Sports

charlie and algernon

(13,447 posts) Fri Oct 18, 2013, 07:02 PM Oct 2013

If baseball and hockey can realign, why not the NFL?

A co-worker and I were discussing this the other day. Doesn't this realignment make more sense than what we have now?

AFC East
Patriots
Jets
Ravens
Steelers

AFC North
Bills
Colts
Bengals
Browns

AFC South
Dolphins
Texans
Jags
Titans

NFC East
Giants
R*****ns
Eagles
Panthers

NFC South
Cowboys
Saints
Falcons
Bucs

The other divisions stay the same.

The AFC East would be a beast. Who wouldn't rather see the Ravens and Steelers play the Pats twice a year instead of the Browns?

5 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

If baseball and hockey can realign, why not the NFL? (Original Post) charlie and algernon Oct 2013 OP

Uhh. Swap the Steelers and the Bills and I could be to each of those four cities in less than four madinmaryland Oct 2013 #1

The big reason the Cowpies have stayed in the East all these years KamaAina Oct 2013 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Yavin4 Oct 2013 #3

Preserving rivalries is more important than geographical sense. PeteSelman Oct 2013 #4

I've always Jamaal510 Oct 2013 #5

madinmaryland

(64,933 posts)

1. Uhh. Swap the Steelers and the Bills and I could be to each of those four cities in less than four

Reply to charlie and algernon (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 08:58 PM

Oct 2013

hours. I now live in Dayton. Plus, I am only 75 miles from The Horseshoe and from The Roberson-Dial Stadium!!

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

2. The big reason the Cowpies have stayed in the East all these years

Reply to charlie and algernon (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 12:46 PM

Oct 2013

is the rivalries, especially with the R*****ns.

Response to charlie and algernon (Original post)

Yavin4 This message was self-deleted by its author.

PeteSelman

(1,508 posts)

4. Preserving rivalries is more important than geographical sense.

Reply to charlie and algernon (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 05:51 PM

Oct 2013

Hating Dallas is more fun than rooting your own team in Philly, New York and Washington.

Cleveland Pittsburgh
Buffalo Miami

And so on.

Can't do it.

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)

5. I've always

Reply to charlie and algernon (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 12:10 AM

Oct 2013

wanted them to do away with the divisions and conferences altogether and just have the top 16 teams make the postseason, but I guess the NFL wants to keep them in place in order to preserve the rivalries.

Reply to this discussion