Comments on: Producing the NFL schedule a long, hard task http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/19/producing-the-nfl-schedule-a-long-hard-task/ ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:05:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: swagger52 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/19/producing-the-nfl-schedule-a-long-hard-task/#comment-1730719 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:18:59 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=569046#comment-1730719 Let me guess…

Walt Coleman makes up the schedule?

Why do the Patriots always have the dream schedule? They have been first place in AFC east forever because of the lack of competition, but yet they always have an easier schedule than Buffalo who is always last?

Scheduling…Patriots Check
Third down and long and get illegal contact penalties for first down…Patriots Check
Tuck Rule…Patriots Check

]]> By: eballa1 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/19/producing-the-nfl-schedule-a-long-hard-task/#comment-1730615 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:46:49 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=569046#comment-1730615 Wow, PFT talked about the Saints without saying bounty

]]> By: areyoudue http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/19/producing-the-nfl-schedule-a-long-hard-task/#comment-1730595 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:43:46 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=569046#comment-1730595 The one thing that continues to be ignored in this process are the season ticket holders, who cares what they think.

The NYJ playing on Thanksgiving for the 2nd time in three years is crap, but I’m sure Woody was clamoring for the national exposure.

]]> By: toddm1016 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/19/producing-the-nfl-schedule-a-long-hard-task/#comment-1730587 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:42:56 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=569046#comment-1730587 Second straight year Oakland gets the MNF season-opening nightcap then travels to the east coast for an early game in Week 2.

]]> By: watermelon1 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/19/producing-the-nfl-schedule-a-long-hard-task/#comment-1730568 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:40:15 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=569046#comment-1730568 Actually putting the schedule together is quite easy. But they like to make people think its hard, as that’s their only real excuse for putting games like Ravens vs. Browns on primetime when both teams with already anemic offenses then have a very short week to prepare.

]]> By: xxsweepthelegxx http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/19/producing-the-nfl-schedule-a-long-hard-task/#comment-1730533 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:31:38 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=569046#comment-1730533 thereisfootballwestofjersey says:
Apr 19, 2012 2:32 PM
The west coast teams always get jobbed. The extra airline travel and the 10am start times when they go East are HUGE disadvantages. That’s why to this day the 49ers streak of dominant road victories in the 80s and 90s ranks right up there as one of the most impressive feats in league history.

As to Katz’ juggling of the 17 week schedule, unless you’re in the event biz (I am) you have no idea how hard it truly is. Well done Howie. Drinks on me
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Just to play devil’s advocate.

It must be nice playing football in 60-80 degree weather November through January as opposed to 0-40 degrees with rain/sleet right?

Playing in the NFC West or AFC West division is an advantage too, lol

]]> By: nyyjetsknicks http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/19/producing-the-nfl-schedule-a-long-hard-task/#comment-1730493 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:16:49 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=569046#comment-1730493 coutre says:
Apr 19, 2012 1:58 PM
nyyjetsknicks says:
Apr 19, 2012 12:49 PM

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How does the Jets and Giants not playing at the same time an advantage for those teams?

I will admit that it may not be a competitive advantage, but it is just more proof that the league revolves around the NJ Giants and Jets.

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NY is the biggest market. If both teams play at the same time you’re splitting the market 55 – 45 (more giants fans). Why would they want to lose millions of viewers?

]]> By: thereisfootballwestofjersey http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/19/producing-the-nfl-schedule-a-long-hard-task/#comment-1730379 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:32:29 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=569046#comment-1730379 The west coast teams always get jobbed. The extra airline travel and the 10am start times when they go East are HUGE disadvantages. That’s why to this day the 49ers streak of dominant road victories in the 80s and 90s ranks right up there as one of the most impressive feats in league history.

As to Katz’ juggling of the 17 week schedule, unless you’re in the event biz (I am) you have no idea how hard it truly is. Well done Howie. Drinks on me

]]> By: rj2922 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/19/producing-the-nfl-schedule-a-long-hard-task/#comment-1730375 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:31:40 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=569046#comment-1730375 Back in the Early 1900′s , then NFL commissioner Bert Bell used to write out the schedule by hand using pencil and paper. I guess it’s much easier to do without tv networks and prime time games to worry about. And of course only 12 teams. Lol

]]> By: eaglesstats http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/19/producing-the-nfl-schedule-a-long-hard-task/#comment-1730370 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:30:50 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=569046#comment-1730370 @trollhammer20:

What are the 7 games? I only see 5 of them: Week 2 (Cowboys), Week 3 (Packers), Week 4 (@Rams), Week 9 (Vikings) and Week 10 (Jets)

]]> By: mattsffrd http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/19/producing-the-nfl-schedule-a-long-hard-task/#comment-1730352 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:22:13 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=569046#comment-1730352 I agree with the comments about west coast teams playing 1PM ET games, its ridiculous and makes no sense (for the record, I live on the east coast). It wouldn’t be hard at all to schedule these games at 4PM, hell on most Sundays there are a ton of games at 1 and hardly anything at 4. There is literally no downside to doing it and it makes perfect sense…I guess that’s why the NFL ignores it.

]]> By: drshakedown74 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/19/producing-the-nfl-schedule-a-long-hard-task/#comment-1730324 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:13:53 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=569046#comment-1730324 Eagles play 4 teams coming off bye weeks.

]]> By: jnbnet http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/19/producing-the-nfl-schedule-a-long-hard-task/#comment-1730314 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:09:20 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=569046#comment-1730314 At least making the schedule for the Patriots was easy. Make the games in the middle of their schedule as easy as possible and finish up the year with all home games. Talk about FAVORITISM.

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The Patriots play three of their first four games away….and they travel to London (do you know where that is?)

]]> By: godzilla111111 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/19/producing-the-nfl-schedule-a-long-hard-task/#comment-1730309 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:08:17 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=569046#comment-1730309 trollhammer20 says:
Apr 19, 2012 1:14 PM
As a Seahawks fan, I was happier with this year’s schedule than ones from previous years. We have a late bye week, our first three road games are against teams that were below .500 last year, and we only have three 10 AM Pacific starts. Plus, we play in Miami in November, and our December trip to Buffalo will be an indoor game played in Toronto. Also, we close out the season with three home games against division rivals in four weeks – if we’re still in the playoff hunt after 12 games, we will be in excellent s——–
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FYI No one outside of Seattle cares about or thinks about the Seahawks. Seriously.

]]> By: coutre http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/19/producing-the-nfl-schedule-a-long-hard-task/#comment-1730266 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:58:36 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=569046#comment-1730266 nyyjetsknicks says:
Apr 19, 2012 12:49 PM

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How does the Jets and Giants not playing at the same time an advantage for those teams?

I will admit that it may not be a competitive advantage, but it is just more proof that the league revolves around the NJ Giants and Jets.

]]> By: wayne1693 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/19/producing-the-nfl-schedule-a-long-hard-task/#comment-1730243 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:50:10 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=569046#comment-1730243 Yes…all the Rocket Scientists and Brain Surgeons are thinking of making a collateral move.

]]> By: joe.attaboy http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/19/producing-the-nfl-schedule-a-long-hard-task/#comment-1730238 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:48:48 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=569046#comment-1730238 MDS mentions that some people shrug at the big deal a lot of fans make about the release of the schedule dates, as though it doesn’t matter.

For some of us, it does. I work in DC but have Jaguars season tickets (my home is near Jacksonville), so seeing the specific game dates this far in advance is a big deal. In fact, it’s a huge freaking deal. This gives me the opportunity to frame out a travel schedule for the fall. With two major holidays during the NFL season, and the addition of every-team Thursday night games, knowing dates in advance is critical for scheduling holiday leave time, flying dates, etc.

Example: this season, Jacksonville has a Sunday home game, then a home Thursday night game four days later. This gives me time to decide if I’m going make that double trip home or give the tickets to someone in the family.

]]> By: trollhammer20 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/19/producing-the-nfl-schedule-a-long-hard-task/#comment-1730237 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:47:58 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=569046#comment-1730237 eaglesstats:

The Seahawks play two of their first three games against teams that had the Thursday night game the previous week, meaning both Dallas and Green Bay get an extra 3 days to rest and prepare for their games in Seattle. Then, after the GB game on a Monday night, they play a Rams team, in St. Louis, that will have one extra day to prepare.

In all, seven of Seattle’s 16 opponents this year will have more prep/rest time; only once is that margin only one day. Only twice will the Seahawks have more prep time than their opponent, after the bye, and after their appearance on Thursday Night Football.

]]> By: peezwizz http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/19/producing-the-nfl-schedule-a-long-hard-task/#comment-1730230 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:45:48 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=569046#comment-1730230 can’t wait to see sanchez munching on a turkey leg while he sits on the bench thanksgiving night.

]]> By: rappysappy http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/19/producing-the-nfl-schedule-a-long-hard-task/#comment-1730228 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:45:16 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=569046#comment-1730228 So one of the no-no’s on the list is starting the season with 2 road games. Only two teams start on the road for the first two weeks. Of all the teams that shouldn’t be punished by this, can you guess which teams they are? Cowboys & Redskins. Come to think of it, Cowboys started on the road the first two weeks last year (@ NYJ, @ SF).

So how can that be an instant no-no, yet happen twice in two years????

]]> By: jgedgar70 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/19/producing-the-nfl-schedule-a-long-hard-task/#comment-1730227 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:45:07 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=569046#comment-1730227 You want the man who put the most under-achieving teams in the history of professional sports (Dallas, San Diego) on prime time TV 3 or 4 times while giving no Sunday night games to the team with the QB that just broke every rookie record in the book to take a bow? Really?

]]> By: peezwizz http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/19/producing-the-nfl-schedule-a-long-hard-task/#comment-1730209 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:39:59 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=569046#comment-1730209 buddybowl69 says:
Apr 19, 2012 12:29 PM
At least making the schedule for the Patriots was easy. Make the games in the middle of their schedule as easy as possible and finish up the year with all home games. Talk about FAVORITISM.

dry your tears, tell the rest of the AFC east to get better. 12 + wins, CHUMP.

]]> By: trollhammer20 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/19/producing-the-nfl-schedule-a-long-hard-task/#comment-1730116 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:14:10 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=569046#comment-1730116 As a Seahawks fan, I was happier with this year’s schedule than ones from previous years. We have a late bye week, our first three road games are against teams that were below .500 last year, and we only have three 10 AM Pacific starts. Plus, we play in Miami in November, and our December trip to Buffalo will be an indoor game played in Toronto. Also, we close out the season with three home games against division rivals in four weeks – if we’re still in the playoff hunt after 12 games, we will be in excellent shape.

That said, there’s room for improvement. In week 13, both the Seahawks and 49ers have to travel for 10 AM West Coast starts. There are nine games that start at that time. The Ravens-Steelers game that same day is set for 4 pm, when there are only four games. Why do the East Coast teams, who gain no advantage playing each other at 4 pm, get the late start, while the West Coast teams, who are historically bad in 10 AM Pacific starts, don’t get the benefit of a later start? It’s not like there aren’t plenty of games for the early time slot….in fact, you could move the Niners and ‘Hawks to the later time and still have 7 morning games and 6 afternoon games….or leave the Ravens-Steelers at 10 AM and have it 8 morning and 5 afternoon games.

The league changed scheduling and travel rules to keep East Coast teams from having to travel to the far West coast more than twice a year. It’s about time they gave the West Coast teams a break when it comes to 10 AM starts.

]]> By: scooter7777777 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/19/producing-the-nfl-schedule-a-long-hard-task/#comment-1730111 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:11:35 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=569046#comment-1730111 Glaring prime-time issues: non-playoff teams like Dallas get 3 Sunday night games and Chicago gets 3 Monday night games? Yet New England gets only 2 Sunday night games and ONE Monday night game?

Yeah, let’s show Tony Romo and Jay Cutler over Tom Brady … ugh.

]]> By: detroitcityryda http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/19/producing-the-nfl-schedule-a-long-hard-task/#comment-1730107 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:10:38 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=569046#comment-1730107 I love that we finally have Thursday night games from the get go which i walways wanted now pretty much every team will get some national tv and we hardcore fans don’t have to only look to Mondays .

]]> By: nyyjetsknicks http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/19/producing-the-nfl-schedule-a-long-hard-task/#comment-1730077 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:49:44 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=569046#comment-1730077 coutre says:
Apr 19, 2012 12:28 PM
The schedule starts w/the New Jersey Giants and Jets. They can’t play at the same time, even though SF and Oakland can, and Baltimore and Washington. Plus they can rarely play at home the same weekend. Maybe once a year.
So the schedule revolves around them. Another advantage for those two teams…

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How does the Jets and Giants not playing at the same time an advantage for those teams?

]]> By: eaglesstats http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/19/producing-the-nfl-schedule-a-long-hard-task/#comment-1730075 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:48:11 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=569046#comment-1730075 And I just broke it down more:
Eagles have to play 4 teams coming off their bye week.
Falcons have 3 games like that too.
Cowboys, Packers, Lions, Bills, Browns, and Raiders all have 2.
13 teams have 1 game like that (which should be the average)
And 11 teams don’t have to play a single team with an extra week to prep for them.

]]> By: canetic http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/19/producing-the-nfl-schedule-a-long-hard-task/#comment-1730066 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:44:10 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=569046#comment-1730066 I wish the only concern in my job was putting together an NFL schedule. I have tasks involving the same level of complexities, but instead of having to do them once a year, I do them 50 times a year. It’s called work for a reason. Let’s not elevate the guy to sainthood for having to put some effort into his job.

]]> By: boltfansmith http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/19/producing-the-nfl-schedule-a-long-hard-task/#comment-1730060 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:41:47 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=569046#comment-1730060 Isn’t there an app for that?

]]> By: ninerrob52 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/19/producing-the-nfl-schedule-a-long-hard-task/#comment-1730059 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:41:14 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=569046#comment-1730059 Katz has been killing it these past 3 years. Remember 2010, the final week of the season was a playoff bonanza.

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