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Our Eagles blog, Bleeding Green Nation, has taken the liberty of adding up each NFL division's cumulative point differentials (points scored minus points allowed) this season. Nothing too crazy, as the divisions range from -8 (AFC South) to +79 (NFC North)... until you get to the NFC West, who already stand at -247 this year.
That means they're on pace to finish at an unbelievable -358 for the year, which is absurdly disproportionate with the rest of the league. But here's the thing: the NFC West has been this kind of horribawful for just about as long as it's existed in its present form. Take a look at the chart:
The NFC West was whittled down to its present form when the Atlanta Falcons left after the 2001 season. One would expect for a division to hover somewhere near zero, but apart from a respectable 2003, this team has been miles off. It takes a special grade of awfulness to put up numbers so consistently.
This, in a morbid way, is fun to watch. Hey, who was the last team to win a division with a losing record? Give up? So is the NFC West! BOOM!
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Problem is the owners!!
My god, two of the worst owners in the history of sports own(ed) two of the four teams in the NFC West.
An owner that was especially bad was Mz. Frontiere, the owner of the Rams . . . she got lucky over a span of a few years but single handedly destroyed a once proud franchise. The Los Angeles Rams were a power in the NFL through the 1970s, and as soon as she took over, the team went into the toilet. Right the wrong! Bring the Rams home to Los Angeles!
LOS ANGELES ANGELS . . . ANAHEIM DUCKS . . . CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS
FUCK STANFURD.
by AndyHogan14 on Dec 1, 2010 5:26 PM EST reply actions
Super Bowl appearances
Maybe you should talk about that?
2 of the last 5 NFC teams have come out of the NFC West.
Great article…
by CJ206 on Dec 2, 2010 3:50 PM EST reply actions
Great article
They do stink, sometimes you get lucky and have Kurt Warner.
by BravoChop! on Dec 2, 2010 7:36 PM EST up reply actions
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