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It seems unlikely that the NFL would intentionally try to screw the Bills with the schedule- but it's at least equally unlikely that all the things mentioned in Skooby's post (link below) could happen to the Bills and ONLY the Bills:
My guess is this- the NFL isn't truly out to screw over the Bills, but for whatever reason, they just don't give scheduling "quirks" for this team the same priority that they do for other teams. For example, they wouldn't make marketing juggernauts like the Colts, Patriots or Falcons play their first two games as home openers of division rivals.
Now, I don't think someone in the NFL office sat there and said "We can really stick it to Ralph Wilson if we do this", but I wouldn't be surprised if they said "We can't do that to the Patriots" then either didn't notice or didn't care when it happened to the Bills.
And when you think about it, it kind of makes sense. The NFL is a for-profit organization, and with their poor play and current lack of "superstar" players to move merch, why should the NFL give the same consideration to the Bills that they give to teams like the Patriots and Steelers that are winning and bringing in $$ and positive attention?
My guess is this- the NFL isn't truly out to screw over the Bills, but for whatever reason, they just don't give scheduling "quirks" for this team the same priority that they do for other teams. For example, they wouldn't make marketing juggernauts like the Colts, Patriots or Falcons play their first two games as home openers of division rivals.
Now, I don't think someone in the NFL office sat there and said "We can really stick it to Ralph Wilson if we do this", but I wouldn't be surprised if they said "We can't do that to the Patriots" then either didn't notice or didn't care when it happened to the Bills.
And when you think about it, it kind of makes sense. The NFL is a for-profit organization, and with their poor play and current lack of "superstar" players to move merch, why should the NFL give the same consideration to the Bills that they give to teams like the Patriots and Steelers that are winning and bringing in $$ and positive attention?
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