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Prowling Cat

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Just watched a video a fan took from the seats on opening night, I knew there were boos.. But damn were they loud. It wasn't just Cam either, it was every player. I knew there was saltiness but do you guys think we will de throne the pats of being the 'villains' of the NFL? With the exception that we have done nothing wrong except wipe the floor with everyone. 

Edit: (BTW, Im fine with it as a fan, just wanna hear everyone's thoughts on that.)

 

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Growl Grand Master

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I honestly feel as if there is a "This is supposed to be the biggest Super Bowl ever, why are they here and not my favorite team?" component to this. 

A lot of the preseason hubbub with the media prior to the season was "THE NFL'S GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY! WHICH TEAMS WILL MAKE THE GAME OF THE CENTURY? THE STEELERS? THE COWBOYS? THE PATRIOTS? HOW ABOUT SOME OF THOSE NEWCOMERS LIKE SEATTLE?"

 

Weve destroyed any hope of that happening witha roster and a style that doesn't match what's "in" these days and I think a lot of people have been rubbed the wrong way.

 

And I love it.

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15 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

We don't really have the personalities to be convincing villains.

Try making Thomas Davis, Greg Olsen, Charles Tillman, Michael Oher and Ryan Kalil look evil.

And as mentioned elsewhere, villains don't give footballs to excited, happy children.

In fairness pretty much every non AFCN team has a lot of likable players on it if you look hard enough.

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1 hour ago, Omega Atrocity said:

We're pretty in your face with how aggressive we are, along with our players dancing all over the opponent. It's awesome as a fan, but when you're on the outside it really makes others want you to fail. We should embrace it, it isn't going to go away, especially if we win the chip.

I have heard a few people call the Super Bowl the chip but why? what does this mean?

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