tBBP Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 2 hours ago, rfraser85 said: And Atlanta. I like how the NFC assignments preserved the pre-merger division alignments as much as they did, but the NFL Coastal becoming the NFC West made for a very confusing name. Shoot, I forgot all about Atlanta! Right...Atlanta, Carolina, and New Orleans, all in the NFC West...with San Francisco and the Rams (who by the time Carolina came on board had relocated to St. Louis). Pre-Texan NFL geography, I tell ya... 1 Quote *Disclaimer: I am not an authoritative expert on stuff...I just do a lot of reading and research and keep in close connect with a bunch of people who are authoritative experts on stuff. || dribbble || Behance || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 23 minutes ago, tBBP said: Pre-Texan NFL geography, I tell ya... Don't forget about Tampa Bay in the NFC Central for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacat_12 Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 3 hours ago, Aardvark said: Teams should seek out stadium sponsors that sound like they could be the name of the stadium anyway without any sponsors When the Cardinals were playing in University of Phoenix Stadium I initially assumed they were sharing it with a local NCAA team. I didn't realize it was just an online college that bought the naming rights. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleHayes Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 59 minutes ago, Echo said: Don't forget about Tampa Bay in the NFC Central for some reason. Yet Dallas got to stay in the NFC East so they can get the $$$ from playing in major cities like NY, Philly, and DC. Tampa Bay was in the AFC West in 1976, but at least the Seahawks were initially in the NFC West where they are now. Yeah, that NFL Coastal Division from 67-69 was pretty weird: LA, San Fran, Baltimore, Atlanta. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttep Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 12 hours ago, tBBP said: Don't feel bad...for a spell there the league also had both New Orleans and Carolina in the NFC West, sooo... During that time the NFC West consisted of Atlanta (?) New Orleans (?) Carolina (??? They were placed in this division as an expansion team, why didn't the NFL put them in the NFC East and move the Cardinals to the NFC West) St Louis (they moved from LA so this is forgivable) San Francisco (actually in the west) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleHayes Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 28 minutes ago, ruttep said: Carolina (??? They were placed in this division as an expansion team, why didn't the NFL put them in the NFC East and move the Cardinals to the NFC West) My understanding is that Bill Bidwill was 'encouraged' to leave for the NFC West, but he refused because he wanted his share of the gate receipts from playing teams in the big media markets (NY, Philly, DC, Dallas) twice a year. This was despite the fact that the Cardinals were the perennial doormats of the NFC East for 32 years...note how Bidwill didn't mention anything about possibly moving to an easier division to win more football games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 2 hours ago, tBBP said: Shoot, I forgot all about Atlanta! Right...Atlanta, Carolina, and New Orleans, all in the NFC West...with San Francisco and the Rams (who by the time Carolina came on board had relocated to St. Louis). Pre-Texan NFL geography, I tell ya... After their last Super Bowl win the Niners basically fell off a cliff. Problem is, nobody really noticed at the time because they were still winning the division beating up on those sorry ass teams. 1 Quote On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eszcz21 Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 55 minutes ago, PurpleHayes said: Yet Dallas got to stay in the NFC East so they can get the $$$ from playing in major cities like NY, Philly, and DC. Tampa Bay was in the AFC West in 1976, but at least the Seahawks were initially in the NFC West where they are now. Yeah, that NFL Coastal Division from 67-69 was pretty weird: LA, San Fran, Baltimore, Atlanta. The NFL placed the Bucs in the AFC West and Seahawks NFC West and then changed their divisions and conferences the next year in order to allow the two teams to play each other twice and every other NFL team once in their first two years. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZapRowsdower8 Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 https://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/27/sports/sports-of-the-times-the-woman-who-aligned-the-nfc-teams.html I believe this has been posted here before, but not in a few years. There was only a 20% chance the Cowboys ended up in the East. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver_Star Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 On 8/27/2024 at 9:20 AM, DCarp1231 said: Commanders Stadium to be renamed to Northwest Stadium. It is an 8 year deal, but this agreement does not mean they can stop the team from building a new stadium before the deal ends Fans are going to mistake this so badly that Washington State University students will try to find Northwest Bank Stadium and that is just the tip of the iceberg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Mariota switching to 18 aka career backup number 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damnyoutuesday Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 16 minutes ago, DCarp1231 said: Mariota switching to 18 aka career backup number Famed career backup Peyton Manning would like a word There's 2 starting QBs wearing 18 this season 5 2 Quote Sorry, I'm on an iPad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 2 hours ago, damnyoutuesday said: Famed career backup Peyton Manning would like a word There's 2 starting QBs wearing 18 this season Not necessarily the number itself, but the fact that he willingly switched from single digit to double digit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sec19Row53 Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 17 minutes ago, DCarp1231 said: Not necessarily the number itself, but the fact that he willingly switched from single digit to double digit. Keep digging. Joe Montana, Tom Brady, and a whole host of others would like a word with you. 1 1 Quote It's where I sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 9 minutes ago, Sec19Row53 said: Keep digging. Joe Montana, Tom Brady, and a whole host of others would like a word with you. Missing the point, but to each their own 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sec19Row53 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 58 minutes ago, DCarp1231 said: Missing the point, but to each their own OK - make the point for me. First you tried to dunk on 18, then you said 'but he switched from single digit to double digit'. And?? 1 1 Quote It's where I sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 22 minutes ago, Sec19Row53 said: OK - make the point for me. First you tried to dunk on 18, then you said 'but he switched from single digit to double digit'. And?? I wasn’t “dunking” on 18? Mariota choosing to wear 18 feels like a submission of himself being a career backup. There was an entire discussion not that long ago on these boards about career backup QB numbers/worst QB numbers. While 18 wasn’t necessarily one of the “worst”, it certainly feels like it in this situation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damnyoutuesday Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 2 hours ago, DCarp1231 said: Not necessarily the number itself, but the fact that he willingly switched from single digit to double digit. 6 minutes ago, DCarp1231 said: I wasn’t “dunking” on 18? Mariota choosing to wear 18 feels like a submission of himself being a career backup. There was an entire discussion not that long ago on these boards about career backup QB numbers/worst QB numbers. While 18 wasn’t necessarily one of the “worst”, it certainly feels like it in this situation. There are 14/32 starting QBs this season with double digit numbers, including the consensus top QB in the league and the #1 overall draft pick. And Kirk Cousins also went from #8 to #18, and he's a bonafide starting QB. Of the 19 numbers available to starting QBs, 4 of them haven't won a super bowl: 1, 2, 6, and 19. And 40 super bowls have been won by double digit QBs, compared to 17 by single digits. https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/super-bowl-winning-quarterbacks-by-jersey-number/268733/ Even if you remove statistical outlier Tom Brady, it's still 33-17 double digits The entire QB number debate on here is so incredibly dumb 4 1 Quote Sorry, I'm on an iPad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 With single digit numbers being available now to WRs, RBs and defensive players, it's not like QBs have much choice when selecting their number on a new team. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttep Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 This has to be the most pointless debate I've ever seen on one of these NFL threads. I seriously don't care what number any NFL player wears, as long as it correctly indicates whether he's eligible to receive the ball. 6 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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