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Just for fun...with the Bears coming to town and the amount of Bears fans in proximity it always makes me wish we played the Bears twice a year.
So it got me thinking "How would I align the NFL"...
Well, if I was ONLY picking the division the Rams were in it would be really easy. I'd put the Rams, Bears, Chiefs, Colts, and Titans in the same division(obviously doesn't work having 5 teams, but whatever) :heh: ). St.Louis fans would be able to drive to each of these locations and the opposing fans would be able to do the same to each city. There are some other pretty obvious reasons why as well. There could be a great rivalry with the Titans for history reasons as well as Jeff Fisher. The Bears and Chiefs are natural rivalries that would be really great. And the Colts...well, I guess the only reason I'd pick them is their location.
But I also know that is my ideal scenario and probably isn't likely to ever go down. Though I understand some of you Rams fans that have many more years invested than I do will look to the 49er rivalry, and I understand that. But I also believe that assuming the Rams are in St.Louis to stay that the rivalry has grown cold in St.Louis and the "hatred" aspect just isn't there. Sure, fans here grew tired of the 9ers whooping the Rams every year so there was that stigma to it. But there just isn't that buzz when the 9ers come to town like there is with the cities other sports teams rivals. Having said that I just don't value that rivalry and I don't believe the majority of this market do either, at least not to the degree that the old "LA Rams fans" and the like do.
But my thread isn't to argue about that aspect in anyway...I just thought it would be fun to see how this diverse group of Rams fans would choose to align the entire NFL if they were in charge. So here is how I'd do it...and look forward to seeing yours...
Div.1- Seahawks, 49ers, Raiders, Chargers
Div.2- Broncos, Cards, Vikings, Chiefs
Div.3- Packers, Bears, Rams, Colts
Div.4- Cowboys, Texans, Saints, Titans
Div.5- Falcons, Jags, Bucs, Dolphins
Div.6- Lions, Browns, Bengals, Bills
Div.7- Pats, Giants, Jets, Eagles
Div.8- Steelers, Ravens, Redskins, Panthers
So it got me thinking "How would I align the NFL"...
Well, if I was ONLY picking the division the Rams were in it would be really easy. I'd put the Rams, Bears, Chiefs, Colts, and Titans in the same division(obviously doesn't work having 5 teams, but whatever) :heh: ). St.Louis fans would be able to drive to each of these locations and the opposing fans would be able to do the same to each city. There are some other pretty obvious reasons why as well. There could be a great rivalry with the Titans for history reasons as well as Jeff Fisher. The Bears and Chiefs are natural rivalries that would be really great. And the Colts...well, I guess the only reason I'd pick them is their location.
But I also know that is my ideal scenario and probably isn't likely to ever go down. Though I understand some of you Rams fans that have many more years invested than I do will look to the 49er rivalry, and I understand that. But I also believe that assuming the Rams are in St.Louis to stay that the rivalry has grown cold in St.Louis and the "hatred" aspect just isn't there. Sure, fans here grew tired of the 9ers whooping the Rams every year so there was that stigma to it. But there just isn't that buzz when the 9ers come to town like there is with the cities other sports teams rivals. Having said that I just don't value that rivalry and I don't believe the majority of this market do either, at least not to the degree that the old "LA Rams fans" and the like do.
But my thread isn't to argue about that aspect in anyway...I just thought it would be fun to see how this diverse group of Rams fans would choose to align the entire NFL if they were in charge. So here is how I'd do it...and look forward to seeing yours...
Div.1- Seahawks, 49ers, Raiders, Chargers
Div.2- Broncos, Cards, Vikings, Chiefs
Div.3- Packers, Bears, Rams, Colts
Div.4- Cowboys, Texans, Saints, Titans
Div.5- Falcons, Jags, Bucs, Dolphins
Div.6- Lions, Browns, Bengals, Bills
Div.7- Pats, Giants, Jets, Eagles
Div.8- Steelers, Ravens, Redskins, Panthers