Would you want to play in a weaker division?

[sureletsrace]

Title says it all.

If you could take the Cowboys and switch them with any other team in football, would you do it? Why or why not?

If so, which team would you switch with, and why?

Personally, I wouldn't. There's too much rich history among the rivalries in the NFC East.

 

[xwalker]

Title says it all.

If you could take the Cowboys and switch them with any other team in football, would you do it? Why or why not?

If so, which team would you switch with, and why?

Personally, I wouldn't. There's too much rich history among the rivalries in the NFC East.

No.

 

[Sarge]

You answered your own question.

 

[Risen Star]

Do I want to move them out of the NFC East? No.

But do I want the NFC East to be the best division in football? No. I want the Cowboys to be great and the rest of the division to suck.

 

[zeroburrito]

of course. higher chance of success. this is all that matters to a fan.

 

[Howboutdemcowboys31]

100%. Get into the playoffs is the first goal, and an easier division helps those odds. Once were in we cross the other bridges that come our way

 

[erod]

The tradition and rivalries make up 90 percent of the NFL's glory.

 

[Risen Star]

The tradition and rivalries make up 90 percent of the NFL's glory.

That's highly exaggerated.

 

[TrailBlazer]

The easier the better.

 

[daveferr33]

I would hate to lose the rivalries. But it is unfair that the Cowboys play in the East. The other teams are a bus ride on I-95 away from each other. The Cowboys are half a continent away. Geographically, the Cowboys should play in the NFC south.

 

[blindzebra]

I am all for fixing the divisions to make sense.
West: Oak, SD, SF, SEA
South West: AZ, DAL, DEN, KC
Central: CHI, GB, MIN, STL
Mid East: CIN, CLE, DET, IND
Gulf: HOU, MIA, NO, TB
North East: BUF, NE, NYG,NYJ
East: BALT, PHI, PIT, WAS
South: ATL, CAR, JAX, TEN

 

[SDCowboy]

Of course. Why would I not want the path to the playoffs to be easier?

 

[CCBoy]

No...competition with the Giants, Washington, and Philadelphia has always elevated the winner.

 

[Galian Beast]

Look at the Patriots who have had weak division for over a decade.

The weaker the division the more chances you get to make the playoffs. The more chances you get to make the playoffs, the more chances you have at a super bowl.

Being able to count on 5-6 easy wins per year, absolutely helps your team out in the pursuit of championships.

 

[ElGatoGrande]

We have big games with big rivals throughout each season, and it's an exciting thing to look forward to, but I remember what an advantage it was for the Niners all those years to go into the playoffs unexposed and with home field advantage because they skated through their division.

 

[blindzebra]

I am all for fixing the divisions to make sense.
West: Oak, SD, SF, SEA
South West: AZ, DAL, DEN, KC
Central: CHI, GB, MIN, STL
Mid East: CIN, CLE, DET, IND
Gulf: HOU, MIA, NO, TB
North East: BUF, NE, NYG,NYJ
East: BALT, PHI, PIT, WAS
South: ATL, CAR, JAX, TEN

On second look for AFC/NFC breakdowns I would swap PIT,NYG and NO, TB with JAX, TEN. NFC: EAST, SOUTH WEST, CENTRAL, SOUTH, AFC: WEST, NORTH EAST,GULF, MID EAST. 13 current NFC and AFC teams stay in their conference.

 

[YosemiteSam]

To win it all you've got to beat everyone. Playing in a weak division can give you false hope. Plus, like playing in the SEC, tough opponents can help toughen a team up.

So, my answer is no.

 

[JBS]

Weaker? What have you been watching lately? The Nfc east has been garbage lately

 

[jazzcat22]

Look at the Patriots who have had weak division for over a decade.

The weaker the division the more chances you get to make the playoffs. The more chances you get to make the playoffs, the more chances you have at a super bowl.

Being able to count on 5-6 easy wins per year, absolutely helps your team out in the pursuit of championships.

Miami lived on a weak division for years, and now NE.
Seems a few teams went through this. All the the NFCE in most years. It has always seemed the toughest over history.
Steelers had weak divisions, or maybe just 1 team to challenge them until recently.
AFC west always seemed compete effectively though a good part of the time with at least 2 if not 3 teams competing.

NFC west up and down, NFC central, the old central divison seemed weak at times. Now as the North, it is one or 2 teams, but never 3 or 4 teams.

NFCE I think the majority of the years had 3 teams competing for a good part of the year. Even when it was a 5 teams divison with the Cardinals, though they seemed to lack winning it, they could play tough.

So I would not be opposed to less travel times, meaning less cold weather games, and an overall easier schedule. Who cares about the...to be the best you need tough schedules and hard conditions to beat the best...
Wins are wins, and that gets you a chance after getting to the playoffs, no matter how you get there.

Look at the way the NFL has changed and is changing. Other teams gave up rivals, so why not us too. So what if it cost a few fans eventually from the NY markets, we get more fans by winning SBs again, and to win those getting to the playoffs more often through a weaker divison is where it starts.

 

[CyberB0b]

The tradition and rivalries make up 90 percent of the NFL's glory.

There's no more tradition or rivalry in the NFL. All the proof you needed was Tashard Choice getting Mike Vick's autograph a while back. Every player in the league is basically a mercenary.

I would hate to lose the rivalries. But it is unfair that the Cowboys play in the East. The other teams are a bus ride on I-95 away from each other. The Cowboys are half a continent away. Geographically, the Cowboys should play in the NFC south.

I don't think that really matters. It is a 3.5 hour flight to New York. They all have to come here, as well, so it's a wash.