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My first job at ESPN -- a long, long time ago at this point -- was the NFC East blogger. This was back when we had a different writer assigned to each of the eight divisions, as opposed to each of the 32 NFL teams. It taught me a lot about the way the league is structured and the way fans of specific teams view it -- fans can get myopic about the division in which their team plays. They certainly get protective.
So each year, as a way of stirring up some of that divisional pride, I like to rank the eight divisions against each other as we get close to the start of the season.