 3-1 series lead with CC Sabathia and Carmona due up to pitch, Browns missed out on the Playoffs because the Titans beat the Jim Sorgi Colts (Titans deserved it more anyway though), and then the Buckeyes lost the national title game again... against LSU.

Now granted, I really, really would have liked all of my collective teams to win at least *one* title, but all those games and series and championships were fun to watch and it sure beats the tribe being out of it at the all-star break or the Browns going back to being the Browns.

damn lukie, i knew it was hard to be a sports fan in ohio, but i didnt realize how many opportunities there were.

[will641]

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