Falcons Fan MVP Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 I love my Falcons. They sure do put us through a lot of heart ache. I've heard Falcons fans say can I Quit this team when they get mad at them. Has any of you ever come close to seriously leaving the Falcons as a fan? Even temporarily? Has any of you ever secretly wished you would have never became a Falcons fan? Even for a day? I am very curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.11 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 If I wasn't a Falcons fan I'd be a Raiders fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNFalcon1 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Of course not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monolith2001 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 No but mostly because it's illogical to wish against something you either actively or passively pursued. If it was really in it for us to support some other team, you probably would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Chief Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Sometimes I ask why I started rooting for them. Then I remember the impact that they have on my life so it doesn’t bother me much after that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsNotFantasyFootball Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Being a Falcons fan in the 80's was extremely hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1989Fan Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 I have, I can admit it. I live in PA, so no home team allegiance, so to watch them it’s generally on TV, at a bar or something, or in a hostile visitors stadium (CLE, BAL, PHI, PIT, NY) i spent time working and living in BAL, started to like Ravens, mainly because the fan base was contagious there. But I still fell back to the Falcons. i started then watching PIT w friends, since they are the local team, just couldn’t make the switch. i should have known that becoming a fan in the days of Montana and a Rice *** whippings was a sign of a long painful, sometimes regretful, fandom. i am a lot less vested in pro football the last couple years, so at least it hurts much less now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
putnam6 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Still a huge fan of the Falcons more so than any of the local teams, though I enjoy them all. But I rarely put the all day preparation into watching a game anymore. Yea I'll watch the games and visit the boards but I got other **** going on, family and job dynamics have changed my perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAD597 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Yes, I wish I was born in another state so I could be a sports fan of another group of teams. I love sports I have no ties or pull to any other sports teams so it doesn't make sense to just pick random teams to root for. I was born here so I'm stuck with these losers. Over my life I've grown to loathe all GA sports teams. They are just horrible, they always choke and only do well to lull you into having hope so they can crush you in a more painful way at a later time. If it were up to me the Falcons, Hawks and Braves would be shipped to other cities and we'd start over with expansion teams. This worked out pretty well with GA United. So yea I hate our sports teams and want them gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Falcon Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 I'm also a Browns fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Chief Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 18 minutes ago, MAD597 said: Yes, I wish I was born in another state so I could be a sports fan of another group of teams. I love sports I have no ties or pull to any other sports teams so it doesn't make sense to just pick random teams to root for. I was born here so I'm stuck with these losers. Over my life I've grown to loathe all GA sports teams. They are just horrible, they always choke and only do well to lull you into having hope so they can crush you in a more painful way at a later time. If it were up to me the Falcons, Hawks and Braves would be shipped to other cities and we'd start over with expansion teams. This worked out pretty well with GA United. So yea I hate our sports teams and want them gone. IMO this is the biggest mistake people make. There is no written rule stating that you SHOULD cheer for the home team. If that was the case half the population would be miserable. I have no reason to root for any team other than the Falcons in the state of Georgia and don't care if anyone dislikes it. i have never understood why people feel that they are supposed to cheer for the home team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Falcon Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 4 minutes ago, ya_boi_j said: IMO this is the biggest mistake people make. There is no written rule stating that you SHOULD cheer for the home team. If that was the case half the population would be miserable. I have no reason to root for any team other than the Falcons in the state of Georgia and don't care if anyone dislikes it. i have never understood why people feel that they are supposed to cheer for the home team. Right. I dont cheer for my home team. I despise them. Loathe them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of God Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazerSlayer Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 No, but it does worry me that I might go my whole life and not see them win a championship. Might never get so close as 2016 again. I'm approaching middle age so I'd like to think there's plenty of years left to win, but some teams never do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xfactor Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 After the Super Bowl loss I was so upset the thought crossed my mind of why do I continue to pull for this team. Then I remember Dad taking me to the games at Fulton County Stadium getting my first Falcons jacket as a kid at Christmas still have the pic. Nope to many memories and they have been a part of my life for so long. Unfortunately I have the double whammy my mother God rest her soul was a die hard Braves fan soooo I never had a chance love the Braves too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqg96 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Dawgs fans don't want to hear it, but us Georgia Bulldogs have to go through it as well with all the heartbreak we've gone through and all the major programs around us within miles of radii winning championships in front of us. The state of Georgia is known for serious heartbreak. It's not an Atlanta thing. It's not a southern mentality/laid back thing, I don't want to hear that BS excuse when you have Louisiana or the Carolinas. It's not because Atlanta is a transport city or whatever, another poor excuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqg96 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Mr.Blank said: Being a Falcons fan in the 80's was extremely hard. My dad has told me about it before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcons Fan MVP Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 7 minutes ago, BlazerSlayer said: No, but it does worry me that I might go my whole life and not see them win a championship. Might never get so close as 2016 again. I'm approaching middle age so I'd like to think there's plenty of years left to win, but some teams never do. Maybe in heaven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vagabond_falcon Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Over my life I have dropped several teams in various sports. Partly for lack of time to be a fan of "everything" but usually there was an "event" that sealed it for me. I was born in Texas and lots of family there but grew up in Ga. I was a fan of the Cowboys and Falcons until they fired Landry then I was "out" from the Cowboys Hawks fan until Dominique Wilkins left I was a Braves fan for a loooooooomg time. But living in another area and all the games not on TBS anymore. That waned. And when Chipper retired that was just it. I went to FSU and was a fan until they pushed Bobby Bowden out. I really only have the Falcons left as a team I truly care about. The Vick thing was as close as I came to dropping them. So I am here to stay probably. 28-3 and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eight Track Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Sometimes ... but you never move past your first love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 This might be the most TATF thread ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDaveG Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Never. I wish they'd finally win one, and build a consistent winner, but I never question being a fan. I'm from metro Atlanta. Born and raised here and lived here most of my life. I couldn't pull for another team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PriMeTiiMe Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 (edited) Every time we blow a lead I ask myself why I made this choice. I always end up coming back for more disappointment though. Edited January 14, 2019 by PriMeTiiMe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcons007 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Nope. I have a life outside Falcons and also have great memories spending the time with family cheering for Falcons. It’s almost like I don’t remember the losses but time with friends and family. It’s a sport, you win some you lose some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratesforless Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 (edited) Nope, the thought never crossed my mind and I've been a fan since the '70s. Even after 1980 (the original that game). Even after the dark ages of Henning and Marion Campbell in the mid-late '80s. Even after Eugene's fantastic voyage and that game a couple of years ago. They're the only NFL team I've ever known. The old AFCS was one of the few places that my Dad and uncles could take me to and not have to temper their language or behavior on the behest of others. I still remember the times of going with them to Steak 'N Ale after a win (few and far between but still) and getting to eat one of those artery clogging behemoths with a baked potato and other stuff. Those were fun times that I couldn't have being a Broncos or a Steelers fan unless, of course, we were living in Denver or Pittsburgh. This is going to be our most trying time yet, as we are literally on the verge of seeing our archrival and the very team who benefited the most from that game play in our back yard in a couple of weeks. We'll be besieged with 'Who Dat' and that score posts in all directions, to the delight of everyone else in the national media who can't stand our city for what would look like an eternity. But at the end of the day, this too shall pass and life will go on. And I will still look forward to that one day of redemption when hopefully, Arthur finally holds up that Lombardi trophy in celebration. In fact, this makes me long for that day coming even the more... Edited January 14, 2019 by ratesforless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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