Would you want to play in a weaker division?

[BAZ]

If you were a Giants fan and asked that question you would be well within your rights to say "we already play in a weak division ".

 

[Nightman]

I would love beating the Giants, Commanders and Eagles twice a year forever.

We used to hate SF, GB and PITT because those were the teams we had to beat to win Lombardis

I could easily hate NE, SEA and INDY if it meant going to the NFCCG and Super Bowl every year.

 

[ghst187]

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.

Right on, I'll take a pathetic division for sure, New England always has home field in the playoffs and San Fran also did in the 80's and 90's and both teams ended up with multiple super bowl wins that they probably shouldn't and wouldn't have otherwise

 

[Corso]

That's highly exaggerated.

No, it's not.

 

[USMarineVet]

Nothing can replace the satisfaction of spanking our NFC East rivals. I hope it never changes.

 

[DC Cowboy]

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

I like this, then take the 12 or 14 best teams regardless of division and have your playoffs.

 

[Risen Star]

No, it's not.

It's absolutely ridiculous to say 90% of the league's glory comes from the NFC East.

Unless he was saying all tradition and rivalries. In that case, I agree.

 

[CyberB0b]

No, it's not.

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Oh, really?

 

[Corso]

It's absolutely ridiculous to say 90% of the league's glory comes from the NFC East.

Unless he was saying all tradition and rivalries. In that case, I agree.

I did not notice the 90% figure, if it was stated. I have an inkling you and I are of like mind on this.

 

[Corso]

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Oh, really?

Precisely- you give a darn darn if he was asking for an autograph from Peyton Manning?
Maybe so, but not from an Eagle. Not from a stinking Eagle...

 

[AsthmaField]

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

No, that isn't all that matters to most fans.

The Eagles, Giants and your Commanders being in the same division as Dallas is the way it should always be. The universe is in alignment and all is right when the rivalries between all of those teams are alive and well.

Just wouldn't be the same playing Jacksonville or Tampa Bay in a division game.

 

[CyberB0b]

Precisely- you give a darn darn if he was asking for an autograph from Peyton Manning?
Maybe so, but not from an Eagle. Not from a stinking Eagle...

If the players don't honor the rivalry, then there is no rivalry.

 

[Corso]

If the players don't honor the rivalry, then there is no rivalry.

One player doth not maketh a team, or does it?
Now his transgression is grievous, but he IS, but one player- unless you can dig up more players on our team recently asking for rival's sigs.

Maybe you can dig up a Witten leak of him begging for an Eli Manning auto! No rivalry!

 

[CyberB0b]

One player doth not maketh a team, or does it?
Now his transgression is grievous, but he IS, but one player- unless you can dig up more players on our team recently asking for rival's sigs.

Maybe you can dig up a Witten leak of him begging for an Eli Manning auto! No rivalry!

Witten is one of a very few people in the league who will play for one team their entire career. Not even Emmitt can say that.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

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.

I think you are right. the affirmation of the crowd agree.

 

[AzorAhai]

I'm not even sure how passionate the rivalries are anymore. Not in the sense of actually hating the division teams. FA has pretty much killed that with players every season going to other so called division rivals every winter. If anything, they dislike the team because they play each other twice a season and the games are usually close. It's like that in every division, even with relative new comers to whichever division it's in. The rivalries now are mostly from the fans perspective imo. The upset would be almost completely from a fan's side and possibly Jerry's since those long standing "rivalries" drive ratings, which drives money. I honestly think the players could care less who they line up against every week post FA era.

I personally like the rivalries, but I like the playoffs more. I will take a better shot at a SB over anything.

 

[Parcells4Life]

I like this, then take the 12 or 14 best teams regardless of division and have your playoffs.

Dallas should be in division with Atlanta, Houston and New Orleans if doing it geographically.

Tampa Bay, Jax, Miami and Carolina should be together.

Buffalo, NYG/NYJ, and NE should be together

StL, KC, Den and Ariz

GB, Det, Minn and Chi

Cle, Cinn, Tenn and Ind

Pitt, Phil, Wash Balt

SF, SD, Oak, Sea

 

[CyberB0b]

Dallas should be in division with Atlanta, Houston and New Orleans if doing it geographically.

Tampa Bay, Jax, Miami and Carolina should be together.

Buffalo, NYG/NYJ, and NE should be together

StL, KC, Den and Ariz

GB, Det, Minn and Chi

Cle, Cinn, Tenn and Ind

Pitt, Phil, Wash Balt

SF, SD, Oak, Sea

St. Louis, KC, and Denver are much closer to GB, DET, and Minn. When I worked in South and North Dakota, the fandom was split between Minn, Den, and GB. There are too many teams within that area for 1/2 divisions.

 

[Crown Royal]

Hm

Let me ask it in another way.

When was the last time anyone outside of New England and Indianapolis were in any way competitive for >3 years in either of their respective divisions? How has that been for those two teams?

That will inform my answer.

 

[CyberB0b]

Hm

Let me ask it in another way.

When was the last time anyone outside of New England and Indianapolis were in any way competitive for >3 years in either of their respective divisions? How has that been for those two teams?

That will inform my answer.

Philly
Pittsburg
San Diego
Denver
Seattle
New Orleans
San Fran

That's just the top of my head. I'm sure there are more.