NFL - Are You Ready For Some Football?!! - Week 16

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Jacksonville, Carolina (1995)
Seattle, Tampa Bay (1976)
Saints (1967)
Falcons, Dolphiins (1966)

I think we can stop here.

You do realize the Houston Texas came into the league in 2002, right?

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/htx/

This is where we say... PWNED.

(Oh, and before that the Cleveland Browns were resurrected in 1999)

[SlowwHand]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Um... slowwhead?

Where am I counting Tennessee and Houston twice?

And I flit from side to side?!! Pot. Kettle. Black.

but you are comparing them to the AFC South, you know, with Indianapolis, Tennessee, JACKSONVILLE, and HOUSTON?

Keep being insulting. If I'm not comprehending you, it's not all my fault. This certainly reads like "Tennessee and Houston".

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Keep being insulting. If I'm not comprehending you, it's not all my fault. This certainly reads like "Tennessee and Houston".

Let's all point and laugh at Slow since he doesn't realize that Houston Texans are a separate team!!

[SlowwHand]

Yeah, that's my fault.

It still doesn't have anything to do with what division is traditionally one of, if not the, strongest.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
It still doesn't have anything to do with what division is traditionally one of, if not the, strongest.

The new divisions have come into play since 2002. So your comparison has to start from there (so no bringing the good ole days with the Cardinals in ). Especially when the division we are arguing about didn't have all of its teams until 2002.

So, year in, year out, I think I could make an argument that AFC South has been better than the NFC East.

If you really want to look at "tradition" and "history", I don't think the NFC East can beat the historical prowess of the NFC North, with the Monsters of the Midway Bears, Lombardi's Packers, the Bud Grant Purple People Eater Vikings, and the Bobby Layne Detroit Lions.

[SlowwHand]

Imran, I'm not arguing with you about this any more.
If you want to penalize teams that have been around decades strictly because they've been around decades, go ahead.
Time should stop for the rest of the league until the expansion teams have been around 50 years or more?
Whatever you think, buddy. Go with it.

[-Jrabbit]

I think you can make a case that anything that started in 2002 can't be described by the term "traditional."

Weird to see Imran noting pre-merger teams like Layne's Lions and the Monsters of the Midway. Those assemblages predate the Cowboys.

Personally, I think the toughest division is a year-to-year thing.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Well, Sloww loved to use the term "year-in, year-out" and then switched to traditional when it was apparent, we'd challenge him.

Weird to see Imran noting pre-merger teams like Layne's Lions and the Monsters of the Midway. Those assemblages predate the Cowboys.

That was done on purpose.

[Koyaanisqatsi]

From an inconveniently closed thread:

Deviations - John (?) okay, who is that?

Me.

[Tuberski]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Um... slowwhead?

Where am I counting Tennessee and Houston twice?

And I flit from side to side?!! Pot. Kettle. Black.

I'm fairly sure he meant they play them twice each, but don't quote me on that.

ACK!

[Tuberski]

For pure hatred rivalries, nothing compares to the Chiefs, Raiders, Broncos triumvirate. They aren't rivals, they hate each other.

ACK!

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Koyaanisqatsi

Deviations - John (?) okay, who is that?

Me.

Fixed.

I'm fairly sure he meant they play them twice each, but don't quote me on that.

I don't think so... because both Tennessee and Houston have been decent squads this year. And in the last ten years or so, Tennessee has been a good to decent team aside from a two year run from 04-05.

[Koyaanisqatsi]

Results from the third league, btw:

Regular season:
*1. Jahks 12-2-0 .857 2577.96
*2. Hillenmeyer Hillsmen 8-6-0 .571 2619.14
*3. Sparta FC 7-7-0 .500 2439.30
*4. Grindhouse Gramps 6-8-0 .429 2304.30
5. Dallas Dwarf Tossers 5-9-0 .357 2518.45
6. Madhatter 4-10-0 .286 2189.96

Playoffs:
1st round:
Grindhouse Gramps 107.88
Jahks 157.29

Sparta FC 173.81
Hillenmeyer Hillsmen 179.08

Final round:
Hillenmeyer Hillsmen 179.36
Jahks 157.92

Madhatter 166.51
Dallas Dwarf Tossers 158.18

Sparta FC 174.88
Grindhouse Gramps 160.26

Final standings:
*1. Hillenmeyer Hillsmen
*2. Jahks
*3. Sparta FC
*4. Grindhouse Gramps
5. Madhatter
6. Dallas Dwarf Tossers

Managers:
Dallas Dwarf Tossers - SlowwHand
Grindhouse Gramps - Grandpa Troll
Hillenmeyer Hillsmen - Snoopy369
Jahks - Koyaanisqatsi
Madhatter - MrsTroll
Sparta FC - Stuie

[Grandpa Troll]

Originally posted by Tuberski
For pure hatred rivalries, nothing compares to the Chiefs, Raiders, Broncos triumvirate. They aren't rivals, they hate each other.

ACK!

umm, did ya'll catch the love Phillip Rivers and Jay Cutler have for one another?

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Good deal.


Washington can still make the playoffs. NFC East already has 2 in. Toughest division, year in and year out, in the NFL.

I finally give up on the Skins, and stop following their games, and they win 3 in a row, using mainly
2nd stringers. Duh, its been a strange year.