Last game of the season....Jan 1st....vs the Jets. What would you root for?

I will never, ever, root for the ****ing jets to win.

Jets competing for a playoff spot???

Lose. No chance in hell I'm missing out on Luck if we're that close.

You win the game, you're happy for a week. You lose the game, we're competing for championships for the next 15 years.

No brainer....we lose for Luck...the Jets even if they make it in the playoffs, just simply arent winning it this year....Plaxico over Edwards is killing them right now, and no run game...defense will be worn out by then.....

You could ALWAYS trade up.....you WIN the GAME. Do not go 0-16!

Attack the draft once you WIN THE GAME!

I think a more realistic scenario is Jets fans deciding whether they want to win a meaningless game against us, or prevent us from drafting #1.

"BigDogsHunt wrote:

You could ALWAYS trade up.....you WIN the GAME. Do not go 0-16!

Attack the draft once you WIN THE GAME!

Whats the difference between 1-15, and 0-16....?

"finyank13 wrote:

whats the difference between 1-15, and 0-16....?

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Yeh....I cant root for the Jets to win. Cant do it. And I certainly....CERTAINLY cannot root for that Jets win to be against us. I think thats gotta cross some imaginary line of....first rule of Phins Club....never root for the Jets to beat your Phins.

Figure out a way to trade for Luck...but win that game.

"finyank13 wrote:

Whats the difference between 1-15, and 0-16....?

The difference is....

Youd be rooting for the Jets to beat the Phins.

Say it again.....youd be rooting for the Jets to beat the Phins.

"Stringer Bell wrote:

I think a more realistic scenario is Jets fans deciding whether they want to win a meaningless game against us, or prevent us from drafting #1.

Either scenario could very well happen.

Suck for Luck is what I'd be rooting for. While I hate the Jets and everything they stand for, this is a franchise-defining moment. In a sense, by losing this one game, we'll be winning a heckuva lot more games for about a dozen years as a result. No brainer for me!

"vt_dolfan wrote:

Yeh....I cant root for the Jets to win. Cant do it. And I certainly....CERTAINLY cannot root for that Jets win to be against us. I think thats gotta cross some imaginary line of....first rule of Phins Club....never root for the Jets to beat your Phins.

Figure out a way to trade for Luck...but win that game.

In spirit, I agree with you, you always want to beat the Jets. But remember, this is a franchise-defining moment. I'd rather be able to pick Luck outright, and use whatever picks we'd have to trade for him (at least another #1, plus another #2, if not better, if not more) on pieces to surround him with. I mean, getting Luck is the #1 priority, I get that, but - ideally - I'd like to get him, and still have some quality picks to put more talent around him right away (first two years) then we'd otherwise be able to if we have to trade up for him.

THIS is the only reason I would root for the JET ..... well, I'd be rooting against us, put it that way.

"HugeFinFan wrote:

Lose. No chance in hell I'm missing out on Luck if we're that close.

You win the game, you're happy for a week. You lose the game, we're competing for championships for the next 15 years.

That is absolute speculation and has no guarantees tied to it whatsoever.
Did we compete for a championship every year Marino was here?

"Killerphins wrote:

That is absolute speculation and has no guarantees tied to it whatsoever.
Did we compete for a championship every year Marino was here?

Clearly, we all have NO idea how good Luck will actually be, or what heights he would lead the team to. But, we know this much - he's the most complete QB talent to come out of college in nearly 30 years (Elway). He has more upside than any QB coming out of college since Peyton Manning. Given this, we should do everything we can to put ourselves in position to draft a guy of this caliber. That doesn't mean tanking on purpose, and I'm not even suggesting the TEAM should tank during this scenario. All I'm saying is, as a fan, if it comes down to losing and having a chance to draft a QB, who is as close to a sure thing as any QB coming out in some time, then I'm on board for losing in the short term for long-term gain.

And - frankly - I'd take another Marino career over what we've had since!

"finyank13 wrote:

Whats the difference between 1-15, and 0-16....?

never ending ESPN comments about being the only team to go both undefeated and winless

"DolfanTom wrote:

Clearly, we all have NO idea how good Luck will actually be, or what heights he would lead the team to. But, we know this much - he's the most complete QB talent to come out of college in nearly 30 years (Elway). He has more upside than any QB coming out of college since Peyton Manning. Given this, we should do everything we can to put ourselves in position to draft a guy of this caliber. That doesn't mean tanking on purpose, and I'm not even suggesting the TEAM should tank during this scenario. All I'm saying is, as a fan, if it comes down to losing and having a chance to draft a QB, who is as close to a sure thing as any QB coming out in some time, then I'm on board for losing in the short term for long-term gain.

And - frankly - I'd take another Marino career over what we've had since!

No one even knows if Luck is going to the NFL yet.
I think the SFL'ers are getting way ahead of themselves and setting up for major disappointment which only leads to more anger, resentment, and hatred.

I will be rooting for a gigantic sinkhole to swallow the entire stadium of suck this season is.

"Killerphins wrote:

No one even knows if Luck is going to the NFL yet.
I think the SFL'ers are getting way ahead of themselves and setting up for major disappointment which only leads to more anger, resentment, and hatred.

Well as an SFLer, myself, here's how I'm viewing the rest of the season:

-I want us to get Luck, but not getting too excited just yet. Still have 11 to play, and I actually would not be shocked if somehow, based on pride, the team pulls out 5-6 wins this year. Not expecting more than 2-3 wins, but would not be shocked if they suddenly found a mini hot streak at some point.
-I'm not rooting for us to lose each week. Was still PO'd on Monday night, but after the game, when it was all done, I took heart that all this losing MAY ultimately pay off.
-If it does get to the last two games, and we really do have a shot, I may actually openly root for us to lose, for the singular purpose that it could make us an elite team w/in the next 2-3 years, and then for a decade after. Nothing is guaranteed, of course, but I like our odds if we can pull this off.
-That said, if we don't land the "once-in-a-generation" talent in Luck, our consolation prize in the form of Jones, Barkley, or even RGIII could ultimately make us just as successful. So, either way, whether we go 0-16, or even 6-10, we'll likely be in position to either directly draft, or trade up for a quality QB talent.

It's a win-win situation, but I can't root for the fcking Jets to win.

"DolfanTom wrote:

Well as an SFLer, myself, here's how I'm viewing the rest of the season:

-I want us to get Luck, but not getting too excited just yet. Still have 11 to play, and I actually would not be shocked if somehow, based on pride, the team pulls out 5-6 wins this year. Not expecting more than 2-3 wins, but would not be shocked if they suddenly found a mini hot streak at some point.
-I'm not rooting for us to lose each week. Was still PO'd on Monday night, but after the game, when it was all done, I took heart that all this losing MAY ultimately pay off.
-If it does get to the last two games, and we really do have a shot, I may actually openly root for us to lose, for the singular purpose that it could make us an elite team w/in the next 2-3 years, and then for a decade after. Nothing is guaranteed, of course, but I like our odds if we can pull this off.
-That said, if we don't land the "once-in-a-generation" talent in Luck, our consolation prize in the form of Jones, Barkley, or even RGIII could ultimately make us just as successful. So, either way, whether we go 0-16, or even 6-10, we'll likely be in position to either directly draft, or trade up for a quality QB talent.

I do agree with this...... We will be drafting a QB in the first round next season.
Henne got a raw deal and has been ruined. If I was him I would run the hell away from Miami.

Honestly, it's a moot point. No matter who Miami or NY fans root for, the outcome is completely unaffected. It makes ZERO difference on the outcome of the game. And realistically, with a playoff spot on the line and Miami at 0 or 1 win, the Jets will almost most certainly mop the floor with your team. You might get a spirited quarter or maybe even a half out of your team, but at the end of the day the better team that is playing for a playoff spot will win 90% of the time.

And for the people that say, "Ah, the Jets will lose in the playoff anyway" you never know what will happen once your are in. No one thought the Jets would knock off Manning and Brady on the road. Any Miami fan that says they thought they would is full of crap.

"BicketyBam wrote:

Honestly, it's a moot point. No matter who Miami or NY fans root for, the outcome is completely unaffected. It makes ZERO difference on the outcome of the game. And realistically, with a playoff spot on the line and Miami at 0 or 1 win, the Jets will almost most certainly mop the floor with your team. You might get a spirited quarter or maybe even a half out of your team, but at the end of the day the better team that is playing for a playoff spot will win 90% of the time.

And for the people that say, "Ah, the Jets will lose in the playoff anyway" you never know what will happen once your are in. No one thought the Jets would knock off Manning and Brady on the road. Any Miami fan that says they thought they would is full of crap.

You used to be so friendly....... What happened? :lol:

"BicketyBam wrote:

Honestly, it's a moot point. No matter who Miami or NY fans root for, the outcome is completely unaffected. It makes ZERO difference on the outcome of the game. And realistically, with a playoff spot on the line and Miami at 0 or 1 win, the Jets will almost most certainly mop the floor with your team. You might get a spirited quarter or maybe even a half out of your team, but at the end of the day the better team that is playing for a playoff spot will win 90% of the time.

And for the people that say, "Ah, the Jets will lose in the playoff anyway" you never know what will happen once your are in. No one thought the Jets would knock off Manning and Brady on the road. Any Miami fan that says they thought they would is full of crap.

Normally, would agree with you, and you're probably right.

But I remember the 1992 season finale, Dolphins at Pats. Pats SUCKED at 2-13, we were 10-5, and were playing for a bye (maybe even the division, don't recall). I went to the game, figuring easy win. At the half, Pats lead 13-3, and the Pats fans back then were like, "hey, we've had our fun ... you can blow us out, now." We ended up winning in OT 16-13. Not apples to apples, exactly, but just sayn'. This game always sticks in my head as I was there.