Schedule sucks!

by mahmoodzaky on May 31, 2009 11:15 AM EDT Comment 21 comments

The NFL did a terrible job making our schedule this year. Many things abt it do not make sense. This is what it looks like:

Sunday, 9/13     vs. Washington
Sunday, 9/20     @ Dallas
Sunday, 9/27     @ Tampa Bay
Sunday, 10/4     @ Kansas City
Sunday, 10/11     vs. Oakland
Sunday, 10/18     @ New Orleans
Sunday, 10/25     vs. Arizona
Sunday, 11/1     @ Philadelphia
Sunday, 11/8     vs. San Diego
Sunday, 11/15     Bye
Sunday, 11/22     vs. Atlanta
Thursday, 11/26 @ Denver
Sunday, 12/6     vs. Dallas
Sunday, 12/13     vs. Philadelphia
Monday, 12/21     @ Washington
Sunday, 12/27     vs. Carolina
Sunday, 1/3     @ Minnesota

1- Playing Washington in the beginning of the season should not become a tradition, it really is not an exciting game and to kick off the season the NFL should schedule a true NFC East rival-- which the Redskins undeniably are not, I couldn't care less about them-- or what would be an exciting matchup, like the Chargers, Panthers, or Saints this year. Preferably though, playing Philly. And for the second straight season they give Redskins fans an away game to begin the season. Stupid on both counts.

2- when the Giants play a team so inferior to us... Raiders!... it should be a home game for the crappy team. G-men will draw fans to the game in Oakland; I'm choosing a game to go to with my bro and I sure as hell did not consider seeing the Raiders for even a second.

3- why the Panthers the second to last week AGAIN, and at home AGAIN? Panthers fans should have a chance to see what was a sick matchup last year while we Giants fans should have a new matchup to see, like against the Bucs or Saints at home... think about that, Shockey on the Saints back at Giants stadium or Ronde "Eli Manning and the Giants can be had easily" Barber! You get none of that effect playing in Tampa and in New Orleans.

4-Lastly, Vikings in the last week, again?! Why do we close against this team again?! and away...again! Why is the NFL making our schedule as repetitive as possible? Plus we will end up extending our losing streak against the Vikings because we will most likely (hopefully, no jinx) be resting our starters for at least a half against them. Our second and third-stringers came within a point of beating the best theyve got last year, but we'll still end up with a 3-year losing streak. And look at the talk of how Eli couldn't win without Plax, losing 3 out of 4 of our last games, including the Vikings game which David Carr Bradshaw Sinorice etc played.

So the main point...... I should run the NFL because the ppl in charge suck!

PS: I'm thinkin I'm going to go the Chargers game... watch out for me on TV, I'll be the guy being carried off by security for pegging a beer at Shawne Merriman's face as soon as he starts his lights out garbage

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Shawne Merriman

will only do the lights out garbage if he gets a sack.. which he won’t.

President of the Ramses Barden Fan Club

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by Hoyadestroya85 on May 31, 2009 11:49 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Its damn similar

to the 2008 schedule, and the reg season ended up pretty good did it not?

Schedule really doesn’t matter, and I personally could care less if other fans have no shot to go to a game and see the Giants.

I’ve been to 2 games at Giants stadium and I had damn good seats. But still, I just can’t see why anyone would rather go to a game than stay in the crib with the big screen, as much brew as you want, and at least one fan of the other team in the room to rag on when the Gints beat the crap out of their team….

by FreeBradshaw on May 31, 2009 12:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Anyone notice

After the bye, the Giants have 4 out of 7 games at home. Is that good or bad? Considering 3 are in December! lol

by Hootman on May 31, 2009 2:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

No not at all

If they have the same type of season as 2008, they need those games in the Meadowlands so that they can work up a plan when they get into the playoffs.

by FreeBradshaw on May 31, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

off the top of my head

i think the Giants are 0-124 in franchise history following a bye week. therefore, i already have the Falcons game chalked up as a loss.

by SBakerTheTouchdownMaker on May 31, 2009 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

ha

that’s the same record I have off the top of my head too

by queler on May 31, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ur wrong

The Giants murdered Seattle right after thier bye this past season. That’s at least 1-123, if not better.

by BigLui12 on Jun 1, 2009 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

They've only played 20 games after a bye

Their 5-15, so it’s most likely they lose, but it’s not like they always lose.

by BigLui12 on Jun 1, 2009 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

that's pretty awful though

I mean, that spans every coach from Parcells to Coughlin, including 3 seasons that ended in trips to a Super Bowl, and for some reason they just aren’t very good off the bye. Strange.

by cjmulrain on Jun 1, 2009 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

very strange

considering they have the extra week to rest and prepare for the upcoming team.

by njgiant on Jun 2, 2009 7:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

we are not losing to the Falcons..

That Falcon defense is reaaaallly decimated. Adding Tony G to the offense will have them racking up points but the defense is going to be their boon. They’re gonna catch Cards/Saints disease of scoring 30+ points a game but letting up the same amount or more.

by mahmoodzaky on Jun 7, 2009 6:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I know these lists are extremely arbitrary

but check this link out…. going by win pct. only, you guys don’t even have the hardest schedule in the division. Apparently we (eagles) do, with you guys right behind us

Eagles.

by #1EaglesFan on Jun 1, 2009 2:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

hmm...

apologies…

http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/25/2009-nfl-strength-of-schedule-its-overrated/

Eagles.

by #1EaglesFan on Jun 1, 2009 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

the reason for that

is entirely b/c we have two games against the 8-7-1 Eagles while you have two games against the 11-5 Giants. Take those two games out and the Giants have a tougher schedule based on last years winning percentage.

by cjmulrain on Jun 1, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good point

i’ll concede to that

Eagles.

by #1EaglesFan on Jun 1, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

+1, very nice

by njgiant on Jun 2, 2009 7:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Weird.

I can’t decide what are harder matchups, the Vikings and Cards for us, Bears and Seahawks for da iggles. The Seahawks are going to be back big this year with Hasselbeck Houshmanzadeh WALTER JONES (one of the best left tackles in the NFL) and a guy named Aaron Curry, and the Bears are a whole different team with Jay Cutler as QB. Kyle Orton came a game away from getting them into the playoffs. They’ll do well next season. So, Idk.

Chances the Redskins stink it up against the Lions? hahaha

by mahmoodzaky on Jun 7, 2009 6:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

vikings game

Carr/bradshaw /moss have got to win games this year! not just get close. Eli isn’t gonna be injury free forever and bradshaw/moss have their best shot at starting and contributing right now!

by jerseybillfromva on Jun 1, 2009 10:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Seriously the poster has got a point.

I do kinda get sick of playing the Vikings every year. We really do need to come out strong though with 3 of our first 4 games being on the road. Granted playing against the AFC west should help our record out we have some tough games playing against the NFC South, which is arguably if not the best division in football. KC and Denver are always tough at home but I like our chance of starting out at 4-1.

by wangstu13 on Jun 4, 2009 1:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Playing them

Nothing we can do about that, we happened to place alongside them this year (both won our respective divisions) year before NFC north and NFC east played each other in full, and the year before we each placed second in our respective divisions. But why play them at Minnesota and in the last week of the season AGAIN? It makes no sense to me. I think the NFL is planning these games entirely wrong, like I said the Giants will draw Oakland fans, in Oakland. The Raiders at Giants Stadium, hell no I have no interest whatsoever. And seeing Shockey back at Giants Stadium, or Ronde Barber, is just too good an opportunity for the NFL to miss out on. Redskins as the opener sucks. Plain and simple. It’s like getting out of jail (the offseason) and having to eat chicken noodle soup as your first meal or something… so unsatisfying. I want a GOOD game, like against the Eagles, Chargers, even the Cards— Superbowl Winners of 08 against the NFC champs of 09. Wiping the floor with them would be a much more satisfying start than the Redskins. The one thing I like about our schedule is playing the Cowboys’ first home game, that is AWESOME and I hope we destroy them.

by mahmoodzaky on Jun 7, 2009 6:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs