Die-hard Broncos Fans Give Their Opinions On The Patriots

There’s been a lot of trash talk this week from the Denver Broncos team as well as their fans.  I decided to go inside the minds of two die-hard Broncos fans to see what all the hate is about.

After searching words like “Belicheat” and “Cheatriots” on Twitter, I came across @Mojoscorpio and @CoachGrismack.

@Mojoscorpio is a classic Patriots hater, but he’s not an idiot.  He grew up in Denver and bleeds Bronco orange.  He obviously knows his football, although he lost me a little saying that Brady should have admitted to something that he didn’t do.  Regardless, he was respectful and I appreciate his honest and thorough answers.

@CoachGrismack has been a Bronco fan since ’78.  He dislikes the Patriots, but doesn’t go as far as to say that he hates them and even said that he would hang out with Bill Belichick and Tom Brady given the chance, so he seems pretty cool.  He does hate Bill’s snarkiness though.

Here are the questions and answers:

1. Who is your pick to win the AFC Championship?

@Mojoscorpio – My pick for the game is Denver. Denver is the underdog for good reason but it feels like they need it more. Home field will be a big factor. If this was in NE it would be a different story.

@CoachGrasmick – Well obviously the homer side of me is going to say the Broncos are going to win. I’ve been a bronco fan since 1978 so that’s not much of a stretch to say that I’m obviously feverishly rooting for a Broncos win. With that said the football side of me also thinks that the Broncos are going to win in that simply because you seen it time and time again in the NFL where A player seems to be on their swan song and their team gets behind them and they parlay that into the Super Bowl run

2. What advantages do the Broncos have over the Patriots?

@Mojoscorpio – The advantage Denver has is just hunger. The teams are fairly even. If the Pats are a little better the home field evens it out. The deciding factor will be desire. The Ravens loss from years ago still lingers. The Super Bowl loss stings. The Colts loss last year was just pathetic. These guys have worked hard. They truly like eachother. Feels like a family all focused on the same prize.

@CoachGrismack – home field, defense, running game

3. Why are the Patriots and their fans hated so much outside of New England?

@Mojoscorpio – I think Pats fans are disliked because of a few factors. Any successful team will have haters. They are a fairly new fan base. You couldn’t find a Pats fan 20-25 years ago. Broncos fans have been around since the 70s and have a great history of suffering. Pats fans never endured the suffering, they just reaped the rewards. Factor in Toms pretty boy looks and cheating allegations and you have the perfect villian. Eveyone is the underdog to the Pats. People love the underdog.

@CoachGrismack – Patriots are hated because for whatever reason people like to hate greatness. I liken it to when the Yankees were dominant in baseball. With that said, I also think that they’ve been caught cheating multiple times Billy’s attitude and the snarkiness I suppose but Tom really creates a dislike for people who arent fans of the patriots. Now I will say this, I may dislike them mostly for their attitude however I do respect the hell out of them.

4. Do you consider Tom Brady and Bill Belichick to be cheaters? Why or why not?

@Mojoscorpio – Bill and Tom are so competitive and so used to success that I wouldn’t put anything past them. I believe they have crossed some lines. Why did Tom destroy his cell phone? Why did the league destroy the spygate evidence? Too suspicious.

@CoachGrismack – Yes they are cheaters simply because they’ve been caught. Is that to say that other teams in the NFL are or are not doing it? no. I always compare it it to Bill Clinton in the fact that other presidents were probably doing the same thing, he just got caught.

5. If so, do you think their four rings tainted?

@Mojoscorpio – Are the rings tainted? Only time will tell. I will always bring that up in discussing great teams of the NFL. I think the Steelers of the 70s used steroids. Does anyone mention that when talking about them? Only educated fans. The rings are tarnished at this time but we always romanticize the past.

@CoachGrismack – No their rings are not tainted it’s still have to perform on the field regardless of what goes on off the field.