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NFL gave us a nice hard schedule ****ing again
Posted on 8/27/14 at 11:13 am
Posted on 8/27/14 at 11:13 am
Was putting the game in my calendar and noticed this BS.
MNF @ Chicago then division game against the Falcons on a short week.
SNF vs. the Packers then another Thursday division game @ the Panthers
We are also 1/9 teams to face multiple teams after a bye week. We get ours back to back.
-MNF vs. the Ravens then a short week @ Pitt who also has a bye before us.
Atlanta and Carolina play ZERO teams after a bye week
MNF @ Chicago then division game against the Falcons on a short week.
SNF vs. the Packers then another Thursday division game @ the Panthers
We are also 1/9 teams to face multiple teams after a bye week. We get ours back to back.
-MNF vs. the Ravens then a short week @ Pitt who also has a bye before us.
Atlanta and Carolina play ZERO teams after a bye week
This post was edited on 8/27/14 at 11:14 am
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Posted on 8/27/14 at 11:14 am to TigerBait1127
did this post get lost on the internet for a couple months?
Posted on 8/27/14 at 11:15 am to Sid in Lakeshore
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did this post get lost on the internet for a couple months?
I think I bitched about it then too.
Was scheduling vacation days around some Saints games and put it into my schedule
Posted on 8/27/14 at 11:22 am to TigerBait1127
Posted on 8/27/14 at 11:23 am to TigerBait1127
Well to be fair. In the first 5 weeks of the season they play teams that combined to go 25-55 last season.
Also, 5 of the last 8 games are at home. That's pretty awesome.
Also, 5 of the last 8 games are at home. That's pretty awesome.
This post was edited on 8/27/14 at 11:26 am
Posted on 8/27/14 at 11:27 am to TigerBait1127
This is actually one of better schedules. Get most of the tough teams at home
Posted on 8/27/14 at 11:28 am to Brettesaurus Rex
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This is actually one of better schedules. Get most of the tough teams at home
That has absolutely nothing to do with NFL setting the schedule. That is based on a rotation and division standings.
It isn't nearly as easy as it looks due to this.
Also, the Panthers had the #1 SOS going into the 2013 season yet finished 17th. Preseason SOS means little.
This post was edited on 8/27/14 at 11:29 am
Posted on 8/27/14 at 11:29 am to TigerBait1127
No one said it was easy 
Posted on 8/27/14 at 11:31 am to TigerBait1127
Posted on 8/27/14 at 11:34 am to geauxtigers87
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geauxtigers87
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At casual glance, NFL teams benefit from a week off: In the past five seasons combined (2008-12), teams are 85-72-3 (.541 winning percentage) in their first games following their bye week, the group never posting a losing record in any of those individual years.
There is an advantage with a bye week and there is an advantage playing a Thursday home game. There is an advantage playing teams on a short week.
These are all statistical advantages that get reflected in spreads and betting trends.
Thursday Night Football strongly favors home team
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As great as it is, it hasn't been a win-win for the road teams in Thursday night contests. According to Mike Garafolo of USA Today, the road teams are only winning 36.4 percent of the time on Thursday nights.
This is compared to a 43.2 percent win rate overall.
This happened last season too. There is no reason for 2 of our division teams to play zero teams after a bye while 9 teams shoulder the load of multiple ones.
Thursday Night Football shouldn't be able to be a division game.
This post was edited on 8/27/14 at 11:37 am
Posted on 8/27/14 at 11:38 am to TigerBait1127
what about the saints going into atl on a thursday last season after playing san fran on sunday and won both?
also, your article is from 2012
also, your article is from 2012
This post was edited on 8/27/14 at 11:40 am
Posted on 8/27/14 at 11:40 am to TigerBait1127
1. Strength of schedule based on the previous year's rankings is a dumb barometer for the upcoming season's SOS. There is way too much fluctuation each year between teams to be able to know how strong a future schedule is
2. The only time to bitch about bad scheduling is when the league puts you on a 4+ game road trip
3. or puts you on back to back road trips on a shortened week, i.e Monday/Sunday football followed by a Thursday game
4. or you win the Superbowl and receive the benefit of your home opener as a road game at Mile High
FU Ravens!!!
5. The schedule we have this year is fine. Playing a short week is part of the process unfortunately due to the stupid Thursday night games. I agree that it's not ideal to go from MNF to an important division game, but at least it's home. This is probably the only valid complaint you have.
6. playing a team coming off of a bye week is not a big deal. in actuality many teams struggle after a bye week due to not being in sync (we seem to be one of those if I recall correctly)
In summation, I guarantee you that if you critically look at each of the 32 teams' schedules that you will find non-ideal situations within each one. Great teams overcome this and win, regardless of the circumstances
2. The only time to bitch about bad scheduling is when the league puts you on a 4+ game road trip
3. or puts you on back to back road trips on a shortened week, i.e Monday/Sunday football followed by a Thursday game
4. or you win the Superbowl and receive the benefit of your home opener as a road game at Mile High
FU Ravens!!! 5. The schedule we have this year is fine. Playing a short week is part of the process unfortunately due to the stupid Thursday night games. I agree that it's not ideal to go from MNF to an important division game, but at least it's home. This is probably the only valid complaint you have.
6. playing a team coming off of a bye week is not a big deal. in actuality many teams struggle after a bye week due to not being in sync (we seem to be one of those if I recall correctly)
In summation, I guarantee you that if you critically look at each of the 32 teams' schedules that you will find non-ideal situations within each one. Great teams overcome this and win, regardless of the circumstances
Posted on 8/27/14 at 11:40 am to TigerBait1127
Posted on 8/27/14 at 11:43 am to geauxtigers87
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what about the saints going into atl on a thursday last season after playing san fran on sunday and won both?
What about having to go to Seattle the next week on MNF after Seattle had a bye week?
What about the previous year when Brees threw 5 interceptions against ATL on TNF? We scored 17 and 13 points in those 2 games.
Atlanta sucked last season and played us very, very close. I don't have a problem with the SF or GB game, although GB is at night further cutting into an already shortened week.
You offer 1 game as an example when the trend shows to be an advantage. It doesn't mean the game isn't winnable, it just means the team gets an unnecessary advantage.
Why haven't we had a Thursday Night game?
Posted on 8/27/14 at 11:49 am to TigerBait1127
You are forgetting a lot of those Thursday night games are horrible match ups with a lot of suck arse teams
Posted on 8/27/14 at 11:51 am to Midget Death Squad
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1. Strength of schedule based on the previous year's rankings is a dumb barometer for the upcoming season's SOS. There is way too much fluctuation each year between teams to be able to know how strong a future schedule is
I agree, it is rotational
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2. The only time to bitch about bad scheduling is when the league puts you on a 4+ game road trip
So Buffalo didn't have a legit gripe last year?
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6. playing a team coming off of a bye week is not a big deal. in actuality many teams struggle after a bye week due to not being in sync)
The statistics show otherwise. Also, it isn't just a bye week. We play the two teams back to back and coming off a shortened week.
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(we seem to be one of those if I recall correctly)
We haven't lost after a bye week since 2008. Since then, we are averaging over 40 points a game and a 3 score margin of victory
I wouldn't want to play us after a bye.
The Ravens are 3-1 under Harbaugh after a bye week (plus we have a short week)
The Steelers are 6-1 after a bye week under Tomlin
This post was edited on 8/27/14 at 11:55 am
Posted on 8/27/14 at 11:58 am to geauxtigers87
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You are forgetting a lot of those Thursday night games are horrible match ups with a lot of suck arse teams
From the same article:
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Of the 55 Thursday games mentioned above, only 16 times did the home team have the better record entering the game. The visitors had a better record 26 times, with 13 matchups of teams with equal records. It's not an exact science, of course, but those numbers indicate there's no reason why the winning percentage of Thursday road teams (.364) isn't in line with the rate of all road teams (.432) over the past six seasons.
It makes logical sense for it to be an advantage for the home team. The visiting team loses a day of practice to travel which is multiplied in a shortened week
This post was edited on 8/27/14 at 12:01 pm
Posted on 8/27/14 at 12:00 pm to TigerBait1127
Dude it's 2 years old. Stop citing old info.
Posted on 8/27/14 at 12:03 pm to geauxtigers87
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Dude it's 2 years old. Stop citing old info.
It is 1 season old and still relevant.
Give a relevant response instead of throwing out bullshite
Our Thursday game would have been Thanksgiving if it wasn't for the damn Aggies.
Furthermore, the Panthers play at home the week before, something the NFL usually tries to avoid
This post was edited on 8/27/14 at 12:09 pm
Posted on 8/27/14 at 12:20 pm to TigerBait1127
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We are also 1/9 teams to face multiple teams after a bye week. We get ours back to back.
What 2 teams? I'm just curious.
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