Mar 24 2009
My NFL Counter-Proposal
With the NFL Owners meetings currently underway, there will be plenty of controversial proposals made and some just have to be made. The NFL Owner meetings are essentially about increasing revenue’s, player safety, and increasing the popularity of the league.
The biggest proposed change has to be the addition of the long awaited 18th game that will likely need to happen sooner than later. If the NFL decides to do this, I would hope they decide on a possible expansion of the league that in my mind is very important.
But the expansion that I am proposing is not just adding a team, but plenty of teams to continue with this even division layout. There are currently 32 teams in the NFL, with two Conferences, 8 divisions, and 4 teams to each division that make up the league.
My proposal consists of the addition of one team per division, that would also include the much hyped return of the NFL to Los Angeles. Los Angeles will need to receive a team in the AFC or NFC West, but my expansion does not end there.
The AFC or NFC West could add a team from Utah or perhaps Oregon that have long been a great area for professional sports. The AFC and NFC South can look to cities or states like Oklahoma City and San Antonio which would establish a great south rivalry with either the Houston Texans and Dallas Cowboys.
The North Divisions could look to a city like Chicago who would like a second team or a second Michigan team, not to mention a team in Iowa would be nice too. Now that leads us to the AFC and NFC East that have to add teams but which ones?
For the AFC East, the best option would to move the Indianapolis Colts back to the East and add two teams to the AFC South. The second new AFC South team should be from Kentucky, a state that currently has no professional franchise.
The NFC East can bring in a rival team for the Washington Redskins from none other than West Virginia who would bring a great fan following to the new franchise. So here is a look at my restructure of the NFL Division format, and not to mention an addition of one more playoff birth.
AFC West: Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs, and either an Oregon or Los Angeles or Utah Franchise.
AFC South: Tennessee Titans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Houston Texans, and two new franchises from either San Antonio, Oklahoma City, and or Kentucky.
AFC North: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, and a second Chicago or Michigan franchise, but my vote would go for an Iowa franchise.
AFC East: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Jets, and bring back the Indianapolis Colts.
NFC West: St.Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, and either a Los Angeles or Oregon or Utah franchise.
NFC South: Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and a Oklahoma City or Kentucky franchise.
NFC North: Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, and a Iowa franchise since the NFL would not like to have two teams from the same state in the same division.
NFC East: New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys, and a West Virginia franchise.
Tell me what you think or give me any suggestions.
J.M.Saucedo
I like the idea of your restructure. I especially like the idea of a NFL franchise in los angeles!! But adding one or two more games to the season is too much.