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Title: I wish this would happen Post by: tubba marxxx on November 08, 2011, 09:11:54 pm AFC East:
New York Jets New England Patriots Buffalo Bills Baltimore Ravens AFC North: Pittsburgh Steelers Cleveland Browns Indianapolis Colts Cinicinnatti Bengals AFC South: Miami Dolphins Tennesse Titans Jacksonville Jaguars Houston Texans AFC West: Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs NFC East: New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins Carolina Panthers NFC South: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Atlanta Falcons Dallas Cowboys New Orleans Saints NFC North: Chicago Bears Minnesota Vkiings Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers NFC West: St. Louis Rams Arizona Cardinals San Fransisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks I understand that the Rivalries are a huge factor as to why this would never happen. It would still pretty neat for the NFL to be geographically correct idk, I'm bored an came across this on Facebook, wanted to see if anyone else had an opinion, or even ever thought of this Title: Re: I wish this would happen Post by: MikeO on November 09, 2011, 06:11:14 am The NFL will NEVER take the Cowboys away from the Redskins, Giants and Eagles. Never in a zillion years. Those 4 teams would revolt and the owners would be rioting in the streets!
Title: Re: I wish this would happen Post by: jtex316 on November 09, 2011, 07:36:43 am They can take Miami away from the AFC East and put them in the south. No-one cares about playing the Dolphins anymore, we're not in the 1980's.
I don't have any problems with this alignment. F "tradition". A total of 3 teams change places in the AFC and a total of 2 teams swap places in the NFC. Not a big deal. Title: Re: I wish this would happen Post by: fyo on November 09, 2011, 07:41:36 am Aside from the division names, why stick with geography?
Title: Re: I wish this would happen Post by: masterfins on November 09, 2011, 10:49:33 am I wouldn't like this since I live in Upstate NY. At least now I can go see the Fins play in Buffalo, NE, NY and occasionally Philly, I would probably have to become a Bills or Giants fan if they moved out of the AFC East.
Title: Re: I wish this would happen Post by: Cathal on November 09, 2011, 11:28:32 am Rivalries are still a big factor, so no. I wouldn't be in favor of changing anything. Even if teams suck, the rivalry is still something to watch.
Title: Re: I wish this would happen Post by: Phishfan on November 09, 2011, 11:31:47 am I would probably have to become a Bills or Giants fan if they moved out of the AFC East. Seriously? That is some loyalty right there. They do have this new invention that allows people to watch games not broadcast in their local area. Title: Re: I wish this would happen Post by: Dave Gray on November 09, 2011, 12:14:53 pm I wouldn't hate this. I think that having teams play geographically would be kinda cool. You could travel to watch your team play if you wanted to.
Plus, it would cut down on unnecessarily large travel distances. Rivalries would be hurt, yes, but new ones would form. Also, I don't think that Dolphins/Jets would matter any less. Those teams hate each other, regardless of where they are in the division alignment. Title: Re: I wish this would happen Post by: MyGodWearsAHoodie on November 09, 2011, 12:19:36 pm Opposed. I like the rivaleries.
Title: Re: I wish this would happen Post by: Dave Gray on November 09, 2011, 12:21:27 pm Ultimately, I would probably choose against this if I were the NFL, but I personally wouldn't care too much.
Title: Re: I wish this would happen Post by: Frimp on November 09, 2011, 03:43:07 pm I like the rivalries too. Indy was the right choice to take out of the AFC East because they didnt fit in with the hatred that goes on between Miami, NY, NE and Buffalo. They were like the nice family who lived in a bad neighborhood. lol
Title: Re: I wish this would happen Post by: Spider-Dan on November 09, 2011, 04:14:00 pm It's kind of hard to make the argument that IND was out of place in the AFCE, given the whole Brady-Manning thing over the last 10 years. They are at least as relevant as BUF.
Title: Re: I wish this would happen Post by: tubba marxxx on November 09, 2011, 05:43:51 pm It's kind of hard to make the argument that IND was out of place in the AFCE, given the whole Brady-Manning thing over the last 10 years. They are at least as relevant as BUF. Agreed. Plus in our direct situation I think it would make some cool/interesting new rivalries. Baltimore v.s. New England twice a year would be pretty sweet. Or how about Rex facing his former Ravens twice a year. Miami v.s. Jacksonville in a battle for AFC Florida "dominance." And let's give the Dolphins a few more chances to FINALLY beat Houston. As far as the NFC east goes, they would have a field day with hating Cam Newton for the next decade. Dallas v.s. New Orleans could be a pretty sweet new rivalry I think as well. Who knows. Again, this would never happen. But it's cool to talk about I think. Title: Re: I wish this would happen Post by: Frimp on November 09, 2011, 07:25:10 pm I agree about the Manning/Brady thing but it wasnt a factor at the time they made the changes.
Title: Re: I wish this would happen Post by: EKnight on November 09, 2011, 07:48:58 pm Wouldn't it just be easier to change division NAMES, than change rivalries and moving teams all about? -EK
Title: Re: I wish this would happen Post by: Dave Gray on November 10, 2011, 11:34:56 am The Indy/NE rivalry wasn't hurt by moving divisions, though. That rivalry is stronger than it's ever been, and that came after realignment.
Title: Re: I wish this would happen Post by: Frimp on November 10, 2011, 01:26:48 pm True but imagine how much bigger it would have been had they remained in the same division, playing twice a year.
Title: Re: I wish this would happen Post by: BigDaddyFin on November 12, 2011, 09:42:29 am I'd be much more in favor of this if we went back to 3 divisions per conference instead of 4.
AFC EAST NE, NYJ, Miami, Baltimore, Jacksonville, Buffalo AFC Central Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Tennesee AFC West Denver, SD, KC, Oak, Houston NFC EAST NYG, Philadelphia, Carolina, Washington, TB, Atlanta NFC Central Minn, Chicago, GB, Detroit, St. Louis NFC West Seattle, SF, Arizona, Dallas, NO Title: Re: I wish this would happen Post by: fyo on November 12, 2011, 12:47:56 pm ^^^ That just begs for two expansion teams. And I see you've nicely left room for an LA team ;-)
Title: Re: I wish this would happen Post by: BigDaddyFin on November 12, 2011, 01:05:58 pm ^^^ That just begs for two expansion teams. And I see you've nicely left room for an LA team ;-) Deep down I was thinking 4. NFC West: LA, NFC CENTRAL: Oklahoma City. AFC Central: Birmingham AFC West: Utah Title: Re: I wish this would happen Post by: fyo on November 12, 2011, 05:24:19 pm Deep down I was thinking 4. NFC West: LA, NFC CENTRAL: Oklahoma City. AFC Central: Birmingham AFC West: Utah Hahah... Yeah, I just did a 36-32=2. That's impressive... 6 teams per division was of course what I meant. Maybe I should look into getting some tuition money back ;) Title: Re: I wish this would happen Post by: Frimp on November 12, 2011, 09:40:34 pm 6 teams per division would require an 18 game schedule.
Title: Re: I wish this would happen Post by: Spider-Dan on November 13, 2011, 01:00:07 am 6 teams per division would require an 18 game schedule. It didn't from 99-01, when there were 6 teams in the AFC Central.You're presuming that the schedule must be as logical and well-crafted as it is now. It wasn't in the past, and it doesn't necessarily have to be so in the future. That being said, the 4x4 division scheduling is one of the single best management accomplishments in the history of pro sports (IMO), which alone is enough to immediately disregard any talk of realignment back to 3-division conferences. |