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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 372445" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">This <em>is</em> a topic for a lockout because from a historical point of view I don’t think whether or not the NFC East is or was dominant matters much. I’ll bet almost every person who pays attention to the NFL is a fan of an individual team, not of a division or even a conference. Think back to Chuck Noll and the Steelers winning 4 titles in six years, the 49ers dominance under Bill Walsh, and Belichick and the titles he won in New England. Is the first thing you think about which division was dominant during those eras? Is that even in the top five things you consider? Don’t the players, coaches, schemes, and great moments of those eras come to mind way ahead of “divisional dominance”, if that even enters your mind? </span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Even with regard to individual titles or season, I don’t think it matters much. Which division in the league was dominant when the Packers won Super Bowl XXXI? How about when the Bears won XX? How does the fact the Packers’ loss in Super Bowl XXXII ended a 13-year stretch during which the NFC won the Super Bowl factor into your feelings about that epic loss? I hate to even think about that game but that has nothing to do with ending that streak and a lot to do with the ramifications of Wolf’s “fart in the wind” comment. </span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Regarding the question whether regular season or post season records matter more when grading the relative strength of divisions, I think the regular season matters more because that’s when divisions are important. Once your team makes the playoffs, divisions only factor into which team is playing at home. No question playing in a weak division makes getting a seat at the playoff table much easier; ask last seasons’ Seahawks. But the object isn’t to be dominant within a division, that’s only the first step to achieve the goal of winning championships and division dominance isn't even necessary as the Packers just showed.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">It should embarrass Bears fans that some players and fans are even mentioning winning the 2010 division title because doing so can only remind others that the Bears lost an historic NFC championship to their bitter rivals <em>at home</em>! The 2010 seasons of the Seahawks and the Packers emphasize the relative unimportance of the strength of divisions. </span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">BTW, the “eastern bias” of the national sports media should not be a surprise to anyone. </span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 372445, member: 4300"] [FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana]This [I]is[/I] a topic for a lockout because from a historical point of view I don’t think whether or not the NFC East is or was dominant matters much. I’ll bet almost every person who pays attention to the NFL is a fan of an individual team, not of a division or even a conference. Think back to Chuck Noll and the Steelers winning 4 titles in six years, the 49ers dominance under Bill Walsh, and Belichick and the titles he won in New England. Is the first thing you think about which division was dominant during those eras? Is that even in the top five things you consider? Don’t the players, coaches, schemes, and great moments of those eras come to mind way ahead of “divisional dominance”, if that even enters your mind? [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Even with regard to individual titles or season, I don’t think it matters much. Which division in the league was dominant when the Packers won Super Bowl XXXI? How about when the Bears won XX? How does the fact the Packers’ loss in Super Bowl XXXII ended a 13-year stretch during which the NFC won the Super Bowl factor into your feelings about that epic loss? I hate to even think about that game but that has nothing to do with ending that streak and a lot to do with the ramifications of Wolf’s “fart in the wind” comment. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Regarding the question whether regular season or post season records matter more when grading the relative strength of divisions, I think the regular season matters more because that’s when divisions are important. Once your team makes the playoffs, divisions only factor into which team is playing at home. No question playing in a weak division makes getting a seat at the playoff table much easier; ask last seasons’ Seahawks. But the object isn’t to be dominant within a division, that’s only the first step to achieve the goal of winning championships and division dominance isn't even necessary as the Packers just showed.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]It should embarrass Bears fans that some players and fans are even mentioning winning the 2010 division title because doing so can only remind others that the Bears lost an historic NFC championship to their bitter rivals [I]at home[/I]! The 2010 seasons of the Seahawks and the Packers emphasize the relative unimportance of the strength of divisions. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]BTW, the “eastern bias” of the national sports media should not be a surprise to anyone. [/FONT] [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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