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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Only two games are actually decided by prior year's division standing, so godef has a point.
However, there is no way that the league didn't intentionally set up the 2005 season to slow NE down. 4 road games in 5 games all against teams that made the playoffs the year before or came damn close, and then Indy getting their bye just before the NE game....
This is old news. Spoke of earlier in the week. But what you fail to see, is that there is nothing "similar" to last year. Coming home after a Monday Nighter, and staying home is a much different animal than going back out on the road again for a Sunday 1 O'Clocker. The kicker (which no one alludes to in these conversations) is that we then TRAVEL to San Diego the next week. Toughest 4 game stretch, in terms of travel and opponents, that the Colts will have had in quite some time. But, it is what it is. I'm sure they will strap it on and go play.
This is old news. Spoke of earlier in the week. But what you fail to see, is that there is nothing "similar" to last year. Coming home after a Monday Nighter, and staying home is a much different animal than going back out on the road again for a Sunday 1 O'Clocker. The kicker (which no one alludes to in these conversations) is that we then TRAVEL to San Diego the next week. Toughest 4 game stretch, in terms of travel and opponents, that the Colts will have had in quite some time. But, it is what it is. I'm sure they will strap it on and go play.
Are you sure? I ask this honestly, because when it happened to the Pats they were defending champions too. It's not hard to envision a scheduling algorithm that gives less weight to the convenience and well-being of the #32 team in the schedule pecking order.
Hey, workhorse, if you truly believe Polian complained in order to help all the teams in the league, then you are way overdue for your appointment at the glue factory....
It must have been a mere oversight by Pooligan that he never complained about it when it happened to one of those other teams.....
I would be embarassed if my GM & coach whined like your pathetic leaders do......
Pitiful....
Now you have your built in excuse to lose by 30 points - you were "tired"
Colts = joke
It has nothing to do with the strength of schedule or anything to do with being the champs, this issue is two road games on a short week. So it has nothing to do with the previous year's record, it has to do with the schedule maker since this could happen to any team that plays a road Monday night game.
His complaint could end up helping all teams if the league tries to avoid the short road week in the future.
Well he's on the competition commitee. Why wasn't it a problem to be adressed untill it effected his team? Real integrity.
HBM, If the shoe were on the other foot polian would be fine with it. If it were brought up to him HE would say well thats the schedual,we all have to play by the schedual. When I posted to you before on why I hate Polian this is an example. BB would never say a thing,other than I don't make the schedual,thats the way it is.
I didn't say he was solely complaining for the benefit of all, I'm saying that all benefit from his complaint.
Only in your world...and what a warm and fuzzy place that must be...
My guess is that Carolina is fine with the schedule just as it is....and so I think I can safely speak for the rest of the league when I say, please, leave us out of your whiney, self-centered and wuss-i-fied complaints to the league
The competition commitee makes the scedules?
This is old news. Spoke of earlier in the week. But what you fail to see, is that there is nothing "similar" to last year. Coming home after a Monday Nighter, and staying home is a much different animal than going back out on the road again for a Sunday 1 O'Clocker. The kicker (which no one alludes to in these conversations) is that we then TRAVEL to San Diego the next week. Toughest 4 game stretch, in terms of travel and opponents, that the Colts will have had in quite some time. But, it is what it is. I'm sure they will strap it on and go play.
The part that you missed is that the Pats didn't also play a team coming off of a bye. This is a legitimate complaint.Didn't see this posted yet. It's by Felger in today's Herald. Looks like they're already lining up their excuse over in Indy for the impending beatdown at the hands of team Belichick. Whiney little b*tches!!
"Indianapolis general manager Bill Polian and the Colts are complaining, again. This time, it’s about a schedule that has them playing a road game this Sunday at Carolina on a short week following a road Monday night game in Jacksonville. After the Panthers, of course, the Colts return home for Armageddon Day against the Patriots on Nov. 4.
Research conducted by the Indianapolis Star showed that over the past decade, 24 teams have played road games on a short week following a road Monday night game. Those teams are 12-12 in the second game and have lost seven of the past 10. The Colts are further chafed because the Panthers are coming off a bye. The Star pointed out that that scenario has presented itself just three times since 1997.
Coach Tony Dungy said the team lodged a complaint with the league. Shocker!
“It’s harder, it definitely is,” said Dungy.
Of course, fans in New England are well aware of this routine by now. They’ve seen Polian go to the league over injury timeouts (Willie McGinest in 2003), illegal contact in the secondary (2003 AFC title game) and poor field conditions (divisional round in 2004). Just add another log to the fire.
Meanwhile, the Patriots are no stranger to the above schedule quirk. The Pats were asked to do it in 2004, playing Monday night at Miami on Dec. 20 (a 29-28 loss) and then traveling to the division rival Jets six days later (a 23-7 win).
The Pats had a similar case last year where the schedule had them on the road for a Monday night game on Oct. 30 (a blowout win at Minnesota) and then returning home to face the toughest team on their schedule six days later, the Colts. The Colts ran over the Pats in that game, 27-20.
If the Patriots publicly complained about any of those instances, there’s no record of it."
Don't be stupid. NO they don't make the schedule, but they can make schedule making recomendations.
I'd take being a "percieved" whiner over being a proven cheater any day