TippCityRick Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Reading the "Corey Dillion, Cry Baby" topic, I was struck with this. Who we rootin' for this weekend?Choice 1 - A hated division rival.Choice 2 - A hated former franchise player.Personally I can't have Dillon in the Super Bowl. I just CAN'T!! If I have to listen to one more segment on how Dillon's career was wasted in Cincy and how the Patriots ripped off the Bengals to get him, I may go through the screen!!!When Dillon came into the league the Patriots were a second tier team. If he had gone there then, the Patriots would not be where they are now (or at least he wouldn't still be there celebrating the success). And the Bengals were not fleeced. They picked up an excellent safety in the draft and still had a back break queen Corey's yardage record.Dillon is a great back, but not a great team player. Trust me. Eventually things will go downhill and his true nature will reappear.If the Patriots get back next year and he's there, I'll be ok with him going to the ultimate game. Just not this year. Besides, next year he'll have to come through Cincy to get there!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turningpoint Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 I'm rooting for Dillon, I hate the steelers, and I'm a huge Corey Dillon fan no matter what team the guy's on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalNation1281 Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Wow, turningpoint is rooting for Dillon. I'm shocked. Steelers. AFC North Represent! Better a tough division rival than a loudmouth who will use his opportunity to play in the Bowl as an excuse to trash the Bengals.BN1281 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denverbengal Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Better a tough division rival than a loudmouth who will use his opportunity to play in the Bowl as an excuse to trash the Bengals.BN1281Agreed. Imagine the hours of pre-game hype we'd have to endure about how much better off Leon is now, and what a great guy he is with the Pats. No thanks. I'd much rather see features about Roethlisburger...as much as I hate the squealers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyline Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Steelers. Not finishing first in your division doesn't feel quite as bad when the team that beat you out made it to the super bowl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjakq27 Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Steelers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobcat Bengal Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 I dunno which is worse.Talk about the lesser of two evils.PUt it this way, I don't know any Patriots fans.If the Steelers go to the Super Bowl, sigh. I don't think I'll (or you guys on this board for that matter) ever hear the end of this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABengalsFan09 Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 I'm hoping for a Steelers v. Falcons matchup...won by the ATL...That way I don't have to endure Leon stories for 2 weeks, and no Steeler fans screaming "Dynasty" if they won the whole thing. Then maybe I could see a little more of those Mike Vick experience commercials... :player: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobcat Bengal Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Yeah, my picks before the playoffs started were the Colts and Falcons in the Stuper Bowl.I still think the Falcons are gonna win and Eagles fans everywhere will commit mass murder followed with suicide.(Stay inside for a few days guys) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontPushMe Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 I think you know who i want to win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGrizzlyBaer Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 i want to watch the steelers beat the pats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Bengal Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 steelers no way in hell am i rooting for leon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skilly McRailnob Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 stillers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbengals1 Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Steelers - the 1 and only resan is to see CD get so close to his dream and have myself watch it be shattered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OICanDoThat Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 I dunno which is worse.Talk about the lesser of two evils.PUt it this way, I don't know any Patriots fans.If the Steelers go to the Super Bowl, sigh. I don't think I'll (or you guys on this board for that matter) ever hear the end of this one. Yeah, but I can handle other fans. The last thing I want to do is give Corey more ammunition to bash Cincinnati. It would just be so sweet for him to go to a Superbowl "dynasty" and manage to still not win. Then next year, we can beat them in the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FonzieDog Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Steelers, all the way. If the Steelers win and go on to the Super Bowl then it makes our division look better. Think how good it will feel to beat the defending Super Bowl champs twice next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaker Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 This would work for me:Corey fumbles at the 1 yd line with the Steelers up 3-0 with :30 left and the Steelers take a knee to win it.Steelers the get pounded by ATL (because PHI choked again, no SB for TO) in the Super BowlCorey suffers a season ending injury in preseason next yr, NE barely makes playoffs and loses in the 1st round to IND (Manning breaks the jinx)The following yr Corey is too old, has lost a step, and gets cut...is picked up to finish out his career in ARZ....Pats re-group and win SB w/o him...he never gets to play in a SB.I dont ask the football Gods for much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTBengalsFan Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 I'm torn for the AFC championship... can neither of them win? I'm rooting for either NFC champion in the Super Bowl though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Steelers - the 1 and only resan is to see CD get so close to his dream and have myself watch it be shattered I'm a big enough man to admit that I'm that petty, too. Go ABLT (Anybody But Leon's Team)!Side note: it's been noted that the Pats were without Leon in their first loss to the Steelers, and given that they only had 5 yards rushing I suppose that one must expect his return to provide a boost! However, it's worth noting that you have to go back to 2001 to find Leon having a good game vs. the Steelers, and to 2000 to find one where he broke 100 yards. In the last year he was healthy (2002) had 57 and 60 yards in two games versus Pitt.Overall, setting aside his injury/shared with Rudi games last year and one backing up Ki-Jana in 1997, Dillon's had 10 "healthy" games v. Pitt:1997: 781998: 99, (out)1999: 78, 1202000: 36, 1282001: 64, 912002: 57, 60Which works out to about 81 yards a game on average, with his best games mostly in the early part of his career. Last year, he was 26 (on 7 carries) and 48 (on 10) vs. Pitt. So it'll be interesting to see how much he has left this weeked... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TippCityRick Posted January 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Good work Joisey. Good analysis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TROLL Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 i want to watch the steelers beat the pats Go get a video of the "Halloween Bowl" then. The Pats will win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jditty47 Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 pats will win for sure. big ben is a joke and he has been exposed for what, 6 weeks now? bye bye steelers u wont fluke into a win vs the champs, especially with a determined dillon on the field and a SB mvp at the helm. and screw everyones reasoning that i hope the steelers make it so our division looks tougher. thats bulls**t. f**k that. if we cant win it, f**k the rest. no chance in hell will i ever root for the ravens, the browns, or the steelers in a game that doesnt improve our chances to make the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengalboomer7 Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 I can't root for either team. I'll never root for the steelers in anything, my bengal loyalty would not allow it. I also can never root for the patsied because of Leon and the fact that Brady is a UM grad. Unless you're on the bengals I never root for michigan guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turningpoint Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Better a tough division rival than a loudmouth who will use his opportunity to play in the Bowl as an excuse to trash the Bengals.BN1281Agreed. Imagine the hours of pre-game hype we'd have to endure about how much better off Leon is now, and what a great guy he is with the Pats. No thanks. I'd much rather see features about Roethlisburger...as much as I hate the squealers. Who the f**k cares, this is all gonna change in 1 season, when they're talking about us in the AFC championship game. :player: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turningpoint Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 I can't root for either team. I'll never root for the steelers in anything, my bengal loyalty would not allow it. I also can never root for the patsied because of Leon and the fact that Brady is a UM grad. Unless you're on the bengals I never root for michigan guys. See i'm the opposite I'm an U of M fan, and hate OSU probably due to the fact, there's people that still would get a bonner over watching the 2001 rose bowl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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