Super Bowl LV: What is Your Current Rooting Interest?

What is your current SB rooting interest?

  • Rooting for Tampa/Brady and have never wavered from this position all year

    Votes: 153 49.8%
  • Rooting for Tampa/Brady now but had been rooting against them during season

    Votes: 44 14.3%
  • Rooting for Tampa/Brady but driven by hatred of Chiefs more than support of Brady/Tampa

    Votes: 51 16.6%
  • Rooting for KC because I'm a Chiefs fan

    Votes: 2 0.7%
  • Rooting for KC because I like watching Mahomes play and that's about it

    Votes: 3 1.0%
  • Rooting for KC because I'm a salty Patriots fan that doesn't want to watch Brady win elsewhere

    Votes: 23 7.5%
  • Other rooting interest (please specify)

    Votes: 8 2.6%
  • Don't really care who wins

    Votes: 16 5.2%
  • I'm not watching

    Votes: 7 2.3%

  • Total voters
    307
  • Poll closed .

jaytftwofive

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I appreciate what Brady(and Gronk) have done for our team. But he's won enough, and I respect the Chiefs and Love Mahomes. Plus I live in Philly and because Reid never won a Super Bowl here and Pederson did, they think Pederson is better then Reid and Foles is their greatest QB over McNabb. I would love to see him stick it to them again by winning two Super Bowls. Go Chiefs!!
I mean sticking it to the Philly fans, not Brady and the Bucs.
 

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All season been rooting for Brady. It’s been hard to watch sometimes because it’s bittersweet. I hope they crush the Chiefs.
 

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man to me it feels embarrassing as hell for the Patriots if he wins it all in year 1.
This is a line of thinking I just don't understand. I could maybe see this if, say, the Pats were loaded and Brady nonetheless decided to leave because the Pats aggressively low-balled him in contract negotiations, or if he said he wanted to leave because he hated Kraft or something. But that wasn't the case at all - I don't think there's any real debate that even with Brady this year the Pats were not likely to be real contenders (they probably would have performed around the same level as the 2019 team, which is to say perhaps they would have made the playoffs but there would be no way they could beat the Chiefs and probably not even the Bills or similar teams).

I guess you could say it's embarrassing that the Pats ever got to the point where Brady decided he was more likely to win another SB or two on a different team, but after a 20-year run of dominance I think even that would be hard to justify given how hard it is to be consistently good in the NFL. The issue was just that the offense kind of got shitty right around the same time Brady had a decision to make about his future, so it was just a question of the timing not working there.
 

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This is a line of thinking I just don't understand. I could maybe see this if, say, the Pats were loaded and Brady nonetheless decided to leave because the Pats aggressively low-balled him in contract negotiations, or if he said he wanted to leave because he hated Kraft or something. But that wasn't the case at all - I don't think there's any real debate that even with Brady this year the Pats were not likely to be real contenders (they probably would have performed around the same level as the 2019 team, which is to say perhaps they would have made the playoffs but there would be no way they could beat the Chiefs and probably not even the Bills or similar teams).

I guess you could say it's embarrassing that the Pats ever got to the point where Brady decided he was more likely to win another SB or two on a different team, but after a 20-year run of dominance I think even that would be hard to justify given how hard it is to be consistently good in the NFL. The issue was just that the offense kind of got shitty right around the same time Brady had a decision to make about his future, so it was just a question of the timing not working there.
Pats lost a few winnable games when Cam was horrible. Say they win 3 of them, they get into the playoffs. And with TB and BB, anything is possible once they get there.
 

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Rooting for Brady now but was neutral on Tampa most of the year. Always wanted TB himself to do well, but wasn't invested in the success of Bruce and Co.
 

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Riding the Tom Brady train. Heres some irrational thoughts:

  • I have said since the day he signed with Tampa I'd root for him. I found myself rooting against him during the season, and I was mad at myself. Once the playoffs started, I was full steam ahead for Brady again. Dont know why, but the heart wants what it wants.

  • I really like Mahomes. I like his leadership and the way he carries himself. I hate that he's now the heir apparent to Brady. I rooted against Rodgers because he was supposed to be the next best thing (and then he turned out to be a dick, so that worked out). I do the same now with Mahomes.

  • Tyreek Hill can die in a fire.

  • Travis Kelce is an obnoxious asshole. Gronk was funny because it was off cuff. He acted like a goofball because he is a goofball. Kelce's whole routine just feels scripted. Hes trying to be Gronk, but he's a poseur asshole. And he can't block. Fuck off, tight ends that can't block.

  • I understand the irony of the following statement as a Patriots fan: I can't stand the bullshit "trick" plays. The underhand pitches to Kelce at the goal line. The WR handoffs out of motion. They're smart plays. I get it. I just fucking hate them. Especially at the goal line, because they're always going to work. Get that shit out of here. (Note: I understand I sound like Jim Harbaugh. Fuck off and leave me alone. Don't cover an ineligible receiver. Excuse me while I go masturbate to Kevin Faulk direct snaps and WR's throwing touchdowns on loop.)

  • The Andy Reid sploogefest. Media love him, and because hes a fat, round, dope, even fans just give him a pass with his "Aw shucks, I'm the koolaid man!" schtick. I bet hes an angry, fat asshole.

  • Tyrann Mathieu. I rooted for him when he was drafted because he was a little, scrappy, overachiever. Now that hes established, I'd like for him to chill out and shut the fuck up. His tough guy schtick has worn on me. You're like 5'2. Shutup and ballhawk. You're not scaring anyone.

  • Chiefs fans. All these fan bases that think they're the bestest, hardcorest, biggest uber fans in the world. Chiefs fans, Eagles fans, the "12th man", "The Dog Pound", "The Black Hole", "Bills Mafia"...all of you can fuck off. Be loud, enjoy the game, try to fuck with the opposing team. But you're not amazing fans because you're loud. You're loud because your stadiums acoustics make you loud. You think the 9k fans at the Bills game last week were louder than the 71k fans that fill capacity, or do you think the echo's off the empty stadium made it louder? That goes double for any racist asshole that tomahawk chops their way through the game. I hope you tomahawk chop the dude in front of you in the head and start a big hillbilly brawl. Shutup.

  • Sammy Watkins. Underachieving loser. If he wasn't catching balls from Mahomes - you know, when he doesn't disappear for the majority of each game - he'd be out of the league. The one time a season he explodes for a 200 yard receiving game doesn't make everyone think he's good. It makes everyone realize how good he could be if he wasn't such a fucking loser.

  • Le'veon Bell. The fact that I almost forgot he was on the roster says enough about him. His best skill is his "vision". For most running backs, that means finding good running lanes. For him, it meant sitting behind linemen and hiding long enough to squirt through a hole for 6 yards. Dude capitalized on hiding as a running back and catching screens. Turned it into a monster contract...by the only team dumb enough in the league to not understand he sucks.

TLDR - Tom Brady's still a god, a win for him doesn't diminish (and probably enhances) anything he did for New England or with Belichick, and the Chiefs can go fuck themselves.
This is one of the best posts ever. Sorry to be late to seeing it. Bravo sir!
 

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I'm a mix of two of the poll options. I've slowly come around to rooting for Brady as the playoffs began AND I hate KC something fierce. The latter removes all doubt from the equation.

Once Tampa Bay won on Sunday, there was no doubt I would be rooting hard for them against either KC or the Bills.
 

jaytftwofive

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One question I have to ask. Would you fans that are rooting for Brady and the Bucs, be rooting for Brady if he was on the Dolphins or Jets or Colts or Ravens or Steelers or one of those teams that we love so much????? I say no way!! Maybe if he was on the Chargers or Bengals or a team in the AFC we don't have the disdain for. He's in the NFC which makes it easier if you ask me.
 
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One question I have to ask. Would you fans that are rooting for Brady and the Bucs, be rooting for Brady if he was on the Dolphins or Jets or Colts or Ravens or Steelers or one of those teams that we love so much????? I say no way!! Maybe if he was on the Chargers or Bengals or a team in the AFC we don't have the disdain for. He's in the NFC which makes it easier if you ask me.
This would admittedly be much tougher and I'd probably be more towards ambivalence or even rooting against him in this case, as I can never root for success for any of those teams. Thankfully he picked an NFC team that is about as far away from a Patriots rival as you can get.
 

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One question I have to ask. Would you fans that are rooting for Brady and the Bucs, be rooting for Brady if he was on the Dolphins or Jets or Colts or Ravens or Steelers or one of those teams that we love so much????? I say no way!! Maybe if he was on the Chargers or Bengals or a team in the AFC we don't have the disdain for. He's in the NFC which makes it easier if you ask me.
That’s an interesting question. My wife is from Indianapolis and she and her family are big Colts fans. They totally got behind the Manning Broncos for their playoff runs, as I’m sure most of the city did. Going to another AFC team was not a deal breaker. I just assumed that all the good AFC teams from that time period would dislike all the other decent AFC teams from that time period. The way the Patriots were essentially rivals for the Colts, Ravens, Steelers, Broncos, Chargers (and the rest of the AFC East), etc. They all wanted to beat the Patriots. But the Colts weren’t good enough often enough when the Broncos were good to actually have see them as rivals. Both teams had good runs in and around the same time. But historic runs create many rivals.
 

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That’s an interesting question. My wife is from Indianapolis and she and her family are big Colts fans. They totally got behind the Manning Broncos for their playoff runs, as I’m sure most of the city did. Going to another AFC team was not a deal breaker. I just assumed that all the good AFC teams from that time period would dislike all the other decent AFC teams from that time period. The way the Patriots were essentially rivals for the Colts, Ravens, Steelers, Broncos, Chargers (and the rest of the AFC East), etc. They all wanted to beat the Patriots. But the Colts weren’t good enough often enough when the Broncos were good to actually have see them as rivals. Both teams had good runs in and around the same time. But historic runs create many rivals.
The other thing about those Broncos teams is that they were still going up against the same Pats / Brady teams that kept the Colts from winning a bunch of titles. So they were rooting against the exact same enemy.

If Brady was on a different AFC team, it would definitely depend which team. I could see rooting for him on Houston / Tennessee / Jax / Bungles / Browns / Chargers / Raiders. No way to any AFC East teams, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Indy, Denver, or KC.
 

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As my brother just pointed out it would actually be pretty funny if he won a title with the Steeers or Ravens or Colts or whatever - those fanbases could never trash him again.
 

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Even though the Bills are in the AFC East I would root for them in the Super Bowl because they never have won before. Rooted for them in all four of their losses as a lot of you probably did then and won't admit it. They are the only AFC East team I don't dislike. And seriously the Jets have become hard to hate because they are so bad lately.
 

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Rooting against your team??? No you wouldn't. To me that just means you became a Pats fan because of Brady. That's cutting off your nose to spite your face.
LOL. :) Went over GC's head, methinks.

EDIT: NM, it went over my head. I thought jay was saying that GC is a fan of the "East bumfuck satanist baby cannibals."
 
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Ale Xander

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Even though the Bills are in the AFC East I would root for them in the Super Bowl because they never have won before. Rooted for them in all four of their losses as a lot of you probably did then and won't admit it. They are the only AFC East team I don't dislike. And seriously the Jets have become hard to hate because they are so bad lately.
Only against the WFT, if at all (don't even remember that one)

Giants (Parcells+LT), Cowboys, Cowboys
 

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Only against the WFT, if at all (don't even remember that one)

Giants (Parcells+LT), Cowboys, Cowboys
Not sure what you meant. Are you saying you rooted for the Bills only against Washington or rooted for Wash.vs Buffalo? Then against the Bills when they they played the Giants and the Cowboys???? You couldn't root for them. That team was like rooting for the U Of Miami Hurricanes. And America's Team before that, Yech, Yech!!
 

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Bit still you can't root against your own team. I've been a Pats fan since 1963. I was six.
Of course I can. I’ll have my Tampa Bay Brady jersey on next year when they come to Foxboro and will cheer wildly when he hits Evans for a 40yd TD. Every other game I’ll root for the Pats.

there is nothing to compare Brady to. This is a once in a few generations athlete and I will root hard for him against any opponent until he decides to retire.
 

jaytftwofive

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I've been a Patriots fan since the bad old days of 1970 (Joe Kapp, anyone?). How could I not wish anything but the best to Brady and Gronk? And Robert Kraft?
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Joe Kapp. In Harvard Stadium that one year, lol. Beat the Fins easily in first game(They were 10-4 in Shula's first year) But then finished 2-12. Kapp was good for the Vikings in 69. The Vikings were so good and how much better they would have been had they not traded Tarkenton and had him from 67-71? Before getting him back in 72.
 
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Of course I can. I’ll have my Tampa Bay Brady jersey on next year when they come to Foxboro and will cheer wildly when he hits Evans for a 40yd TD. Every other game I’ll root for the Pats.

there is nothing to compare Brady to. This is a once in a few generations athlete and I will root hard for him against any opponent until he decides to retire.
I'm not quite here but I respect this. Although I cannot condone purchasing the Tampa Brady jersey, that crosses a line I can't cross.
 

jaytftwofive

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I'm not quite here but I respect this. Although I cannot condone purchasing the Tampa Brady jersey, that crosses a line I can't cross.
So you would for Brady and the Bucs over your Pats??? They play next year in Foxboro. Yes he's the Goat but I have an idea a small amount of fans are rooting for Brady Over BB, and abandoning the team somewhat because they're not a good team right now. And angry at BB for letting Tom go.
 
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In this crazy world everyone has their own interpretation of what constitutes fandom and that’s every fan’s right, simply because being a fan is highly emotional and we feel what we feel as human beings.

Personally I think it would be very difficult to root against the Patriots for a Tom Brady led Bucs team, but that’s my choice to make. It is pretty fun to watch Brady do what he does and continue to push the boundaries against time and against the rest of the league - especially the Chiefs on Sunday!
 

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Mahomes has got some Vlade Divac in him. I didn't notice it until this year, but I've seen it enough times now in the limited number of games I've seen of his that it's past the point of coincidence.

He likes to run to the sideline and then either:

a) Stop just before going out of bounds, wait for a defender to start the process of hitting him, then quickly dart a foot to the sideline and argue he was hit out of bounds
b) Take any contact that happens just before going out of bounds, ride it for 2-3 steps out of bounds, then throw himself to the ground dramatically so it looks like he was thrown down

It bugs me. He did it again last night, and I've probably seen it 4 or 5 other times. It's one thing to lobby for a call, it's another thing entirely to flop for one.
And once he's established that, then the defenders ease up on him the next time he heads for the sidelines, and he pretends to be going OOB and then scurries ahead for a few more yards when the defender doesn't push him out.
 

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What's the dislike towards the Chiefs? Broncos I should have added but The Chiefs or Chargers I don't see the dislike.
The Chiefs have found a market inefficiency in being ok with domestic violence and the NFL and Media have decided to just give them a pass. That is the dislike.
 

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So you would for Brady and the Bucs over your Pats??? They play next year in Foxboro. Yes he's the Goat but I have an idea a small amount of fans are rooting for Brady Over BB, and abandoning the team somewhat because they're not a good team right now. And angry at BB for letting Tom go.
I said I'm not quite there. Reading is like, a thing. I respect the fact that Costanza admits he's team Brady even against the Pats. Personally I can never root against the Pats but this is a unique situation and I respect the fact that people are processing it differently.

Buying a TB12 Bucs jersey is wrong, though.

Edit: I'm kidding about the Bucs jersey, I would never buy one but YMMV
 
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I very much relate to the choice of teams aspect.

I could never root for the Jets, Dolphins or Giants. You could wrap Brady into Bobby Orr, Larry Bird and David Ortiz, and I'd sooner light myself on fire than root for teams and fan bases I detest. In the end, as much as I love certain athletes, I root for the Patriots and have come to "sports hate" some of their rivals. Player movement doesn't erase that. Ever.
 

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I definitely cannot relate to rooting for a team with a beloved former Patriot against the Pats. Rooting for Brady to have a great game....in a Pats win over Tampa? Sure. But to root for Tampa to beat the Pats? Can’t go there.
 

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I'm rooting for the Bucs in a similar way to me rooting for the 2001 Colorado Avalanche. You want good things for players who have been Boston sports institutions...unless they're playing against a Boston team.
 

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One question I have to ask. Would you fans that are rooting for Brady and the Bucs, be rooting for Brady if he was on the Dolphins or Jets or Colts or Ravens or Steelers or one of those teams that we love so much????? I say no way!! Maybe if he was on the Chargers or Bengals or a team in the AFC we don't have the disdain for. He's in the NFC which makes it easier if you ask me.
Depends on which one of these was the case. Dolphins? I'd be a little pissed he moved within the division but especially now that Flores is there I can't say I have much hate for the Dolphins. So yeah, I'd still be rooting for him and his new team. Jets - same, probably, but with a little more saltiness. Colts - harder still, but ultimately while I detest their franchise I don't actually mind their team currently, and it would be pretty funny to watch the Colts fans that hated him for so long jump on the Brady bandwagon and it would also be really funny if Brady ended up with the same (or more!) Colts Super Bowls as Manning did.

Ravens/Steelers - fuck no.

But, yes, Brady made the decision much easier by going not only to the NFC but to an NFC team with not much a legacy to speak of (I know they won in 2002 but it's still a very "young" franchise), with almost literally no history with the Patriots specifically, and with a not particularly vocal or annoying fanbase. Really the only thing to dislike about Tampa from my perspective is Arians, who clearly is a massive blowhard
 

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I cannot conceive of rooting for Brady versus the Patriots. The reason why we loved Tom in the first place was that he was on the Patriots. It's not like he was transcendent and amazing on the Saints and we just appreciated him. So when he moves on, anything to me is fair game except when he plays NE. Then it's not remotely a close call for me.

I wouldn't even root for him to play well and lose. I'd want the Pats D to win every down for the entire game, just as I do in every other game the Pats play. I know that's not realistic and that the other team is going to have great moments, but for Tom to play well necessarily means that he would get the better of the Patriots at times throughout the game, and that's always contrary to my rooting interests. Give me utter domination and a slice of pecan pie to go, please.
 

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Depends on which one of these was the case. Dolphins? I'd be a little pissed he moved within the division but especially now that Flores is there I can't say I have much hate for the Dolphins. So yeah, I'd still be rooting for him and his new team. Jets - same, probably, but with a little more saltiness. Colts - harder still, but ultimately while I detest their franchise I don't actually mind their team currently, and it would be pretty funny to watch the Colts fans that hated him for so long jump on the Brady bandwagon and it would also be really funny if Brady ended up with the same (or more!) Colts Super Bowls as Manning did.

Ravens/Steelers - fuck no.

But, yes, Brady made the decision much easier by going not only to the NFC but to an NFC team with not much a legacy to speak of (I know they won in 2002 but it's still a very "young" franchise), with almost literally no history with the Patriots specifically, and with a not particularly vocal or annoying fanbase. Really the only thing to dislike about Tampa from my perspective is Arians, who clearly is a massive blowhard
I'm probably older then you but my strong dislike for the Dolphins goes back to the 70's and 80's. The Orange Bowl and later Joe Robbie were a chamber of horrors for the Pats. They went from 1970 to the 1985 title game without winning there. That 85 AFC title game was almost as good as a Super Bowl victory for me. Like the Sox 67 Impossible Dream pennant. We knew the Bears would beat us but many of us didn't worry about that game. We were overjoyed winning the AFC title and that it was over the Fins. I always found Shula kind of phoney not just because of the snowplow game but also the 82 title game when he wouldn't cover the Orange Bowl with a tarp when Miami had a monsoon. They were the no 1 team in the AFC I disliked. And I still consider The Orange Bowl and Joe Robbie the worst chamber of horrors for Boston Sports teams. Worse then The Forum and Yankee Stadium where our teams would win occasionally.
 

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Patriots vs Brady in the big game and I’m rooting for the Pats no doubt. Laundry first.

However, losing to Tom Brady is the only super bowl scenario that wouldn’t upset me. The only win-win I can think of.
 

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Um.....We both forgot Antonio Brown is on the Bucs. So both teams have bad people.
Antonio Brown has been accused of rape and other sexual misconduct (as well as being emotionally abusive and manipulative to women in his life). Tyreek Hill pleaded guilty to domestic assault and battery by strangulation and possibly broke his own son’s arm. Neither one of these men were subject to a multi-million dollar NFL investigation and the sustained media attention that surrounded a handful of footballs that may have been under-inflated (most likely due to natural occurrences). The NFL is fucked up.
 

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I grew up in a Boston suburb, was a Pats season ticket holder in the mid 1980's. I have been in Tampa since 1990. It's a no brainer. Go Bucs!
 

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Antonio Brown is a complete shit human being who has shown no remorse for his actions and shouldn't be anywhere near an NFL field. He still suffered more professional consequences for being a terrible person than Hill and Clark ever did.
 

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Antonio Brown has been accused of rape and other sexual misconduct (as well as being emotionally abusive and manipulative to women in his life). Tyreek Hill pleaded guilty to domestic assault and battery by strangulation and possibly broke his own son’s arm. Neither one of these men were subject to a multi-million dollar NFL investigation and the sustained media attention that surrounded a handful of footballs that may have been under-inflated (most likely due to natural occurrences). The NFL is fucked up.
Yes I always said that to people in 2015. These guys still play but delating footballs was worse. Ridiculous! Of Goodell and the NFL.
 
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jaytftwofive

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Yet a lot of people who criticize the NFL for looking the other way on sexual misconduct issues still watch it and say Baseball is a joke and boring and out of touch and they hardly watch it. Other then the pitch clock and the one inning of closers now, hardly anything has changed. It's basically the same game other then the Dead Ball Era. OK I'm biased it's still my favorite pro sport. In the minority of the country's opinion now.
 

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Antonio Brown is a complete shit human being who has shown no remorse for his actions and shouldn't be anywhere near an NFL field. He still suffered more professional consequences for being a terrible person than Hill and Clark ever did.
Honestly the fact that Brady lobbied so hard for Brown really sours him in my eyes. Brady’s schtick of only caring about football is the ultimate example of white male privilege and I’m over it. I will be rooting for the Bucs because the Chiefs are even worse with regards to DV, but I don’t really care anymore.
 

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I find it a little odd that people are talking about these teams with respect to the bad guys on each one. While we have some visibility into certain players, the fact is that each organization is made up of countless players, coaches, football operations guys and ownership members who we know very little about personally. Experience tells us that if we knew more about many of them, we'd find them to be base characters, too.

How many sports figures were thought to be "character guys" before it was revealed that they were awful human beings, to say the least? There are so many examples. Ray Rice, Jerry Richardson, Dave Meggett and the ultimate example, OJ Simpson, immediately come to mind.

So yeah, while we can point to well known terrible guys on both teams, to pick a team or even a leaning based on that seems wrong headed. The reality is that there are great people and terrible people in both organizations, almost certainly.

Quite separately, as the week has unfolded, any reticence I might have had about rooting for Tom Brady -- given the conflicting emotions his departure spawned in me -- haS totally disappeared and I'm really pumped to be on board with my favorite player in all of sports.