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bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
tradtional rivalries.
Even though the seahawks rivals didn't seem to matter much.
League bias basically.
Even though the seahawks rivals didn't seem to matter much.
League bias basically.
SigEp316
Footballguy
the Seahawks have rivals
Lehigh98
Footballguy
the Seahawks have rivals
wannabee
Footballguy
the Seahawks have rivals
they wear striped shirts ...............
bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
they went from playing the raiders & broncos & chargers to the cards rams and niners.
New rivals were made I guess.
Same with Tampa, I thought TB had nice rivals in Det,Chi & GB
New rivals were made I guess.
Same with Tampa, I thought TB had nice rivals in Det,Chi & GB
Wingnut
Footballguy
The Tampa/Green Bay rivalry was awesome a few years back.
ShadowMaster
Footballguy
Amazing what bothers some people.......
What division would you have them in?
What division would you have them in?
wannabee
Footballguy
back when both were decent. Seems so long ago
bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
dont bother me.something had to be done for re-alignment. But it seems that Dallas was given privledge. They should be in the NFC west.
dallas v. NYG and philly v. NYG are both probably more prominent than either of these.
dgreen
Footballguy
CommuterMan
Footballguy
Except where the reallignment would have coflicted with the pocketbooks of the owners or what the TV execs wanted for their Sunday audience... Neither Seattle or TB had the ownership or the TV ratings to make any demands on the NFL when it came to reallignment. Dallas had both...
dgreen
Footballguy
I don't think anyone had to demand anything to keep Dallas in the East. I doubt anyone in a position that matters in the NFL seriously suggested Dallas be in another division. It simply wasn't considered.Except where the reallignment would have coflicted with the pocketbooks of the owners or what the TV execs wanted for their Sunday audience... Neither Seattle or TB had the ownership or the TV ratings to make any demands on the NFL when it came to reallignment. Dallas had both...
Seattle and Tampa were the two "newest" teams in their respective divisions. The AFC West was kept the same sans Seattle and the NFC Central was renamed NFC North and kept the same sans Tampa.
If anything they would go in the South not the West. That would be more geographically correct. But re-alignment was done trying to keep rivalries intact.
redman
Footballguy
the Seahawks have rivals
redman
Footballguy
There was a deal cut - and I don't recall the details right now - back when the NFL was formed that ensured that Dallas would be in the NFC East so as to ensure its relevance and connection to the biggest media markets in the country. That's basically what it comes down to.
They've always seemed like a glorified expansion team to me so . . .
They've always seemed like a glorified expansion team to me so . . .
Urinal Mint
Footballguy
You had Arizona and Dallas in the original NFC East. Gee, which team did it make more sense to move?
redman
Footballguy
Both.
dgreen
Footballguy
Looks like in 1960 they were in the West then moved to the East in 1961.There was a deal cut - and I don't recall the details right now - back when the NFL was formed that ensured that Dallas would be in the NFC East so as to ensure its relevance and connection to the biggest media markets in the country. That's basically what it comes down to.
They've always seemed like a glorified expansion team to me so . . .
dgreen
Footballguy
The Baltimore Colts were also in the West.Looks like in 1960 they were in the West then moved to the East in 1961.There was a deal cut - and I don't recall the details right now - back when the NFL was formed that ensured that Dallas would be in the NFC East so as to ensure its relevance and connection to the biggest media markets in the country. That's basically what it comes down to.
They've always seemed like a glorified expansion team to me so . . .
Liquid Tension
Footballguy
Hey, even though the Giants and Eagles have a rivalry, the Cowboys are the most disliked team from every Giant fan I know. The rivalry is everywhere. People in Texas hate NY's anyway
Chairshot
Footballguy
I'm a Giants fan and those rivalries are huge for Giants fans (and probably Dallas fans - for sure Philly fans) but Washington/Dallas is probably the biggest rivalry in football.
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