There have always been rivalries for the ages in the NFL:Redskins-Cowboys; Steelers-Browns; Packers-Bears. And right now, we have a new one-The Indianapolis Colts against the New England Patriots.

And we loathe them. Here are my reasons why. (And I'm going to get flamed on this).

#1.This wasn't supposed to happen. The New England Patriots were not supposed to be the dominant team in the NFL, the so-called "model franchise"-We were!

Bill Belichick wasn't supposed to be mentioned as a Genius, or be considered a Hall of Famer-He sucked as a Head Coach in Cleveland, and I think that whatever success he might have had in his assistant coaching and coordinating days was due to the fact that he worked under Bill Parcells. And whatever goodwill he may have built up in New England has been utterly squandered with this Spygate thing.

Tom Brady is another big reason-He was a nobody. The 199th pick of the Draft is not supposed to beat the #1 overall, is not supposed to be mentioned as a Hall of Famer, is not supposed to be called the Greatest of His Generation or the next Joe Montana, and is not supposed to be dating supermodels. He's supposed to be a journeyman quarterback at best, or cut at worst. 
(It would be only slightly more tolerable if Drew Bledsoe were still the QB. I actually liked Drew, and as he was a #1 pick as well, there wouldn't be the unfair aspect).

#2.The media is biased toward the Patriots.

It's not even funny. Tom Brady still gets a Esquire cover piece about how great he is, and he lost! If that had happened to Peyton on the verge of the perfect season? He would have been called a choker, still can't win the big game. Brady slides out of it slick as can be. The Boston press-in fact, the entire New England area press-is so deep in the tank for Brady and the Patriots they will either drown in there, or won't ever sober up.

#3.The Patriots consistently beat us.

And this is the real root of it all-They win, so we must hate them. They beat us in 2003, and we were that close ot the Super Bowl. They absolutely fried us in 2005, and in 2007, we were the defending Super Bowl champions,  with a perfect record. And all anyone could talk about was the Patriots, with another perfect record, which was especially hard after we lost. (Of course, I wouldn't trade that perfect record for what happened in SB42, but still...).

Now, of course, rivalries like this are a good thing-They help sell tickets and merchandise, and encourage interest in the games. And I will admit one thing-It is really and truly fun to watch the two of them go at it, and I was looking forward to watching them go at it in the new Lucas Oil Stadium, which is impossible now. (And I really hope that Brady heals okay).

But in the end, it comes down to this-The Patriots suck, and nobody will convince me otherwise. Our coach is better(And a whole lot classier), our quarterback is better(And his little brother isn't bad either), and in fact, our whole team is better.

And that is why we hate the New England Patriots.