Quote:
Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange
In additional to what norva13x mentioned, the NFL simply does not have a history where the divisions are strictly geographical in nature. Take a look at the 1953 NFL standings, for example. The "Western" Conference contains Los Angeles, San Francisco, and... Baltimore.
The AFL-NFL merger of 1970, as well as teams having moved to new cities, have both also played roles in creating somewhat geographical questionable divisional alignmennts. |
Or more recently, the NFC West before the last realignment, which included only one team west of the Rockies, San Francisco. The other 4 were St. Louis, Atlanta, Carolina, and New Orleans...While Arizona was in the NFC East
