Brandt's Rant: Ranting on the AFC

by Stephen Brandt

As a Buffalo Bills fan, I will never call the Stupid Bowl what it’s real name is, I still have nightmares about the game. And the AFC has really never helped me with that, for years they trotted out teams that had no business being there. Now we have three teams coming up that bore me, Steelers, Pats, and the Jets. Yawn, wake me up when those teams are out, because I really don’t care about them. There is one team that belongs in the super bowl but probably won’t get in, that is the Indianapolis Colts.

The AFC seems to be built on teams who run the ball 99% of the time and play great defense. Ok that eliminates the Colts, they don’t play much defense and they are predicated on the pass. That’s fun football to watch, ok so it dictates a very long game, but heck it’s going to be great to watch. I am someone that rather watch a high scoring passing offensive team with little defense than the Steelers. Then why am I a Bills fan? The colors, and the history, (I’m a history major). Plus the Colts are the Syracuse Orange of the NFL, and they are my favorite college football team, my alma matter doesn’t have a football team (well we have one, but they stink). I like to root for players that I have seen in person. There offense is really exciting and fun to watch.

That brings me to the Pats, what a boring team. Damn, I can’t stay awake during their games, well unless they are playing us. Their QB is quite average as far as talent, and they don’t have any players that really stand out, or make me say wow on offense. Corey Dillon? Nope, just Travis Henry with a rap sheet. Troy Brown? Nope, just Josh Reed on defense. Tom Brady? Nope just a second stringer who should be paying Mo Lewis for his chance at stardom. And then that coach of theirs, damn, what a snore. You can hear crickets chirping when he talks, I mean come on say something stupid or outlandish. He talks so monotone and boring, I mean come on SAY SOMETHING STUPID DAMIT. At least Tony Dungy took the moral high ground on that Desperate Housewives thingy.

With that said, I want the Pats to lose historically, just because they beat us this year. You beat us, I hate you, well at least for the rest of the season. And next the Steelers have to choke up on something, hopefully on the one-yard line as time expires. Oh wait, they did that ten years ago. Well maybe the hot shot rookie needs to throw an interception. Or better yet Willie Parker needs to fumble.