It is so silly when other fanbases try to claim the America’s Team nickname.
There are very few things that annoy me as far as other NFL fanbases anymore. Once upon a time certain things got my attention or riled me up. Maybe it is the passage of time or something along those lines, but we live in a world where the Philadelphia Eagles just won their second Super Bowl and it feels pretty “eh” in my opinion.
Something that used to really get me going was when other teams would claim that they were the new America’s Team. To be clear this still happens pretty often when a newcomer tastes success for either the first time or first time in a long time (shout out to the Detroit Lions) and people run with it.
My stance has always been that nicknames belong to who they first belonged to no matter what. There is only one Steel Curtain. There is only one New York Sack Exchange. You can’t just try to use something old because you like it and want it in the here and now.
Maybe I am wrong. Maybe other teams taking it still upsets you.
For our Tuesday Takes here at BTB, how do you feel about other teams claiming to be America’s Team? Upset? Indifferent?
Let us know in the comments below.
