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ArtMonkDrillz 05-26-2006, 02:43 PM http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=clayton_john&id=2456278
It's the offseason, I'm bored, and this story got me thinking...
If a one of the three teams mentioned (Buffalo, Jacksonville, or N.O. {not counting San Diego because it woulnd't be a problem}) was moved to LA I would assume the divisions would need to be rearranged in order to make up for the geographical distance. So, how does everyone think they would be redrawn?
I would say like this:
Buffalo: AFCEast- New England, NYJets, Miami, Baltimore; AFCNorth - Pittsburg, Cinnci, Cleveland, Indy; AFCSouth - Jacksonville, Tennessee, Houston, KC; AFCWest - Denver, Oakland, LA Bills, San Diego
Jacksonville: AFCEast- same as it is now; AFCNorth- same as it is now; AFCSouth- Indy, Tennessee, Houston, KC; AFCWest- Denver, Oakland, LA Jags (that could work name-wise), San Diego
New Orleans: NFC- THE Washington Redskins and the same scrubs that are in it now; NFCNorth- same as it is now; NFCSouth- Carolina, Tampa Bay, Atlanta, St. Louis; NFCWest- Arizona, LA Saints, San Fran., Seattle
this is just for the hell of it since I feel like we need something new to talk about. I feel like people will have their own ideas for redrawn divisions (if they think they would need to be redrawn at all) so I'd liek to hear some.
RedskinRat 05-26-2006, 02:54 PM All I want is Dallas out of the NFC East and into any AFC Division so we can one day play them in a SB.
ArtMonkDrillz 05-26-2006, 03:00 PM All I want is Dallas out of the NFC East and into any AFC Division so we can one day play them in a SB.
That would be pretty cool, but I don't see see it happening because 1.) the NFL wouldn't want to break up one it's oldest rivalries and 2.) dallas sucks and probably won't ever make it another super bowl. But then again, i guess the way I redrew the teams KC gets seperated from Oakland and Denver and they seem to have rivalries with both teams. Oh well, gotta crack some eggs...
dmek25 05-26-2006, 03:59 PM why does the nfl insist on trying to place a team in los angeles? it doesnt work, proved over and over again. it seems like alot of hassle just to have a place to play a super bowl
number21isabadman 05-26-2006, 04:44 PM They had some really good points on that article about the expansion of another team, if they were to add a 33rd team it would just water it down more and make competition that less intense, soo i rule it down to either the buffalo bills or the jags to move to la becuase of there low revenue income. On the other hand I personally feel that california has already enough teams(3) in its state for them to add one or in arnolds words, 2 teams to the l.a. area haha. But as you look now, the san deigo chargers are struggling to build a new stadium for their team but i hardly doudt they will move, oakland wil never give back the raider to l.a. just because al davis has more money than all the owners and that leaves san fran, a team that has been pathetic over the last half decade, and even though they have the revenue to support the team i feel that san fran could head to l.a. and keep the exsisting teams in california but to move one just a little ways and you would have both san frans fan and l.a's money.
FRPLG 05-26-2006, 05:02 PM why does the nfl insist on trying to place a team in los angeles? it doesnt work, proved over and over again. it seems like alot of hassle just to have a place to play a super bowl
Money money money money money.
The TV contracts have gotten so huge that growing them is becoming more difficult. One way to ensure the contracts grow significantly again next time they are up is to add the 2nd largest part of the country as a primary market rather than a secondary market. Even if the team blows and doesn't sellout it still adds roughly 8-9 million viewers each week. Thats worth a boat load of money. It's all about the benjamins baby. Why do you think there are two teams in New York?
BigSKINBauer 05-26-2006, 05:02 PM I think I would cry if dallas moved to another division. I live for dallas week twice a year. Those weeks are amazing and those games are amazing. If I was only able to go to the dallas vs skins games for the rest my life I wouldn't be at all upset. The game last year was an amazing experience to be at.
Not to mention the probability(if everything was random) of the skins playing dallas in a super bowl, while in different conferences, is .39% so it wouldn't happen in our lifetimes
WE WANT DALLAS! WE WANT DALLAS!
FRPLG 05-26-2006, 05:14 PM I think I would cry if dallas moved to another division. I live for dallas week twice a year. Those weeks are amazing and those games are amazing. If I was only able to go to the dallas vs skins games for the rest my life I wouldn't be at all upset. The game last year was an amazing experience to be at.
Not to mention the probability(if everything was random) of the skins playing dallas in a super bowl, while in different conferences, is .39% so it wouldn't happen in our lifetimes
WE WANT DALLAS! WE WANT DALLAS!
Actually the probability of us playing Dallas in the SB would be 6.25. When you reference us playing someone in the SB you have to assume we have already made it. Therefore our probabaility of playing any one team from the AFC in the SB would be 6.25. The.39 is the probability of of any one team playing any other one team. Idependent of what the teams are.
And now my head will explode.
Sociofan 05-26-2006, 05:35 PM why does the nfl insist on trying to place a team in los angeles? it doesnt work, proved over and over again. it seems like alot of hassle just to have a place to play a super bowl
TV Revenue
jdlea 05-27-2006, 12:32 AM I'm not a fan of moving the Bills to LA. First of all, they're a cold weather team and they've been a cold weather team forever. Second, they've been to Super Bowls and they've had great players there. I don't think that moving the Bills is a good idea. Despite the fact that they're down right now, I can't get on board with the NFL trying to move them. I'm by no means a fan, but that's too big of an adjustment for me.
The Jags I think would work. They don't seem overly tied to Jacksonville. Also, they have an exciting Running Back if he could ever stay on the field. And Leftwich is coming into his own. I'm a big Leftwich fan. I wouldn't mind seeing them move to LA.
Finally, the Saints?! WTF? How f-ed up would that be? I mean, really, I just spent last semester in New Orleans. Everything I saw was huge buzz about the Saints returning to the Big Easy. Their season tickets are sold out for the upcoming season. They just drafted Bush and he's saying he wants to be there. Everyone in NOLA is excited about this season. It would be heartless of the NFL to move the Saints to LA because of Katrina!
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