(12-13-2021, 07:02 PM)Firesky Wrote: The Colts haven't won in Jacksonville in 5 years iirc, even last year as we were terrible our single victory was against them. We had some battles in the 2000's and handed Peyton a few L's as they won division titles.  Even as we were terrible the last decade we found ways to win against them and split the series against all odds, we usually play them tough regardless of the year.

We haven't won against the Titans recently for there really to be a flame in that rivalry, and the Texans and Jags have never had any games with real stakes to them to put any meaning into the rivalry. I could see us reinvigorating the Titans rivalry, and the Colts has always been a rivalry just not a heated one.

Being that our entire division was put together as nothing more than the AFC leftovers after regional and historical rivalries were left intact, it makes sense that we are still absent of any heated competition between teams. In the late 00s we considered Indy the rival because they were the competition for the top of the division. But, in spite of that, their focus was always directed more at postseason and intra-conference rivalry (Payton v Brady was much bigger than any divisional game).

The tacks did their darnedest to draw our hatred between Fisher and greggggg williams in 99. But, it seems that we rarely are both fighting for the top of the division at any time since then, and our decade of futility have rendered us just a joke to the rest of the teams we face. A good rivalry includes some back and forth. We've just been a pushover for way too long for anyone not to brush off a loss as a fluke, or a win as just getting business done rather than anything personal.

We have to first become competitive before we can begin thinking about rivalry.

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