NFL Realignment

[Mets82]

I was wondering what you guys think of NFL Realignment. I mean do like the divisions now or how they were in the 90s? Do you think it helps with playoff teams and rivalries? If you were to change it, what would you do?

 

[Hart5150]

I was wondering what you guys think of NFL Realignment. I mean do like the divisions now or how they were in the 90s? Do you think it helps with playoff teams and rivalries? If you were to change it, what would you do?

The only thing I would like to see is the Dolphins moved to the AFC South and the Colts put back in the AFC east.

 

[Rey]

The only thing I would like to see is the Dolphins moved to the AFC South and the Colts put back in the AFC east.

nnoooooo. put the colts back in? yes

 

[Mr Tony]

move Detroit to the CFL...maybe they can do better there

if not then move them to the NFC west because maybe then they might have a better chance of winning a game

 

[Jimbo]

Well the Red Wings play in the WESTERN Conference, why not the Lions ?

I would move Dallas OUT of the NFC EAST, not sure where to put them, maybe the NFC SOUTH.
Dallas in the NFC EAST never made sense, screwed up me with my geography when I was younger too.

Does anyone know WHY Dallas is in the NFC EAST in the first place ?

Jimbo

 

[Mets82]

Don't know but the rivalries are good. I don't like the Cowboys but Cowboys/Giants, Redskins/Cowboys and Eagles/Cowboys are all very good rivalries and when there good the games are good.

 

[Jimbo]

Don't know but the rivalries are good. I don't like the Cowboys but Cowboys/Giants, Redskins/Cowboys and Eagles/Cowboys are all very good rivalries and when there good the games are good.

So move the Boy's to an appropriate division and allow them to play the NFC East if they want them so badly.

Jimbo

 

[Mr Tony]

Does anyone know WHY Dallas is in the NFC EAST in the first place ?

Jimbo

to quote our friend the wiki in regards to the merger back in 1970
[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_Conference"]National Football Conference - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="image"><img alt="Question book-new.svg" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png"@@AMEPARAM@@en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png[/ame]

There were five alignment plans for the NFC. The plan that was selected was picked out of a glass bowl. Plan 3 was selected: Plan 1

*
o Eastern - New York Giants, Washington, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Minnesota
o Central - Chicago, Green Bay, Detroit, New Orleans
o Western - San Francisco, Los Angeles Rams, Dallas, St. Louis Cardinals
* Plan 2
o Eastern - New York Giants, Washington, Philadelphia, Minnesota
o Central - Dallas, St. Louis Cardinals, New Orleans , Atlanta
o Western - San Francisco, Los Angeles Rams, Chicago, Green Bay, Detroit
* Plan 3
o Eastern - Dallas, New York Giants, Philadelphia, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington
o Central - Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Minnesota
o Western - Atlanta, Los Angeles Rams, New Orleans, San Francisco
* Plan 4
o Eastern - New York Giants, Washington, Philadelphia, St. Louis Cardinals, Minnesota
o Central - Chicago, Green Bay, Detroit , Atlanta
o Western - San Francisco, Los Angeles Rams, Dallas, New Orleans
* Plan 5
o Eastern - New York Giants, Washington, Philadelphia, Detroit, Minnesota
o Central - Chicago, Green Bay, Dallas, St. Louis Cardinals
o Western - San Francisco, Los Angeles Rams, Atlanta, New Orleans

 

[Neutron]

You will never see Dallas anywhere but the NFC East.... Too much history there.

 

[sleepybear]

move Detroit to the CFL...maybe they can do better there

if not then move them to the NFC west because maybe then they might have a better chance of winning a game

Great idea!!! Just as long as it's CFL east. In the West they wouldn't compete either.

 

[cybok0]

Well the Red Wings play in the WESTERN Conference, why not the Lions ?

I would move Dallas OUT of the NFC EAST, not sure where to put them, maybe the NFC SOUTH.
Dallas in the NFC EAST never made sense, screwed up me with my geography when I was younger too.

Does anyone know WHY Dallas is in the NFC EAST in the first place ?

Jimbo

Rivalry. That is why the Steelers, Clowns, Bungles and Ratbirds will always be in the same division. If the Oilers would of never left Houston, then the Ratbirds would be somewhere else.

 

[HD MM]

I was wondering what you guys think of NFL Realignment. I mean do like the divisions now or how they were in the 90s? Do you think it helps with playoff teams and rivalries? If you were to change it, what would you do?

I'm perfectly fine with our division. (AFC North).

Can't think of 3 better teams to share our division with. Each team despises one another and is a bitter rival.....

Browns
Ravens
Steelers
Bengals

 

[yourbeliefs]

I still find it odd that St Louis is in the NFC West. At least it's not like the last division setup where Atlanta and Carolina were in the NFC West.

 

[Paul Wozniak]

Well the Red Wings play in the WESTERN Conference, why not the Lions ?

I would move Dallas OUT of the NFC EAST, not sure where to put them, maybe the NFC SOUTH.
Dallas in the NFC EAST never made sense, screwed up me with my geography when I was younger too.

Does anyone know WHY Dallas is in the NFC EAST in the first place ?

Jimbo

Don't know why they were there in the first place, but the rivalries will keep them where they are.

 

[Paul Wozniak]

move Detroit to the CFL...maybe they can do better there

if not then move them to the NFC west because maybe then they might have a better chance of winning a game

This team couldn't beat me and 21 hand-picked guys from this site. I'll tell you what might be interesting, though. What about reseeding the league like some of the European soccer leagues - where you are put into divisions according to your record the season before. It would be fun (or horrifying) watching the Lions, Rams, Chiefs, Bengals, Raiders duke it out in one division next season! Yeah, I know the logistics would be tough, but we're just spitballin' here, right?

 

[Paul Wozniak]

Well the Red Wings play in the WESTERN Conference, why not the Lions ?

I would move Dallas OUT of the NFC EAST, not sure where to put them, maybe the NFC SOUTH.
Dallas in the NFC EAST never made sense, screwed up me with my geography when I was younger too.

Does anyone know WHY Dallas is in the NFC EAST in the first place ?

Jimbo

They should be in the East. Although, after what the Habs and the Bruins just did to them, maybe not.

 

[brainfry]

I'm perfectly fine with our division. (AFC North).

Can't think of 3 better teams to share our division with. Each team despises one another and is a bitter rival.....

Browns
Ravens
Steelers
Bengals

Ditto. I can't think of three other teams I'd rather hate.

I don't know if there are fans of teams in other divisions that would root for one of their division rivals in the playoffs, but I sure wouldn't.... unless two are playing each other, I guess.

 

[cybok0]

Ditto. I can't think of three other teams I'd rather hate.

I don't know if there are fans of teams in other divisions that would root for one of their division rivals in the playoffs, but I sure wouldn't.... unless two are playing each other, I guess.

No, I would root for a tie, or something happens so they cancel the game.

 

[Ira Lacher]

NATIONAL CONFERENCE
North: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings
South: Atlanta Falcons, Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Bucs
East: Baltimore Colts, NY Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins
West: Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks


AMERICAN CONFERENCE
North: Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers
South: Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, Tennessee Titans
East: Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots, NY Jets
West: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers

Obvious differences: 1) Indianapolis and Baltimore swap nicknames, so the Colts are back in Baltimore, where they belong. 2) Colts go back to NFC. 3) Rams franchise moved back to Los Angeles, where they never should have been moved from. 4) All divisions are geographically correct.

Scheduling considerations: Besides the six home-and-home games against division rivals, there would be a designated "rivalry game" each year between several so recognized teams, e.g. Giants-Cowboys and Redskins-Cowboys, that would alternate sites each season. This would take the place of interconference games for those teams.

 

[Paul Wozniak]

Nice post. How about re-aligning the NHL for me, so that my Red Wings are back in the East?