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EAST COAST BIAS TO INFLUENCE SCHEDULING?
Posted by Mike Florio on March 23, 2009, 3:36 p.m.
John Clayton of ESPN.com reports that one of the developments possibly emerging from the league meetings could be an alteration to the current scheduling formula.
Per Clayton, the NFL will consider a change that would prevent non-West Coast teams playing the four AFC West teams from having to travel both to Oakland and to San Diego in the same season.
Last year, the Jets and the Patriots were required to play in both of these AFC West cities. Clayton specifically points to a late-season upset of the Jets at Oakland, which supposedly was influenced by the fact that the New York team spent excessive time last season riding in the thing for which it is named.
We’ve previously been told that scheduling falls squarely within the purview of the Commissioner. However, the Commissioner realizes the importance of seeking input on matters of this nature from the 32 people who employ him.
That said, why should East Coast teams get special consideration? West Coast teams routinely have to travel from the Pacific time zone to the Eastern time zone.
Last year, the Raiders had to go to Buffalo, New Orleans, Baltimore, Miami, and Tampa. The Chargers had to do the same, with Pittsburgh in place of Baltimore and London in place of New Orleans.
Are the Raiders or Chargers whining about it?
The move, if it happens, smacks of the East Coast bias that we always claim doesn’t exist. Since we live on the East Coast.
UPDATE: As a reader points out, Clayton’s contention that the Jets lost in Oakland as part of a late-season swoon is flat wrong. Unless October 19 is part of the “late season.”
ProFootballTalk.com - EAST COAST BIAS TO INFLUENCE SCHEDULING?
EAST COAST BIAS TO INFLUENCE SCHEDULING?
Posted by Mike Florio on March 23, 2009, 3:36 p.m.
John Clayton of ESPN.com reports that one of the developments possibly emerging from the league meetings could be an alteration to the current scheduling formula.
Per Clayton, the NFL will consider a change that would prevent non-West Coast teams playing the four AFC West teams from having to travel both to Oakland and to San Diego in the same season.
Last year, the Jets and the Patriots were required to play in both of these AFC West cities. Clayton specifically points to a late-season upset of the Jets at Oakland, which supposedly was influenced by the fact that the New York team spent excessive time last season riding in the thing for which it is named.
We’ve previously been told that scheduling falls squarely within the purview of the Commissioner. However, the Commissioner realizes the importance of seeking input on matters of this nature from the 32 people who employ him.
That said, why should East Coast teams get special consideration? West Coast teams routinely have to travel from the Pacific time zone to the Eastern time zone.
Last year, the Raiders had to go to Buffalo, New Orleans, Baltimore, Miami, and Tampa. The Chargers had to do the same, with Pittsburgh in place of Baltimore and London in place of New Orleans.
Are the Raiders or Chargers whining about it?
The move, if it happens, smacks of the East Coast bias that we always claim doesn’t exist. Since we live on the East Coast.
UPDATE: As a reader points out, Clayton’s contention that the Jets lost in Oakland as part of a late-season swoon is flat wrong. Unless October 19 is part of the “late season.”
ProFootballTalk.com - EAST COAST BIAS TO INFLUENCE SCHEDULING?