I don't need to see anything from tomorrow to know the Giants have a tougher road back to the SB than NE. Patriots somehow get Denver, Houston and SF all at home, and the only tough road game is Baltimore. Giants will have to go to Atlanta, SF, Baltimore, and will host Pittsburgh, GB, and the Saints. Not to mention their division is tougher.
I don't need to see anything from tomorrow to know the Giants have a tougher road back to the SB than NE. Patriots somehow get Denver, Houston and SF all at home, and the only tough road game is Baltimore. Giants will have to go to Atlanta, SF, Baltimore, and will host Pittsburgh, GB, and the Saints. Not to mention their division is tougher.
I am not sure how home/away games are determined because one would think that they are rotated, but it is not so. The Pats will play in Seattle this year when they played there in 2008 with Cassel. I remember thinking, "Brady will never start a game in Seattle". Now it appears that Brady will never play in San Francisco.
I wonder how they determine these things for the 12 non-divisional games a year....
"I would not join any club that would have someone like me for a member." - Groucho Marx
I wonder how they determine these things for the 12 non-divisional games a year....
When in doubt, make the west coast team bend over.
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When in doubt, make the west coast team bend over.
Amen to that.
Was my understanding that the NFL wanted to rotate all the nfc/afc matchups to every stadium every 8 years. Sucks for the Cardinals as they haven't played the Pats at home since September of 04.
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I don't need to see anything from tomorrow to know the Giants have a tougher road back to the SB than NE. Patriots somehow get Denver, Houston and SF all at home, and the only tough road game is Baltimore. Giants will have to go to Atlanta, SF, Baltimore, and will host Pittsburgh, GB, and the Saints. Not to mention their division is tougher.
Yeah, I've no doubt that differences are apparent between the team at the top of the list and the one at the bottom. I was talking about pre-season SOS in general though. I don't think it carries much meaning when looking at who teams in the same division (ie. Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins) will play. The schedule, that will show what teams play on Sunday afternoon then again on Thursday night or which ones will play a road game on the West coast and then have to travel to the East coast for another road game or which ones have a significant stretch on the road or which ones play in December in stadiums prone to inclement weather, carries more weight. There's enough parity in the league that scheduling can present greater challenges than who the particular opponent is.
Was my understanding that the NFL wanted to rotate all the nfc/afc matchups to every stadium every 8 years. Sucks for the Cardinals as they haven't played the Pats at home since September of 04.
That was my understanding as well until I found we were going to Seattle and S.F. was coming to Foxboro this year....
"I would not join any club that would have someone like me for a member." - Groucho Marx
I am not sure how home/away games are determined because one would think that they are rotated, but it is not so. The Pats will play in Seattle this year when they played there in 2008 with Cassel. I remember thinking, "Brady will never start a game in Seattle". Now it appears that Brady will never play in San Francisco.
I wonder how they determine these things for the 12 non-divisional games a year....
There was a low-key change made not that long ago where some of these games against the West Coast teams don't rotate every 4 years like they were expected to when they went to 8 divisions. That's why you have back-to-back trips to Seattle for NE there.
Yeah, I've no doubt that differences are apparent between the team at the top of the list and the one at the bottom. I was talking about pre-season SOS in general though. I don't think it carries much meaning when looking at who teams in the same division (ie. Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins) will play. The schedule, that will show what teams play on Sunday afternoon then again on Thursday night or which ones will play a road game on the West coast and then have to travel to the East coast for another road game or which ones have a significant stretch on the road or which ones play in December in stadiums prone to inclement weather, carries more weight. There's enough parity in the league that scheduling can present greater challenges than who the particular opponent is.
If you watch the 3-hour show (that'd be difficult honestly) Tuesday evening, there's supposed to be a segment looking at such things that I did the research for.
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