Good God, and they call us obnoxious.

by Bry on Nov 19, 2006 11:55 PM CST

Maybe I shouldn't be posting this. It's mostly a response to that one Colts fan, you know the one, and just before I decided to create a new account to post this in the open thread, Grizz managed to shut him up, which was all I was really looking for anyway. Rant follows.

Beester, you've driven me to delurk.

JB over at the Eagles blog and Skin Patrol at the Redskins blog probably hate the Cowboys more than anybody in the last fifty years has ever loved the Colts, and yet they have shown themselves capable of being gracious in victory and defeat.

You, however -- the closest you can come to conceding defeat is to say that defenses are compelled to play up to the level of the Colts offense, which is so obviously superior to the mediocrity that is the rest of the league.

Scores like Indianapolis 17 - Buffalo 16 and Indy 14 - Tennessee (Tennessee, for heaven's sake!) 13 might give the more reasonable impression that the Colts have a problem with playing down to their opponents, but I digress.

It just so happens that the NFL already has a mechanism in place to measure which football team, on any given Sunday, plays better football. It's called a "football game."

It's not a perfect system of deciding which is the better team, of course. But it's better than the one that you favor, which appears to be "repeating yourself a lot."

Of course, you can't accept that playing football games is a valid way to determine the better football team. After all, if you did, you'd also have to accept that the Super Bowl is a valid way to determine the best team in the NFL. And that couldn't possibly be, could it?

I've always liked the Colts, and I'd been hoping that they get their shot at a title, but just for you, beester, I hope that the only time I see Peyton Manning on my TV this February, he'll be bursting out of a football in a fake mustache and yelling, "Cut that meat!"

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if you think that's bad

You ought to see what they're posting over there now, about how "badly" Romo played. I don't recommend getting involved. BigBlue threatened to ban me after I suggested that characterization of Romo lacked credibility.

by AmosM on Nov 20, 2006 12:11 AM CST reply actions

I'm not surprised by BBS's threat

He deleted a post I had put in response to him threatening to delete the posts of one of our BTB faithful ( I won't mention any names). It wasn't mean or hateful or obscene, I just said it was a lame way to run a blog and he should be happy so many posts were being made.

I recall him coming over here to talk smack way back at the beginning of this season. For what reason, I have no idea. But nobody threatened to delete his posts. But don't go diasagreeing with him or some of his bloggers, or you'll get deleted. I won't be reading their excuse laden posts ever again, let alone commenting.

by APerfectStar on Nov 20, 2006 2:26 AM CST up reply actions

just like you can't ban the Snowman...

you can't ban reality, BBS....Romo is a star right now....and he tattooed an "L" on Manning's forehead.....God I love, BBS....If you talk to him, he'll tell you the Colts dominated the Steelers in that playoff game, while everyone else knows it was the otherway around....

by Tuna Helper on Nov 20, 2006 12:27 AM CST reply actions

like I told them

As a longtime Braves fan, I understand the sort of psychological barriers you build to withstand the constant postseason failures. First there's anger, then denial, and then, eventually, despair. LOL.

by AmosM on Nov 20, 2006 12:39 AM CST reply actions

Coly fans are truly pathetic sore losers

They remind a lot of Steeler fans, they never lose a game, its always because of the refs or something other than the fact the other team beat them.

If they don't want to acknowledge how well Romo played and that he is a top qb in this league, then they can't accept reality, really sad.

Yeah, and BigBlue called us arrogant, they have to be the most arrogant fans I've ever heard. I'm so going to love to see them fall on their faces again in the playoffs, that will be sweet.

"They're going to leave me over here by myself and thats when I'm gonna sink my fangs into them." - Terry Glenn

by Terry on Nov 20, 2006 8:37 AM CST reply actions

Attention Cowboys fans

I don't know where you guys are getting this, but I will say it one more time.

Your team won. Congratulations. I wish your team well. It was a disappointing game for both teams because it was so sloppy.

In reference to Peyton Manning, on the first interception the TE fell down. On the second one Harrison was contacted.

Cowboys clearly played the better game, but you can't say Romo outperformed Manning because the interceptions were not his fault.

I will not bash Romo. He didn't play spectacular, but it was good enough to win. That is all that matters. So good luck on the rest of your season.

by Playoff Pride on Nov 20, 2006 2:03 PM CST reply actions

you're wrong Playoff Pride

First of all, those INT's were Mannings fault. Why is it that to Colt fans, Manning can do no wrong. The first INT was thrown at Clark and Roy pushed him, legally I might add, and that was a great play by Roy, poor pass and decision by Manning.

Second INT, that was just a very poor throw by Manning throwing to Harrison when he was covered like a blanket by Glenn. Poor decision, Manning's fault.

Romo clearly, without any doubt whatsoever out played Manning. It was obvious to anyone watching the game who wasn't a Colt homer.

"They're going to leave me over here by myself and thats when I'm gonna sink my fangs into them." - Terry Glenn

by Terry on Nov 20, 2006 4:24 PM CST up reply actions

really disappointing behavior

I must concur with the current dissapointment in bblue over there. After reading several of his posts and comments he seems to be saying one thing from one side of his mouth and then another from the other side. Cowboys won, Romo went at a clip of 83% completetion, there was a reason he was reffered to as Aikmenesque more than once yesterday on more than one sports news progam (nfl channel and espn)He still has a long way to go before even getting near that level but he made plays when it mattered. Peyton did not. Peyton is great he is one of the best but he and the colts lost!!!! You can not change that fact by simply blaming the loss on a non call or snidely bashing the Qb of the team that beat you. It is a team sport and if you go by the numbers, Cowboys Offense and Defense is rated higher than the colts, their point totals are higher and their success is both scoring in the redzone and stopping scores in the redzone but that is jsut stats. HOW ABOUT A GAME HEAD TO HEAD.Congratulations on 9-1 but the boys still beat Colts
Cowboys won,Colts lost, Cowboys are the better team. End of story.

Lenchmob

by lenchmob on Nov 20, 2006 2:53 PM CST reply actions