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Anonymous
Why is Dallas in the NFC EAST and St. Louis in the NFC WEST?
>> Anonymous
Because Americans are retarded.
>> Anonymous
Oh, ok.
>> Anonymous
It was worse. Before the realignment between the 2001 and 2002 seasons Arizona was in the NFC East while Atlanta and Carolina were in the NFC West.
>> Anonymous
It has to do with maintaining old NFC East rivalries.
>> Anonymous
because the NFC East is the best division in football rivalry wise so when they realigned they had to keep it together save for Arizona because nobody even realized they had a football team
>> Anonymous
Consider this.

Rams moved from LA to St Loius.
Cardinals moved from St Loius to Arizona.

Yeah, but still, WTF is Dallas doing in the NFC East.
>> Anonymous
>>341754
Correct, but missing a detail. What is REALLY important to the Cowboys (under both Jerry Jones and the previous ownership) is to play as many of their games as possible in the big east coast markets. Since Dallas is "America's Team," they have always had the power to resist any thoughts of putting them in a more sensible division.

And, as you look at the NFC today, I think it's best left alone even though it is definitely a lol wut. How could you move Detroit out of "The Black & Blue," and/or who in the hell would really want to put the Buccaneers, Falcons, or Panthers in the NFC East?
>> Anonymous
I don't like the re-alignment. I prefer 5 team divisions. I know that since the expansion, it would make things uneven, but the MLB American League doesn't seem to have an issue with this.
>> Anonymous
As an aside, my girlfriend wants to know why her beloved Colts are in the AFC South.
>> PhilKenSebben !qNgkjhpu0A
>>341777
East was too crowded. Also patriots and colts in the same division would suck.
>> Anonymous
Shit, I gotta post this again?

You may have forgotten, but the Rams were in LA. As a result, they were always in the NFC West division(s). After they moved to St. Louis, they remained in that division, for their rivals were NFC West teams, and the NFL didn't want to jumble anything up because one team moved.

Now Dallas, way back when, was part of the original NFC East, thus built rivalries with the other teams in their division.
Now this subject comes up because while these teams often could get away with the weird placement with 2 and 3 division layouts (West + East, followed by West + Central + East), but when it became 4 divisions, all these teams went all over the place in new divisional set-up, and because neither the Rams nor Cowboys could technically fit under the NFC North or NFC South divisions, the Rams and Cowboys should have finally traded divisions (Rams go East, Cowboys west), but due to their rivalries with the teams in those divisions, they stayed with their "classic" division(s).
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
Because the Cowboys are a great team and the Jews figured they'd make more money creating rivalries between them and the most populous area of the US rather than with crappy mid west teams
>> Anonymous
>>341964
jews did 18-1
>> Anonymous
>>341777

Colts or gtfo?
>> Anonymous
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>>341943
Uncalled for.
>> Anonymous
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