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I've not had a real favorite team since the Cowboys as a kid.  So, I've picked a team out of each division.  I'm going to try to narrow it on down to an overall favorite without basing it on just whether or not I think they'll have immediate success.  I'd rather pick a team for the long haul based on important stuff like how I look in their swag.

Here's who I have at this point:

AFC East: Miami Dolphins
AFC North: Cleveland Browns
AFC South: Tennessee Titans
AFC West: Denver Broncos

NFC East: Dallas Cowboys
NFC North: Minnesota Vikings
NFC South: Atlanta Falcons
NFC West: St. Louis Rams

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I find Romo's defense reading skills disturbin'.

Don't forget the defense.  That's plenty disturbin' too.   :hurl:

AFC East: Miami Dolphins- Unless your name is Sonny Crockett, no one with a Y chromosome should wear this color combo.  They did spank the Pats today, though.  So bonus points for that.

AFC North: Cleveland Browns- You really want to pull for a team with Johnny Manzeil?

AFC South: Tennessee Titans- I pull for them, but they play one boring brand of football, and have for a long time now.  If they weren't "local", I'd have no attraction to them whatsoever.  And their uniforms are butt-ugly.

AFC West: Denver Broncos- Shoulda kept Tebow.  Peyton has a big forehead, and he never beat UF.  Elway is a horseface.

NFC East: Dallas Cowboys- Your season ticket purchase comes with free Yankees, Cavs, and bammer hats.  So there's that.

NFC North: Minnesota Vikings- Honestly didn't realize they even still had a team.

NFC South: Atlanta Falcons- The shining beacon of all that is good and right about professional sports.  Your clear choice.

NFC West: St. Louis Rams- See Minnesota Vikings.

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True...I can't pull for a team with an 80's bathroom color scheme. Miami is out.

How come the Saint's didn't make your list? I like Drew. Not as much as Peyton, but he's okay.

But where will that leave me when Manning retires??

 :laugh: I'll be the first to admit that I'm a complete bandwagon'er when it comes to the Broncos. But I have always liked Denver since the Elway era. And the more I follow them now, the more I like the whole organization there. Of course, I once thought I'd always be a bit of a Colts fan too...and then Irsay proved himself to be a complete jackass.

I had to go with Atlanta...N.O. is my second in that division.

There's a huge overlap between the Saints and LSU fanbases.  So you know they smell like corndogs. 

Do not.

I'm confused re: lingering East TN apathy toward the Titans. I mean why aren't they the obvious choice. It may be coincidental but Middle TN is producing a whole lot more talent & UT is getting it's share. Keep it in your state. Simple :patriot:

They are the Houston Oilers with a diff logo slapped on the helmet.  I've not even a passing interest in them.

Speaking for myself, my apathy towards the Titans has nothing to do with location. But, for whatever reason, I just can't like the franchise. If I were choosing a team based on geography, Atlanta would be my first pick, with Cincinnati second. I don't hate the Titans; I pulled hard for them in the Super Bowl vs. the Rams, and I would do the same if they made it again against most other teams. But having tried to be a fan of the Titans, I just can't really do it.

It's pretty simple for me- Being from Chattanooga, I grew up a fan of the team 90 minutes away.  Steve Bartkowski and William Andrews were my first sports heroes, long before the Oilers ever thought about leaving Houston.  So I'm not going to drop them just because someone else moved in up the road.  Like I said, I pull for the Titans.  But unless the Falcons up and move to LA, they'll always be "my team".

Well that is baloney. They are the TENNESSEE TITANS. So be it. They aren't hurting for fans. :-)

Atlanta I "get" other teams from all over the country, I do not. That's like being a bandwagon bama or gator :eek:

So if Bob Corker runs for president, you're voting for him, right? Since he's from Tennessee and all?

No. But I was loyal to Gore in that way :thumbup: but you get my bandwagon analogy, right? I think the disdain, other than BDV example is rooted in jealousy & fear. Oh well I love the Vols too :patriot:

And coincidentally or not the Mid State is producing a bevy of talent nowadays.

I've narrowed it down to the Broncos in the AFC and the Falcons in the NFC. I have tried on a couple occassions to force myself to be a Titans fan, but it never stuck. To be honest, I just can't imagine not pulling for Manning. That may make me a bandwaggoner; so be it. When Manning retires, I may re-evaluate, but by then I might be too familiar with the team as a whole to change.

I'm still not a die-hard fan of anyone, but I miss having some level of passion for NFL football.

And all is fair. It is a free country :-)

You heard me when I told you he never beat UF, right?  He also has happy feet.  And he's no Freddie Kitchens, either.

Hey Manning's team is always my 2nd, and I like Chiefs because of EB. Chiefs took a spanking from Titans today btw. I'm just glad football is back. I am most passionate about the Vols no doubt about it!

My passion for the NFL has never come close to my passion for the Vols and college football in general. That being said, as a lifelong resident (except for my time at UT) of the Atlanta area, l like to see the Falcons do well, but my following of Peyton even trumps that. So my favorite teams are:

1a. Denver
1b. Atlanta
2.  Whoever's playing the Cowboys.

Similar to me, but my #2 is whoever is playing the Patriots.

I've said it before and I'll say it again.  No way you can call a Cowboys fan a bandwagoner.  By definition, this is incorrect.   Bandwagon fan is a supporter of a sports team only during a period of success.

Today's game reiterates my point.   :banghead:

I do like to see the Falcons do well though.  M. Smith was my bro in law's special teams coach when he played at TN Tech and I know they exchange occasional texts.  It's fun when you know someone with a personal connection like that.