Would you rather have good NFCW or bad?

[DCH]

What scenario would you prefer, and why?

Scenario 1 (current): NFC West is loaded with the best teams in the NFL. The 'Hawks and '9ers are legit Super Bowl-caliber teams, the Cardinals are playoff-worthy, and we battle it out against the best of the best.

Scenario 2 (2010): NFC West = NFC Worst. Aside from the Rams, the teams are jokes. We're talking 4-12 teams out west of the Ed.

 

[PolarBear]

Worst. I want to see the Rams in the playoffs.

 

[Rmfnlt]

Worst. I want to see the Rams in the playoffs.

I agree. While being in one of the best divisions in the NFL will require that the Rams build a team that is the best, it also makes getting there really hard.

 

[tahoe]

I just want the rams to be winners

 

[JackDRams]

I enjoy the competition with the division being the best. But I would prefer the division be weak with the Rams on top. We'd get to watch the rams blow up the teams I hate and we would make the playoffs easy. But if the scenario is the 2010 version, I'll stick with where we are. Our 2010 team would get eliminated right off the bat in the playoffs. If this Rams team makes it, we have a much better shot at advancing.

 

[Thordaddy]

What scenario would you prefer, and why?

Scenario 1 (current): NFC West is loaded with the best teams in the NFL. The 'Hawks and '9ers are legit Super Bowl-caliber teams, the Cardinals are playoff-worthy, and we battle it out against the best of the best.

Scenario 2 (2010): NFC West = NFC Worst. Aside from the Rams, the teams are jokes. We're talking 4-12 teams out west of the Ed.

As tempting as the easier schedule would be,I think being in a tougher division forces you to be tougher and even if you only make the playoffs as a wild card your going to be a better team and have a better shot against the teams that are champs in weak divisions.
I think we're either as good or damn near as good as the rest of our division, I'm fine with how it is.

 

[iBruce]

Best. Competition breeds championships. Playoffs are nice, but no one remembers those in 20 years. I want us to win another title this year.

 

[DaveFan'51]

In order to be the best, you have to be able to beat the best, it's that simple! I like the fact we're in the Best div. in the NFL. Now let's go 6-0 in it!! GO RAMS

 

[badnews]

Make it the best.
Besides, with our age, we should eventually take over as SF and SEA get old. When we do, we'll be primed for championship caliber football, fresh from the forge....

 

[Rams Until I Die]

In order to be the best, you have to be able to beat the best, it's that simple! I like the fact we're in the Best div. in the NFL. Now let's go 6-0 in it!! GO RAMS

Beat me to it. My dad has been using that saying all my life and its just stuck with me. If we beat up a bunch of terrible teams and win yeah it will feel good but nothing compared to how it will feel when we knock them off while they are considered the best.

 

[theramsruleUK]

Tough question, I live near a 49ers fan and as much as we hate each other's teams, we're both proud that the NFC west is a beast of a division. I like it when analysts say so and so are playing the NFC west this year, and they knock the stuffing out of you... Etc

Having said that, playoffs would be nice

 

[Rams43]

Yeah, put me in the "best" column.

It's far better prep for deep playoff runs.

Even as a wildcard, an NFC West team knows that they would belong in the playoffs.

And as iBruce stated above, merely making the playoffs is quickly forgotten over time.

But putting a beat down on another playoff team, or two, leaves more lasting memories.

And getting back to the "promised land"... Wow!

 

[DCH]

So far 4 for "worst," 6 for "best" and one... uh... "present" from tahoe

At what posting level do we get to make polls?

 

[Rams and Gators]

I'd rather qualify for the playoffs from a strong NFC West, then qualify for the playoffs from a weak NFC West, and then I don't give a crap if we're playing in a strong or weak division if we don't qualify.

 

[TheDYVKX]

I'd rather be in a competitive division that makes you the best team you can be, than be in a division that allows you to play down to your opponents or demolish them with no fight.

We have 2 of the best teams in the entire NFL in our division. If we can win and make the playoffs in that situation, we deserve to be in the postseason and we will make it far in the postseason. Playing the best in the regular season prepares you for the bloodbath that is the NFC playoffs, while being in an awful division makes you a soft team who can't take or dish out the punishment.

If it wasn't for our division, we would be a much worse team.

 

[the zohan]

Put me down for weak division. Seattle knocked off the Saints being the laughing stock. Anything can happen in the playoffs so all that matters is getting there.

Id rather see the Rams in the playoffs every year, rather than a bloody battle for division winner. It feels just as good beating up a weak shity 9er team as it does a street fight win over them and have the players all beat up.

 

[PrometheusFaulk]

It's all well and good to say, "to be the best you have to beat the best" and hypothetically, ideally, I agree.

But a lot of championship teams get by on cream puff schedules in the regular season.

IMO, the Rams can beat the best in the playoffs. I'd prefer the division be a cakewalk to help them get there.

 

[Angry Ram]

Who cares...just beat their asses.

 

[CodeMonkey]

Victory is that much sweeter when the challenge is great. I want my rivals to put up a good fight. I want teams to fear playing against the NFC Best.