NFL Schedule aka I want a rematch...

[TheGodInAGreyHoodie]

In 2002, the NFL adopted a standard rotation schedule. It has much upside, including less prone to tampering to benefit or hurt one team and avoids long stretches were two teams will not meet.

The downside is the SB teams do not necessarily have a difficult SOS the following year and there is only a one in four chance that SB will be replayed the next year. In the past such a game would be alway be scheduled. The Patriots will not play the Giants next year; this year we did not see Bears - Colts.

Because the #1 seed in a div plays all the other #1 seeds in their conference. Most teams but not all get to avenge their prior year exit. The Colts will play the Chargers, Chargers - Pats, Jax - Pitt; Dal - Giants; Sea - Giants; but not all no GB - Giants or titans-chargers.

The schedule only has a 25% chance of having what would be the biggest game of the season, it was played. Colts - Bears would have been huge. Who isn't disappointed their won't be a Giants - Patriots game next year?

So here is what I propose for the 2010 season, when scheduling is up. Keep things as it is except. Manually tweak the schedule so there is a match-up if it would not occur naturally, by taking away the weakest possible home game non-div. competitor of the winners and the weakest possible road non div. competitor of the loser.

For example: next year instead of NE at Oakland and SF at NYG the games become NE at NYG and SF at Oakland.

Maybe even make the rematch the Thursday night home opener. Think about the positive effect that would have. All off season the talk last year there would have been about will the Bears avenge their loss. And if next years home opener was the Patriots going to Giants stadium that game would have as much hype as a SB. All off season are the Patriots done? Was that game a fluke? Not to mention giving the fans and players of the losing team something huge to look forward to.

What do you think?

 

[VrabelMayeWin]

I don't care. Playing the NYG next year wouldn't be a re-match because we wouldn't get the trophy if we win. In fact I hope we don't have our annual preseason game against them because it's pitiful to hear about a rematch.

 

[bolts_fan]

You'll get the rematch you really wanted if the Giants end up playing the Patriots again next year.

 

[Lansdowne]

I don't care. Playing the NYG next year wouldn't be a re-match because we wouldn't get the trophy if we win. In fact I hope we don't have our annual preseason game against them because it's pitiful to hear about a rematch.

Agreed. I still remember the "rematch" that the Raiders won in 2002, and rolling my eyes at the thought of it being vindication for the Raiders fans. Not even close in terms of magnitude.

 

[SoCal Bong]

Agreed. I still remember the "rematch" that the Raiders won in 2002, and rolling my eyes at the thought of it being vindication for the Raiders fans. Not even close in terms of magnitude.

Yeah I was at that game. I would not wear my Pats jersey in Oakland and couldn't cheer for them out loud or I wouldn't be here today. In fact I saw Pats fans get jumped by Raiders thugs for no good reason at all.

In fact the only two losses I have seen were that Raiders game and this past Sunday's Super Bowl while I've seen the Pats win at least 8 other games (in case anyone was going to accuse me of being a jinx).

 

[Watson's IQ]

I disagree with this. Colts-Bears would have been a lousy game this year, and that's probably true for a lot of years.

The scheduling as it is presently constituted is fair and balanced, and I say if it ain't broke, don't fix it. My only beef is that through a weird trick of the scheduling we're going to end up playing @ Indy for 3 consecutive seasons. Oh well.

My favorite part of the scheduling is the top conference matchups, and the NFL loves this as well because it has virtually guaranteed their beloved Manning-Brady matchup every year and likely will continue to do so going forward. It's also likely to net them three consecutive years of the budding NE-SD feud.

I think if you asked the NFL, they'd say they were quite content with how the schedule is working, thank you very much.

 

[TheGodInAGreyHoodie]

You'll get the rematch you really wanted if the Giants end up playing the Patriots again next year.

Darn straight about that. (assuming you don't me pre-season)