SoFlaJets Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 From Football365 By Anthony Bialy on April 23, 2007 04:05 AM I'm over Vince Lombardi giving the AFC grief after Super Bowl I. We've had 40 Super Bowls since then, and that's plenty of time to drop the bitterness, just as those in NFC markets shouldn't be upset about that hippie punk Joe Namath and his victory over the old school. It's time to officially declare the anciently pointless conference rivalry over, most of all so we can rid ourselves of one relic of the rift that's approaching 50 years old: geographically illogical conferences. The current conference divide is basically based on whether teams were in the established or rebel group, a holdover from the Eisenhower administration. It would be much more sensible to abolish a split based on who was in what now-superseded league and instead arrange teams based on the logical approach of looking at a map and seeing what cities should be grouped together. Of course, how's this for honesty, any realignment will have the drawback of ending some traditional rivalries. But the benefit would be that we could establish newer and hopefully fiercer rivalries in its place. Once the adjustment is overcome, teams facing new, closer twice-a-year opponents will make the game more enjoyable for the fans and ferocious for the players involved. Staying in the current divisional setup is like remaining in a relationship with someone you don't adore: It may be functional on a certain hollow level, and it may be what you're used to, but you'd be better served by looking for someone better, even if it means a temporary awkward transition. For example, it means Buffalo and Miami won't be division enemies anymore, a pairing which evokes the natural contempt between dissimilar cities. However, the Bills will be playing teams from localities closer to home while the Dolphins can look forward to rivalries with the other two Florida teams. The New York City and Bay Area teams, respectively, will each battle twice a year instead of maybe once every four years, and other franchises that are within a full tank of gas from each other will play home and away games annually. We can't continue to have the league's placement of teams jury-rigged around the Cowboys and Redskins getting to play each other two times a season. Besides, fans of those teams will soon have the Texans and Ravens, respectively, to hate. So, here are two new alignments to consider. There are a lot of ways to go with resetting the teams, and any plan to regionalize divisions and thereby create enmity between neighbors will make the NFL better. Alignment One: Eastern Conference Northeast Division New England Patriots New York Jets New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles Southeast Division Baltimore Ravens Washington Redskins Carolina Panthers Atlanta Falcons Gulf Division Jacksonville Jaguars Tampa Bay Buccaneers Miami Dolphins New Orleans Saints Erie Division Buffalo Bills Pittsburgh Steelers Cleveland Browns Detroit Lions Western Conference Midwest Division Cincinnati Bengals Indianapolis Colts Tennessee Titans St. Louis Rams Central Division Minnesota Vikings Green Bay Packers Chicago Bears Kansas City Chiefs Southern Division Houston Texans Dallas Cowboys Arizona Cardinals San Diego Chargers Northwest Division Denver Broncos San Francisco 49ers Oakland Raiders Seattle Seahawks Alignment Two: Eastern Conference Northeast Division New England Patriots Buffalo Bills New York Jets New York Giants Atlantic Division Philadelphia Eagles Pittsburgh Steelers Baltimore Ravens Washington Redskins Southeast Division Atlanta Falcons Jacksonville Jaguars Tampa Bay Buccaneers Miami Dolphins Central Division Indianapolis Colts Cincinnati Bengals Tennessee Titans Carolina Panthers Western Conference Northern Division Green Bay Packers Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Cleveland Browns Southern Division New Orleans Saints Houston Texans Dallas Cowboys Arizona Cardinals Midwest Division Minnesota Vikings St. Louis Rams Kansas City Chiefs Denver Broncos Pacific Division San Diego Chargers San Francisco 49ers Oakland Raiders Seattle Seahawks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FITM Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 I don't know if I would like to see the NFL realign the teams or not. I never understood why Dallas was in the NFC East. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFlaJets Posted April 23, 2007 Author Share Posted April 23, 2007 I don't know if I would like to see the NFL realign the teams or not. I never understood why Dallas was in the NFC East. so FITM when will the JC mock draft be? 12:54AM - News: This Week At JetsCentral Posted by Gary Grund - This week at JetsCentral will be a bit of a change. The draft is coming up next weekend and we are going to shift into full draft mode for the week. Not only will we bring you news, rumors, and opinion on the Jets, but we will go about taking a look at all 32 NFL teams. During the week, we here at JetsCentral will conduct a first round mock draft that will be posted. As draft day approaches, we will have the latest on any possible trades that breakdown in the closing hours to draft day. Starting at noon on Saturday, April 28th, the NFL draft will begin. Throughout the first round, we will have a new blog post for each pick, then we will be giving our opinion on each pick for all 32 first round selections. Between rounds 2-3, we will breakdown only the AFC East picks that are made. Finally, on Sunday, rounds 4-7, we will only breakdown each pick by the Jets. With that said, it will be a busy week here at JetsCentral. Let Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbok Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 so this guy wan'ts to turn around the entire nfl conference and division teams. YEAH RIGHT. of course the jets would be in the best one.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 This alignmnet would wipe out some heated rivalries- Vikings-Packers off the top of my head. Miami -Jets also, we would not have the pleasure of beating up on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green_blood Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 this guy is just a plain fool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasonJet Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 That's crazy IMO. I can't imagine the Jets not being division rivals with the Dolphins, or even the Cowboys not even being in the same division as the Redskins, Eagles, or Giants. Yeah the geography is pretty screwy but you can't just "create" new rivalries out of the blue and expect them to come even close to Jets-Dolphins or Cowboys-Redskins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FITM Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 so FITM when will the JC mock draft be? 12:54AM - News: This Week At JetsCentral Posted by Gary Grund - This week at JetsCentral will be a bit of a change. The draft is coming up next weekend and we are going to shift into full draft mode for the week. Not only will we bring you news, rumors, and opinion on the Jets, but we will go about taking a look at all 32 NFL teams. During the week, we here at JetsCentral will conduct a first round mock draft that will be posted. As draft day approaches, we will have the latest on any possible trades that breakdown in the closing hours to draft day. Starting at noon on Saturday, April 28th, the NFL draft will begin. Throughout the first round, we will have a new blog post for each pick, then we will be giving our opinion on each pick for all 32 first round selections. Between rounds 2-3, we will breakdown only the AFC East picks that are made. Finally, on Sunday, rounds 4-7, we will only breakdown each pick by the Jets. With that said, it will be a busy week here at JetsCentral. Let Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 I don't know if I would like to see the NFL realign the teams or not. I never understood why Dallas was in the NFC East. On the last realignment when the Browns were reborn and the Jags and Panthers came in, Cowboys, Giants, Eagles and Skins pretty much demanded to stay together. They like thier rivalries, the same way it would suck not to count on those 2 wins each year form the Dolphins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFSIKH Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 F the Giants. I like the Phinns in the division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECURB Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 F the Giants. I like the Phinns in the division. Do you really? They own Tom Brady... 2 games with almost no passing... a shutout... he is 2-2 vs the Phins... Tom Brady vs Dolphins in the last 2 seasons (4 games) Yards - 490 (122.5 yards per game) TD - 5 (1.25 TD per game) INT - 3 (.75 INT per game) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthCoastJetsFan Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 No way either CBS or Fox will give up the NYC market to facilitate a realignment like this. That's what will stop it. And under no circumstances will the Steelers and Browns be split, along with the Bears-Packers and the entire AFC West. If you've ever been to any of theose cities, you would realize how much they despise and look forward to beating the crap out of each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 There is no chance that this could / will happen. There is no way that the NFL would take away all the key and big rivalries two times a year that give them a huge draw of attendance, viewer ratings, etc. They would not take the Philadelphia Eagles and Giants out of the NFC East and place them in with the Jets & Patriots while kicking out the Bills & Dolphins. Miami / New York, Miami / New England, Miami / Buffalo, Buffalo / New England, New York / Buffalo... and thats just the AFC East's affects. What about Philly / Dallas and Dallas / Washington? Those are just two divisions and you can go on and on. There is no way this would happen. It could've been done 30-40 years ago... not now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 There is no chance that this could / will happen. There is no way that the NFL would take away all the key and big rivalries two times a year that give them a huge draw of attendance, viewer ratings, etc. They would not take the Philadelphia Eagles and Giants out of the NFC East and place them in with the Jets & Patriots while kicking out the Bills & Dolphins. Miami / New York, Miami / New England, Miami / Buffalo, Buffalo / New England, New York / Buffalo... and thats just the AFC East's affects. What about Philly / Dallas and Dallas / Washington? Those are just two divisions and you can go on and on. There is no way this would happen. It could've been done 30-40 years ago... not now. I agree 124, I think there's a better chance of changing up the days of the week, though I wouldn't mind that, I'd love to wake up & find that tomorrow is friday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFSIKH Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Do you really? They own Tom Brady... 2 games with almost no passing... a shutout... he is 2-2 vs the Phins... Tom Brady vs Dolphins in the last 2 seasons (4 games) Yards - 490 (122.5 yards per game) TD - 5 (1.25 TD per game) INT - 3 (.75 INT per game) Yeah. Too much AFC East history would go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Division Marduk Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Yeah. Too much AFC East history would go away. That's it in a nutshell. History and tradition. And the author wants to get rid of that for some gimmick? If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pragmatic Bus Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 i like beating fins twice a year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Troll Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 One word: retarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serphnx Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 The mere fact that this guy considered this idea should result in a lifelong ban on writing anything about the NFL. Whoever gave the go ahead to print this should also be fired. What a retarded idea, quite possibly the second worst idea I've ever seen relating to the NFL put in print. The first? When there were rumors that the NFL was considering taking the home crowds out of the games, because they didn't like Peyton's audibles not being heard or something. But at least in that case it was a reporter reporting a rumor, and there's a good chance it was just a joke anyway. The scary thing is the moron that wrote this article is SERIOUS and thinks he has a good idea!!!! Congratulations Herm Edwards, you are no longer the stupidest person in the NFL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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