Dave2112
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The Pats/Colts game was really hard for me to watch for so many reasons. First off, RayMyMan is my best bud and I knew he was sitting watching that game with eyes glued. Now, I'm not as big a Pats fan as Ray, but I've gained a large amont of respect for them over the last several seasons. Tom Brady is our generation's Joe Montana and deserves the accolades.
However, As much as I like the Pats, I've been a real Colts fan since kid-dom. And it was great to finally see them get to the Super Bowl.
And it couldn't have been a better game.
Nobody blew the other team out. Nobody really dominated in any one catagory. This was like watching the Browns/Broncos championship rivalries of old. Or the Cowboys/Niners. This modern-day rivalry is the best going right now, and this time, the Colts won it.
I have to say, there was another reason the game was hard to watch. After the Colts scored the go-ahead touchdown, I looked at the clock and said to myself "Here we go. Another minute left on the clock. Another miracle drive by Tom Brady. Another year of watching Peyton limp off the field after coming THAT close. Here we go, I can't watch." And that attitude comes from watching the man do it so many times.
So, as much as I am thrilled for my Colts, I'm still a little bittersweet about it. Gone was the chance for the Patriots to reside alongside the Steelers as the best dynasty in history (stats-wise, anyway...4 in six years). Gone was the chance for New England to win a Super Bowl against the winner of all four NFC divisions. Gone was the '85 rematch. And, most importantly, gone was the impenetrable mystique.
The Pats didn't choke. They didn't fold. And they did not leave the RCA Dome with thier tails between thier legs. The reason the Colts' victory even means this much to Indy fans is because it was against the Pats. That gives it legitimacy. This was, in my opinion, a superior opponent.
Of all the teams that one of 'my teams' got past to play in or win the Big One, my respect goes out loudest for the New England Patriots. Hold your heads high, Pats fans, yours is a team for the ages. Even though I will be proudly wearing blue and white on Super Sunday and cheering on my boys, there will be a part of me that saddens at the thought of Brady and Co. watching the game from thier homes instead of on the field. Just doesn't seem right.
And who knows? As the aforementioned rivalries have done so often, maybe we can gear up for another round from these two AFC prizefighters next year.
However, As much as I like the Pats, I've been a real Colts fan since kid-dom. And it was great to finally see them get to the Super Bowl.
And it couldn't have been a better game.
Nobody blew the other team out. Nobody really dominated in any one catagory. This was like watching the Browns/Broncos championship rivalries of old. Or the Cowboys/Niners. This modern-day rivalry is the best going right now, and this time, the Colts won it.
I have to say, there was another reason the game was hard to watch. After the Colts scored the go-ahead touchdown, I looked at the clock and said to myself "Here we go. Another minute left on the clock. Another miracle drive by Tom Brady. Another year of watching Peyton limp off the field after coming THAT close. Here we go, I can't watch." And that attitude comes from watching the man do it so many times.
So, as much as I am thrilled for my Colts, I'm still a little bittersweet about it. Gone was the chance for the Patriots to reside alongside the Steelers as the best dynasty in history (stats-wise, anyway...4 in six years). Gone was the chance for New England to win a Super Bowl against the winner of all four NFC divisions. Gone was the '85 rematch. And, most importantly, gone was the impenetrable mystique.
The Pats didn't choke. They didn't fold. And they did not leave the RCA Dome with thier tails between thier legs. The reason the Colts' victory even means this much to Indy fans is because it was against the Pats. That gives it legitimacy. This was, in my opinion, a superior opponent.
Of all the teams that one of 'my teams' got past to play in or win the Big One, my respect goes out loudest for the New England Patriots. Hold your heads high, Pats fans, yours is a team for the ages. Even though I will be proudly wearing blue and white on Super Sunday and cheering on my boys, there will be a part of me that saddens at the thought of Brady and Co. watching the game from thier homes instead of on the field. Just doesn't seem right.
And who knows? As the aforementioned rivalries have done so often, maybe we can gear up for another round from these two AFC prizefighters next year.
