NFC West Could Be Worst Division Ever!

ace49ers · 2010-11-24T00:20:00-08:00

http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/11/14/nfc-west-could-be-worst-division-ever/ From the above link: Nine teams have lost a game by 30 or more points this year. The NFC West is responsible for five of them. Collectively, the NFC West has been outscored by 161 points, and is 9-15 in games outside of the division. Where does this year’s NFC West compare to the worst divisions of all time? That depends on how we want to measure the worst divisions. If we go by win-loss records, then the NFC West’s current mark of 9-15 (0.375) would still be better than 19 other divisions since 1970. By that measure, the worst division was the NFC Central in 1984, which went 11-28-1. Of course, that division played the AFC West that year, which produced three different playoff teams with 11 or more wins, and the division winner Chicago Bears were an above average team (as were the 2nd place Packers); the Bears went 10-6 and advanced to the NFC Championship game. Another measure of division strength is the average result. If we look at margin of victory, and adjust it by average opponent strength, we see that the NFC West is -6.8 points below average so far this year. Those results would rank this year’s NFC West tied for dead last among all divisions since the merger, with the same group of teams six years earlier (2004 NFC West) and the 1970 AFC East. You may also want to evaluate the worst division by the quality of the best team in the division. At the halfway point, no team in the division has a winning record. We have seen, on rare occasion, divisions with winners at 8-8. It’s pretty rare, though, for the best team in the division to rate among the bottom teams in the league. Only twice has a division winner ranked 20th or below in the simple rating system. Those were both Seattle from this same division, going 9-7 in both 2004 and 2006. This year’s Rams currently rate as the best team in the division, and are 24th in the simple rating system, thanks to the 2nd easiest schedule. If they do not improve over the second half of the season, that would also rate as the “worst” best team of any division. For those that want chaos and a division with a team having a losing record, which is possible this year, then you should be rooting for the two home teams today in the NFC West showdowns. San Francisco (2-6) hosts St. Louis (4-4), while Seattle (4-4) goes to Arizona (3-5). In fact, if you want that doomsday scenario, you should be rooting for San Francisco to do well within the division for the rest of the year. The 49ers still have tough road trips out of the division to Green Bay and San Diego, so they would basically have to be perfect in their other games (or win one of those) to get to 8-8. If they knock the rest of the division down, there are several scenarios where San Francisco wins the division on tiebreakers at 7-9. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oh and in case you guys were thinking, yep your right! NFL Sends Thousands Of Volunteers To Help Clean Up NFC West http://www.theonion.com/articles/nfl-sends-thousands-of-volunteers-to-help-clean-up,18457/ NEW YORK—The NFL deployed thousands of volunteers Wednesday along with $4.6 million in football supplies to assist in the dilapidated NFC West's rebuilding effort. "This division is a total disaster," said Fred Hudson, co-leader of the NFC West Response Team, who vowed to work every day until the division was restored to tolerable condition following its battering by massive waves of defense and deadly special teams play. "Until the second group of volunteers arrives next week, our main goal is to rebuild all the offensive lines and supply each team with urgently needed quarterbacks. It's not enough, but it's a start." At press time, actor Sean Penn had arrived in the devastated area and was helping the wide receivers of the San Francisco 49ers with their route running.

Nov 24, 2010 at 12:23 AM

fly15
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this is the worst thread ever

Nov 24, 2010 at 12:24 AM

bigmike55
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This is the best game ever!

Nov 24, 2010 at 2:21 AM

DaDivaRecieva15
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Originally posted by bigmike55:
This is the best game ever!

Nov 24, 2010 at 2:29 AM

babyshaq90
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Originally posted by DaDivaRecieva15:
Originally posted by bigmike55:
This is the best game ever!

Nov 24, 2010 at 5:31 AM

49ersalldaway126
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Originally posted by babyshaq90:
Originally posted by DaDivaRecieva15:
Originally posted by bigmike55:
This is the best game ever!

ive been looking for that game forever where can i buy it?

Nov 24, 2010 at 10:34 AM

bigmike55
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Originally posted by 49ersalldaway126:
Originally posted by babyshaq90:
Originally posted by DaDivaRecieva15:
Originally posted by bigmike55:
This is the best game ever!

ive been looking for that game forever where can i buy it?

Lol I have the only copy! It's very rare!

Nov 24, 2010 at 10:35 AM

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Nov 24, 2010 at 10:41 AM

49erFaithful6
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Worst Division ever and we're looking at 3rd place in it? Wow that sucks.

A '01 or '02 Garcia 49er team would have owned this s**t to prolly a 1st round bye and two wins from the Super Bowl.

What hurts most is knowing that a halfway decent team probably makes the playoffs this year -- but we can't even be that!

LOL'd hard at "Carl on Duty"...

Nov 24, 2010 at 10:49 AM

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yup! the west is bad, and as terrible as our season has been we are only 2 games back from leading the division..

haha that carl on duty ish is funny.. cuddos

Nov 24, 2010 at 10:54 AM

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RonMexico
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lol "could be"

Nov 24, 2010 at 11:30 AM

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PowderdToastMn
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The worst part about it is that the two teams in the bottom are probably the most talented. The Cardinals at least have an excuse of losing a future HOF QB and a ton of defensive stars. The Niners have had the same problem for the last 8 years. Terrible coaching and inconsistent QB play. Every time I see a guy like Philip Rivers torch an inferior defense, I get mad that we always make those defense's look like the 2000 Ravens.

Nov 24, 2010 at 11:50 AM

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i dont get the could be part, it is for sure the worst div and this goes back a few years, i think the seahawks in 2005 who went 13-3 and a sb appearance only beat like 2 teams in the reg season with winning records

Nov 24, 2010 at 12:23 PM

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global_nomad
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As Rod Brooks says, "The 49ers are in last place in the worst division in football"

enough said.

Nov 24, 2010 at 3:50 PM

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Originally posted by bigmike55:
Originally posted by 49ersalldaway126:
Originally posted by babyshaq90:
Originally posted by DaDivaRecieva15:
Originally posted by bigmike55:
This is the best game ever!

ive been looking for that game forever where can i buy it?

Lol I have the only copy! It's very rare!

Epic LOL