Why is the NFC West So Bad?

At the end of the 2001 season, the NFL, in an effort to eradicate its overpopulated divisions, opted to dissolve the NFC and AFC central divisions and create eight divisions of four teams that would be classified as the North, South, East, and West divisions for both conferences. 

Since that realignment in 2002, the NFC West has a collective record of 192-256 (.429), the worst in the NFL. Seattle is the only team with a collective winning record and the others have only enjoyed one season with a record above .500. 

Now, I have every bit of respect for these teams; the fact that they can compete in a league as discriminatory as the NFL week in and week out warrants t...

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