If you could contract/eliminate any 8 NFL teams, who would you nix and why?

I do not believe there is a shortage of talent - never did.   I am fine with the number of teams we have.  But I do like your moving the Jags to Portland!  That would be good for me!

I would move the Vikings to LA. Then to Barrow Alaska. Then eliminate them 8 times from the league. I would bulldoze the new stadium and build a monument of fail as a reminder for all time of how not to run an NFL franchise. Christian Ponder would be the tour guide. 

 

My reasoning? They suck. 

 

Nicely done Chilli - I like!

But not for me jerk-face.

A jerk is a tug, a tug is a boat. Boat floats on water. Water is nature.  Nature is beautiful.  You just complimentedEsox!

 

Nony-nonny-boo-boo!

Hey Dude, it wasn't my brainchild. I just liked it.

BTW...I do like Jerkbaits!!!!

Hey, I wasn't trying to be a Jag.

 

Yes I was.

You can be a jag without even trying. 

The only moves I'd make would be eliminating the Bucs, moving the Rams back to Los Angeles (LA can support one team, especially one that was relatively popular there in the past, but two is asking too much) and then move the Jaguars to St. Louis. I have a strong suspicion that the latter two things actually will end up happening. The Rams would be idiots to not pack up the moving vans and head home the moment their season ends (their lease expires in February of 2015). Not only would their franchise value instantly double (at minimum), they're a natural fit for Los Angeles (they still have fans there), and their owner lives there.

I think you're drunk.

Can't wait to hear free safety weigh in.

I'd rather have a hockey team here.  Let Kiel keep the Jags.

 

I'd also like to see Woody Harrelson as the head coach of the new Portland Hockey Team that I'd propose to call the Portland Explorers.

Putting a team in Jacksonville, Florida at a time when there were no teams in St. Louis and Baltimore is one of the worst decisions ever made by a professional sports league. Kiel may not like to hear it, but even he knows it's true.

Absolutely correct.

 

We have Falcon fans 30 miles North, Dolphin fans 60 miles South and Buc fans, well there aren't any, but they're still nearby

 

Oh, and there's only 2 million people in North Florida.

 

Other than that, no challenges.

Then I'll go with my second choice, Salt Lake City. Now none of you can be happy! 

 

 

The obvious ones are San Diego and Jacksonville.  Terrible fan support and no long term stadium strategies.

Goddammit that was funny.

Rams, Jags, Cardinals, Panthers, Chargers, Titans, Bucs and Vikings.

 

No explanation, moving vans or realignment.  Just because.

 

Bucs, Jaguars, Panthers, Browns, Texans, Seahawks

 

Titans back to Houston (Oilers)

 

Ravens back to Cleveland (Browns)

 

Colts back to Baltimore

 

All right, now it gets hard.

 

St Louis Rams back to LA

 

Jets - Irrelevant pretty much since 1968.

 

Denver Broncos - never really liked them since Elway and I had to pick someone.

 

Can't pick Powder Blue.  Can't pick the Vikings as too much history (to me).  Those 70's teams even though overmatched in SB.  Could almost pick Dolphins.  Blah for a long time.  Could see picking Cardinals.  Mostly blah with rare exception.  Could see Detoilet, but have to factor in Lionheart and they have history (thanksgiving).  Could also see picking the Bengals.

Was going to recommend a rule that any team that loses 4 SBs should be forced to shutter the operation. Have to appreciate Buffalo making it to 4 straight so I'm amending the rule to any team that lost 4 SBs and never led at any point of those 4 losses has to shutter the operation. Which brings us back to the Vikings. All epic paths of fail always bring us back to the Vikings. 

 

Don't you know that your first choice is always the best choice?

No, man.

 

No.  They stay right where they are.  Just as they are.  This kind of grace should not be ****ed with.

2 teams, the NFL has 2 teams too many. Jacksonville and Tennessee.

 

Eliminate the Bucs!  I have.   If you have followed them the past 12 years after rhe Super Bowl win, it is ridiculous:

1. Excuses galore from top management to coaches to players.

2. Pathetic lack of preparation

3. A lack of leadership

4. No pride anywhere in the organization except the 1996-2002 alumni.  

5. No players I care about.  Time was, I would fly all over the country from CA to go watch them... Now, I wouldn't even drive from Fresno to SF to watch them.  

At this stage of my life, it isn't so much about MY TEAM anymore.  Now, whatever sport it is, it is about just enjoying the true greats and talents WHICHEVER team they represent.  Some will say that is bandwagoning... Some will say it is giving up on your team... I am not too concerned.  Sport teams are not marriage or family.  They are entertainment, a temporary distraction from real life.  My LAKERS have won 15 rings in my lifetime, the Bucs one, the Dodgers two, the Angels one... It's been fun.  But, I find myself rooting for certain individuals moreso than a complete team.  I hadn't watched a game of baseball in 15 years and then I bought tix to go see Clayton Kershaw pitch at Dodger Stadium ( his last of the regular season, a 9-1 win over the Giants).  I can tell my son I saw him pitch live... The greatest pitcher of this decade and possibly, this generation.  I will buy tix to Chargers/Broncos in SD so I can see Peyton Manning play live before he retires.  I have already seen West, Chamberlain, Jordan, Kobe, LeBron play live and each of those was a treat. 

The Bucs... They are irrelevant, there is no one I care about on the team anymore, and frankly they do not give anyone any reason to come watch them.  The same can be said about the Jags, the Jets, the Raiders, the Titans, the Rams, the Cardinals, and the Vikings.

You know you want to support the Seahawks.

Thanks for the update.

 

Having you on the board comfortably makes me not the biggest narcissist.

I lived in Seattle the first years in America... But no, I don't root for a team... Especially one that has Pete Carroll and Sherman.

Dude, pirate ship!

Maybe one of the mods can change my avatar to the CAL logo and rename me just CAL.

Bandwogoner.  Sell on the team when you don't like the direction they're going.  When (if) they become relevant, I'm sure you'll be back on board.

Per your 'rules', Rusty, I'd eliminate Buffalo, NY Jets, Cleveland, Jacksonville, Oakland, and St. Louis.

San Diego would move to L.A., and  Detroit(!) moves to....San Antonio.

Not that anybody has to move but Minnesota makes the least sense with their stadium deal already in place, and it's hard to pick another NFC team. Atlanta also has a new monstrosity under construction, and I just can't see New Orleans leaving. San Fran is in their new digs already, and the majority of remaining teams are old-school, and their teams are likely never going anywhere.

 

One rule I do break is not eliminating entire divisions, but let me plead my case. I think it works very well.

I would have 2 conferences with 6 teams each in 2 divisions. Geography isn't necessarily important, but I think North/South make the most sense. The top 3 teams in each division qualifies for the playoffs; no wild-card teams (yet). The point is the current playoff system doesn't have to change and division winners still get the extra week off.

However, if playoffs are ever expanded, this divisional alignment lends itself well. It can be the top 4 teams from each division, or the top 6 as above plus 2 wild-card teams.

To accomplish this, however,  it would require 2 NFC teams to switch to AFC. I picked DallAss and Washington; Dallass has a history in the AFC, and the 'Skins...just because.

 

Therefore, I have the AFC North consisting of the Patriots, Bengals, Steelers, Ravens, Colts, and Redskins.

The AFC would be the Texans, Titans, Broncos, Chiefs, LA Chargers, and the Cowboys.

 

NFC North is Green Bay, Minnesota, Chicago, Philadelphia, NY Giants, and Seattle.

NFC South is Carolina, Atlanta, New Orleans, Arizona, San Fran, and the San Antonio Lions.

 

Thoughts?