I assumed he meant any patriots fan rooting for the chiefs. Of course plenty of fans as a whole will root for them
Now I see Neil Gorsuch’s point
I assumed he meant any patriots fan rooting for the chiefs. Of course plenty of fans as a whole will root for them
I mean both. As a Patriots fan, I cannot understand the thought process rooting against Brady and rooting for the chiefs. As a human being, I cannot understand rooting for the Chiefs/Hill/Clark/Reid/Chiefs fans/etc.I assumed he meant any patriots fan rooting for the chiefs. Of course plenty of fans as a whole will root for them
Respect to Reid and Mahomes, but I dare anyone to spend 15 minutes wandering around Chiefaplanet.com and not come away with a new least favorite team. I hate that team and definitely it’s fan base even more than the Steelers and Ravens and Jets (back when you cared about the Jets).
“Deplorables” doesn’t begin to describe it.
This is where I was. I think it would have been a great story for the Bills to breathe a sigh of relief that Brady was finally gone, take advantage and win the division, then make the Super Bowl and he's there, looming, as the end boss. No matter which way it ends up (Tom coming back to make sure they remember who the boss is, Buffalo finally getting past him on the biggest stage possible) it would have been a fun story. With this, I really just want KC to lose. Which is strange because I actually really like Mahomes, and have a bit of affection for Reid, but I just really don't like the KC team. Maybe this is what it was like for like, a Titans fan or something during the Pats' runs of dominance.I'd be rooting for Brady anyways, but the uber-douchiness of the Chiefs takes it to another level. I'd have been OK with Buffalo winning the SB, but not KC. I'm rooting against them as hard as I'm rooting for Tommy Boy.
On the other side, Shady McCoy is trying to get a second championship ring despite having exactly zero touches in the past two postseasons.
- Le'veon Bell. The fact that I almost forgot he was on the roster says enough about him.
Oh, I'm not saying Jets fans (or Ravens or Steelers fans for that matter) are racist -- that's the unique provenance of too many (and, of course, not all) Chiefs fans.Jets fan base is dumb(I include myself) but not overtly racist. Just the nature of having a diverse fan base.
This post should be framed and bathed in soft light.Riding the Tom Brady train. Heres some irrational thoughts:
- I have said since the day he signed with Tampa I'd root for him. I found myself rooting against him during the season, and I was mad at myself. Once the playoffs started, I was full steam ahead for Brady again. Dont know why, but the heart wants what it wants.
- I really like Mahomes. I like his leadership and the way he carries himself. I hate that he's now the heir apparent to Brady. I rooted against Rodgers because he was supposed to be the next best thing (and then he turned out to be a dick, so that worked out). I do the same now with Mahomes.
- Tyreek Hill can die in a fire.
- Travis Kelce is an obnoxious asshole. Gronk was funny because it was off cuff. He acted like a goofball because he is a goofball. Kelce's whole routine just feels scripted. Hes trying to be Gronk, but he's a poseur asshole. And he can't block. Fuck off, tight ends that can't block.
- I understand the irony of the following statement as a Patriots fan: I can't stand the bullshit "trick" plays. The underhand pitches to Kelce at the goal line. The WR handoffs out of motion. They're smart plays. I get it. I just fucking hate them. Especially at the goal line, because they're always going to work. Get that shit out of here. (Note: I understand I sound like Jim Harbaugh. Fuck off and leave me alone. Don't cover an ineligible receiver. Excuse me while I go masturbate to Kevin Faulk direct snaps and WR's throwing touchdowns on loop.)
- The Andy Reid sploogefest. Media love him, and because hes a fat, round, dope, even fans just give him a pass with his "Aw shucks, I'm the koolaid man!" schtick. I bet hes an angry, fat asshole.
- Tyrann Mathieu. I rooted for him when he was drafted because he was a little, scrappy, overachiever. Now that hes established, I'd like for him to chill out and shut the fuck up. His tough guy schtick has worn on me. You're like 5'2. Shutup and ballhawk. You're not scaring anyone.
- Chiefs fans. All these fan bases that think they're the bestest, hardcorest, biggest uber fans in the world. Chiefs fans, Eagles fans, the "12th man", "The Dog Pound", "The Black Hole", "Bills Mafia"...all of you can fuck off. Be loud, enjoy the game, try to fuck with the opposing team. But you're not amazing fans because you're loud. You're loud because your stadiums acoustics make you loud. You think the 9k fans at the Bills game last week were louder than the 71k fans that fill capacity, or do you think the echo's off the empty stadium made it louder? That goes double for any racist asshole that tomahawk chops their way through the game. I hope you tomahawk chop the dude in front of you in the head and start a big hillbilly brawl. Shutup.
- Sammy Watkins. Underachieving loser. If he wasn't catching balls from Mahomes - you know, when he doesn't disappear for the majority of each game - he'd be out of the league. The one time a season he explodes for a 200 yard receiving game doesn't make everyone think he's good. It makes everyone realize how good he could be if he wasn't such a fucking loser.
- Le'veon Bell. The fact that I almost forgot he was on the roster says enough about him. His best skill is his "vision". For most running backs, that means finding good running lanes. For him, it meant sitting behind linemen and hiding long enough to squirt through a hole for 6 yards. Dude capitalized on hiding as a running back and catching screens. Turned it into a monster contract...by the only team dumb enough in the league to not understand he sucks.
TLDR - Tom Brady's still a god, a win for him doesn't diminish (and probably enhances) anything he did for New England or with Belichick, and the Chiefs can go fuck themselves.
Tom ain't going anywhere when he's 1,200 yards away from being the all time passing leader and at this point I think he cares about that sort of stuff. He'll play next year.Rooting for KC because a) I'm a fan of another team in the NFC South and don't want to see Tampa Bay win, and b) on principle I don't think any team in the Super Bowl should get home-field advantage, least of all a team with a clearly inferior record to its opponent. And also, at this point I'm ready for Tom Brady to be out of my life, although admittedly Brady might be marginally more likely to retire after another Super Bowl win than a loss.
I don't get this. I also really like Mahomes for the reasons you state, plus he's a fantastic QB. There's gotta be an heir apparent to Brady at some point, I think Mahomes is as good a guy to do it as anyone.Riding the Tom Brady train. Heres some irrational thoughts:
- I really like Mahomes. I like his leadership and the way he carries himself. I hate that he's now the heir apparent to Brady. I rooted against Rodgers because he was supposed to be the next best thing (and then he turned out to be a dick, so that worked out). I do the same now with Mahomes.
Mahomes has got some Vlade Divac in him. I didn't notice it until this year, but I've seen it enough times now in the limited number of games I've seen of his that it's past the point of coincidence.I don't get this. I also really like Mahomes for the reasons you state, plus he's a fantastic QB. There's gotta be an heir apparent to Brady at some point, I think Mahomes is as good a guy to do it as anyone.
I have nothing against Mahomes personally, but when you have the booth orgasming over a shovel pass it starts to get really annoying.I don't get this. I also really like Mahomes for the reasons you state, plus he's a fantastic QB. There's gotta be an heir apparent to Brady at some point, I think Mahomes is as good a guy to do it as anyone.
Mahomes just needs to marry one of the richest females in the entire world.is especially true in the modern NFL where great teams just can't be held together. What the Pats did was just not supposed to happen given all the built in biases against dynasties.
I want to go to my grave knowing I saw the best QB that ever played. May ill will and minor injuries plague every great QB for the next 100 years.I don't get this. I also really like Mahomes for the reasons you state, plus he's a fantastic QB. There's gotta be an heir apparent to Brady at some point, I think Mahomes is as good a guy to do it as anyone.
Have you seen their cap situation? They're not catching up.I still waffle on Brady and the Bucs, but I don't want to see the Chiefs and Mahomes win. I like Mahomes, but I don't want to see him start catching up to Tom.
I'm rooting for KC. I don't like the way Brady ended in New England and a lot of that was on him and the way he acted the past few years.
Combination of this for me. Not particularly proud of it, but it is what it is. Hopefully Hill breaks his own arm in the first quarter though.Rooting for KC because b) on principle I don't think any team in the Super Bowl should get home-field advantage, least of all a team with a clearly inferior record to its opponent. And also, at this point I'm ready for Tom Brady to be out of my life, although admittedly Brady might be marginally more likely to retire after another Super Bowl win than a loss.
Also, Kelce is a huge part of that offense and he's 31.Have you seen their cap situation? They're not catching up.
I think his game will age well. Think Tony Gonzalez.Also, Kelce is a huge part of that offense and he's 31.
Yeah he's got several more excellent years left in him.I think his game will age well. Think Tony Gonzalez.
Yes, that's likely true. Better than Gronk's for sure.I think his game will age well. Think Tony Gonzalez.
This...Mahomes has got some Vlade Divac in him. I didn't notice it until this year, but I've seen it enough times now in the limited number of games I've seen of his that it's past the point of coincidence.
He likes to run to the sideline and then either:
a) Stop just before going out of bounds, wait for a defender to start the process of hitting him, then quickly dart a foot to the sideline and argue he was hit out of bounds
b) Take any contact that happens just before going out of bounds, ride it for 2-3 steps out of bounds, then throw himself to the ground dramatically so it looks like he was thrown down
It bugs me. He did it again last night, and I've probably seen it 4 or 5 other times. It's one thing to lobby for a call, it's another thing entirely to flop for one.
No Bud clydesdales or dalmations this year eitherI don't ever remember a Super Bowl where I can't imagine rooting for either team. I've rooted against both all season.
Maybe I'll just enjoy the commercials.
I'm old. I saw games at Fenway Park. I was at the very first exhibition game and regular season game at Shaefer Stadium. Season tickets through most of the 70's and early 80's. I loved Babe and Gino when I was a kid. I went through the awful owners and the awful coaches.This is what I wrote in September, and nothing has changed:
I'm 44, and I attended every single home game, except 1, from 1996-2014, including the playoffs. Tom Brady could literally shit on my front steps every day for the next 20 years, and I would leave the light on for him, and a box of wet wipes (because toilet paper is for heathens, and Tom Brady definitely knows this). Gronk would only be allowed to pee.
I'm really interested to see how rooting interests shake out in regards to Brady. Needless to say, the Pats were as loathed as any team in the NFL (granted, they were also as popular as any as well). I got the sense that the hate was equally doled out to both Brady and Belichick. I wonder if the Brady hate will lessen, being away from BB and the Pats dynasty.Lots of neutral fans are going to end up rooting for KC just because they are sick of Brady. Fair enough. I'd be sick of him too if he was not our guy.
I think now he just seems like a mercenary.I'm really interested to see how rooting interests shake out in regards to Brady. Needless to say, the Pats were as loathed as any team in the NFL (granted, they were also as popular as any as well). I got the sense that the hate was equally doled out to both Brady and Belichick. I wonder if the Brady hate will lessen, being away from BB and the Pats dynasty.
I’m rooting for TB.Right?
The tomahawk chop, the way too early coronation of Mahomes and Tyreek Hill? Pass.