Bills Reach Out to League About Unfair Scheduling.
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I'm sure scheduling is a matter of discussion at the owner's meetings. I'd say that is the time to complain, but I assume that schedules are difficult things to work out, having to consider time slots, potential viewership, etc.
I suspect the bottom line with scheduling is...the bottom line. Whatever promises to maximize the $ coming into the league is what goes.Fiat justitia ruat caelum. Noli timere. Laus Deo.
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if it's not a big deal, why does it keep happening?
also, its not why we suck, but for teams that miss out on 1 or 2 games to make the playoffs, the fact they have 6 games that are not on equal footing makes a world of difference.
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Anytime a team has 2 weeks to prep it's going to make a difference, that being said, the Steelers did not have two weeks.I remember that one fateful day when Coach took me aside. I knew what was coming. "You don't have to tell me," I said. "I'm off the team, aren't I?"
"Well," said Coach, "you never were really ON the team. You made that uniform you're wearing out of rags and towels, and your helmet is a toy space helmet.
You show up at practice and then either steal the ball and make us chase you to get it back, or you try to tackle people at inappropriate times."
It was all true what he was saying. And yet, I thought something is brewing inside the head of this Coach.
He sees something in me, some kind of raw talent that he can mold. But that's when I felt the handcuffs go on.
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Originally posted by trapezeus View Postif it's not a big deal, why does it keep happening?
In 2007, CLE went 10 -6. The following season, they had numerous prime time games. Rah, rah Brownies. Turned the corner, 'twas said. And promptly fell on their faces with a 4 - 12 record.
End of those juicy time slots and wide distribution...
Aside: I dislike the Thursday games. Not enough rest and time to heal.Last edited by stuckincincy; 11-13-2013, 01:01 PM.Fiat justitia ruat caelum. Noli timere. Laus Deo.
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Originally posted by ServoBillieves View Posthttp://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap200...-in-scheduling
And Rosenthol downgrades the whole thing without even taking a look at the fact this ALWAYS happens.Lehner's history. He just doesn't know it yet.
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Originally posted by Historian View PostGrasping at straws.
Put a good team on the field.
Last year, 4 of the Bills' opponents in a 5-week span were either coming off their bye week or a Thursday Night game. On top of that, their own bye-week was compromised last year as well. The Bills played the Patriots after their bye-week FOUR YEARS IN A ROW.
SIX games this year against teams getting extra time, three of which are division games...Jets coming off their bye this week. ONE team has this problem 4 times this year, and SIX teams has this problem 3 times. MOST teams have this problem 2 times or fewer, which means 24 teams face this problem AT LEAST ONE-THIRD fewer times than the Bills do this year. Every team save the Falcons have this problem at least HALF as much as the Bills. I could go on, but I won't...enough is enough here.
Somebody had to say something, and it had to be the Bills. The odds of these things happening to one team repeatedly are astronomical. Those fckers should pay extra added attention to this next year, especially when it comes to the Bills, because this is now in the public realm.
Giving other teams more time to prepare, rest, and get healthy THAT often is ridiculous. It's not an excuse, either...it's an issue that needs to be addressed and not happen again.Last edited by feldspar; 11-13-2013, 03:30 PM.
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Originally posted by gebobs View PostHe did look at it. Teams coming off the bye have a slight advantage. The Bills are at the short end of the stick this year. It's a quirk of the schedule and indirectly a result of being a crappy team with few primetime games themselves. The Bills will probably finish the year with 5 wins, give or take. Does anyone think these bums would or could do much better?Bye Bye Brady...
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Originally posted by feldspar View PostNO, they HAD to speak up. This is a real issue.
Last year, 4 of the Bills' opponents in a 5-week span were either coming off their bye week or a Thursday Night game. On top of that, their own bye-week was compromised last year as well. The Bills played the Patriots after their bye-week FOUR YEARS IN A ROW.
SIX games this year against teams getting extra time, three of which are division games...Jets coming off their bye this week. ONE team has this problem 4 times this year, and SIX teams has this problem 3 times. MOST teams have this problem 2 times or fewer, which means 24 teams face this problem AT LEAST ONE-THIRD fewer times than the Bills do this year. Every team save the Falcons have this problem at least HALF as much as the Bills. I could go on, but I won't...enough is enough here.
Somebody had to say something, and it had to be the Bills. The odds of these things happening to one team repeatedly are astronomical. Those fckers should pay extra added attention to this next year, especially when it comes to the Bills, because this is now in the public realm.
Giving other teams more time to prepare, rest, and get healthy THAT often is ridiculous. It's not an excuse, either...it's an issue that needs to be addressed and not happen again.Bye Bye Brady...
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Originally posted by feldspar View PostNO, they HAD to speak up. This is a real issue.
Last year, 4 of the Bills' opponents in a 5-week span were either coming off their bye week or a Thursday Night game. On top of that, their own bye-week was compromised last year as well. The Bills played the Patriots after their bye-week FOUR YEARS IN A ROW.
SIX games this year against teams getting extra time, three of which are division games...Jets coming off their bye this week. ONE team has this problem 4 times this year, and SIX teams has this problem 3 times. MOST teams have this problem 2 times or fewer, which means 24 teams face this problem AT LEAST ONE-THIRD fewer times than the Bills do this year. Every team save the Falcons have this problem at least HALF as much as the Bills. I could go on, but I won't...enough is enough here.
Somebody had to say something, and it had to be the Bills. The odds of these things happening to one team repeatedly are astronomical. Those fckers should pay extra added attention to this next year, especially when it comes to the Bills, because this is now in the public realm.
Giving other teams more time to prepare, rest, and get healthy THAT often is ridiculous. It's not an excuse, either...it's an issue that needs to be addressed and not happen again.
And, again, this is no anomaly for the Bills either. It has happened repeatedly.
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Anyone who thinks stuff like this and officiating is random or completely on the level is naive. Hell, New England having to play the Panthers in Charlotte this week is the first time in a while I can remember them playing a difficult non-division game on the road. And that's because no one thought Carolina would be any good. The big-money teams get preferential treatment; just the way it is."Miami played pretty damn good today and still got their ass kicked."
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Originally posted by ServoBillieves View PostSo him saying that there's a small advantage means he took a look? Ok. And the league didn't take a look at this team and say "Well, let's see how these other storylines play out, let's put this team as an opponent." It's a billionaire business and you think that's not a possibility? Kudos to the Bills for finally taking a stand.
When you are on the outs for 13 years, you are a problem child that won't fix things. If I were a CEO of a business and had to suffer for some reason, a division of the business that I couldn't dump, I sure wouldn't go out of my way to kiss your bottom line. All I can do is keep you out of sight of my customer base, and give you as little as possible.Last edited by stuckincincy; 11-13-2013, 03:46 PM.Fiat justitia ruat caelum. Noli timere. Laus Deo.
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