Realignment Proposal

2 Divisions within 1 League called the United States of America Football League. USAFL

North Division:
Patriots
Jets
Giants
Eagles
Bills
Bengals
Steelers
Browns
Bears
Packers
Vikings
Lions
Colts
Raiders
Seahawks
49 ers

South Division:
RAMS
Chiefs
Broncos
Titans
Ravens
Redskins
Panthers
Chargers
Dolphins
Jaguars
Falcons
Buccaneers
Texans
Cowboys
Saints
Cardinals

The geography isn't perfect.

15 game regular season schedule. Each team plays the 15 teams in their Division once.

Playoffs:
Top 7 Teams of each Division, 1st place teams have a bye for the 1st round.

1st Round:Interdivisional Playoff
#2 North vs. #7 South
#3 North vs. #6 South
#4 North vs. #5 South
#5 North vs. #4 South
#6 North vs. #3 South
#7 North vs. #2 South

2nd Round through to the United States of America Superbowl.
Highest seed plays Lowest seed regardless of the Division represented.

Opinions/Ideas/Changes for or against are appreciated. :)

2 south superbowl reps possibly? Won't work. I was hearing on the radio about something similar where if the NFC teams weren't that good only AFC teams should represent.

Maybe a West vs East type of alignment might work out better. Give it that East and West coast rivalry flavor.

Why not just have a 32 team league where the best 8 teams go to the playoffs? I think the 10-6 Chiefs from 05(as well as a multitude of others) would agree. No team from the NFC West really deserves to go this year. Sure, some teams wouldn't play against some other teams but that's when they would meet in the playoffs. Schedules would be based on the previous year's record. Reduce the number of games in the preseason as well. 5 is way too many. Make it 3 tops.

Honestly, I've though about how I would change it, and I really can't see any way better than the way it is. Maybe some tweaks here and there, but I think an overhaul would be relatively unsuccessful.

Dividing all the teams into two conferences with every team would destroy alot of the rivalries that exist and new ones would be slower to form because teams only face each other once. I also think it could get boring, facing the same 15 teams year after year. Personally, I like the variety that comes with facing different divisions every year

Even though the current setup is a little screwed up because an 8-8 team could take a spot while a 9-7 one could get left out, I think it really puts pressure on teams to win their divisions and make sure they'll clench a berth, which adds to the rivalry factor and makes division games extremely important.

Football is fun to watch for its own sake, but it's always nice to have a little something extra to pique our interests.

Your breaking up way to many rivalries. Us and the whiners for one, then Chiefs vs Raiders, Broncos vs Raiders, Cowboys vs Giants. The NFL would never accept that.

wanting variety has gotten many in trouble at home?


RnD

GO RAMS!!