11-04-2015, 04:18 PM
(11-04-2015, 01:36 PM)djs7685 Wrote: Teams "beating up on each other" within the division doesn't mean so much when you're talking purely about W/L record because every division plays the same amount of division games per year. If you subtract the 6 division games from every team, you're going to end up with the exact same W/L percentage for each division at the end of the year. This is just simple math.
Why are you asking about the top 3 of a division, you realize they have 4 teams in them, right? Can't just pretend the Browns don't exist to strengthen your argument.
The past 10 years have zero relevance to Andy's career, only the last 4 mean anything to this conversation. The AFCN has been the 2nd best division in football for the first 4 years of Andy's career, and looks like it's going to be weak this year due to the Ravens not being as good as advertised and the Steelers suffering some injuries and suspensions.
I don't know why it's so important for some people to think the AFCN plays football in a much different way than the rest of the league. They don't, but yes, they've been the best division in the conference in the last 4 year span. If you look purely at W/L records, they aren't miles ahead of the competition though. We have some perennial contenders, but a lot of people waaaay over exaggerate how great the AFCN really is.
- My point about the three top teams is that they are so strong that the Browns stinking doesn't matter. Every year every division has a crappy team. Rarely are there three contenders in a division and the AFCN has 3 viable teams that could win the division every year and has for a long time.
- The continuance of the strength of teams in the AFCN over a prolonged period of time, and Andy Dalton's ability to deal with that from the very first day of his career does, in fact, speak volumes towards this topic. At least, IMO.
- They don't play football in a different way. You're right. I disagree and think that the AFCN is waaaaay underrated.
- I will try to find the time to look up the W/L records of the AFCN teams outside of the division to see how they do against the rest of the league. I am guessing it is incredibly strong over Marvin's tenure.
