The Weather is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful - Fanbases of the NFC West

West Coast fans get stereotyped as carefree, not all that passionate, and a bit fair-weather. Sometimes, the shoe fits. Other times, it's guilt by association.  Geographic location doesn't necessarily determine a fan's passion, maybe it's just easier to find other alternatives to bad football when it's 70 degrees in December.

NFC West

Arizona Cardinals - Times were tough for Cardinals fans up until the last couple of years. In its first couple of decades in the desert, the team was bad and the fans were few. After unveiling University of Phoenix Stadium and an improvement on the field, the attendance numbers shot up, but the team still needed an NFL extension to avoid a blackout for its first home playoff game almost 50 years last season. Granted, it usually takes some winning to build a firm, consistent fan base, but Phoenix fans seem to lack the passion that you'd expect from a team that just made its first Super Bowl

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San Francisco 49'ers - San Francisco fans had a lot to cheer for in the 80's and early 90's, but not much since then. Still they've continued to fill Candlestick (which I've heard is no tourist attraction in itself). While I don't see eye-to-eye with San Fran fans on the baseball side of things, I do have to give them credit for their loyalty and passion, and that carries over for the NFL team as well. They haven't had much to cheer for lately, but they're still on board.

11/15

Seattle Seahawks - ELIMINATED - Giving credit where it's due, the 12th man is loud and loyal. They've sold out games for years and their season ticket waiting list is expansive. The fans have a "chip on their shoulder" mentality as they feel that they've been ignored by the NFL's media for years, which has some truth to it. You don't find a lot of Seahawks fans outside of the Northwest (other than when Alabama fans adopted the team during the Shaun Alexander years) but the Seattle natives are fine with that.  Just do them a favor, don't lump them in with the "laid-back" West coast fans.

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St. Louis Rams - ELIMINATED - St. Louis is a baseball town. Their #1 allegiance is to the St. Louis Cardinals and you'd be hard-pressed to find a better MLB fanbase. As for football? Not so much. The fans got on board during the "Greatest Show On Turf" but have lost interest as the team has struggled. Blackouts are never a good thing, and the Rams have had their share in recent years.

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