[Defiant]

The idea that has been floated by the Raiders and Chargers is that the Cardinals would move to the AFC west, and the Raiders would move to the NFC west, creating a rivalry with the 49ers. In this scenario, the Rams stay in St. Louis. Stupid, I know, but it is how the Chargers are trying to sell the move. They are desperate to increase the value of the franchise and then sell the team before the old man dies and they are hit with estate taxes.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

and the Raiders would move to the NFC west, creating a rivalry with the 49ers.

I'm amazed Al Davis hasn't reached out from the grave to slap Mark Davis silly over this idea - the idea of abandoning his old AFL rivalries with Denver, KC and the Chargers would have been blasphemy to him.

In the Bay Area, the 49ers and Raiders have always been rivals, even if they only play once every 3 or 4 years.