That makes sense, especially to an original AFL fan like me who wants as much separation with the original NFL teams as possible. It's also the way I have thought it should be.
Honestly, your realignment make A LOT of sense, the only rivalries it is the NFC East but both the teams that switch get a lot more in return. Good work, would be interested to hear how you'd expand if you needed to from this realignment
I literally made a NFL realignment that is 100% the same I post it on Facebook on a Sports Debate group like 3 years ago!! I’m kinda impressed that we both thought the same. I got so much hate for it though.
What I would do is place Baltimore in the AFC East, Miami in the AFC south, Indianapolis in the AFC North, Dallas in the NFC south, and Carolina in the NFC east.
Exactly, all you have to do is switch 2 teams in each conference. In the AFC; Miami moves to the South, Indianapolis joins the Bills, Jets and Patriots and becomes the new AFC North. The old AFC north becomes the new AFC East. In the NFC, Dallas and Carolina switch divisions.
Are you my Evil Twin or am I yours? Actually, people who like having rivalries will adjust to the new divisional rivals, so one can even make it more geographically sensible because Houston & Dallas are in WAY different parts of Texas & can switch conferences. I honestly don't get the whole rivalry BS. The Cowboys have bigger rivalries with Green Bay &/or San-Fran than anyone ion their division & no FLA team has _any_ real rivalry with any other team. They feel so dislocated from the East teams.
Your realignment isn't bad, however, I wouldn't make as many changes. In my opinion there only needs to be five teams moved. Swap Dallas and Carolina. Amazingly simple. Next is a three team shuffle. Move Miami to the AFC South, Indianapolis to the AFC North and Baltimore to the AFC East. This would make the most geographic sense while trying to maintain most of the leagues longtime rivalries.
you missed the part where he said assuming league history is erased so there would be no rivalries. Still this is a good idea for the current nfl, except maybe not Dallas, bc in the current nfl dallas v philly, ny, and washington are all massive rivalries
@@MrHam-sk3kreven if the NFC East is broken up, it doesn’t mean the rivalries should die. It should keep going from a distant division, especially if they played in the playoffs, championship game or Super Bowl.
The Cowboys rivalry with its NFC East opponents is a dying brand only boomers keep believing in. A rivalry between Dallas, NO, Atlanta and TB sounds more interesting
Imagine the Steelers and Eagles in the same division, as well as Ravens and Commies, along with the Texans and Cowboys. That would make those division rivalries more interesting to watch.
Even historically speaking....this actually still makes sense. The ONLY change I would make is swapping Philly and Pittsburgh, just to keep the Steelers and Ravens together. And they're both from Pennsylvania, so it's not too much of a shakeup
The NFL for decades, had Atlanta and New Orleans in the NFC West with SF and LA Rams. Being a 49ers fan, it was hard to get excited about playing the Falcons and Saints twice every year. The NFL had some real clowns running the league for a long time.
-Would save on air travel -Players would get more family time -New and better rivalries -Monotony break up New Rivalries = 2 games a year + potential playoff games -Giants vs Jets -Rams vs Chargers -Ravens vs Commanders -Dolphins vs Bucs -Cowboys vs Texans -Giants vs Patriots -Jaguars vs Dolphins/Bucs Plus all kinds of new possible playoff battles between teams that previously had to meet in the SB to compete in a playoff game. The only downside I’ve seen (because I’ve been messing with this myself since way back in the 90s) Is potential gang violence. Back in the 1930s gangs formed and murders happened in a relatively small German city over the Adidas vs Puma rivalry. The Dassler brothers were founders of each shoe brand. Point being that people will cliq up and get violent over anything. I’d guess NFL team loyalty would be no different. In the past I’ve wondered if the NFL has purposely separated the Jets & Giants, 49ers & Raiders (Oakland) for this very reason. Or maybe separating the local franchises to where the only play once every 3 years (4 years now) allows ppl to be a fan of both (increasing merch revenue and ticket sales). Overall I love what you’ve done here. I wish it would happen.
It would never happen but would only swap the Panthers & cowboys in their respective divisions, move Miami to the AFC south, move colts to afc north, and move ravens to afc east….but like i said it would never happen
The NFC would be perfect if you simply swapped Carolina and Dallas. In the AFC you would move Indy to the AFC North. Baltimore to the AFC East And Miami to the AFC South.
Potential good division rivalries: Cowboys/Texans Chargers/Rams Eagles/Ravens Giants/Patriots I would rather see the Eagles and Steelers in the same division though, same with the Niners and Raiders.
Here’s a little fun experiment with theses divisions for the current 2023 season: NFC: Northen • Detroit Lions 12-5 x3 • Green Bay Packers 9-8 • Minnesota Vikings 7-10 • Chicago Bears 7-10 NFC: Central • Cleavland Browns 11-6 x4 • Pittsburg Steelers 10-7 x7 • Cincinnati Bengals 9-8 • Indianapolis Colts 9-8 NFC: Southern • Dallas Cowboys 12-5 x2 • Houston Texans 10-7 x6 • New Orleans Saints 9-8 • Tennessee Titans 6-11 NFC: Coastal • San Francisco 49ers 12-5 x1 • Los Angeles Rams 10-7 x5 • Seattle Seahawks 9-8 • Los Angeles Chargers 5-12 AFC: Northern • Buffalo Bills 11-6 x2 • New York Jets 7-10 • New York Giants 6-11 • New England Patriots 4-13 AFC: Central • Kansas City Chiefs 11-6 x3 • Las Vegas Raiders 8-9 • Denver Broncos 8-9 • Arizona Cardinals 4-13 AFC: Southern • Miami Dolphins 11-6 x4 • Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9-8 x6 • Jacksonville Jaguars 9-8 x7 • Atlanta Falcons 7-10 AFC: Coastal • Baltimore Ravens 13-4 x1 • Philadelphia Eagles 11-6 x5 • Washington Commanders 4-13 • Carolina Panthers 2-15 New NFL 2023 Playoffs NFC: 1. 49ers (Bye Week) 2. Cowboys Vs 7. Steelers 3. Lions Vs 6. Texans 4. Browns Vs 5. Rams AFC: 1. Ravens (Bye Week) 2. Bills Vs 7. Jaguars 3. Chiefs Vs 6. Buccaneers 4. Dolphins Vs 5. Eagles I think what’s most funny is how a lot of 9-8, 8-9 & 7-10 teams cancel each other out in this scenario but I kinda wonder how the teams would be if these new division rivals played twice a year
NFC North: Chicago Detroit Green Bay Minnesota East: New York Giants Philadelphia Washington Carolina South: Tampa Bay Atlanta New Orleans Dallas West: Arizona Los Angeles Rams Seattle San Francisco AFC North: Indianapolis Cincinnati Cleveland Pittsburgh East: New York Jets New England Buffalo Baltimore South: Jacksonville Miami Houston Tennessee West: Kansas City Las Vegas Denver Los Angeles Chargers
I remember the afc/ nfc central days. I remember when the Bengals, Browns, jaguars, titans, Ravens and steelers were all in the same division. Damn im getting old.
Something like this could actually benefit the league financially (which is all they fucking care about) because the rivalries would be so much intense, lots more potential for fan involvement and attendance. Potential for lots of new fans who don't particularly care about football, but care about their home states etc.
Here is my division realignment proposal AFC is now Western Football Conference (WFC) and the NFC is now Eastern Football Conference (EFC) WFC Pacific Division: Seahawks, 49ers, Rams, and Chargers WFC Southwest Division: Raiders, Broncos, Cardinals, and Cowboys WFC Midwestern Division: Chiefs, Colts, Bears, and Bengals WFC Great lakes division: Lions, Packers, Vikings, and Browns EFC Southern division: Texans, Falcons, Titans, and Panthers EFC Tropical division: Jaguars, Buccaneers, Dolphins, and Saints EFC Appalachian division: Steelers, Eagles, Ravens, and Commanders EFC Northeast division: Bills, Jets, Giants, and Patriots
The only thing that I don't like is the teams that share a stadium being in the same division. Every year they would have a game where they would be designated as the visiting team in their own stadium against the other team from their city, basically giving them an extra home game and one less road game. Keep them in opposing conferences as well. And there's no need to change divisional names. Here's my realignment: AFC East: Bills, Jets, Pats, Ravens NFC East: Commanders, Eagles, Giants, Panthers AFC North: Bengals, Browns, Colts, Steelers NFC North: Bears, Lions, Packers, Vikings AFC South: Bucs, Dolphins, Falcons, Jags NFC South: Cowboys, Saints, Texans, Titans AFC West: Broncos, Cards, Chargers, Chiefs NFC West: Niners, Raiders, Rams, Seahawks
Because AFC teams play more AFC teams than NFC teams each year and vice versa, it would have made more sense to align the conferences with specific areas as well.
Here's why pairing up geographical rivals in the same divisions will never happen: TV rights held by multiple networks. With Fox essentially holding NFC rights, and CBS with the AFC, there is no advantage to either network in having shared markets in the same conference; and neither would a network kiss off markets like New York or L.A. Same applies to markets in close proximity, like Dallas-Houston, Washington-Baltimore and Miami-Tampa Bay (the reason why the Texans expanded to the AFC, even though a vacancy was in the other conference) -- although Chicago-Green Bay would appear to be an exception to the rule, most likely because it's the oldest rivalry in the league, and Green Bay/Milwaukee is not exactly a prime market. If you look at the original merger, which required 3 NFC teams to switch conferences, it was orchestrated by CBS, which held NFC rights at the time. It had teams that shared cities or states in NY, LA, SF, St. Louis and Dallas, and wasn't about to surrender markets like Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit and Atlanta. I believe expansion teams were off the table, and moving Baltimore was a no-brainer (Washington was and still is the bigger city) -- which left only Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Green Bay as the remaining candidates. I suspect the Packers having won 5 championships during the previous decade was the main reason they stayed, and the Browns and Steelers switched over.
If u think it is messed up now, just look how it was before the 2002 realignment. But anyway, I like how it is now. The only things I would change is to put miami in the AfC south, put the colts in the Afc North so they can face off w the browns and steelers which are always classics. Lastly id put baltimore in the afc east. Ravens steelers battles would be lost but meh. I was never a fan of dolphins jets rivalry. Dallas giants has to stay in nfc east
There is no way that the NFL is dumb enough to break up the NFC East. The Eagles, Giant, Cowboys and Commodores are all great rivalry and each team hates each other and that leads to great football.
That’s the only part that would be missing in this realignment is the rivalries between the Cowboys and Eagles. Then again, you can hate a team from a different division if you played them in an NFC championship or AFC championship game and lost to them or something. Aka: Vikings vs Saints, Bengals vs Chiefs, Niners vs Cowboys, Niners vs Eagles, Steelers vs Patriots, Colts vs Patriots. Heck, even Cowboys and Steelers fans hate each other’s teams from back when they faced each other in a Super Bowl. It’s not all about division rivalries that keep rivalries alive.
Back in the 60's Dallas was horrible. The NFL thought by them playing the old established east coast teams would help them with attendance and viewership. It worked.
I'm all for realignment. However, I believe 8 divisions is too many. I think 6 is much better. I know the divisions are staggered a bit, but the league has dealt with that before. Eastern Conference East (5)--NE, NYG, NYJ, PHI, WAS Central (5)--BAL, BUF, CIN, CLE, PIT South (6)--ATL, CAR, JAX, MIA, NO, TB Western Conference West (6)--ARZ, LAC, LAR, LV, SEA, SF Midwest (5)--DAL, DEN, HOU, KC, TEN North (5)--CHI, DET, GB, IND, MIN
Realistically, smaller divisions is probably better than larger ones. The only benefit to large division is that you play more of the same teams annually, but for a league that doesn't play every team every year, or even close, you don't really want the lack of consistent cross division play, nor the hazardous makeshift schedule.
I like your realigning of the divisions but don't like the names of the Central and Coastal division. Here is how I would have it. AFC North Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns Indianapolis Colts Pittsburgh Steelers AFC South Atlanta Falcons Jacksonville Jaguars Miami Dolphins Tampa Bay Buccaneers AFC East Buffalo Bills New England Patriots New York Giants New York Jets AFC West Arizona Cardinals Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs Las Vegas Raiders NFC North Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Greenbay Packers Minnesota Vikings NFC South Dallas Cowboys Houston Texans New Orleans Saints Tennessee Titans NFC East Baltimore Ravens Carolina Panthers Philadelphia Eagles Washington Commanders NFC West Los Angeles Chargers Los Angeles Rams San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks
I REMEMBER THE EAST BACK IN THE 70'S AND 80'S. THE DALLAS COWBOYS 🤠. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AND THE NEW YORK GIANTS. AND THE WASHINGTON REDSKINS. AND THE SAINT LOUIS CARDINALS.
I don't like the coastal idea (No Florida teams 🤔) but the regional breakup is a great idea keeping up with the North, South, East, West. I'd take the 8 closest teams per region and try to break them up evenly by mileage distance apart.
No sir! The NFL is not the NBA. I don’t think you know what the meaning of the AFC and NFC and the AL and NL in Baseball means! That anybody can be a fan of 2 teams.
It wouldn't make sense because there's too many teams on the East half. I would reclassify regionally for divisional purposes but I would just keep AFC/NFC and realign.
I like the idea of dividing the NFL into Northern and Southern Conferences. NFL Northern: Border Division: Seahawks, Packers, Vikings, Lions Central Division: Colts, Bears, Browns, Bengals East Division: Bills, Giants, Patriots, Steelers Coastal Division: Ravens, Commanders, Jets, Eagles NFL Southern: West Division: 49ers, Rams, Chargers, Raiders Central Division: Cowboys, Broncos, Cardinals, Chiefs Gulf Division: Texans, Saints, Buccaneers, Dolphins East Division: Jaguars, Falcons, Panthers, Titans It's not perfect, but I like the idea.
Hey I like this Divison in the NFC South how about Dallas New Orleans Atlanta Tampa Bay and NFC East Divison Carolina Washington Ugly Philadelphia New York Giants NFC North Divison Minnesota Green Bay Chicago Detroit NFC West Divison Arizona L A Rams San Francisco Seattle and the AFC teams are like this AFC East New England N Y Jets Buffalo Miami and AFC South Divison Houston Tennessee Jacksonville Indianapolis AFC North Divison Cincinnati Cleveland Pittsburgh Baltimore AFC West Kansas City Denver Las Vegas Raiders L. A. Chargers
The most legitimate way to fix the NFL’s divisions is very simple and it goes like this AFC west and NFC west as well as the NFC north stays the same AFC North STEELERS COLTS BROWNS AND BENGALS AFC East Jets patriots bills, and ravens AFC south Jaguars, Titans, Texans, and dolphins NFC East Giants, eagles, commanders, and panthers NFC south Saints, Falcons, Buccaneers, and cowboys If you do it like that, everything is geographically, correct But the NFL will refuse to do this, even though this solution is right in everyone’s face The only reason why they will not do. This is because the rivalries in the pre-existing history makes a lot more money
2024 Playoff seeds as a result of these divisions: NFC 1. San Fran 2. Dallas 3. Detroit 4. Cleveland 5. Houston 6. Pittsburgh 7. Green Bay AFC 1. Buffalo 2. Kansas City 3. Philadelphia 4. Miami 5. Baltimore 6. Jacksonville 7. Tampa Bay
Geoprahic realignment doesn't make all that much sense anyway, particularly if you retain conferences(and also, east/west conferences also suck). Seattle still travels way more which means teams aren't traveling a level amount. The point of divisions should be maximizing rivalries. Best outlook would be taking teams in similar areas, with similar recent success and a healthy H2H.
@fireyfan25 Geography isn't really that relevant because the notion of one city 'hating' another isn't typically all that functional. If you're collaborating with all major US sports to try and pair consistent rivals, then geography matters a bit more, but rivalries struggle to develop if competitive pressure isn't really there. The Saints and Flacons are basically the only exception to the rule.
Best ways: 4 divisions of 8 East: Northern: New York giants New York jets New England patriots Buffalo bills Clevlend browns Detroit lions Green Bay packers Pittsburgh Steelers Southern: Baltamore ravens Philadelphia eagles Washington commanders Carolina panthers Miami dolphins Tampa Bay buccaneers Jacksonville Jaguars Atlanta falcons West: Northern: Seattle Seahawks Chicago bears Kansas City chiefs Denver broncos Cincinnati bengals San Francisco 49ers Minnesota Vikings Indianapolis colts Southern: New Orleans saints Dallas cowboys Houston Texans Las Vegas raiders Arizona cardinals LA chargers LA rams Tennessee titans Best 8 divisions of 4 East: East coast: Philadelphia eagles Baltamore ravens Washington commanders New York giants Lake erie: New York jets New England patriots Buffalo bills Pittsburgh Steelers Midwest: Cinicinati bengals Cleveland browns Indianapolis colts Detroit lions Palm tree: Maimi dolphins Tampa bay buccaneers Jacksonville jaguars Carolina panthers West: West coast Seattle Seahawks LA chargers San Francisco 49ers LA rams Cactus Arizona cardinals Denver broncos Vegas raiders Dallas cowboys Wetlands: Houston Texans New Orleans saints Atlanta falcons Tennessee titans Tornado: Kansas City chiefs Chicago bears Green Bay packers Minnesota Vikings 4 conferences of 0 divisions North: Cincinnati bengals Cleveland browns Kansas City chiefs Chicago bears Green Bay packers Minnesota Vikings Pittsburgh Steelers Indianapolis colts Detroit lions East: Philadelphia eagles New York jets Buffalo bills New England patriots New York giants Baltamore ravens Washington commanders Carolina panthers South: Miami dolphins Tennessee Titans Atlanta falcons New Orleans saints Tampa Bay buccaneers Dallas cowboys Kansas City chiefs Jacksonville jaguars West: Denver broncos Las Vegas raiders Arizona cardinals LA rams LA chargers San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks Houston Texans
If you wanted to keep the NFC and AFC intact, here’s a slightly revised version of the divisions: AFC North: Patriots Jets Bills Steelers AFC East: Titans Bengals Browns Colts AFC South Jaguars Dolphins Ravens Texans AFC West: Chiefs Raiders Broncos Chargers NFC North: Packers Vikings Lions Bears NFC East: Eagles Giants Commanders Panthers NFC South Cowboys Bucs Saints Falcons NFC West: 49ers Seahawks Cardinals Rams The AFC west division is the only one that I still don’t really like because KC is so far, and also the ravens in AFC south is as bad as dolphins in real-life AFC east, but other than those I think these still fit. Enjoy!
SMH NO NO NO NFC East Eagles, Giants, Commanders, Panthers (all on Northern East Coast) NFC West Rams, Cardinals, Seahawks, 49ers (same) NFC North Vikings, Packers, Bears, Lions (same) NFC South Cowboys, Saints, Falcons, Buccaneers (Cowboys vs Saints would be an instant rivalry, it already is) AFC North Browns, Bengals, Colts, Steelers AFC West Chargers, Raiders, Broncos, Chiefs (same) AFC East Patriots, Jets, Bills, Ravens AFC South Dolphins, Jaguars, Texans, Titans I don't think mixing conferences is a good idea. I find it strange nobody has tried to realign the divisions keeping the teams in their existing conference. We don't need to reinvent the wheel, just realign. If you look at my changes they still make sense geographically.
I agree that while we should have changes to some teams in the divisions, I don’t think teams flipping conferences is a good idea. I think it would be cool to have Cowboys and Texans in a division, or Steelers and Eagles or even Commies and Ravens. Then again, it would be better to have the same teams in the same conferences, even with a division realignment. That way, the Steelers vs Ravens rivalry doesn’t die out entirely, for example, as they would both still be AFC teams.
This alignment affects me because I will have to stop being a Saints fan because the Saints will be in the same conference with my beloved Bengals. I will have to look for a team that has nothing to do with an Animal in the AFC alignment. That’s sucks! Because the Saints won a Super Bowl 🏟 for me. Alignment not accepted.
My alignment:
AFC
WEST: DEN, KC, LAC, LV.
NORTH: CIN, CLE, IND, PIT.
EAST: BAL, BUF, NE, NYJ.
SOUTH: HOU, JAX, MIA, TEN.
NFC
WEST: ARZ, LAR, SF, SEA.
NORTH: CHI, DET, GB, MIN.
EAST: CAR, NYG, PHI, WSH.
SOUTH: ATL, DAL, NO, TB.
perfect
That makes sense, especially to an original AFL fan like me who wants as much separation with the original NFL teams as possible. It's also the way I have thought it should be.
Honestly, your realignment make A LOT of sense, the only rivalries it is the NFC East but both the teams that switch get a lot more in return. Good work, would be interested to hear how you'd expand if you needed to from this realignment
I'd put the Cowboys in the NFC Coastal though so my Niners can play them twice a season.
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@@juanmurillo3176that makes no sense to put the Cowboys in the costal division. You just enjoy the Niners beating them. 😂
You can't have two teams that play in the same stadium in the same division. Scheduling would be a nightmare
new stadium
@Chargerzzz they should
They should’ve never left.
LA is so fickle they’ll be without either team AGAIN in no time. Watch
No it wouldn't...
How? There would be 18 weeks for the 14 home games and 2 in-house rivalry games. It would require some thought, but could easily be done.
I love the fact nobody is talking about his search history
Because it´s fake and wasn´t even funny 15 years ago.
I literally made a NFL realignment that is 100% the same I post it on Facebook on a Sports Debate group like 3 years ago!! I’m kinda impressed that we both thought the same. I got so much hate for it though.
What I would do is place Baltimore in the AFC East, Miami in the AFC south, Indianapolis in the AFC North, Dallas in the NFC south, and Carolina in the NFC east.
And end the Steelers Baltimore rivalry? I think not sir
Exactly, all you have to do is switch 2 teams in each conference. In the AFC; Miami moves to the South, Indianapolis joins the Bills, Jets and Patriots and becomes the new AFC North. The old AFC north becomes the new AFC East. In the NFC, Dallas and Carolina switch divisions.
Are you my Evil Twin or am I yours? Actually, people who like having rivalries will adjust to the new divisional rivals, so one can even make it more geographically sensible because Houston & Dallas are in WAY different parts of Texas & can switch conferences.
I honestly don't get the whole rivalry BS. The Cowboys have bigger rivalries with Green Bay &/or San-Fran than anyone ion their division & no FLA team has _any_ real rivalry with any other team. They feel so dislocated from the East teams.
Make a video
Cowboys can just go to the afc south and switch with the colts
0:19 bros meat got stuck in a Chinese finger trap 💀
Your realignment isn't bad, however, I wouldn't make as many changes. In my opinion there only needs to be five teams moved. Swap Dallas and Carolina. Amazingly simple. Next is a three team shuffle. Move Miami to the AFC South, Indianapolis to the AFC North and Baltimore to the AFC East. This would make the most geographic sense while trying to maintain most of the leagues longtime rivalries.
you missed the part where he said assuming league history is erased so there would be no rivalries. Still this is a good idea for the current nfl, except maybe not Dallas, bc in the current nfl dallas v philly, ny, and washington are all massive rivalries
@@MrHam-sk3kreven if the NFC East is broken up, it doesn’t mean the rivalries should die. It should keep going from a distant division, especially if they played in the playoffs, championship game or Super Bowl.
The Cowboys rivalry with its NFC East opponents is a dying brand only boomers keep believing in. A rivalry between Dallas, NO, Atlanta and TB sounds more interesting
@@edman813 it does tbh.
This is a damn good video. Any video that gets Dallas OUT of the East is a winner for me.
1:
Bills, Giants, Jets, Patriots
2:
Dolphins, Jaguars, Buccaneers, Panthers
3:
Chiefs, Raiders, Broncos, Cardinals
4:
Steelers, Ravens, Eagles, Washington
5:
49ers, Seahawks, Rams, Chargers
6:
Colts, Browns, Bengals, Titans
7:
Packers, Vikings, Bears, Lions
8:
Cowboys, Texans, Saints, Falcons
Imagine the Steelers and Eagles in the same division, as well as Ravens and Commies, along with the Texans and Cowboys. That would make those division rivalries more interesting to watch.
Even historically speaking....this actually still makes sense.
The ONLY change I would make is swapping Philly and Pittsburgh, just to keep the Steelers and Ravens together. And they're both from Pennsylvania, so it's not too much of a shakeup
This make sense. How about a step further and creating division with 8 teams. I would like to see your call on this.
The NFL for decades, had Atlanta and New Orleans in the NFC West with SF and LA Rams. Being a 49ers fan, it was hard to get excited about playing the Falcons and Saints twice every year. The NFL had some real clowns running the league for a long time.
-Would save on air travel
-Players would get more family time
-New and better rivalries
-Monotony break up
New Rivalries = 2 games a year + potential playoff games
-Giants vs Jets
-Rams vs Chargers
-Ravens vs Commanders
-Dolphins vs Bucs
-Cowboys vs Texans
-Giants vs Patriots
-Jaguars vs Dolphins/Bucs
Plus all kinds of new possible playoff battles between teams that previously had to meet in the SB to compete in a playoff game.
The only downside I’ve seen (because I’ve been messing with this myself since way back in the 90s)
Is potential gang violence.
Back in the 1930s gangs formed and murders happened in a relatively small German city over the Adidas vs Puma rivalry. The Dassler brothers were founders of each shoe brand. Point being that people will cliq up and get violent over anything. I’d guess NFL team loyalty would be no different.
In the past I’ve wondered if the NFL has purposely separated the Jets & Giants, 49ers & Raiders (Oakland) for this very reason. Or maybe separating the local franchises to where the only play once every 3 years (4 years now) allows ppl to be a fan of both (increasing merch revenue and ticket sales).
Overall I love what you’ve done here. I wish it would happen.
It would never happen but would only swap the Panthers & cowboys in their respective divisions, move Miami to the AFC south, move colts to afc north, and move ravens to afc east….but like i said it would never happen
The NFC would be perfect if you simply swapped Carolina and Dallas.
In the AFC you would move Indy to the AFC North.
Baltimore to the AFC East
And Miami to the AFC South.
In the MLS there’s a western and eastern conference. It makes perfect sense
3:44 fun fact: that band was the creator of the titans old touchdown song “this is how we roll”
I completely agree with the idea of an NFL realignment, but in reality we all know that would never happen
Potential good division rivalries:
Cowboys/Texans
Chargers/Rams
Eagles/Ravens
Giants/Patriots
I would rather see the Eagles and Steelers in the same division though, same with the Niners and Raiders.
Here’s a little fun experiment with theses divisions for the current 2023 season:
NFC: Northen
• Detroit Lions 12-5 x3
• Green Bay Packers 9-8
• Minnesota Vikings 7-10
• Chicago Bears 7-10
NFC: Central
• Cleavland Browns 11-6 x4
• Pittsburg Steelers 10-7 x7
• Cincinnati Bengals 9-8
• Indianapolis Colts 9-8
NFC: Southern
• Dallas Cowboys 12-5 x2
• Houston Texans 10-7 x6
• New Orleans Saints 9-8
• Tennessee Titans 6-11
NFC: Coastal
• San Francisco 49ers 12-5 x1
• Los Angeles Rams 10-7 x5
• Seattle Seahawks 9-8
• Los Angeles Chargers 5-12
AFC: Northern
• Buffalo Bills 11-6 x2
• New York Jets 7-10
• New York Giants 6-11
• New England Patriots 4-13
AFC: Central
• Kansas City Chiefs 11-6 x3
• Las Vegas Raiders 8-9
• Denver Broncos 8-9
• Arizona Cardinals 4-13
AFC: Southern
• Miami Dolphins 11-6 x4
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9-8 x6
• Jacksonville Jaguars 9-8 x7
• Atlanta Falcons 7-10
AFC: Coastal
• Baltimore Ravens 13-4 x1
• Philadelphia Eagles 11-6 x5
• Washington Commanders 4-13
• Carolina Panthers 2-15
New NFL 2023 Playoffs
NFC:
1. 49ers (Bye Week)
2. Cowboys Vs 7. Steelers
3. Lions Vs 6. Texans
4. Browns Vs 5. Rams
AFC:
1. Ravens (Bye Week)
2. Bills Vs 7. Jaguars
3. Chiefs Vs 6. Buccaneers
4. Dolphins Vs 5. Eagles
I think what’s most funny is how a lot of 9-8, 8-9 & 7-10 teams cancel each other out in this scenario but I kinda wonder how the teams would be if these new division rivals played twice a year
Damn, Panthers fan here, we're last again? Crazyyyyyy
NFC
North:
Chicago
Detroit
Green Bay
Minnesota
East:
New York Giants
Philadelphia
Washington
Carolina
South:
Tampa Bay
Atlanta
New Orleans
Dallas
West:
Arizona
Los Angeles Rams
Seattle
San Francisco
AFC
North:
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
East:
New York Jets
New England
Buffalo
Baltimore
South:
Jacksonville
Miami
Houston
Tennessee
West:
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Denver
Los Angeles Chargers
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I remember the afc/ nfc central days. I remember when the Bengals, Browns, jaguars, titans, Ravens and steelers were all in the same division. Damn im getting old.
Dallas is the one that doesn't make sense being in the East ! But the NFL won't ever give up Dal/Philly or Dal/NY
It makes total sense. I hope Roger Goodell has seen your proposal!
Something like this could actually benefit the league financially (which is all they fucking care about) because the rivalries would be so much intense, lots more potential for fan involvement and attendance. Potential for lots of new fans who don't particularly care about football, but care about their home states etc.
NFC West:
Seahawks
49ers
Rams
Chargers
AFC West:
Cardinals
Broncos
Raiders
Chiefs
NFC South:
Panthers
Dolphins
Jaguars
Falcons
AFC South:
Texans
Cowboys
Saints
Buccaneers
NFC North:
Packers
Lions
Bears
Vikings
AFC North:
Bills
Jets
Giants
Patriots
NFC Central:
Steelers
Eagles
Ravens
Commanders
AFC Central:
Colts
Titans
Browns
Bengals
Here is my division realignment proposal
AFC is now Western Football Conference (WFC) and the NFC is now Eastern Football Conference (EFC)
WFC Pacific Division: Seahawks, 49ers, Rams, and Chargers
WFC Southwest Division: Raiders, Broncos, Cardinals, and Cowboys
WFC Midwestern Division: Chiefs, Colts, Bears, and Bengals
WFC Great lakes division: Lions, Packers, Vikings, and Browns
EFC Southern division: Texans, Falcons, Titans, and Panthers
EFC Tropical division: Jaguars, Buccaneers, Dolphins, and Saints
EFC Appalachian division: Steelers, Eagles, Ravens, and Commanders
EFC Northeast division: Bills, Jets, Giants, and Patriots
Realignment is simple with no rivalries looked at
I don't mind the Ravens beating up two teams and fighting the Eagles for the division title.
The only thing that I don't like is the teams that share a stadium being in the same division. Every year they would have a game where they would be designated as the visiting team in their own stadium against the other team from their city, basically giving them an extra home game and one less road game. Keep them in opposing conferences as well. And there's no need to change divisional names. Here's my realignment:
AFC East: Bills, Jets, Pats, Ravens NFC East: Commanders, Eagles, Giants, Panthers
AFC North: Bengals, Browns, Colts, Steelers NFC North: Bears, Lions, Packers, Vikings
AFC South: Bucs, Dolphins, Falcons, Jags NFC South: Cowboys, Saints, Texans, Titans
AFC West: Broncos, Cards, Chargers, Chiefs NFC West: Niners, Raiders, Rams, Seahawks
Because AFC teams play more AFC teams than NFC teams each year and vice versa, it would have made more sense to align the conferences with specific areas as well.
AFC
North: Seahawks, Chargers, Dolphins, Patriots
South: 49ers, Packers, Texans, Commanders
East: Lions, Steelers, Falcons, Chiefs
West: Titans, Bengals, Browns, Jets
NFC
North: Rams, Vikings, Buccaneers, Cowboys
South: Raiders, Bears, Ravens, Saints
East: Colts, Cardinals, Bills, Jaguars
West: Giants, Eagles, Panthers, Broncos
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I love this.
I’ve done a lot of realignment scenarios. This one isn’t bad, and kind of close to what I came up with.
Now this I can get behind!!
There are two Sunday NFL networks. Each one wants a NYC team. The same might be said for Los Angeles.
Here's why pairing up geographical rivals in the same divisions will never happen: TV rights held by multiple networks.
With Fox essentially holding NFC rights, and CBS with the AFC, there is no advantage to either network in having shared markets in the same conference; and neither would a network kiss off markets like New York or L.A.
Same applies to markets in close proximity, like Dallas-Houston, Washington-Baltimore and Miami-Tampa Bay (the reason why the Texans expanded to the AFC, even though a vacancy was in the other conference) -- although Chicago-Green Bay would appear to be an exception to the rule, most likely because it's the oldest rivalry in the league, and Green Bay/Milwaukee is not exactly a prime market.
If you look at the original merger, which required 3 NFC teams to switch conferences, it was orchestrated by CBS, which held NFC rights at the time. It had teams that shared cities or states in NY, LA, SF, St. Louis and Dallas, and wasn't about to surrender markets like Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit and Atlanta. I believe expansion teams were off the table, and moving Baltimore was a no-brainer (Washington was and still is the bigger city) -- which left only Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Green Bay as the remaining candidates. I suspect the Packers having won 5 championships during the previous decade was the main reason they stayed, and the Browns and Steelers switched over.
If u think it is messed up now, just look how it was before the 2002 realignment. But anyway, I like how it is now. The only things I would change is to put miami in the AfC south, put the colts in the Afc North so they can face off w the browns and steelers which are always classics. Lastly id put baltimore in the afc east. Ravens steelers battles would be lost but meh. I was never a fan of dolphins jets rivalry. Dallas giants has to stay in nfc east
Should do a 36 team 6 divisions 2 conferences if you add Mexico City, Toronto, Oregon, Alabama?
Switch the panthers and Steelers and you got my realignment, only cuz it’s got the Steegles in the same division
There is no way that the NFL is dumb enough to break up the NFC East. The Eagles, Giant, Cowboys and Commodores are all great rivalry and each team hates each other and that leads to great football.
You mean Commanders. Commodores are a band.
Wait Vanderbilt is in the NFL?
That’s the only part that would be missing in this realignment is the rivalries between the Cowboys and Eagles. Then again, you can hate a team from a different division if you played them in an NFC championship or AFC championship game and lost to them or something. Aka: Vikings vs Saints, Bengals vs Chiefs, Niners vs Cowboys, Niners vs Eagles, Steelers vs Patriots, Colts vs Patriots. Heck, even Cowboys and Steelers fans hate each other’s teams from back when they faced each other in a Super Bowl. It’s not all about division rivalries that keep rivalries alive.
@@bowlchamps37You mean Redskins right?
It’s stupid how the cowboys are in the east
1st move I would make is Dallas & Carolina swap. How did Dallas get in the NFC East? Makes absolutely no sense!
Back in the 60's Dallas was horrible. The NFL thought by them playing the old established east coast teams would help them with attendance and viewership. It worked.
I thought the same thing
@@TheMrPeteChannelWhy doesn't the NFL continue to do this for newer expansion franchises? This realignment makes better sense in that regard as well.
I'm all for realignment. However, I believe 8 divisions is too many. I think 6 is much better. I know the divisions are staggered a bit, but the league has dealt with that before.
Eastern Conference
East (5)--NE, NYG, NYJ, PHI, WAS
Central (5)--BAL, BUF, CIN, CLE, PIT
South (6)--ATL, CAR, JAX, MIA, NO, TB
Western Conference
West (6)--ARZ, LAC, LAR, LV, SEA, SF
Midwest (5)--DAL, DEN, HOU, KC, TEN
North (5)--CHI, DET, GB, IND, MIN
Realistically, smaller divisions is probably better than larger ones. The only benefit to large division is that you play more of the same teams annually, but for a league that doesn't play every team every year, or even close, you don't really want the lack of consistent cross division play, nor the hazardous makeshift schedule.
Imagine the Cowboys and Chiefs in one division. It would be a battle for the title between them two every year.
I like your realigning of the divisions but don't like the names of the Central and Coastal division. Here is how I would have it.
AFC North
Cincinnati Bengals
Cleveland Browns
Indianapolis Colts
Pittsburgh Steelers
AFC South
Atlanta Falcons
Jacksonville Jaguars
Miami Dolphins
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
AFC East
Buffalo Bills
New England Patriots
New York Giants
New York Jets
AFC West
Arizona Cardinals
Denver Broncos
Kansas City Chiefs
Las Vegas Raiders
NFC North
Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions
Greenbay Packers
Minnesota Vikings
NFC South
Dallas Cowboys
Houston Texans
New Orleans Saints
Tennessee Titans
NFC East
Baltimore Ravens
Carolina Panthers
Philadelphia Eagles
Washington Commanders
NFC West
Los Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles Rams
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
dude.. racist
@@fadfudge4719 WTF are you talking about?
I REMEMBER THE EAST BACK IN THE 70'S AND 80'S. THE DALLAS COWBOYS 🤠. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AND THE NEW YORK GIANTS. AND THE WASHINGTON REDSKINS. AND THE SAINT LOUIS CARDINALS.
When the Cardinals moved from Saint Louis to Phoenix in 1988, they were in the NFC East. That didn't last long.
I don't like the coastal idea (No Florida teams 🤔) but the regional breakup is a great idea keeping up with the North, South, East, West.
I'd take the 8 closest teams per region and try to break them up evenly by mileage distance apart.
If you switch the central divisions, you can make the Eastern and Western Conferences
No sir! The NFL is not the NBA.
I don’t think you know what the meaning of the AFC and NFC and the AL and NL in Baseball means!
That anybody can be a fan of 2 teams.
It wouldn't make sense because there's too many teams on the East half.
I would reclassify regionally for divisional purposes but I would just keep AFC/NFC and realign.
Not bad, as long as, like you said, we ignore history.
I’m glad that you acknowledged that part lol
I like the idea of dividing the NFL into Northern and Southern Conferences.
NFL Northern:
Border Division: Seahawks, Packers, Vikings, Lions
Central Division: Colts, Bears, Browns, Bengals
East Division: Bills, Giants, Patriots, Steelers
Coastal Division: Ravens, Commanders, Jets, Eagles
NFL Southern:
West Division: 49ers, Rams, Chargers, Raiders
Central Division: Cowboys, Broncos, Cardinals, Chiefs
Gulf Division: Texans, Saints, Buccaneers, Dolphins
East Division: Jaguars, Falcons, Panthers, Titans
It's not perfect, but I like the idea.
NFC North and West are the only ones that make sense
I feel like AFC/NFC teams should be mixed together instead of geographically separated
Does anyone think that the divisions now feel so perfect ?
Remember when Minnesota used to be in the same division as the Bucs
Genius.
Colts for Ravens is funny given the history
Hey I like this Divison in the NFC South how about Dallas New Orleans Atlanta Tampa Bay and NFC East Divison Carolina Washington Ugly Philadelphia New York Giants NFC North Divison Minnesota Green Bay Chicago Detroit NFC West Divison Arizona L A Rams San Francisco Seattle and the AFC teams are like this AFC East New England N Y Jets Buffalo Miami and AFC South Divison Houston Tennessee Jacksonville Indianapolis AFC North Divison Cincinnati Cleveland Pittsburgh Baltimore AFC West Kansas City Denver Las Vegas Raiders L. A. Chargers
Looks about right
The most legitimate way to fix the NFL’s divisions is very simple and it goes like this
AFC west and NFC west as well as the
NFC north stays the same
AFC North
STEELERS COLTS BROWNS AND BENGALS
AFC East
Jets patriots bills, and ravens
AFC south
Jaguars, Titans, Texans, and dolphins
NFC East
Giants, eagles, commanders, and panthers
NFC south
Saints, Falcons, Buccaneers, and cowboys
If you do it like that, everything is geographically, correct
But the NFL will refuse to do this, even though this solution is right in everyone’s face
The only reason why they will not do. This is because the rivalries in the pre-existing history makes a lot more money
I would be more than happy to get the Cowpukes out of the NFC East!
2024 Playoff seeds as a result of these divisions:
NFC
1. San Fran
2. Dallas
3. Detroit
4. Cleveland
5. Houston
6. Pittsburgh
7. Green Bay
AFC
1. Buffalo
2. Kansas City
3. Philadelphia
4. Miami
5. Baltimore
6. Jacksonville
7. Tampa Bay
Geoprahic realignment doesn't make all that much sense anyway, particularly if you retain conferences(and also, east/west conferences also suck). Seattle still travels way more which means teams aren't traveling a level amount.
The point of divisions should be maximizing rivalries. Best outlook would be taking teams in similar areas, with similar recent success and a healthy H2H.
The point of divisions should be to find the balance between rivalry and geography.
@fireyfan25 Geography isn't really that relevant because the notion of one city 'hating' another isn't typically all that functional. If you're collaborating with all major US sports to try and pair consistent rivals, then geography matters a bit more, but rivalries struggle to develop if competitive pressure isn't really there. The Saints and Flacons are basically the only exception to the rule.
the search results are… questionable
I'd swap Carolina and Miami
Stop 🛑 hating on the Atlanta Falcons for being in the NFC South
It is called the NFC and AFC West! This shakeup would not work!
Best ways: 4 divisions of 8
East:
Northern:
New York giants
New York jets
New England patriots
Buffalo bills
Clevlend browns
Detroit lions
Green Bay packers
Pittsburgh Steelers
Southern:
Baltamore ravens
Philadelphia eagles
Washington commanders
Carolina panthers
Miami dolphins
Tampa Bay buccaneers
Jacksonville Jaguars
Atlanta falcons
West:
Northern:
Seattle Seahawks
Chicago bears
Kansas City chiefs
Denver broncos
Cincinnati bengals
San Francisco 49ers
Minnesota Vikings
Indianapolis colts
Southern:
New Orleans saints
Dallas cowboys
Houston Texans
Las Vegas raiders
Arizona cardinals
LA chargers
LA rams
Tennessee titans
Best 8 divisions of 4
East:
East coast:
Philadelphia eagles
Baltamore ravens
Washington commanders
New York giants
Lake erie:
New York jets
New England patriots
Buffalo bills
Pittsburgh Steelers
Midwest:
Cinicinati bengals
Cleveland browns
Indianapolis colts
Detroit lions
Palm tree:
Maimi dolphins
Tampa bay buccaneers
Jacksonville jaguars
Carolina panthers
West:
West coast
Seattle Seahawks
LA chargers
San Francisco 49ers
LA rams
Cactus
Arizona cardinals
Denver broncos
Vegas raiders
Dallas cowboys
Wetlands:
Houston Texans
New Orleans saints
Atlanta falcons
Tennessee titans
Tornado:
Kansas City chiefs
Chicago bears
Green Bay packers
Minnesota Vikings
4 conferences of 0 divisions
North:
Cincinnati bengals
Cleveland browns
Kansas City chiefs
Chicago bears
Green Bay packers
Minnesota Vikings
Pittsburgh Steelers
Indianapolis colts
Detroit lions
East:
Philadelphia eagles
New York jets
Buffalo bills
New England patriots
New York giants
Baltamore ravens
Washington commanders
Carolina panthers
South:
Miami dolphins
Tennessee Titans
Atlanta falcons
New Orleans saints
Tampa Bay buccaneers
Dallas cowboys
Kansas City chiefs
Jacksonville jaguars
West:
Denver broncos
Las Vegas raiders
Arizona cardinals
LA rams
LA chargers
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
Houston Texans
Honestly I just keep it the same
If you wanted to keep the NFC and AFC intact, here’s a slightly revised version of the divisions:
AFC North:
Patriots
Jets
Bills
Steelers
AFC East:
Titans
Bengals
Browns
Colts
AFC South
Jaguars
Dolphins
Ravens
Texans
AFC West:
Chiefs
Raiders
Broncos
Chargers
NFC North:
Packers
Vikings
Lions
Bears
NFC East:
Eagles
Giants
Commanders
Panthers
NFC South
Cowboys
Bucs
Saints
Falcons
NFC West:
49ers
Seahawks
Cardinals
Rams
The AFC west division is the only one that I still don’t really like because KC is so far, and also the ravens in AFC south is as bad as dolphins in real-life AFC east, but other than those I think these still fit. Enjoy!
It’s kinda boring for all the teams in a state to be in the same division.
Bro my cowboys would demolish the division every year
SMH NO NO NO
NFC East Eagles, Giants, Commanders, Panthers (all on Northern East Coast)
NFC West Rams, Cardinals, Seahawks, 49ers (same)
NFC North Vikings, Packers, Bears, Lions (same)
NFC South Cowboys, Saints, Falcons, Buccaneers (Cowboys vs Saints would be an instant rivalry, it already is)
AFC North Browns, Bengals, Colts, Steelers
AFC West Chargers, Raiders, Broncos, Chiefs (same)
AFC East Patriots, Jets, Bills, Ravens
AFC South Dolphins, Jaguars, Texans, Titans
I don't think mixing conferences is a good idea. I find it strange nobody has tried to realign the divisions keeping the teams in their existing conference. We don't need to reinvent the wheel, just realign. If you look at my changes they still make sense geographically.
I agree that while we should have changes to some teams in the divisions, I don’t think teams flipping conferences is a good idea. I think it would be cool to have Cowboys and Texans in a division, or Steelers and Eagles or even Commies and Ravens. Then again, it would be better to have the same teams in the same conferences, even with a division realignment. That way, the Steelers vs Ravens rivalry doesn’t die out entirely, for example, as they would both still be AFC teams.
Get rid of divisions all together WE DONT NEED THEM!!!
2:17 naw
This alignment affects me because I will have to stop being a Saints fan because the Saints will be in the same conference with my beloved Bengals. I will have to look for a team that has nothing to do with an Animal in the AFC alignment.
That’s sucks! Because the Saints won a Super Bowl 🏟 for me.
Alignment not accepted.
Only states and cities with other team are complaining about people liking only their team.😂😅😂
anyone see the things he been searching?
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@@sportsmanlikemisconduct well did you at least find any results lol?
@@Ice_cube7117 still searching. Chinese finger trap was unsuccessful
@@sportsmanlikemisconduct oh nah I just went back to watch that part
Cool vid but What if would’ve been better
Majority rules
@@sportsmanlikemisconduct I hate democracy
you say three new york teams but only one team is from NY state. the giants and jets are new jersey state teams
No one wants to claim New Jersey. The best thing to do there is leave
Florida is not the Deep South
Good idea, it won't work.
Thanks, Roy.
keep the Giants out of the AFC
Texas is not the south
This sucks
@@Aries69-r9h thank you
NFC
North: Packers, Lions, Vikings, Bears
South: Cowboys, Texans, Saints, Buccaneers
East: Jets, Bills, Ravens, Eagles
West: Seahawks, 49ers, Rams, Raiders
AFC
North: Bengals, Browns, Colts, Steelers
South: Dolphins, Jaguars, Titans, Falcons
East: Giants, Patriots, Commanders, Panthers
West: Chiefs, Broncos, Cardinals, Chargers
NFC West:
Seahawks
49ers
Chargers
Raiders
AFC West:
Cardinals
Broncos
Rams
Chiefs
NFC South:
Buccaneers
Dolphins
Jaguars
Panthers
AFC South:
Texans
Cowboys
Saints
Titans
NFC North:
Packers
Lions
Bears
Vikings
AFC North:
Bills
Jets
Eagles
Patriots
NFC Central:
Carolina
Giants
Ravens
Commanders
AFC Central:
Colts
Steelers
Browns
Bengals