Pretty cool NFL parity circular graphic

[Gracie Dean]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/A-demonstration-of-NFL-parity-in-one-handy-circ?urn=nfl-288589

demonstration of NFL parity in one handy, circular graphic
By Chris Chase
The graphic below was posted on Reddit Tuesday morning by the user danchan22 and it has since become viral. It shows a circular progression of NFL parity based on head-to-head wins and losses.

Here's how to read it: Viewing it clockwise, the team that comes first beat the team next to them who, in turn, beat the team next to them. It's not as confusing as it sounds. Look at the Steelers logo at the top. The Steelers beat the Falcons 15-9. The Falcons beat the Bucs 27-21. The Bucs beat the Browns 17-14. And so on and so forth.

[WebGem]

lmfao

[|Zach|]

http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/ept_sports_nfl_experts__29/ept_sports_nfl_experts-896147565-1290535302.jpg?ymGWZIEDFYyyGqzn

[007]

Funny that out of all our wins, the one that fits is the season opener.

[Buck]

I wonder if the guy who did this got it on his first try.

[stevieray]

it's perfect.

it destroys any comparison to a team and what it will play like on any given sunday.



chiefs can't beat the elite teams....LOL

[|Zach|]

Cool idea.

[Buck]

I dont know if this means anything but the NFC West is the only division on this thing that are all right next to each other.

[WebGem]

OMG the 49ers beat the Rams and the Rams beat the Seahawks. We beat the 49ers 31-10, we're officially going 4-0 vs the NFCW!!

[Gracie Dean]

wonder if it is a combo of games or how they did it. Kind of confusing but cool

[Zaiko]

I dont know if this means anything but the NFC West is the only division on this thing that are all right next to each other.

It does. The teams in that division blow ass so most of their wins are against each other.

[DaFace]

Clever.

[cdcox]

A power ranking based on this concept.

http://beatpaths.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/2010-10-nfl-clean.png

[salame]

http://images2.memegenerator.net/Dat-Bill-Parcells/ImageMacro/3477608/DAT-ASs.jpg

[WebGem]

A power ranking based on this concept.

http://beatpaths.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/2010-10-nfl-clean.png

I am very confused.

[cdcox]

I am very confused.

It's not intuitive.

http://beatpaths.com/2005/10/21/nfl-beatpaths-2/

[Bugeater]

I am very confused.
I'm fairly certain that means the Redskins suck.

[WebGem]

I'm fairly certain that means the Redskins suck.

I'm fairly certain we're WAY THE FUCK too close to the Broncos in that picture. :cuss:

[Buck]

It's not intuitive.

http://beatpaths.com/2005/10/21/nfl-beatpaths-2/

In week 4 Cincinnati and Washington were on top, so that beatpath thing makes no sense.

EDIT: OKAY I JUST NOTICED THAT WAS FROM 2005

[Bearcat]

Interesting idea... but, from the Bears through Bucs, every team is 7-3 or 8-2, so it's good teams beating good teams. The only two teams truly showing parity in that graph are Cleveland and Baltimore. From a quick rundown, every other team matches up within 2-3 games of the teams around them.

The words in the middle should be 'Mediocrity 2010'.

[bowener]

edit: fuck it

[T-post Tom]

6 degress of flustration...
http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2008/1111/nfl_g_lj_herm_580.jpg

[kysirsoze]

6 degress of flustration...
http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2008/1111/nfl_g_lj_herm_580.jpg

Funny. This seems like a million years ago. And man is that a good thing.

[Gracie Dean]

Herm is just sour

[WhitiE]

Herm is just sour

and and idiot

[Rams Fan]

It does. The teams in that division blow ass so most of their wins are against each other.

Yeah, the Rams are so bad that they beat the Chargers and Redskins. And lost to the Bucs with 6 seconds left to a Freeman comeback as well as losing to the 49ers on a bogus call...

[JoeyChuckles]

http://beatpaths.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/2010-10-nfl-clean.png[/QUOTE]

What did the Redskins do to deserve that? (Besides their racist name I mean)