What was your favorite football team that wasn't your team?

[fandandy 3,311]

I just saw a commercial for A Football Life with Kurt Warner. Mine would definitely be the St. Louis Rams when he was there. They were fun to watch and had so many likable guys. That's also about the time I got an Xbox and an NFL 2K game. They were fun to play as too.

 

Yours?

[MDC 5,877]

I liked the 80s Bengals teams. The Greatest Show on Turf was an amazing team and an amazing season too. I hated Mike Martz though so he quickly ruined it.

[avoiding injuries 1,220]

94 49ers

[Hardcore troubadour 12,594]

Late 70's early 80's Baltimore Colts. Bert Jones, Lydell Mitchell, Roger Carr. Also liked the Steve Grogan / Andre Tippett Patriots.

[mobb_deep 917]

Brady Patriots. GO BLUE.

[Sho Nuff 719]

McNair, George and Kearse Titans. Living here they are a bit of my adopted team but always a Packers fan.

 

When I was younger...I liked the old Creamsicle Bucs with Doug Williams...Leeroy Selmon..

[BunnysBastatrds 1,911]

Bengals in the 80's.

[Herbivore 904]

The Eagles with Jaworski and Carmichael. And the Packers in the early to mid 90s..I wanted them to beat the Cowboys. That bit as I had to watch the Pack beat my Pats.

[Voltaire 4,554]

I just saw a commercial for A Football Life with Kurt Warner. Mine would definitely be the St. Louis Rams when he was there. They were fun to watch and had so many likable guys. That's also about the time I got an Xbox and an NFL 2K game. They were fun to play as too.

 

Yours?

I was in St. Louis ruining my life at the time so I picked up an affinity for them and the McGwire Cardinals, which quickly dissipated when I returned to Detroit.

[Hardcore troubadour 12,594]

I was in St. Louis ruining my life at the time so I picked up an affinity for them and the McGwire Cardinals, which quickly dissipated when I returned to Detroit.

Detroit, St. Louis, China. What's next? Somalia?

[Bier Meister 1,512]

80's chargers:

fouts, muncie, brooks, jefferson, winslow, joiner, chandler

[SUXBNME 1,322]

Too many to list.

 

Pre FF, I was hardcore Raiders with a special spot in my heart for the Packers cause I read a great book about Bart Starr in my youf.

 

FF changed me. Mebbe for the worst..Dunno

FF stopped me from being a true fan of just 1 team and made me appreciate the game more that I think I ever could have.

20+ focking years doing this

 

To the question...It's gotta be the 1992 Niners. A team I hate with a passion, but it was the beginning of the second greatest QBs career. (Brady being #1)

Gypsybrat and I drafted him with the #2 pick ...I think

[wiffleball 4,631]

Bears with Walter Payton. Packers with Favre.

 

Flipside? Stops being a lifelong Bronco fan when MC dumbass became the coach. He was a classless moron from literally day one.

[Voltaire 4,554]

Detroit, St. Louis, China. What's next? Somalia?

Worse.

 

If I ever take up RHR's job offer ... California.

[shorepatrol 1,736]

Mannings colts. My son was a huge Peyton fan.

[Hardcore troubadour 12,594]

Worse.

 

If I ever take up RHR's job offer ... California.

Ha!_

[titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745]

We didnt have a team within 500 miles when I was a kid. So I mainly rooted for the bears. My dad was from Chicago, and the mid late 80s Bears were cool.

 

Once we got the titans, they became my team. I breifly cheated on them with the bucs when I lived in Tampa and they were super bowl winners.

 

As far as just teams I liked to watch play, yeah, those rams teams were great (except when they beat my titans in the super bowl.) Marshall Faulk may be my favorite player Ive watched play.

 

I have only rather vague memories of those 80s bears teams and the Montana young era niners. Those were good to watch too.

 

Honestly, I miss defensive football.

[12th Man 884]

Early 80s Jets. Richard Todd, Wesley Walker, Freeman McNeil. NY Sack Exchange.

[RaiderHaters Revenge 3,566]

I second the OP, loved the greatest show on turf

 

also was a HUGE fan of that Warren Moon team with Haywood Jeffries, Earnest Givens, Drew Hill, Curtis Duncan, and Lo White

[The PosterFormerlyKnownAs 61]

Oakland Raiders in 80s. Lester Hayes and other bad asses that didnt take from anyone.

[Thornton Melon 542]

Cowboys- early 70s to mid 90s

[Frozenbeernuts 1,652]

This Patriots dynasty

[TimmySmith 2,782]

Loved the Air Coryell/Dan Fouts Chargers of the late 70's to mid 80's. Always the late game on NBC, with a 35-30 score.

[Kopy 489]

I liked those Bills K Gun offense teams. Wish they could've won one or two.

[Drizzay 644]

Oilers with Moon, Jeffries, Hill, Givens, Duncan.

 

 

It could be that I just loved playing as them on Tecmo SuperBowl.

[Hawkeye21 1,848]

The Colts with Manning, Addai, Wayne, Dallas Clark and Bob Sanders. Loved that they had two of my favorite Hawkeyes on their team and they were just fun to watch.

[Reality 2,710]

94 49ers

Among the greatest single season teams of all time, team was absolutely loaded.

 

 

I can't really think of ever rooting for another football team outside of the 9'ers. I wouldn't think whoever the Pats are playing in the SB counts. Enjoyed individual players through the years but, never cared if other teams won or not.

[cmh6476 748]

Well it certainly isn't any Raiders, Broncos or Chargers teams. I really wouldn't say it was related to another pro team as much as it has been who was on my fantasy roster.

[TD Ryan2 314]

Air Coryell Chargers

 

Montana 49ers

 

Run n' Shoot Oilers

 

Randy Moss Vikings

 

 

... yeah, I'm a sucker for high octane offense.

[iam90sbaby 2,121]

1999 Jacksonville Jaguars. Man I loved that team when I was a kid. Still remember when they killed the Dolphins 62-7 and all the adults in the room with blank stairs on their face.

[TD Ryan2 314]

1999 Jacksonville Jaguars.

 

Bledsoe vs. Brunell game where they both threw for about 500 yards - epic, memorable game.

[Bier Meister 1,512]

I second the OP, loved the greatest show on turf

 

also was a HUGE fan of that Warren Moon team with Haywood Jeffries, Earnest Givens, Drew Hill, Curtis Duncan, and Lo White

 

 

Oilers with Moon, Jeffries, Hill, Givens, Duncan.

 

 

It could be that I just loved playing as them on Tecmo SuperBowl.

 

 

fantasy gold- even when not playing ppr

[RaiderHaters Revenge 3,566]

 

 

 

 

fantasy gold- even when not playing ppr

 

whats funny to look back is that they were the offensive juggernauts of the league, yet would be middle of the pack in todays game

[Bier Meister 1,512]

 

whats funny to look back is that they were the offensive juggernauts of the league, yet would be middle of the pack in todays game

 

offense friendly rules changes

[Hardcore troubadour 12,594]

 

offense friendly rules changes

Bill Polian whined enough to make it happen.

[TD Ryan2 314]

Jeffries

 

 

fyi - it's Jeffires... Haywood Jeffires not Jeffries... which always kinda annoyed me b/c he's called "Jeff Freeze" not "Jeff Fires"... he either misspells or mispronounces his own name.

[Cruzer 1,992]

None, fock'm.

[Mike Honcho 4,010]

None, fock'm.

 

Damn it...I just opened this thread to post the same.

[Sho Nuff 719]

The Bills teams were fin to watch too with Kelly, Don mother fockin Beebe, Andre Reed and Thurman.

+ Bruce Smith in D and Kelso and the huge helmet pad.

[SenatorRock 708]

I have always been a sucker for the under dog.

 

Been rooting for the Lions, Browns, and Cardinals for a decade.

 

 

If I have to pick a specific team/year that is easy:

 

2007 NY Football Giants.