Tex in a Can Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 I know, we've done this before, but it's the middle of the off season... Moving Miami into our division, Baltimore into the AFC East and Indy into the AFC North makes a lot of sense. Moving the Panthers into the NFC East and the Cowboys into the south also makes a lot of sense. (I know, they'll never move the Cow Paddies) http://waitingfornextyear.com/2016/01/if-the-nfl-map-made-sense/ A total of 5 teams move divisions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirLanceALot Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 Always wondered why the Cowboys were in the East and the Panthers were in the South. pat 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 (edited) 5 minutes ago, SuperMariota8 said: Always wondered why the Cowboys were in the East and the Panthers were in the South. Because they aren't going to take the Cowboys out of a division with all of their traditional rivals. I could see swapping Baltimore, Indy, and Miami. Miami has traditional rivalries with the AFC East but I feel like they aren't as strong as the Cowboys' division rivalries (though Miami fans may differ). Indy hasn't been rivals with the AFC south all that long. And Baltimore has fierce rivalries with Pitt and Cle (for obvious reasons) but again they aren't long time rivalries. Edited May 22, 2017 by Starkiller SirLanceALot 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No1TitansFan Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 Jax would love to have Miami as a rival; they have tried to generate interest outside of Northern FL for a long time, even if most of FL still pulls for the Dolphins, it would draw more attention to the Jags if they were playing the phins twice a year instead of once or twice every four years. They have a little bit of a following in south GA, but by and large GA residents are way more Falcons fans even if they live closer to Jax. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleNinja Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 25 minutes ago, SuperMariota8 said: Always wondered why the Cowboys were in the East and the Panthers were in the South. The Panthers are a 20 year old expansion team. The Cowboys are a charter franchise of the NFL that are strong historical rivals with all three of their division foes. And they're JJ's Cowboys so they're going to get what they want. SirLanceALot 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No1TitansFan Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 4 minutes ago, NashvilleNinja said: The Panthers are a 20 year old expansion team. The Cowboys are a charter franchise of the NFL that are strong historical rivals with all three of their division foes. And they're JJ's Cowboys so they're going to get what they want. They let it be known they would not only vote against but would try and get others to not vote for any realignment plan that took them out of the NFC east when it happened. It was basically ok to make other teams switch conferences but Jerry was going to have his way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oiler FANatic Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 The whole idea of having 8 divisions is screwing up the NFL with 7-9/8-8 division winners making the playoffs almost every year and people not wanting to expand the playoffs to 14 teams which makes perfect sense with a 32-team league. This is how the NFL should look with their traditional 6 division format: AFC East Buffalo Indianapolis Jacksonville Miami New England NY Jets AFC Central Baltimore Cincinnati Cleveland Pittsburgh Tennessee AFC West Denver Houston Kansas City LA Chargers Oakland NFC East Atlanta Carolina Dallas NY Giants Philadelphia Washington NFC Central Chicago Detroit Green Bay Minnesota Tampa Bay NFC West Arizona LA Rams New Orleans San Francisco Seattle Jazz 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 The schedule works out perfectly with 8 divisions of 4 teams. They aren't changing that unless they expand again. scine09 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oiler FANatic Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 2 minutes ago, Starkiller said: The schedule works out perfectly with 8 divisions of 4 teams. All that does is make division games almost meaningless with only 6 division games in a 16-game season. Having 5/6 team divisions makes them meaningful again with 8-10 division games for every team. Everyone wins. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 3 minutes ago, Oiler FANatic said: All that does is make division games almost meaningless with only 6 division games in a 16-game season. Having 5/6 team divisions makes them meaningful again with 8-10 division games for every team. Everyone wins. No, division games are still more important than any other game. And it's not like it's much different from back when it was 6 divisions of 5 teams. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No1TitansFan Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 Only change they should make is reseeding after the wild card round based on record. The way it is now, a wild card team could end up playing 3 road games all against teams with a worse record. pat 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jphardy Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 (edited) ` Edited May 22, 2017 by jphardy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
titanruss Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 1 hour ago, Oiler FANatic said: All that does is make division games almost meaningless with only 6 division games in a 16-game season. Having 5/6 team divisions makes them meaningful again with 8-10 division games for every team. Everyone wins. you'd have 4 divisions with 8 division games and 2 with 10. its not fair to certain divisions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 16 minutes ago, titanruss said: you'd have 4 divisions with 8 division games and 2 with 10. its not fair to certain divisions. More importantly than it not being "fair" it's harder to do NFL schedules that way Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scine09 Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 (edited) Those divisions make less sense than what they have now. Edited May 22, 2017 by scine09 Starkiller, and Tex in a Can 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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