I do not know about the rest of you, but finding a rooting interest among the final four teams that are still remaining, is difficult at best for me. Usually, once the Colts are out of it, my focus turns to who I am rooting against. This is often determined by who my friend’s teams are. I want them to lose, because misery loves company. I can only imagine how much shade I would have had thrown my way, had the Bears beat us in 2006. So, aside from friends who root for bottom feeders who are still looking for a title, I want them all to lose.
Rooting against New England is conditioned, so I will have no problem rooting against them. I have to say that I despise this iteration of the team far less than past teams, but I will still see the helmet and want them to lose. The bad part of it is, I really do not want to root for the Broncos either. I really have no issue with them, but if they win, that means countless interviews with Peyton, where he gushes over his former team. If you haven’t guessed, I want him all to ourselves and any love he shows to Denver, feels like a gut shot.
Over on the NFC side, I see two teams that I do not have much against. You don’t run into many Rams or Seahawks fan in Colts Country, or my new location in SE N. Carolina. So, I don’t have to worry about anyone strutting or talking junk to make a bad season worse. From a Colts standpoint, three of the four teams were on our schedule and represent three of our better performances. You all know how they turned out, but the simple fact is that the Colts could have emerged 3 – 0, or 0 -3 for that matter, because all three games were in our grasp.
I suppose that seeing Darnold win with the “retread” label, might be cause for some optimism for us and D. Jones next year? A first year coach winning might be cool as well. I’m still not a fan of theirs, since they had the Pats beat, only to lose and thus stole an opportunity for us to see Brady sad when it was all said and done. Media day would not be the same without Beast Mode telling everyone that he was only there to avoid a fine. Now that he is a commercial celebrity, it would be funny to see him asking questions.
As for the Rams, I go to McVay as reason to dislike that team. He comes off as pretty arrogant, which I do not like from an opponent. I think I would learn to love it in massive hurry, if he was on our sidelines. He’s won enough to be a little cocky, but not so much that I am tired of seeing his face in the post season. I think Stafford is a HOFer anyway, but another Lombardi would cement it.
There are no former Colts of note, to root for or against. The results do not affect our draft status. Aside from a natural inclination to root against the Pats, I have no dog in the fight. I think I will be rooting for the Broncos, but I may find myself switching mid stream. How can I like Vrabel better than Payton? I’m figuring that the winner in the NFC will be the favorite in the big game, but again, do I really care which one?
Of course I will be watching and I know that most of you will as well, so give me your reason for aligning with any of the four remaining teams. Maybe I’ll see something I like and join you.
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