Let's be perfectly honest here: Everyone will root for the Jets this weekend

Mark my words.

 I was watching Caldwells interview and he said the Colts actually spent almost a whole a week prepping for the Jets (expecting the Pats to beat the Ravens) so not only do we have a game to prep off of, they already have a week of prep advantage. That should help A LOT.

I went to pay for gas and the teller (male) was talking to another guy there. All I heard was “monster defense” and I just had to ask what they were talking about. They were trying to decide if the Jets or the Vikings were going to win the superbowl! I had to speak up. I gave them a piece of my mind. They cited “karma” as the reason the Colts would lose. Bullshit. So the Colts are being given no credit all over the country (this happening in South Carolina of all places).

I’m DESPERATELY looking for the word “quit” or “quitter” in this post from awhile back

http://www.stampedeblue.com/2007/12/31/193013/37

and damn if I can’t find it anywhere. Hmm.

if the Colts win this game, the media, along with everyone and their mother, will be cheering for the winner of the Saints/Vikings game. Nobody will want us to win the Super Bowl. It’ll be disgusting.

I don’t know if we are the bad guy, but we are certainly not exciting. Oh well. =P

The media may want the Jets to win because it makes a better story but that’s all. The rest of the country doesn’t give a shit that we gave up pursuit of a perfect season.

Karma is against us.

The media is against us.

The country is against us.

Rex Ryan is against us.

Why don’t we just save ourselves the trouble and root for the eventually winner of the game, the Jets? I, for one, will sleep better at night knowing I’m on the right side.

I love Rex Ryan. Yes I do. I said it. Now the truth is, I love him as the coach of someone else’s team, but I still love him. He’s entertaining. He’s honest. He says outrageous things that serve as bulletin board material for his opponents and as motivation for his team. And it’s clear that he really loves and believes in his team. I love that about him. Contrast him to the business-like way in which coaches like Belichick discard Richard Seymour, a man who had been a franchise player for years with the Pats.

If the Colts win this weekend, I will not laugh at Ryan or call him stupid. I will honestly feel bad for the guy because I predict we will see tears in his eyes. If the Jets win, I will be rooting for them if they face the Vikings.

if they were, they wouldnt have gotten to 14-0.

I think the reason people are so up in arms about the Jets thing has very little to do with integrity of the game, or history, or any of that. It has to do with the fact that as a nation we’ve developed a tolerance to sports, and are not satisfied until we can have a story that is more compelling than the previous story. It’s quite similar to drug addiction, when a person needs more of the drug to achieve the same high…and they always look for a high equivalent to their first high. Face it, sports are driven by media, whether it be main stream or blogs. In media, it’s all about the narrative. The narrative is more important than the nuts and bolts of what’s going on.

I am ok with that, because it points to our human nature, and – in my opinion – the way God created us to be. I’ll save you the sermon, but if you’re interested in more just ask.

As far as this story goes, it isn’t enough that we have an excellent football team. It isn’t enough that we’re consistently very good. It isn’t enough that we won one super bowl. In order to keep after that high, we need to win in such a fashion that we utterly destroy all opponents in every way possible – and be dramatic while doing so. But sadly, the end of that story is just going to be more of the same. When we win our second super bowl, that won’t be enough either. Neither will our third, fourth, etc. Neither will an undefeated season. Neither will our icons being inducted into the Hall of Fame. Neither will___fill in the blank___. You see, the sport has become a drug. We can’t get enough, what we have is never good enough, and when we get something better it isn’t good enough either.

Caldwell, Polian (most likely of the bunch to do it) or Manning needs to at the press conference say something like this;

Look I know you are all mad at us for ‘letting’ the Jets into the Playoffs but face it we like our chances against them more than any of the the other options had the Jets not made it. Here is why
1)Texans while we beat them twice this season we would rather not have to play them again.
or
2)Steelers do I really have to go there? Do you think we really want to see the ‘Terrible Towels" and those garish uniforms.
3) Any other team that could have made it.
We would much rather go up against a rookie QB and a Rookie HC. Its not our fault that San Diego shit the bed, you should be calling for Nate Kaeding head on a platter. That was 9 points they gave up right there. Mr Automatic..wasn’t. And you can call The Chargers quitters while you are at it, They just signed Norv Turner to a 3 year extension, its obvious they don’t want to win.
We are going to play our game, like it or not, I am sorry you do not like it, I didnt hear anyone complaining when the Patriots mopped the field with The Titans 59-0, hell we look like down right Saints compaired to that, we didn’t run up the score or try and bully anyone we let a team who’s coach had all but given up on them into the playoffs. And look what happend to the Pats in week 17 Wes Welker..goes down it doesn’t justify pulling the starters but It helps our team when it comes down to were we are today. We may get beat today but we will not quit in this game, we will leave it all out on the field, you will see our best effort in the game.
And as far as going 19-0 is concerned we are not concerned with that this season and if you think we would have sent Peyton Manning out into the blizzard that was Buffalo for a whole game, you are sorely mistaken.

That basicly sums up my opinons on the entire Quittergate

It’s all about the narrative

then if we lose i will not going to login on this blog for months ,cuz i just imagine how is going to be like in stampedeblue “The Polian Massacre”.

It just means the Colts are doing what they are supposed to do. Which is win. We used to be the cute team with the high scoring offense that couldn’t get past the mighty Pats or Steelers. Now we aren’t the cute underdogs anymore and I’m o.k. with that.

The NFL loves viewers. So of course they are going to hype up Rex Ryan and his “come-from-behind” Jets. Let’s not forget football is in the entertainment category and nobody is going to watch a game that they think is going to be a blowout.

I have total faith in the Colts to get the job done. We’ll stop their run, pressure Sanchez, and find away around Revis. No worries. Hopefully we can do enough work on them in the first half that Curtis Painter can come back out in the third quarter. That would spite these haters. Go Colts!

That my grandmother will not be rooting for the Jets this weekend, and additionally, will not be talkign about the previous Jets game as you mentioned in an earlier post. She’s a die hard Browns fan that only uses the F-word when referring to Art F***ING Modell.

So in closing, please leave my grandma out of this. Thanks

And it will probably get ignored. Maybe I should make it a fanpost or something. Anyway:

What would have happened IF the Colts had beaten the Jets in week 16? I can’t remember the scenarios that were in place for week 17 regarding the playoffs, but I THINK the Texans would have gotten in? Would it have affected the seeding? Who would we have played? How different would our position be if we HAD won that game?

I thought about rooting for the Jets until I saw the picture used in this post. Go Colts.

I kinda saw the Jets beating the Chargers in a squeeker, but I don’t expect that to happen this time around. My reasoning, San Diego feasted on AFC West teams, so although they are a good team, their bye was the result of playing more bad teams than anyone else. The Jets defense is the real deal, and although their offense is not good by any stretch of the word, it was good enough to keep them in the game against the Chargers. That won’t be the case against you guys.

Your defense is much better than San Diego’s, so I expect you to win by at least 10. Good luck to you, and hopefully we’ll see you in the Super Bowl!

Because I’d been telling him that the Colts were going to at least go to the Super Bowl, even if they don’t win it (which I honestly think they will) while all along he’s been sure that the Chargers were going to win the AFC. Ya right.

Everyone and their grandmother will be rooting for the Jets this weekend.

I have to say I really disagree with that statement.

     I think the national media portrays that perception, but if you ask most other nfl fans they don’t particularly care for the Jets, found Ryan’s ‘tough guy’ shtick refreshing at first but pretty annoying by this point, and find the concept of any new york team as the ‘noble underdog’ (aside from thwarting the Pats from an perfect season), ridiculous.

     Just as the Jets gloated about the Chargers talking smack before last weeks game…now all we hear is the Jets talking…and a notable silence from the Colts. Why? I get the impression the Jets need to talk about how tough they are…the Colts have been-there-done-that, and really are just setting about doing this the way they usually do. Just my impression. An article in the NY media this week sort of made fun of Colts fans for not really getting too upset when a Jets fan toured around Indy talking smack and Colts fans kind of looked at him and said…‘Well, good luck.’

       I take that as more of a ‘Well, you go ahead and do your thing if you think it’ll help. But you know, and we know, and you know we know, and we know you know…what’s going to happen, so really there’s no need to talk about it at this point."

      Now bear in mind, I have to admit, as a Browns fan here I am not unbiased as I cannot stand Braylon Edwards.That being said, regardless of Braylon I found it pretty amazing how a team/fan base such as the Jets can somehow so quickly (notably this week already) exude a nauseating cockiness about their status as ‘underdogs’ and the ’nation’s favorites.’ They’re a solid, tough, team…and deserve to be where they are. Other than that…well, I guess that’s it.

Trust me…don’t be fooled Colts fan…. IRL, not the media, there is very little thought of the Jets as ’America’s team.’ Besides, as the Cowboys know…when you label yourselves that…you forfeit all possibility of it being true….

Mike Hart is quickly becoming my favorite Colt.

He has great field awareness and has put two AWESOME moves together in the last 2 important games he played in.

there’s only one thing that’s gonna happen to shut them up…..Hit them in the mouth!

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I hope you win big and basically tell everybody to shut up about week 16.

is Rex Ryan a bum?