The Hypocrisy Of Fandom

That’s not a wee bit hypocritical.

That’s ULTRA hypocritical.

Still stuck in the fader home shock,
In Philly had hope we would rock,
And now host KC,
At home and will be,
The truth of our team’s real stock.

Reduced to hoping that faders,
Will somehow show up as the Raiders,
And show Baltimore,
The toughnessof ’lore,
Which turned all Bronc fans into haters.

And Texans must prep their attack,
Let’s pray for our friend Kubiak,
If Pats they do fall,
It helps build a stall,
For cards to fall in the right stack.

And not since Csonka and Kiick,
Have I prayed Miami be slick.
And put Pitt in a place,
Where there is no more trace,
Of their chance to the dance to stick.

The next prayer makes me quite queasy,
The way we beat Cincy was sleasey,
But they beat the Jets,
Of which I place bets,
The door to the dance becomes easy.

With Raven, Steeler, and Jet,
No longer in the big bet,
One chore, only one,
Yet this must be done,
We must put the Chiefs in a net.

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I admit I’m no Longfellow, but if all this happens Broncos and Texans both make the playoffs!

Who don’t really give two shits what the Colts do and hope that Brady sits this one out? Or people who think that maybe the Texans shouldn’t have choked against one of the Colts, the Titans, the Jags, the Colts or the Cards?

Where does that group hang out?

Bernard Pollard plays on our D.

Its ok for us to be as hypocritical as we want whenever it comes to sports as long as it isnt some bullshit like someone claiming 2 favorite teams. I will say though, this really isnt hypocritical, your looking at it the wrong way. Both of these views of resting starters are completely consistent with one thing, whats best for the Texans playoff chances. Thats all we as fans should ever be concerned about when making decisions about which other teams to “pull for”. Gotta put your battle red glasses back on, and then assess things Tim.

Pulling them with 2 games left is not.

I want whatever is best for our playoff chances. I’m not angry at the Colts for resting their starters on principle (though I think it was a stupid thing to do), I’m just angry that they may have fucked us over.

Is that the colts where at home in front if paying fans with a shot at a winning season and chose to tank a competitive game.

as homers, we root for whats beneficial to our team.

To give reasons and expect them to hit a chord with the teams in question may be called hypocritical, but I think its rather pointless.

Who cares WHY they should be motivated to sit/start/try/not try? I say just root for them to do whats beneficial for us. All the time.

being a fan is about supporting your team(or at least it should be), so naturally anything that benefits them you are going to root for. That doesnt make you a hypocrite, it makes you a fan.

I was more mad about the Colts thinking from a colts fan perspective, an undefeated season is way cooler imo. Someone wins the super bowl every year, dont get me wrong its awesome, but only 2 teams in history can say they won all their games at the end of the year.

The Pats are worn thin at a lot of positions and just played a flawless game. It would not be surprising to see Brady and company only play 1 quarter or 1 half.

The Bengals’ Marvin Lewis has said that he will “play to win.” The Bengals haven’t looked great the past month, so there’s no reason to “rest.”

Sitting your starters, but the chance of making history, there is no way I sit my players. And from the look on Pytons face I would say that it might have been more demorilizing to them to make those guys sit and have a bigger effect on their future preformance than if someone had gotten hurt.

We’re better to focus at a winning record, getting to second in the AFC South and playing mistake free, competitive football for 60 minutes this weekend.

While there is a mathematical chance of a playoff spot for us, it is highly unlikely that the dice will roll in our favour this time, too many teams are better off resting up rather than competing for our needs.

I think most of us knew that we blew our chances with the 0-4 stretch in the middle of the season.

One thing to look at though. How many teams can finish 2nd in their division after going 1-5?

I want Texans in the playoffs, and to beat the real Patriots on their way.

I just don’t understand why you’d play your starters for 2 1/2 quarters then sit them with just a 5 point lead. If the outcome of the game didn’t matter anymore than that, I don’t understand why the starters played at all, or at least why they’d come out in the 2nd half. I was just dumbfounded by the ‘when’ of the sit downs, not the sitting down itself.

But to be honest, i’d kinda rather beat the Patriots with all their starters rather than get the win against backups. I guess if things fell just right and the win really would put us in the playoffs, then anything that helps the cause is a good thing, there’d always be the playoffs to pontentially leave a mark. I just know that typically when i’m sitting down to watch a game, i’d rather see the best both teams have to offer regardless of who won because of it.

The colts disrespected football, by basically giving the game to a team that needed it. Against an opponent that was out of it, I understand, but a team should expect a team to give its best when your trying for a playoff spot. Yes I do want Brady and Moss to play because, I think we can beat them.
From a Colts standpoint, I understand the move, but dont like it.

but the bottom line is that the Texans put themselves in this position. If we won one of those 4 games during that divisional streak or if we beat the Jets in week 1, we would control our own destiny. ITS THAT SIMPLE. The Colts, Bengals, and Patriots are going to play how they think is best for them, whether that hurts us or helps us is no concern to them and it shouldnt be. It is the Texans’ fault that we are mad at the Colts right now and the Texans’ fault if we dont make the playoffs. We have had our chances to be in a better position and we blew them.

I want what’s best for me, Texans success. It makes me happy, and subsequently, my entire family happy. Feel free to call it whatever you like. I’m all for it.

but I don’t feel that way, and bet (OK at least hope) that I am not alone. Given that the Ravens, Jets and Broncos are all 10+ point favorites, the chances of at least 2 of them losing is remote at best. If the Texans are going to earn their first winning season, it would take a lot of the steam out of it if we do it against the Pats backups. Furthermore, as a fan I would rather watch Brady, Moss, Welker, et al on the field than whoever their backups are. Yes it would make it harder for us to win, but it would be more rewarding on many levels. It would give the Texan players much more satisfaction too.

I see that the Texans are -8 so the Vegas boys expect the Pats to lay down for us. They’re usually not wrong, but I truly hope that they are this time.

Let’s look at it from a different point of view.

If our situation was reversed with Indy, you’d want the same thing for two reasons.

1. You’d want our starters nice and refreshed for the playoffs. Because winning the Super Bowl is the ultimate goal of the entire season, and you do everything you can to win it.

2. Would you want to possibly face the Colts in the post season? No team in their right mind wants to face a division opponent in the playoffs.

The Colts laying down ensures no injuries and, with the Jacksonville loss, makes it almost certain they won’t have to face a division rival in the post season.

Sure the Colts have thumped us over and over again. But the last few times it’s been very close. And of those close times it’s been us beating ourselves more than what they’ve done. And please, give the Rosencopter a break in any responses.

Now the Patriots have every reason to lay down for us for the same reason. If you’re the Pats, do you really want to possibly see the Jets in the post season? I’d rather play Houston if I’m the Pats for the very reason we would barely squeak into the playoffs. We lost most of our games because of turnovers. Our offense is better, but the Jets defense is better. Remember the old “Defense wins championships” saying? Not that Sanchez hasn’t been turning the ball over a lot also. But I still say if you can possibly avoid it, you do not ever want to play a division rival in the playoffs.

this situation tells us is that the colts are nothing without Manning and Clarke. Take the penalties to take them out in the first series and win the game. Advise for future playoff teams this year.

From PFT, Florio has a breakdown of douchebag Polian “spin” /PR attempt to soothe the pissed off folks in Indy. After all, the fans their were roasting his ass on his radio call-in show, before they pulled the plug 10 min early to avoid more criticism.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/12/30/polian-fails-to-make-the-case-for-not-trying-to-win-on-sunday/

I might be on a “grassy knoll” or wearing an aluminum foil hat but, I find this whole situation BS. If the Jackasses can throw the game to “rest” their starters (reported) because an undefeated season wasn’t a priority/goal, then why put their starters out there to begin the game? Was it to manipulate the playoff seeding and avoid the Texans and Steelers, as a possible playoff foe, by giving the Jets a win? Texans have played them to the wire in the games this year and the Steelers (although having a down year) would love to plant Forehead vs. a Jets team (rookie coach and a QB learning the fetal position) that they were winning against, with their starters in.

The resting the starters argument bothers me when you consider the integrity of the game. The Rams suck and have but, if they pulled out the crappy players (all but Steven Jackson) and put in the office secretaries to insure the #1 pick in the draft, is that sportsmanship or sound football objective in reaching your team goals? Do they celebrate their winning of the “Suh Sweepstakes” and mock the system in order to gain that advantage?