For which NFL team should I cheer this year?

[GOPisEvil]

Basically, I consider myself a Ronin NFL fan. I enjoy watching the games, but I don't really have a team to cheer for. Ever since the Houston Oilers went scurrying off to Tennessee, I've been adopting a different team every year.

So, make the case for your team. I'll never be a die-hard fan, but I'll follow the team and hope for their success.

Before suggesting the new Houston team, please note that any team stupid enough to call themselves the TEXANS doesn't deserve my support. Plus, Poppy Bush is at WAY too many of their home games. :puke:

[HEyHEY]

1. KC

[JVS]

19. The Chiefs blow!

[HEyHEY]

40. Teams like Pittsburgh outta the water!

[JVS]

44. Ummm, no

[dubyaD40web]

76. Yea Right!

Top scoring offense for how many years in a row??? Hmmmmm???

[kick-ass-bob]

2. Panthers.

Peppers rules!!

:D

[youspeakmylanguage]

8. I second that...

We're coming off of a rough off-season. We could use the support!

RIP, Sam Mills.

[kick-ass-bob]

10. and still almost made it.

I wonder if they will try to "win it for Sam"

[libnnc]

30. Go Panthers!

Sir Purr Loves You!

[sniffa]

3. the cahds

they reaLLy need your support - you'LL probabLy doubLe their base.

[GOPisEvil]

4. Ack! They are disqualified.

I was a St. Louis Cardinals (football and baseball) fan growing up. That area is my dad's home. Since the Cardinals (football) moved to Phoenix, and their owner is the worst in football, they are DQ'd! :thumbsdown:

[idlisambar]

5. Patriots

cheer for the underdogs

[GOPisEvil]

6. I have a lot of respect for them.

But, um, underdogs?

[maveric]

15. They are the best and will win it again this season.

Go to any New England shopping mall and start buying Pat's merchandise. The shit is everywhere!

[JVS]

16. yeah jump on that bandwagon and ride!

[maveric]

20. Hey! He asked who he should root for... I gave him my advice.

And I was born and raised in the Boston area,

[tarkus]

80. Yeah, Patriots is your best bet, I think. NM

[XNASA]

7. Set some parameters first.

1. Must play outdoors
2. Must be a cold weather city
3. Must not be an expansion team
4. Must wear Navy Blue and Burnt Orange

See, that wasn't too difficult.

[StuckinBFE]

22. The Donkeys??? You have to be kidding.

[GOPisEvil]

26. An intriguing choice.

Hmmm...

[bearfan454]

9. Da Bears !

[Bunny]

11. You can't go wrong with the Steelers!

[MissMillie]

14. sure ya can!

they're a bunch of cry-babies. They don't win and they whine, whine, whine.....

:hide:

[JohnKleeb]

36. I didnt whine

In fact I told the asshole skins fans who tried to spin the AFC Championship to the Steelers suck that they did better than what was hoped for with a rookie QB.

[MissMillie]

70. It's the players that whine

not so much the fans.

[yvr girl]

12. Go with the CFL instead

They say it's a better game. I'm not sure why, but I trust them.

[blueknight]

13. the bengals

they are getting better and better

[GOPisEvil]

31. The Roughriders! Or maybe The Rough Riders!

There's only about 8 teams, why do two have such similar names? :P

[yvr girl]

63. When you find a good name...

Ottawa goes by another name now.

[LynneSin]

17. You can only be an Eagles fan if you can be obnoxious

We are not very popular with the polite crowd

[dajoki]

18. STEELERS!!

:woohoo:

[Richardo]

65. Gotta go with the Steelies, GOPisEvil...

Gotta!

[Bluzmann57]

21. The Green Bay Packers!

They have the toughest man in America, and Green Bay is a small town compared with every other NFL franchise. Unfortunately, they may not be able to stop anyone from scoring, but as long as Favre's there, they have a fighting chance. And as far as the "Texans" nickname is concerned, it's a recycled name. The now Kansas City Chiefs were called the Dallas Texans before they migrated north to KC. So they can't even think of an original name. Neither can the Tennessee Titans. Another recycled nick. The Jets were the Titans at one time.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

24. Packers are owned by the City of Green Bay

Any committed Socialist should be a Packers fan!

[Bluzmann57]

32. Yeah I have a share of Packer stock

It's hanging on a wall at my house. I am a long time Packer fan. All the way back to the Vince Lombardi era. In fact, I'm going up there in about two weeks. Madness. A guy from Iowa going to Green Bay just to watch practice and tour the Packer HoF. And go to Fuzzy's, of course.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

35. Same with me...

The first "grown up" book I read as a kid was "Instant Reply" by Jerry Kramer. After all these years, I'm finally living in Wisconsin and can watch the Packers on TV every Sunday.

Got any spare tickets? LOL!

[GOPisEvil]

28. I remember seeing Brett Favre in college.

He came to play my school a time or two, and although So. Miss. was seriously overmatched, Brett would pull a play or two out of thin air that was jaw-dropping. In our year book, he's just identified as "number 4". I like the Pack. :)

[Rainbowreflect]

43. Another vote for the Packers.

I was born a Packers fan & will be one until the day I die.

[Debbi801]

23. Baltimore Ravens.

:rofl:

[lpbk2713]

25. Tampa Bay Bucs

They will need all the help they can possibly get.

[StuckinBFE]

27. The only choice this year is the Seahawks

We have dropped the dead wait and booted the drug dealers. We will win the NFC West and possibly the super bowl. Plus you can watch people playing in the rain and we have one of the leagues premere running backs. We are the ultimate underdog we have not won a playoff game in 20 years.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

29. Do you want a team that might win

Or do you like spending your viewing time throwing things at your TV?

Teams that I think will do well this year.

Philadelphia Eagles

New England Patriots

Indianapolis Colts

I also like the Baltimore Ravens and the Carolina Panthers. I expect them to make a good showing this year.

If you just wanna throw stuff at your TV you may want to consider the 49ers. :D

[GOPisEvil]

33. Well...I don't want a total lost cause, but I like to pick a team on the

upswing. A team that had been kinda bad, but is coming back.

I think your analysis of good teams is quite good.

[MadHound]

74. Well in that case, Kansas City is the team for you

They've had one of the most consistent offenses in football for the past three years, and now that they have addressed their defensive problems, they are definetly a team on the rise. Plus KC has great fans, and if you swing by Arrowhead stadium before the game, we are THE best tailgaters, bar none, in the entire league. As a bonus, you will be able to join us in hating the absolute worst team in the league, da Raiders:evilgrin:

[Felix Mala]

34. COLTS

[JohnKleeb]

37. Steelers

-Impressive young QB
- Good mix of running game with Deuce and The Bus
- Hines Ward is a kickass receiver
- The defense is great
- Antawn Randle El is a lot of fun to watch returning punts
- Team has a lot of potential
- On TV a lot at least here
I dont live in the area that would give me Steelers games weekly but I was extremely lucky to see them on TV a lot last year.

[GOPisEvil]

38. I have so much pent-up Steeler dislike from my Oiler-fan days.

They do have a nice team though.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

50. They do meet your criteria

A team that's been kind of bad and is on an upswing.

I know what you mean about pent-up dislike, though. I still can't enjoy the Atlanta Falcons from when they had Jerry Glanville for their coach back in the early 90's. Watching them play the Oilers and how dirty they were back then, it left me tainted. :mad:

Football fans are a strange breed, are we not? :D

[GOPisEvil]

54. I liked Atlanta back before they went black.

I like their red uniforms with the falcon. I was 10, what did I know? :D

We are a strange bunch, but I'm not sure that's football related. :silly:

[JohnKleeb]

53. Ive been rooting for a division rival the last two ACLS'

and I rooted for the Broncos who beat the Steelers to get in to a super bowl once.

[GOPisEvil]

56. True. The Steelers are in the mix.

[JohnKleeb]

60. Yeah at least youll see them make the playoffs

unlike my sorry ass Orioles and steroids Palmeiro who I defended.

[Greyhound]

39. Come, join us. We love the pain. Go Broncos! n/t

[SmileyBoy]

41. VIKINGS!!!

Skol Vikings, let's win this game
Skol Vikings, honour thy name
Go get that first down, then get a touchdown
Rock 'em, sock 'em,
FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!
Go Vikings, run out the score,
You'll hear us yell for more,
V-I-K-I-N-G-S!!!
Skol Vikings, let's gooooo!!!!

[WeRQ4U]

45. I Agree... VIKINGS!! Then you can go through the hell with me every year.

Being a Vikings fans is like being a democrat right now. You feel absolutely hopeless.

[SmileyBoy]

46. Amen, brother.

I'm always on the losing side, it seems. :(

[GOPisEvil]

47. They were my team one year.

Since their former owner is a car dealer down here, I picked them.

[WeRQ4U]

51. Red McCombs is the anti-christ.

You were a Viking fan for all the wrong reasons my brother. All Vikings fans hated him. He was bad for the team. Now we have Ziggy. Join up again. It's going to be one helluva ride.

[GOPisEvil]

55. Yeah, I know he's the anti-christ.

But, he was my connection for that year. That was the year they went 15-1 thne flamed out. They kept track of the record on the side of a building in San Antonio.

The Vikings are under consideration.

[WeRQ4U]

57. That was the year the music died.

Gary Anderson is Ray Finkle.

[WilliamPitt]

42. Come on board for some history

Patriots three-peat, first time ever.

[Poiuyt]

81. The Packers have won three NFL championships in a row

1965-66-67

[enigmatic]

48. Cleveland Browns

My team since I was a 7 year old growing up in Clevo when my favorite player was Leroy Kelly..

[GOPisEvil]

49. I picked them one year, too.

In fact, I almost picked them as my new team period.

[enigmatic]

52. Best football fans in the world

And it looks like Phil Savage has finally turned them around in the right direction..

[GOPisEvil]

58. That's why I thought of making them "my team".

Great fans. Hmmm...I need to narrow this down.

[LeftyMom]

59. The Niners need all the help they can get

So send a few happy thoughts thier way, would ya?

[GiovanniC]

61. The Lions

From a nice Democratic area, it's a team that's really starting to look good on paper and is on a serious upswing (it is, dammit!).

Plus, if you like to root for an underdog, there are few teams more underdoggy than the Lions. And we always get to play on Thanksgiving.

[dean_dem]

62. The Knicks!

I'll bet they'll hit more home runs than anybody.:7

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

64. Root for the 49ers

We used to be a great team; we can come back. We need all the help we can get! Although I live in Texas now, I strut proudly around in my 49ers gear and haven't been killed yet!

[GOPisEvil]

66. ATTENTION: Please vote in the poll.

I've narrowed my choices to 10 teams.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x3772027

[VelmaD]

67. The carrot and the stick

Root for the Cowboys and I'll make you goodies. Don't root for the Cowboys...and I won't bake you goodies. :P

[GOPisEvil]

68. They didn't make the final 10.

Plus, you need help with calorie consumption. I'll get goodies regardless. :P

[JohnKleeb]

69. who you leaning toward?

[friesianrider]

71. E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!

We're going to win the Super Bowl this year - cheering any other team is just foolish ;)

[Patiod]

75. (OT) Did you see TO showing up for camp yesterday

In his headphones and cammo?

I just wanted to scream.

They're not going to win any championships, but I'm going to see Mr. Burrell, Mr. Utley, Mr. Abreu and the fabulous JRoll tonight. They make me smile, and help me forget the likes of TO.

[friesianrider]

77. Yeah, and now Westbrook is a holdout...

Or did he show up today? All my local stations were covering the plane crash.

If the Philthies didn't suck so bad, I might actually watch their games, lol ;) I'm still crossing fingers and toes that TO plays and we can get Westbrook back.

[Dolomite]

72. Could be Favre's last year!

Luv dem Pakers! GO PAKE GO!

[In_The_Wind]

73. Giants

[Rabrrrrrr]

78. The Packers. They are owned by their community, they manage themselves

well (in terms of no ridiculous pay for players), and are actually an asset to the community they are in as opposed to a money black hole screwing over the taxpayers.

Plus, their fans are the most loyal, awesome people.

[KitchenWitch]

79. The Vikings

They have a very good QB in Daunte Culpepper with some new up and coming WR talent that should prove to be far less distraction than Randy Moss.

Their defense is far improved over recent years past...and they look great in purple!

And the Vikings have new and so far very decent ownership, which is commited to the team and the fans!